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TRIVIA FACTS
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs
in the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result
of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of
natural causes.
Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.
Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hunderd dollars and a substantial
tax cut saves you thirty cents?
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long
words.
In Victorian times, there was an intense fear of being buried alive, so when someone died, a small hole was dug from the casket to the surface, then a string was tied to a small but loud bell that was hung on the surface of the grave, so then if someone was buried alive, they could ring the bell and whomever was on duty would go and dig them up. Someone was on the clock 24 hours a day - hence the grave-yard shift.
Clinophobia is the fear of beds.
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