Fact or Crap Trivia (2016)

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The number one thing is not yoga; it's eating beans. Though twisting your body into all sorts of ways in Yoga will cause gas to escape, at least then you can blame it on the downward dog!



Wednesday, June 22, 2016

The actor Jake Gyllenhaal turned down the offer to become one of the Backstreet Boys.​
 
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It was Ryan Gosling who turned down the offer from his friend and band member AJ McLean. I guess they just weren't NSYNC.



Thursday, June 23, 2016

The multi-millionaire owner of the company that makes Segway motorized scooters died after plunging 80 feet over a cliff while riding one of his vehicles.​
 
CRAP

Oysters are still alive when you eat them raw, and a good thing too; if the oyster is dead, it's not worth eating. Now that you've read these "pearls of wisdom," go enjoy a fresh, live oyster.



Wednesday, June 29, 2016

The company name Bluetooth comes from the name of a well-known mammal.​
 
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The Bluetooth symbol is the name of King Harald Bluetooth, a tenth-century Danish Viking king, in runes (the letters of the ancient Germanic runic alphabet), which is easier to read than Norse code.



Thursday, June 30, 2016

June 30 will be a second longer than any other day in this year!​
 
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The earth's rotation has been slowing down by two-thousandths of a second every day, so a "leap second" needs to be added in 2015. Don't blink or you'll miss it!



Friday, July 1, 2016

The horseshoe crab is farmed and killed for its blood, which is used by the medical community to test for bacteria contamination in medicines and on medical devices.​
 
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