Show Odd Facts During the past two years production of crude petroleum from Canadian wells has been quadrupled In Iceland volcanic steam is harnessed for the purpose of heating homes The name of God is omitted from the Book of Esther in the Bible In the Samoan islands whole villages often pack up and go goon goon goon on excursion visits to other islands as far as 60 O miles away The trips often last six months The present period in geology usually is thought of as having begun when man appeared on the globe and often is referred to as the Human epoch Guinea pigs can be eaten but butare butare butare are not generally used in this manner France w was s the first country to recognize the United States of America as a nation This occurred occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc on February 6 1778 The laying egg-laying duck-billed duck platypus feeds feeds feds its young on milk which it exudes through patches of specialized skin on its body More than a million persons die of malaria in India each year e Mercury is the speed king of all all all' the planets its velocity through space varies from 24 miles per second to 36 miles per second Crows fly low in the morning morning morning morn morn- ing searching for food they fly high In the evening on the way home to roost New Orleans is a northern city as is proven by any globe of the world Scientists say a large red star is young a small red star is old A symptom of disorder of the thyroid gland is a distaste for meat |