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Welcome to the (ALMOST) DAILY INTERESTING THING! This is where we will post riddles, facts, and questions that we think are interesting ( obviously). Hope you enjoy!

-J.Lynette & Alex

(Wednesday, September 26th, 2012)
FACT: 

The laundry detergent industry is worth $ 2.45 BILLION.  

- EWG ( Environmental Working Group)

(Thursday, June 9th 2011)

POEM:

At track and field,

Alex tried and tried.

But at a loss of ribbons,

Way down went her pride.

(Friday, April 29th 2011)

INTERESTING WORD:

grangerize
[greyn-juh-rahyz]
-verb
1. to augment the illustrated content of a book by inserting additional prints, drawings engravings, etc., not including the original volume.
2.to mutilate books in order to get illustrative material for such a purpose.

( Saturday,Jan.15th 2011)
FACT:


In the animal kingdom, whales are related to hippos. ( WOW!)

(Thursday, Jan. 13th 2011)
QUOTE:


"Our world faces a true planetary emergency. I know the phrase sounds shrill, and I know it's a challenge to the moral imagination." - Al Gore

(Sunday,Nov.21st 2010)
FACT:

In the 1970's, 17 MILLION tons of industrial waste was LEGALLY dumped into the ocean.*

*Source:MarineBio.org 


(Sunday, Nov. 14th 2010)
FACT:


The electric chair was invented by a dentist.


(Friday, Nov. 12th 2010)
RIDDLE:

A man gets into a taxi and tells the driver his destination. No more is said between them. The driver takes the man, who he has never met before, to a secluded spot, lures him out of the car and kills him. This behaviour is completely uncharacteristic of the usually kind taxi driver.
Why did he do it?

ANSWER: THE DRIVER HAD JUST FOUND OUT THAT HIS WIFE WAS SEEING ANOTHER MAN. WHEN THE MAN GOT INTO THE TAXI AND SAID THE DRIVER'S HOME ADDRESS THE DRIVER ASSUMED THAT HE WAS THE OTHER MAN. 

(Monday, Oct. 25th 2010)
FACT:

Porcupines float in water.

( Sunday, Oct. 17th 2010 ) 

RIDDLE:

The maker does not need it, the buyer does not use it and the user uses it without knowing.

What is it?

ANSWER: A COFFIN