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[plennis]

Here are 5 completely useless facts..........try to get them in a conversation!  lol

The Norwalk virus or Norovirus (the virus that causes the stomach flu) can survive on an uncleaned carpet for a month or more.

Cats don’t have sweat glands over their bodies like humans do. Instead, they sweat only through their paws.

In Lexington, Kentucky, it is against the law to carry an ice cream cone in a pocket.

People who feel depressed eat about 55% more chocolate than their non-depressed peers.

Kissing at the conclusion of a wedding ceremony can be traced to ancient Roman tradition where a kiss was used to sign contract.

[luvh8tragedy87]

Very interesting I like random trivia. I like to look up the trivia for movies I'm watching on imdb. You find out a lot of interesting things about the movies and actors in it.

[sharonpatri55]

Really enjoyed your trivia post! I particularly liked the one about Lexington, Kentucky having a law against people carrying an ice cream cone in their pocket. Who carries ice cream cones in their pocket? 

[plennis]

Water is the only substance on earth that is lighter as a solid than a liquid.

Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie invented M&Ms. The two Ms stand for their last names.

In Hershey, Pennsylvania, the streetlights along "Chocolate Avenue" are in the shape of Hershey Kisses.

Abraham Lincoln, who invented a hydraulic device for lifting ships over shoals, was the only US president ever granted a patent.

Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any state of the United States.