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There are over 400 known animals that engage in homosexual practices
Male lions will engage in same sex practices until they encounter a mixed pride
Many cheetah brotherhoods only allow male members
Male Orang Utans can retract their penises to create a cavity for other males to penetrate
Rhesus Macaques and the Big Horn Sheep are one of the few animals that has anal sex
River dolphines are known to insert their penis into the blowhole of another male’s head

The voice of Shrek (by Mike Myers) came from the accent that his mother would use when telling him bedtime stories

Chiropractic was founded by a “magnetic healer”
At one stage, the founder of chiropractic (Daniel Palmer) considered turning it into a religion

The first H1N1 ’swine flu’ virus was isolated in a pig in 1930
Before 2009, there was approximately one human Swine Flu infection every 1-2 years in the USA. In 2009, it became a global pandaemic
You cannot contract swine flu from eating properly cooked pork or pork products
The normal flu vaccination received earlier this year are not effective in preventing swine flu
In Australia, 1 in 10 work leave associated with illness is due to influenza

Jay Leno hosted ‘The Tonight Show’ for 17 years and has almost never taken a night off
He reportedly earns USD$17,000,000 a year according to Forbes
Leno has earned almost USD$1 billion in revenue for NBC since going on air
Jay Leno the comedian, was once legally banned from telling jokes
Jay Leno is a car enthusiast and has almost 80 exotic cars and bikes in his collection. His Harley Davidson was auctioned for charity, and sold for USD$1,550,100. See Leno’s collection.
Jay Leno is what you get when you cross an Italian man and a Scottish woman

Scientologists do believe in a Supreme Being, but do not worship one. Scientology believes that only through total spiritual enlightenment can one then truly discover and understand the Supreme Being.
The Church of Scientology is the first large organization to be banned from editing Wikipedia
Germany is seeking to ban Scientology
Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Lisa Cartwright (Simpsons) and Anne Archer are members of the Church of Scientology
Scientology involves the practice of ‘auditing,’ which is a one-on-one session with a Scientology counselor or ‘auditor.’ It involves an E-meter, that measures changes in electrical resistance through the body and supposedly helps locate areas of concern
The Church of Scientology and all of it’s companies do not pay tax because they fall under the categories of religious practices
Scientology holds a religious status only in the United States and Australia

The first United States coast to coast airplane flight occurred in 1911 and took 49 days
When airplanes were still a novel invention, seat belts for pilots were installed only after the consequence of their absence was observed to be fatal - several pilots fell to their deaths while flying upside down
An airplane’s “blackbox”‘ is a device which records conditions and events on an air vessel. A “blackbox” is actually orange in color to make it more visible in the wreckage. The term black box might come from its charred appearance after an air crash
A 747-400 has six million parts (half of which are fasteners) made in 33 different countries
Seventy-five thousand engineering drawings were used to produce the first 747
The outer skin of an aeroplane is only 5 mm thick. Only 7.5 in (19 cm) separate the passengers from the outside
During takeoff, when full of high pressure air, the takeoff weight is increased by about a ton

John Hancock was the only one of fifty signers of the Declaration of Independence who actually signed it on July 4

The Honey badger is the most fearless animal in the world. It will approach and track animals much bigger than itself
The honey badger has very loose skin that allows it to twist and turn even if bitten by a predator
Honey badgers are not part of the badger subfamily but are more closely related to weasels
The honey badger can withstand the venom of a snakebite that could kill an elephant
Eventhough a badger cub might be 2-3 kg larger than their mother, they are still entirely dependent on her for food
The honey badger has thick skin which is almost 6mm thick at the back of his neck
This badger has a pair of anal glands can emit a profuse, unpleasant secretion, often used to mark out territory

A single poison arrow frog has enough poison to kill 2,000 people
Certain frogs can reguritate their stomachs, in order to clean them (with their feet)
Some frogs use sugars as an antifreeze for vital organs
Some frogs like the wood frog and some turtles can stop their heart and frost their tissues during winter and defrost after that
Frogs cannot swallow with their eyes open
Bullfrogs do not sleep