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Fast Facts: Sept. 27
September 27, 2010
- Rice paper does not contain a grain of rice.
- French fries originated in Belgium, not France.
- Great Danes come from Germany, not Denmark.
- 10-gallon hats only hold about 6 pints of water.
- Koala bears aren’t bears, they’re marsupials.
- Mountain goats aren’t goats, they’re small antelopes.
- Fireflies aren’t flies, they’re beetles.
- The funny bone is not a bone, it’s a nerve.
- Shooting stars are meteors.
- Prairie dogs are not dogs, they’re rodents.
- Peanuts are not nuts, they’re legumes.
