The barber pole as we know it *with the blue and red stripes* came from the fact that people would go to them to be bled out. This was back in the day when doctors thought disease came from an excess in blood. The stripes signify the oxygenated and deoxygenated blood running down a "patients'" arm.

The average lifespan of a taste bud is ten days.

I just killed mine with hot chocolate. :P

Seems school is beginning to affect my posting eventhough classes haven't started yet. :(
Expect my random facts/pics to be updated at random times.

This show was the crack of my four year old self.

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On average, Elephants sleep for about 2 hours per day.

Did you know that Disney automatically cancels shows after 65 episodes?

Ducktales and That's so raven are the only shows to reach 100 episodes.

Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

( Gone on vacation. Don't expect me back before first of the month. )

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Hippos kill more people than lions.