Who Knew? Some Fun Facts

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Interesting about "cherubism." I'd never heard of that before and read up on her as a result of this meme. Ms Wright has become an advocate for disability rights, a public relations professional, charity campaigner, and mother. Far from the isolated life many assume she might have, she describes her world as full of joy.

On an aside:
All adult human heads weigh as much as bowling balls. Average adult heads weigh 11 lbs. Bowling balls range fro 6-15 lbs.
I only learned about the human heads to bowling balls ratio because I had a fairly severe whiplash in my twenties and balked at wearing a neck collar. The doctor explained that adult head are roughly the weight of a bowling ball - not a problem for a healthy neck to support, but an injured neck needed some help.
 
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The Center of the Universe in Tulsa is an unintended acoustic anomaly on a pedestrian overpass where sounds made inside a specific brick circle are echoed loudly, but people outside the circle cannot hear the sounds. Located on the Boston Avenue Bridge in downtown Tulsa, the phenomenon is caused by the way the surrounding concrete walls reflect sound waves back to the center. While the exact cause is a happy accident of the bridge's construction, it creates a unique and quirky tourist spot known for its mysterious sound effect.
 
Hattie McDaniel, the iconic actress who shattered racial barriers by becoming the first African American to win an Academy Award, for her unforgettable role in Gone with the Wind (1939).
Despite her Oscar win, Hattie wasn’t even allowed to walk through the front door at the ceremony. she had to use the servants' entrance should serve as a reminder of the struggle, and strength behind the golden age of Hollywood.



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Midwest Road Closes Annually for a Massive Snake Crossing.​

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Thousands of people flock to Illinois' “Snake Road” every year to view the slithering serpent crossing


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Cottonmouths are one of the more common snake to participate in the biannual movement (Photo: kristianbell/Getty Images)

Owen Clarke
Published September 19, 2025 03:11PM


Forest Service Road No. 345, better known as “Snake Road,” winds for roughly two and a half miles through southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest, a region home to nearly 60 percent of the state’s reptile species.

And for over 50 years, it has intermittently closed to protect a massive snake crossing.

Each fall, between September 1 and October 30, and every spring, from March 15 to May 15, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) closes the road to vehicles and bicycles. During this time, around two dozen species of snakes slither from their winter dens in high limestone cliffs to their summer feeding grounds in LaRue Swamp.
 
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