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  1. Joe Riley

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    One acre of peanuts will make about 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches.
     
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    Joe......... My mouth is all dry from all those peanuts...
    WOW !!!! 30,000 sandwiches per acre... Some farmers have over 10,000 acres of peanuts growing...
    That is enough peanut butter for at least 3 years around here...

    Thanks for the info....
     
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    Earth just experienced its hottest northern summer on record.
     
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    The Hants County Exhibition -Windsor, Nova Scotia marked the 250th anniversary of this incredible long running fall fair in 2015. It holds the title as being the oldest continuously run fall fair in North America
     
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    It's easy to count the number of seeds in an apple;
    impossible to count the number of apples in a seed.
     
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    That is an amazing thought, Shell!
     
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    We are raised by other parent's children, and then turn around and raise other children's parents.
     
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    On average, a person uses about 100 gallons of water a day.
     
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    The average person spends 2 weeks over his/her lifetime waiting for a traffic light to change.
     
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    Today: September 26, 2016
    The Northwest Territories recognize 11 official languages, most of them spoken by Aboriginal peoples in the region.
     
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    The National Anthem of Greece was written with 158 verses, although in modern times only the first two verses are observed. It is the longest National Anthem in the world!:confused:;)
     
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    One inch of rain falling on 1 acre of ground is equal to about 27,154 gallons and weighs about 113 tons
     
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    The first known instance (in print) of trick-or-treating took place in Blackie, Alberta in 1927.
     
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    Every planet with an atmosphere has clouds. That includes the moon.
     
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