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  1. Bengal B

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    It takes 3000 cows to supply enough leather for the NFL for a one year supply of footballs.

    There are 336 dimples on a golf ball.
     
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    Actually, there is no standard number for dimples on a golf ball. Manufacturers frequently change the number and pattern of the dimples in an effort to improve distance and accuracy.
     
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    In 1892 in Corrine, Utah you could buy official divorce papers from a vending machine for just $2.50.
     
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    Wow...in Utah of all places
     
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    stevescookin Certified Who Dat

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    "I don't care how many you bring as long as you bring'emyoung
     
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    In 1924 a Labrador retriever was sentenced to life at Pennsylvania's Eastern State Penitentiary for killing the governor's cat.
     
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    The first text message was Merry Christmas.
     
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    In 2017 Adidas invented beer and vomit resistant shoes.
     
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    damn i could have used those when i was 18
     
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    Animal cracker boxes have a string on them so they can be hung on Christmas trees.
     
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