Sustained Silent Reading 2

Today for sustained silent reading I read an article about '100 Random Fun Facts'. The authors purpose is to both inform and entertain the reader, and I think this article was written for people of all ages.

Here are some of the facts that I read

The French language has 17 different words for surrender
In Uganda, 50% of the population are under the age of 15
The 29th of May is officially "Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day"
Cherophobia is a fear of fun
The person who invented the Frisbee was cremated and made into a Frisbee when he died
Panphobia is a fear of everything
There is a company in Taiwan that makes dinnerware out of wheat
The average person walks the equivalent of walking around the world twice in their lifetime
The most venomous jellyfish species in the world is called Irukandji and is smaller then a human fingernail

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