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Day #1: There are annually approximately 10,376 cases of death from pillows.
- Interesting right. I think that's crazy!

Day #2: The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.

Day #3: "Facebook Addiction Disorder" is a mental disorder identified by Psychologists.
-SAY WHAT NOW!!! TBH I know a few people who I think have that disorder. lol.

Day #4: Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled by feathers!
-lol

Day #5: A flock of crows is known as a murder.

Day #6: Icelanders consume more Coca-Cola per Capita than any other nation.

Day #7: A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average. 
-Whoa!

Day #8: Approximately 40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year.

Day #9: When you snap your fingers, the sound is created from your middle finger hitting your palm and not your thumb rubbing against your index finger.
-I never knew!

Day #10: How Many Licks does it take to finish a Tootsie Roll Pop? One

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Day #10: How Many Licks does it take to finish a Tootsie Roll Pop? One.. Two... Three... *Gulp. The world may never know.

How many people have asked that question, I know I have. But is it possible that there is such a difference in each Tootsie pop that the World may never know the truth? Well here's some answers that might be true.  Many universities and high schools have experimented this . I just picked a few, so pick which one you think is the most accurate.

Purdue University
A group of engineering students from Purdue University reported that its licking machine, modeled after a human tongue, took an average of 364 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. Twenty of the group's volunteers assumed the licking challenge-unassisted by machinery-and averaged 252 licks each to the center.

University of Michigan
Not to be outdone by a Big Ten rival, a chemical engineering doctorate student from the University of Michigan recorded that his customized licking machine required 411 licks to reach the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop.

Swarthmore Junior High School
Rejecting the notion that one needed active college status to undertake the Tootsie Pop licking challenge, a group of junior high students at Swathmore School used human lickers, reporting an average of 144 licks to reach the center of a Tootsie Pop.

Based on the wide range of results from these scientific studies, it is clear that the world may never know how many licks it really takes to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop.

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