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@amusingfacts
female Mississauga, ON, Canada
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The Mexicans have a tradition of "pulgas vestidas". Fleas are dressed and painted to represent little people.
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Ukelele means "dancing flea".
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Men belonging to the Lundaya Murats tribe based in Borneo can be fined one pig if caught picking the fleas from the hair of a married woman.
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The male flea sports an organ approximately 2.5 times the length of its own body — the largest, relative to its size, of any insect.
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Fleas don't lay eggs until after their first blood meal. They begin to lay eggs (up to 50 per day) within 36-48 hours of that meal.
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Some fleas can jump 150 times their own length. That's like a human jumping 1,000 feet.
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Paper currency is covered with germs and may play a role in the transmission of potentially harmful organisms.
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The inside of a man’s wallet is a great breeding ground for germs. It functions as an incubator.
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Eating, touching, breathing... the average desk area in an office has 400 times more bacteria on it than the average toilet seat.
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To leave a building via the elevator you'll have to press the 1st floor button. It's exceptionally dirty - great place to catch a cold germ.