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Death Valley gets an average of 1.5 inches of rain per year.

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Ronald Reagan hosted "Death Valley Days” for two years, in 1965 and 1966. The television series ran from 1952 to 1975. The show featured different western stories and legends based in, and filmed in, Death Valley, Calif. Reagan left the show when he was elected governor of California in 1966.

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The average dream only lasts only 2.5 seconds.

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An elephant can smell water three miles away.

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Three U.S. Presidents have died on July 4. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both died on July 4, 1826. James Monroe died five years later on July 4, 1831.

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A cat has four rows of whiskers on each side of its face.

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The ashes of an average cremated person weigh five pounds.

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Theodore Roosevelt had six children. He had a daughter with his first wife Alice. He had five children with his second wife, Edith Carow. The children were named Alice (after her mother), Theodore Jr., Kermit, Ethel, Archie and Quentin.

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The Statue of Liberty has seven spikes on her crown. The seven spikes represent the seven oceans of the world. Can you name them? See answer at end.

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The Statue of Liberty’s index finger is 8 feet long.

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An office chair with wheels travels eight miles a year.

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Steve Martin has hosted Saturday Night Live 13 times. The long-running late night show first aired on October 11, 1975.

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The Academy Award statuette, also known as the Oscar, is 13.5 inches tall.

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The Mad Tea Party ride at Disneyland has 18 spinning pastel colored teacups. The ride lasts for one and a half minutes.

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The average life of a one-dollar bill is 22 months.

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A girl will try on 23 prom dresses before finding the perfect dress for the big night, on average.

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Salt water freezes at 28 degrees Fahrenheit. High salt content in water lowers the temperature for freezing and low salt content raises the temperature for freezing.

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Fresh water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

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The average American will receive 31 prank phone calls in their lifetime.

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On a professional tour, golfers are allowed 45 seconds per shot, according to U.S. Golf Association rules.

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There are 46 greyhound race tracks in the United States.

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"60 minutes” debuted on CBS on Sept. 24, 1968.

Answer: There are five oceans in the world but they are sometimes considered as the following seven oceans: The Arctic, Antarctic, North Pacific, South Pacific, North Atlantic, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The term "seven seas” used to be used to describe all known large bodies of water, which were: The Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, the Adriatic Sea and the Caspian Sea.

Know It All is by Kerry McArdle. It runs in the weekend and Wednesday editions of the Daily Journal. Questions? Comments? E-mail knowitall@smdailyjournal.com or call 344-5200 x114.