#GetFact'd: Hawaii is the only US State to never report a 0 degree temperature
Updated | By Darren, Keri and Sky
Also, a festival in Spain where they lay newborn babies out on the street...
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There's a festival in Spain called 'El Colacho' where they lay newborn babies out on the street, after which men dressed in red and yellow costumes run and hurdle over them. This is meant to cleanse the babies of original sin and protect them in their future lives. No one expects the Spanish infant-squishin.
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Hawaii is the only US State never to report a temperature of zero.
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The o’clock is a contraction for “of the clock” - So everyone who thought that all clocks are Irish are all wrong! Also, "Goodbye" is a contraction of "God be with you".
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