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It's Rarely Known

It's rarely known but studies have shown
Pencils last fifty thousand words
Worms eat themselves if they can't find food
Now I find that totally absurd!

It's rarely known but studies have shown
Elephants can't jump, wish they could
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain
I know people that applies to, or should

It's rarely known but studies have shown
Right handers live longer than left
How many people just decided to switch
Nine years longer, who would've guessed

It's rarely known but studies have shown
In Nebraska, you can't burp in church
As a matter of fact, you can't sneeze either
From some recent up-to-date research

It's rarely known but studies have shown
A giraffe cleans its ears with its tongue
Charles Osborne hiccuped 69 years
Wasps taste like pine nuts... I'm done!

It's rarely known but studies have shown
Ninety-nine per cent of these are true
But I must confess, there's a couple I fudged
Now you won't report me, will you?

©Jack Ellison 2012
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Breidenthal Avatar
August 20, 2016 at 4:27 PM
"An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain I know people that applies to, or should" Hah! Good one! I love poems like these. So clever and funny. Always, Laura
Ellison Avatar
August 22, 2016 at 7:57 AM
You too??? Guess everyone does! LOL Huggsies, Jack xxx
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