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Fun facts...
simonbs
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Fun Facts
1. Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The
spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know
you're there.
2. Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept
at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne
particles resulting from the flush.
3. The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as
substitute for blood plasma.
4. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7
times.
5. Donkeys kill more people annually than plane
crashes.
6. You burn more calories sleeping than you do
watching television.
7. Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are
fifty
years of age or older.
8. The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's
gum.
9. The king of hearts is the only king without a
mustache
10. A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright
brother's first flight.
11. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by
eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in
first-class.
12. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
13. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking
you up in the morning.
14. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are
called aglets.
15. Most dust particles in your house are made from
dead skin.
16. The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of
lung cancer.
17. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
18. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually
than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia
combined.
20. Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
21. All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just
didn't like being seen wearing them in public.
22. Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
23. Pearls melt in vinegar.
24. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal
ads for dating are already married.
25. The three most valuable brand names on earth:
Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
26. It is possible to lead a cow upstairs... but not downstairs.
27. A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.
28. The reason firehouses have circular stairways is
from the days when the engines were pulled by horses.
The horses were stabled on the ground floor and
figured out how to walk up straight staircases, but not
circular ones.
29. Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US president
whose name contains all the letters from the
word "criminal," The second? William Jefferson Clinton.
And, the best for last.....
30. Turtles can breathe through their butts.
I'm not afraid of the dark...the dark is afraid of me!
1. Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The
spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know
you're there.
2. Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept
at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne
particles resulting from the flush.
3. The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as
substitute for blood plasma.
4. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7
times.
5. Donkeys kill more people annually than plane
crashes.
6. You burn more calories sleeping than you do
watching television.
7. Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are
fifty
years of age or older.
8. The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's
gum.
9. The king of hearts is the only king without a
mustache
10. A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright
brother's first flight.
11. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by
eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in
first-class.
12. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
13. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking
you up in the morning.
14. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are
called aglets.
15. Most dust particles in your house are made from
dead skin.
16. The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of
lung cancer.
17. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
18. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually
than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia
combined.
20. Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
21. All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just
didn't like being seen wearing them in public.
22. Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
23. Pearls melt in vinegar.
24. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal
ads for dating are already married.
25. The three most valuable brand names on earth:
Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
26. It is possible to lead a cow upstairs... but not downstairs.
27. A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.
28. The reason firehouses have circular stairways is
from the days when the engines were pulled by horses.
The horses were stabled on the ground floor and
figured out how to walk up straight staircases, but not
circular ones.
29. Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US president
whose name contains all the letters from the
word "criminal," The second? William Jefferson Clinton.
And, the best for last.....
30. Turtles can breathe through their butts.
I'm not afraid of the dark...the dark is afraid of me!
Comments
Rugster
I'm not afraid of the dark...the dark is afraid of me!
quote:7. Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are
fifty years of age or older.
Not true, could depend on what type of oak. I do know that a pin oak will bear acorns in 8 to 10 years.
quote:12. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise
All planets rotate clockwise, if you are in the southern hemisphere!
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