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Title: For those who thought they knew everything? Post by: jemma on March 10, 2006, 01:03:29 pm Thought all this information might come in handy at some point.
The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for Blood plasma. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times. (bet you don't believe this & you will try it for yourselves) Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age or older. The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum. The King of Hearts is the only king WITHOUT A MOUSTACHE American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. (Since Venus is normally associated with women, what does this tell you!) Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. Most dust particles in your house are made from DEAD SKIN! The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. So did the first "Marlboro Man." Walt Disney was afraid OF MICE! PEARLS MELT IN VINEGAR! The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order. It is possible to lead a cow upstairs... but, not down stairs. A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why. Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. (I keep my toothbrush in the living room now!) And the best for last..... Turtles can breathe through their butts. (I know some people like that, don't YOU?) Title: Re: For those who thought they knew everything? Post by: Proph on March 10, 2006, 02:03:24 pm Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. very interesting You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. That'd be the most calories I burn in a typical day The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum. astonishing Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. (Since Venus is normally associated with women, what does this tell you!) why do you think we chose that planet in the first place? ;D Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. and all this time I've been eating turkey... A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why. I have GOT to try that out! And the best for last..... Turtles can breathe through their butts. (I know some people like that, don't YOU?) Wow Jemma, I like how you equate "best" with "least tasteful". I've known some people to think with them, but never breathe.... |