kerri_nc
09-14-2002, 05:47 PM
WEIRD FACTS?!
> > > > 1. A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
> > > > 2. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks
or
> > > > it will digest itself.
> > > > 3. The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.
> > > > 4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and
> > > > down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
> > > > 5. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a
> mate.
> > > > (I'm sure men would love it if women were like that...)
> > > > 6. A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.
> > > > 7. A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2 by 3-1/2.
> > > > 8. During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur", a small red car can be
seen
> in
> > > > the distance.
> > > > 9. On average, world wide 12 newborns will be given to the wrong
> parents
> > > > daily! (I knew it!)
> > > > 10. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't
> wear
> > > > pants.
> > > > 11. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War
II
> > > > were made of wood.
> > > > 12. The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per
> side
> > > > in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.
> > > > 13. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange,
> purple
> > > > and silver.
> > > > 14. The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan". There was
> never
> > > > a recorded Wendy before.
> > > > 15. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War
> II
> > > > killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
> > > > 16. If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will
> > > > instantly go mad and sting itself to death. (Who was the sadist who
> > > > discovered this??)
> > > > 17. Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film
down
> so
> > > > you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.
> > > > 18. The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in
> the
> > > > USA".
> > > > 19. The original name for butterfly was flutterby.
> > > > 20. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law
> which
> > > > stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than
your
> > > > thumb.(Hmmmm????)
> > > > 21. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record
player
> > > > for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market
was
> > > > Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
> > > > 22. Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet.
> > > > 23. By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you cannot
> sink
> > > > into quicksand. (Thank God we got that tip, just in time!)
> > > > 24. Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a
> piece
> > > > of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.
> > > > 25. For fun, Charlie Chaplin once entered anonymously a "Charlie
> Chaplin
> > > > look-alike contest", and won third prize.
> > > > 26. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
> > > > 27. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said "Elementary, my dear Watson".
> > > > 28. An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a
woman
> to
> > > > take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.
> > > > 29. The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.
> > > > 30. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book
> > > > most often stolen from Public Libraries.
> > > > 31. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into
space
> > > > because passing wind in a space suit damages them.
> > > > 32. In the movie Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said "Play it
again
> > > > Sam". What he said was "If you can play it for her you can play it
for
> > > > me, so play it".
> > > > And now...More Weird Facts. Did You Know...
> > > > 1. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
> > > > 2. A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.
> > > > 3. A shrimp's heart is in its head.
> > > > 4. In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one
> > > > reported a single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand.
> > > > 5. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
> > > > 6. A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
> > > > 7. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or
> received
> > > > a telephone call.
> > > > 8. Horses can't vomit.
> > > > 9. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the
> > > > toughest tongue twister in the English language.
> > > > 10. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to
> > > > suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or
neck
> > > > and die. If you keep your eyes open by force, they can pop out.
> > > > 11. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have
> over
> > > > a million descendants.
> > > > 12. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria
in
> > > > your ear by 700 times.
> > > > 13. If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does
Title
> > > > 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on
> July
> > > > 16, 1969, make it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with
> > > > extraterrestrials or their vehicles?
> > > > 14. In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
> > > > 15. A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
> > > > 16. 23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people
> sitting
> > > > on them and photocopying their butts.
> > > > 17. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
> > > >
> > > > 1. A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
> > > > 2. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks
or
> > > > it will digest itself.
> > > > 3. The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.
> > > > 4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and
> > > > down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
> > > > 5. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a
> mate.
> > > > (I'm sure men would love it if women were like that...)
> > > > 6. A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.
> > > > 7. A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2 by 3-1/2.
> > > > 8. During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur", a small red car can be
seen
> in
> > > > the distance.
> > > > 9. On average, world wide 12 newborns will be given to the wrong
> parents
> > > > daily! (I knew it!)
> > > > 10. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't
> wear
> > > > pants.
> > > > 11. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War
II
> > > > were made of wood.
> > > > 12. The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per
> side
> > > > in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.
> > > > 13. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange,
> purple
> > > > and silver.
> > > > 14. The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan". There was
> never
> > > > a recorded Wendy before.
> > > > 15. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War
> II
> > > > killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
> > > > 16. If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will
> > > > instantly go mad and sting itself to death. (Who was the sadist who
> > > > discovered this??)
> > > > 17. Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film
down
> so
> > > > you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.
> > > > 18. The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in
> the
> > > > USA".
> > > > 19. The original name for butterfly was flutterby.
> > > > 20. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law
> which
> > > > stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than
your
> > > > thumb.(Hmmmm????)
> > > > 21. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record
player
> > > > for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market
was
> > > > Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
> > > > 22. Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet.
> > > > 23. By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you cannot
> sink
> > > > into quicksand. (Thank God we got that tip, just in time!)
> > > > 24. Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a
> piece
> > > > of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.
> > > > 25. For fun, Charlie Chaplin once entered anonymously a "Charlie
> Chaplin
> > > > look-alike contest", and won third prize.
> > > > 26. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
> > > > 27. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said "Elementary, my dear Watson".
> > > > 28. An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a
woman
> to
> > > > take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.
> > > > 29. The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.
> > > > 30. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book
> > > > most often stolen from Public Libraries.
> > > > 31. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into
space
> > > > because passing wind in a space suit damages them.
> > > > 32. In the movie Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said "Play it
again
> > > > Sam". What he said was "If you can play it for her you can play it
for
> > > > me, so play it".
> > > > And now...More Weird Facts. Did You Know...
> > > > 1. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
> > > > 2. A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.
> > > > 3. A shrimp's heart is in its head.
> > > > 4. In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one
> > > > reported a single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand.
> > > > 5. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
> > > > 6. A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
> > > > 7. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or
> received
> > > > a telephone call.
> > > > 8. Horses can't vomit.
> > > > 9. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the
> > > > toughest tongue twister in the English language.
> > > > 10. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to
> > > > suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or
neck
> > > > and die. If you keep your eyes open by force, they can pop out.
> > > > 11. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have
> over
> > > > a million descendants.
> > > > 12. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria
in
> > > > your ear by 700 times.
> > > > 13. If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does
Title
> > > > 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on
> July
> > > > 16, 1969, make it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with
> > > > extraterrestrials or their vehicles?
> > > > 14. In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
> > > > 15. A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
> > > > 16. 23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people
> sitting
> > > > on them and photocopying their butts.
> > > > 17. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
> > > >