Sunday, September 26, 2004
- General Knowledge -
Well read on and expand on your General Knowledge.
*A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.
*A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
*A snail can sleep for three years.
*All polar bears are left handed.
*Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
*Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
*Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
*Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
*It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
*It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.
*Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
*Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
*No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
*No word in the English language rhymes with "MONTH."
*On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.
*Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing! SCARY!!!
*Pearls melt in vinegar.
*Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
*The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
*The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
*The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.
*The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
*The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
*The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
*Turtles can breathe through their butts.
*Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
*Almost everyone who reads this email will try to lick their elbow.
Don't forget to pass these weird facts on to everyone you know.
They will get a kick out of it!!!
PS... So, did you try to lick your elbow???? Or fold a paper in seven halves? :-D
Good day to ya!
| - = kiwi88 = - @ 9/26/2004 03:12:00 pm|
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