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35 Facts you were perfectly happy not knowing


1. Rubberbands last longer when refrigerated.


2. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

3. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

4. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.

5. The shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

6. There are more chickens than people in the world.

7. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.


8. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is

"screeched."


10. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck
on 4:20.


11. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange,silver or purple.


12. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters

"mt".


13. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln
Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.


14. Almonds are a member of the peach family.

15. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.

16. Maine is the only US state whose name is just one syllable.

17. There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous" - tremendous, horrendous, stupendous and hazardous.


18. Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la

Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"

19. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

20. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

21. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

22. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10

23. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.


24. The Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's A Wonderful Life."


25. Some dragonflies have a life span of 24 hours.

26. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

27. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.

28. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

29. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.

30. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.


31. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.


32. Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.

33. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

34. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.


35. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.


21 posted on 09/03/2005 12:06:41 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (Two Years of Poetry.......)
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To: snippy_about_it; All
Good morning all
Great topic! LOL.

I will be interested in seeing everyones thoughts especially considering this last week. I have to wonder if it would have been better to turn the entire emergency response over to the military right from the start. I can see several benefits to doing so.

I have to go up north and check on the progress of the house but I will be back later tonight. I look forward to seeing everyones thoughts.

Thanks for the facts Feather, There were several on there I did not know. I will have to see if I can somehow sneak a few into normal conversation.
22 posted on 09/03/2005 12:38:05 PM PDT by USMCBOMBGUY (You build it, I'll defeat it!)
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To: bentfeather
Regards Post #21.

MY DAY IS COMPLETE!!!

HE HE HE

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

23 posted on 09/03/2005 12:41:13 PM PDT by alfa6 (BLOAT)
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To: bentfeather

Wow. Some great facts there miss feather.

33. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.


In that case I wish I was average. :-)


25 posted on 09/03/2005 1:17:54 PM PDT by snippy_about_it (Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
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To: bentfeather
33. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

Hmmm... how does that work? I'm sitting on the couch watching TV, next thing I know I'm waking up. Somebody must know when that 7 minutes starts counting I guess. :-)

28 posted on 09/03/2005 1:26:32 PM PDT by Wneighbor
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