To: Hildy
A crocodile can't stick it's tongue out
Most lipstick contains fish scales
In every episode of Seinfeld, there is a Superman somewhere
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match
More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call
It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
In the course of an average lifetime, you will, while sleeping, eat 70 assorted insects and 10 spiders.
Like finger prints, everyone's tongue print is different.
The sailfish is the fastest swimming fish, at 69 mph
People hate public speaking as much as they hate handling a snake
John Wayne's name at birth was Marion Morrison
A typical bolt of lightning heats the atmosphere to 50,000° F
Avacado contains twice as much protein as eggs or milk, and has more Vitamin A, B, and C.
MasterCard was originally called MasterCharge
Steven King wrote 5 books under the name Richard Bachman
The dodobird was made extinct by pigs
315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
It took Leonardo de Vinci 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.
The first couple to be shown in bed together on TV: Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Coca-Cola was originally green
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury
The state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%
The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
The average number of people airborne over the US at any given hour: 61,000
The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer
Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.
If you were to spell out numbers, you would have to reach one thousand before you found the letter "a".
'60 Minutes' on CBS is the only show with no theme song.
Bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers: all invented by women.
40% of all people at a party will snoop in your medicine cabinet.
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
The youngest pope was 11 years old.
Your brain is 80% water.
Thomas Edison was afraid of the dark.
The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
The White House was originally gray. The mansion was burned during the War of 1812. When it was rebuilt after the war, it was painted white to hide the smoke stains.
Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down.
The word "Cranky" comes from the fact that early automobiles were crank started. Someone having trouble starting their car was certainly cranky.
President Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute.
The first female monster to appear on the big screen was Bride of Frankenstein.
Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.
You cant fold a piece of paper, no matter how big it is, in half more than 8 times.
Every time you sneeze your heart stops one second.
130 posted on
07/27/2003 7:31:50 AM PDT by
4mycountry
(Over-achiever extraordinare!)
To: 4mycountry
You cant fold a piece of paper, no matter how big it is, in half more than 8 times. Sure you can - if you have an iron handy...
132 posted on
07/27/2003 9:47:56 AM PDT by
Chad Fairbanks
(Some days, it's just not worth gnawing through the straps...)
To: 4mycountry
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