THIS you should know!

wumpi · 06-23-2003, 04:52 PM

Butterflies taste with their feet.

A duck's quack doesn't echo and nobody knows why.

In 10 minutes a hurricane releases more energy than all of the worlds nuclear weapons combined.

On average, 100 people choke to death on ball point pens every year.

On average more people fear spiders than they do death.

Ninety percent of New York cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.

Thirty five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

Its possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

It's physically impossible to lick your elbow.

The main library at the 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.

A snail can sleep for three years.

No word in the english language rhymes with "MONTH" or "ORANGE".

Average lifespan of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth but our nose and ears never stop growing.

The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

All polar bears are left handed.

In ancient egypt priests plucked EVERY hair from their body , including their eyebrows and eyelashes.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only from one row of the keyboard.

"Go," is the shortest complete sentance in the english language.

If barbie were lifesize, her measurements would be 39-23-33 and she would stand seven feet, two inches tall.

A crocodile cannot stick its tounge out.

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.

Almost everyone who read this from start to end has tried to lick their elbow.

renbud · 06-23-2003, 05:53 PM

Guilty.

cbarnett · 06-23-2003, 07:10 PM

Me too <sheepish grin>

wumpi · 06-24-2003, 04:36 AM

A cesium atom in an atomic clock that beats over nine billion times a second.

A Chinese Scientist discovered that the Earth is round during the Han Dynasty by measuring the sun and moon's path in the sky. He recorded this fact down in the imperial records but went unnoticed until it was unearthed recently but Chinese archaeologists.

A galactic year is 250 million Earth-years. This is the time it takes for our solar system to make one revolution around the Milky Way Galaxy.

A Hungarian named Ladislo Biro invented the first ballpoint pen in 1938.

Back in 1920, the Russian transplant pioneer Serge Voronoff made headlines by grafting monkey testicles onto human males.

By weight, the sun is 70% hydrogen, 28% helium, 1.5% carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, and 0.5% all other elements.

George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.

wumpi · 06-25-2003, 06:12 AM

An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.

Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest waterfall, at 979 meters. This waterfall is sixteen times the height of Niagara Falls.

Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village."

Every 238 years, the orbits of Neptune and Pluto change making Neptune at times the farthest planet from the sun.

Every year Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes, 1,000 of which measure above 3.5 on the Richter scale.

Finland has 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands

Texas is the only state that is allowed to fly its flag at the same height as the U.S. flag.

The Arctic Ocean covers an area of about 14,056,000 sq miles.

The longest U.S. highway is Route 20, which is over 3,365 miles.

The state of Tennessee was known as Franklin before 1796.

A rape is reported every six minutes in the United States.

In Israel, religious law forbids picking your nose on Sabbath.

India has a Bill of Rights for cows.

India is the world's largest democracy.

More than half the time spent in United States courts is cases that involve automobiles.

The triangular shape that Toblerone chocolates are packaged in, is protected by law.

A yawn usually lasts for approximately six seconds.

About twenty-five percent of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light.

Close to fifty percent of the bacteria in the mouth lives on the surface of our tongue.

Constipation is caused when too much water is absorbed in the large intestine and the feces become dry.

Dead cells in the body ultimately go to the kidneys for excretion.

During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times.

Eating dandelions can make you urinate more.

Nerve cells can travel as fast as 120 metres per second.

In a lifetime, an average driver will release approximately 912 pints of wind inside a car.

Paul Hunn holds the record for the loudest burp, which was 118.1 decibels, which is as loud as a chainsaw.

Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence caused by beans.

chunlin66 · 07-02-2003, 08:51 PM

Where did you find this stuff? I'm going to put it in a memo on my Clie.

chunlin66 · 07-02-2003, 08:58 PM

Here's some of those type of things that I found:
Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.
No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
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 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 mustache
A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin .
The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.
Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
Pearls melt in vinegar.
Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
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 downstairs.
A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.
The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second? William Jefferson Clinton.

chunlin66 · 07-02-2003, 08:58 PM

Sorry about the repeats

Pride Of Lions · 07-03-2003, 04:07 PM

"Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name contains all the letters from the word 'criminal.'"

I think Nixon's "Millhouse" is spelled "Milhous". The other one is from the "Simpsons".

Gramatically correct,
POL9A

Pride Of Lions · 09-19-2003, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by wumpi
A duck's quack doesn't echo and nobody knows why.

Thanks to the wonderful websites I've been introduced to since I've been a member of Turcic.com, I feel it my duty to share what Snopes.com had to say on the matter.

Fuel on the fire.

POL9A

06-23-2003, 04:52 PM	#1
wumpi Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 2358 Join Date: Feb 2003	THIS you should know! Butterflies taste with their feet. A duck's quack doesn't echo and nobody knows why. In 10 minutes a hurricane releases more energy than all of the worlds nuclear weapons combined. On average, 100 people choke to death on ball point pens every year. On average more people fear spiders than they do death. Ninety percent of New York cabbies are recently arrived immigrants. Thirty five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump. Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older. Its possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. It's physically impossible to lick your elbow. The main library at the 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. A snail can sleep for three years. No word in the english language rhymes with "MONTH" or "ORANGE". Average lifespan of a major league baseball: 7 pitches. Our eyes are always the same size from birth but our nose and ears never stop growing. The electric chair was invented by a dentist. All polar bears are left handed. In ancient egypt priests plucked EVERY hair from their body , including their eyebrows and eyelashes. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only from one row of the keyboard. "Go," is the shortest complete sentance in the english language. If barbie were lifesize, her measurements would be 39-23-33 and she would stand seven feet, two inches tall. A crocodile cannot stick its tounge out. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day. Almost everyone who read this from start to end has tried to lick their elbow.

06-23-2003, 05:53 PM	#2
renbud Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 74 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey Device: Axim X51v	Guilty.

06-23-2003, 07:10 PM	#3
cbarnett MR prodigal son Posts: 1,085 Karma: 1083739 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Aura H2O	Me too <sheepish grin>

06-24-2003, 04:36 AM	#4
wumpi Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 2358 Join Date: Feb 2003	A cesium atom in an atomic clock that beats over nine billion times a second. A Chinese Scientist discovered that the Earth is round during the Han Dynasty by measuring the sun and moon's path in the sky. He recorded this fact down in the imperial records but went unnoticed until it was unearthed recently but Chinese archaeologists. A galactic year is 250 million Earth-years. This is the time it takes for our solar system to make one revolution around the Milky Way Galaxy. A Hungarian named Ladislo Biro invented the first ballpoint pen in 1938. Back in 1920, the Russian transplant pioneer Serge Voronoff made headlines by grafting monkey testicles onto human males. By weight, the sun is 70% hydrogen, 28% helium, 1.5% carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, and 0.5% all other elements. George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.

06-25-2003, 06:12 AM	#5
wumpi Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 2358 Join Date: Feb 2003	An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards. Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest waterfall, at 979 meters. This waterfall is sixteen times the height of Niagara Falls. Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village." Every 238 years, the orbits of Neptune and Pluto change making Neptune at times the farthest planet from the sun. Every year Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes, 1,000 of which measure above 3.5 on the Richter scale. Finland has 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands Texas is the only state that is allowed to fly its flag at the same height as the U.S. flag. The Arctic Ocean covers an area of about 14,056,000 sq miles. The longest U.S. highway is Route 20, which is over 3,365 miles. The state of Tennessee was known as Franklin before 1796. A rape is reported every six minutes in the United States. In Israel, religious law forbids picking your nose on Sabbath. India has a Bill of Rights for cows. India is the world's largest democracy. More than half the time spent in United States courts is cases that involve automobiles. The triangular shape that Toblerone chocolates are packaged in, is protected by law. A yawn usually lasts for approximately six seconds. About twenty-five percent of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light. Close to fifty percent of the bacteria in the mouth lives on the surface of our tongue. Constipation is caused when too much water is absorbed in the large intestine and the feces become dry. Dead cells in the body ultimately go to the kidneys for excretion. During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times. Eating dandelions can make you urinate more. Nerve cells can travel as fast as 120 metres per second. In a lifetime, an average driver will release approximately 912 pints of wind inside a car. Paul Hunn holds the record for the loudest burp, which was 118.1 decibels, which is as loud as a chainsaw. Soaking beans for twelve hours in water before they are cooked can reduce flatulence caused by beans.

07-02-2003, 08:51 PM	#6
chunlin66 Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 2358 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: United States Device: Clie NX60	Where did you find this stuff? I'm going to put it in a memo on my Clie.

07-02-2003, 08:58 PM	#7
chunlin66 Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 2358 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: United States Device: Clie NX60	Here's some of those type of things that I found: Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there. Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times. 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 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 mustache A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets. Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin . The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined. Marilyn Monroe had six toes. All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public. Walt Disney was afraid of mice. Pearls melt in vinegar. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married. 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 downstairs. A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why. The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases. Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second? William Jefferson Clinton.

07-03-2003, 04:07 PM	#9
Pride Of Lions just kinda geeky Posts: 381 Karma: 30 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Oakland, California Device: iPhone	"Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name contains all the letters from the word 'criminal.'" I think Nixon's "Millhouse" is spelled "Milhous". The other one is from the "Simpsons". Gramatically correct, POL9A