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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Did You Know

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for Blood plasma.
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No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times. Oh go ahead...I'll wait...
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Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes or shark attacks. (So, watch your A$$)
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You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.
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The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
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The King of Hearts is the only king WITHOUT A MOUSTACHE
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American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive
from each salad served in first-class.
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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
(Since Venus is normally associated with women, what does this tell you!)
(That women are going the 'right' direction...?)
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Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from DEAD SKIN!
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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
So did the first 'Marlboro Man'.
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Walt Disney was afraid OF MICE!
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PEARLS MELT IN VINEGAR!
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The three most valuable brand names on earth:
Coca Cola, Microsoft and IBM in that order.
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It is possible to lead a cow upstairs... but, not downstairs.
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A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
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Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from
a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

(I keep my toothbrush in the living room now!)
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And the best for last....

Turtles can breathe through their butts.
(I know some people like that, don't YOU?)

4 comments:

10001110101 said...

Very Interesting facts. Can turtles smell too?

Anonymous said...

On Mythbusters, they folded a football-field sized piece of paper 11 times.

Anonymous said...

"Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise"

Sorry, that's incorrect.

Uranus rotates in the same direction as Venus (although not nearly as fast as Venus).

Pluto (if you consider it a planet) likewise rotates in the same direction as Venus and Uranus.

Anonymous said...

and the ducks quack did echo