Sunday, April 19, 2009

i always thought women blinked a lot

random facts from various sources
A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine
Of married couples, 70% of men and 60% of women have cheated on their spouse
No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times
The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want to remember
The dot that appears over the letter "i" is called a tittle
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors
There are 50% more males that are left handed compared to females
Charlie Chaplin once lost a contest for a Charlie Chaplin look a like
The markings that are found on dice are called "pips."
People have the tendency to chew the food on the side that they most often use their hand
The slowest growing finger nail is on the thumb nail and the fastest growing is the finger nail on the middle finger
97% of all paper money in the US contains traces of cocaine
Feb 1865 and Feb 1999 are the only months in recorded history not to have a full moon
The least likely day to eat out in the United States is Monday
Cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable."
almost is the longest word in the english language with all the letters in alphabetical order
There is a city called Rome on every continent
The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails! Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it.
More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food. Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand. The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!
The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
Earth is the only planet not named after a god
Dolphins sleep with one eye open! It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds
Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not
Slugs have 4 noses. Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.
A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years! A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
The average person laughs 10 times a day!An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain

1 comment:

SJ said...

Awesome list! Very interesting to read some of those things like the coca-cola and honey. My son has a thing for his left hand- he has his fist in his mouth every time I look at him. I think he will be left handed.