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50 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW
Posted by
PEGASUS
(moderator) 24 Mar 2007 9:35am
(or 50 Completely Useless Facts!)
The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.
Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!
What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
"Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
"Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child
A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
You can't kill yourself by holding your breath
There is a city called Rome on every continent.
It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!
Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.
The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London
Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people
Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!
The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!
The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man
Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.
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 coloring weren’t added to it.
On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.
More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.
The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
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.
It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.
You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.
Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!
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 color 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 it's brain.
One of these amazing, but useless facts is false. Do you know which one?
If you REALLY want to know....just ask. ROFL
facts
Posted by
txsweettea
24 Mar 2007 12:18pm
is Saturn a god? and I have sneezed and kept my eyes open, it hurt but I did it.
LOL txsweettea
Posted by
PEGASUS
(moderator) 24 Mar 2007 4:36pm
Don't know, but that isn't the false fact my source gave me. 
Posted by
purple_dragon13
28 Mar 2007 3:52pm
according to my know-it-all ten year old Queen Elizabeth only had a bath once a year!
:) purple_dragon
Posted by
PEGASUS
(moderator) 28 Mar 2007 11:11pm
That wasn't it either.
I GOT IT
Posted by
Gr8
(TD) 30 Mar 2007 3:09pm
Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.
??????
Posted by
wilpat
(VIP) 30 Mar 2007 3:49pm
A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!
The present population is ....
Posted by
webmaster
(moderator) 2 Apr 2007 11:50am
6.7 billion
Population does change but...............
Posted by
PEGASUS
(moderator) 2 Apr 2007 9:51pm
The population is bound to change and I'm not sure when this list was made. My "source" says the wrong one is "It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!" Gr8, I don't plan on testing the beetles, wasps and worms statement. lol Sure would be a long time for hiccups wouldn't it wilpat? !!!
PEG
Posted by
Gr8
(TD) 3 Apr 2007 7:21pm
SUNDAY dinner is great ,some times but i know worms dont taste like bacon
if you would like you could stop for dinner
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