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by karenwarde @ 28 Apr. 2006 - 08:46:23 am

General Interesting Facts.........

1. No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.
2. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
3. The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was the fashion in Renaissance Florence to shave them off.
4. Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
5. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
6. The average chocolate bar has 8 insect legs in it.
7. Every drop of seawater contains approximately 1 billion gold atoms.
8. The total combined weight of the worlds ant population is heavier than the weight of the human population.
9. There is a rare condition called Exploding Head Syndrome which you have probably never heard of.
10.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.
11.Ten tons of space dust falls on the Earth every day.
12.Russia has the most movie theaters in the world.
13.Coca-Cola was originally green.
14.Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better.
15.If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one leg front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all 4 legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
16.It has been recommended by dentists that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet (two meters) away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush!
17.At - 40 degrees Centigrade a person loses about 14.4 calories per hour by breathing.
18.The average person will spend two weeks over their lifetime waiting for the traffic light to change.
19.More than 2500 left handed people are killed every year from using right handed products.
20.There are more than 1,00 chemicals in a cup of coffee.


 
 

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chrisgloschrisglos [Member]
04/28/06 @ 08:52

...I couldnt quite make out number 14

Spiral [Visitor]

04/28/06 @ 09:08

Been hacked or summat. Cant access profile or blog - most of it has gone and with time constraints at the moment cant even be bothered to have a hernia about it so will catch up with all of you when I am settled in my new abode. Will come and read your blogs to keep in touch. May everything you want be yours.... B U T be very careful What you wish for ;)

shock horror at #20 Thts not fair! Eeven if you perculate your own????

KacycarrKacycarr [Member]
04/28/06 @ 09:41

They say you learn something everyday - well I have just learnt 20.
Have a nice day
Kacy

deleted user [Visitor]

04/28/06 @ 09:55

That is very interesting!

dawn03dawn03 [Member]
04/28/06 @ 11:13

Hi Karen
Just thought I'd add to your trivia!
21. The first man-made item to exceed the speed of sound is the bull's hip or leather whip.
22. The most common non-contagious disease in the world is tooth decay.
23. The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed of India who measured 1 foot, 10 inches.
24. A cat's jaw cannot move sideways.
25. The names of all the continents end with the same letter they start with.
26. Mozart wrote "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" when he was 5 years old.
27. There are three golf balls sitting on the moon.
28. The average person presses the snooze button on their alarm clock three times each morning.
29. The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.
30. The youngest pope was eleven years old.
31. In medieval England, beer was often served with breakfast.
32. Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.
33. The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
34. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
35.The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9000 years old.
36. If you stand at the bottom of a well, you would be able to see the stars even in the daytime.
37. Studies show that the principal reason people lie is to avoid punishment.
38. If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
39. The vocabulary of the average person consists of 5000 to 6000 words.
40. The average human body contains enough sulfur to kill all the fleas on an average dog.
41. Of all the senses, smell is the most closely linked to memory.

Cheers
Dawn

karenwardekarenwarde [Member]
04/28/06 @ 11:44

Hye u too........gr8.

phinebootyphinebooty [Member]
04/30/06 @ 18:43

great stuff Dawn, especially 41. smells definitely trigger memories for me sometimes:)

DepletedSoulDepletedSoul [Member]
04/28/06 @ 11:36

Why is this a private post?

karenwardekarenwarde [Member]
04/28/06 @ 11:46

its public too......

DepletedSoulDepletedSoul [Member]
04/28/06 @ 16:45

Id rather not receive generic google type facts as a private message to be honest.

CultureslutCultureslut [Member]
04/28/06 @ 14:28

#1: I think you mean fold in half [/pedant]:D

Interesting stuff there, though

LadyLucyLadyLucy [Member]
04/28/06 @ 15:44

Loved #18 about traffic lights, my local ones give me enough time to read and memorize all those facts before they turn green!

phinebootyphinebooty [Member]
04/30/06 @ 18:44

the one about keeping the toothbrush away from the toilet is scary. im sitting here wondering how far my toothbrush is from those particles!:))

[Visitor]

05/01/06 @ 11:03

Ewwww to the insect legs. I think I've just completely gone off chocolate!!! Yikes

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