My fav topic....Interesting facts....so here are some of them
A bean has more DNA per cell than a human cell.
A Blue Earth, Minnesota, law declares that no child under the age of twelve may talk over the telephone unless monitored by a parent.
A shark can detect one part of blood in 100 million parts of water.
A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
A cat has 4 rows of whiskers and they're used to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.
A fetus acquires fingerprints at the age of three months.
A full-grown pumpkin has about 15 miles of roots.
A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation. Death will occur about 10 days without sleep, while starvation takes a few weeks.
A healthy individual releases 3.5 oz. of gas in a single flatulent emission (a fart), or about 17 oz. in a day.
A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside.
A human head remains conscious for about 15 to 20 seconds after it is been decapitated.
A man and woman in Mexico city were engaged for 67 yrs and finally married at the age of 82 yrs.
A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years.
A pig is the only animal than can get sunburned.
A pound of grasshoppers is three times as nutritious as a pound of beef.
A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee.
Kangaroos can not walk backwards.
Most alcoholic beverages contain all 13 minerals necessary to sustain human life.
The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
U.S. President Calvin Coolidge liked to eat breakfast while having his head rubbed with Vaseline.
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
Penguins can convert salt water into fresh water.
The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
There are more fatal car accidents in July than any other month.
There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.
Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country.
In India, people are legally allowed to marry a dog!
A bean has more DNA per cell than a human cell.
A Blue Earth, Minnesota, law declares that no child under the age of twelve may talk over the telephone unless monitored by a parent.
A shark can detect one part of blood in 100 million parts of water.
A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
A cat has 4 rows of whiskers and they're used to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.
A fetus acquires fingerprints at the age of three months.
A full-grown pumpkin has about 15 miles of roots.
A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation. Death will occur about 10 days without sleep, while starvation takes a few weeks.
A healthy individual releases 3.5 oz. of gas in a single flatulent emission (a fart), or about 17 oz. in a day.
A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside.
A human head remains conscious for about 15 to 20 seconds after it is been decapitated.
A man and woman in Mexico city were engaged for 67 yrs and finally married at the age of 82 yrs.
A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years.
A pig is the only animal than can get sunburned.
A pound of grasshoppers is three times as nutritious as a pound of beef.
A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee.
Kangaroos can not walk backwards.
Most alcoholic beverages contain all 13 minerals necessary to sustain human life.
The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
U.S. President Calvin Coolidge liked to eat breakfast while having his head rubbed with Vaseline.
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
Penguins can convert salt water into fresh water.
The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war.
More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
There are more fatal car accidents in July than any other month.
There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.
Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.
Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country.
In India, people are legally allowed to marry a dog!
(laugh) Some of your ponderations are rather depressing though (esp. in the second set!)
ReplyDeleteOh, and one thing: sorry buddy, on this one you're wrong: horses can also get sunburnt, trust me on this one! And basically any animal with pink skin, in fact.
hmm I wonder about the saudi arabian woman as well. Doesnt seem like they would give women taht much right
ReplyDelete@fireangel
ReplyDeletethese days u r loking more towards depressing things...pep up ur life a bit. and abt horses...u must be knowing better than me:)
@aditi
ok lets go to saudi arab to confirm the fact...r u game;)