Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
There are more female than male millionaires in the United States.
Only 1% of bacteria cause disease.
The lungfish can live out of water for three years in a state of suspended animation.
According to U.S. laws, a beer commercial can never show a person actually drinking beer.
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Monday, March 5, 2007
FACTS
1. Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor.
2. The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
3. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that can be typed with only the left hand.
4. To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaws, prick your fingers into its eyeballs. It will let you go instantly.
5. A mathematical wonder: 111,111,111 multiplied by 111,111,111 gives the result 12, 345, 678, 987, 654, 321.
6. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
7. The "pound" (#) key on your keyboard is called an octothorp.
8. The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.
9. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
10. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
11. "Dreamt" is the only word in the English language that ends in "mt".
12. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
2. The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
3. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that can be typed with only the left hand.
4. To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaws, prick your fingers into its eyeballs. It will let you go instantly.
5. A mathematical wonder: 111,111,111 multiplied by 111,111,111 gives the result 12, 345, 678, 987, 654, 321.
6. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
7. The "pound" (#) key on your keyboard is called an octothorp.
8. The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.
9. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
10. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
11. "Dreamt" is the only word in the English language that ends in "mt".
12. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
Friday, March 2, 2007
FACTS
The "Swine flu" vaccine in 1976 caused more death and illness than the disease it was intended to prevent.
Caffeine increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found in some medicines.
If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day.
In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed.
Strawberries are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside.
It cost the soft drink industry $100 million a year for thefts committed involving vending machines.
The moon moves about two inches away from the Earth each year.
Men's shirts have the buttons on the right, but women's shirts have the buttons on the left.
Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down.
The painting that won second place in a competition held by the US National Academy of Design was hanging upside down when it was judged.
Caffeine increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found in some medicines.
If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day.
In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed.
Strawberries are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside.
It cost the soft drink industry $100 million a year for thefts committed involving vending machines.
The moon moves about two inches away from the Earth each year.
Men's shirts have the buttons on the right, but women's shirts have the buttons on the left.
Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down.
The painting that won second place in a competition held by the US National Academy of Design was hanging upside down when it was judged.
Monday, February 26, 2007
FACTS
1. If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. For when a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.
2. Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases.
3. When it originally appeared in 1886 - Coca Cola was billed as an Esteemed Brain Tonic and Intellectual Beverage.
4. Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals.
5. Kites were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers.
6. The song, "Auld Lang Syne" is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year.
7. For every real Christmas tree harvested, two to three seedlings are planted in its place.
2. Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases.
3. When it originally appeared in 1886 - Coca Cola was billed as an Esteemed Brain Tonic and Intellectual Beverage.
4. Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals.
5. Kites were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers.
6. The song, "Auld Lang Syne" is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year.
7. For every real Christmas tree harvested, two to three seedlings are planted in its place.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
FACTS
Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent.
Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450°F.
The Shell Oil Company originally began as a novelty shop in London that sold seashells.
The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.
The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
Fish and Chip selling officially remained an offensive trade until 1940 due to the smell it produces.
The University of Alaska spans four time zones.
The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself.
In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted.
Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450°F.
The Shell Oil Company originally began as a novelty shop in London that sold seashells.
The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.
The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
Fish and Chip selling officially remained an offensive trade until 1940 due to the smell it produces.
The University of Alaska spans four time zones.
The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself.
In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted.
Monday, February 19, 2007
FACTS
1) SNAILS have 14175 teeth laid along 135 rows on their tongue.
2) A BUTTERFLY has 12,000 eyes.
3) DOLPHINS sleep with 1 eye open.
4) A BLUE WHALE can eat as much as 3 tonnes of food everyday, but at the sametime can live without food for 6 months.
5) The EARTH has over 12,00,000 species of animals, 3,00,000 species of plants& 1,00,000 other species.
6) The fierce DINOSAUR was TRYNOSAURS which has sixty long & sharp teeth,used to attack & eat other dinosaurs.
7) DIMETRODON was a mammal like REPTILE with a snail on its back. This acted asa radiator to cool the body of the animal.8) CASSOWARY is one of the dangerous BIRD, that can kill a man or animal bytearing off with its dagger like claw.
2) A BUTTERFLY has 12,000 eyes.
3) DOLPHINS sleep with 1 eye open.
4) A BLUE WHALE can eat as much as 3 tonnes of food everyday, but at the sametime can live without food for 6 months.
5) The EARTH has over 12,00,000 species of animals, 3,00,000 species of plants& 1,00,000 other species.
6) The fierce DINOSAUR was TRYNOSAURS which has sixty long & sharp teeth,used to attack & eat other dinosaurs.
7) DIMETRODON was a mammal like REPTILE with a snail on its back. This acted asa radiator to cool the body of the animal.8) CASSOWARY is one of the dangerous BIRD, that can kill a man or animal bytearing off with its dagger like claw.
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