Fun facts

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FUN FACTS

1. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

2. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

3. The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses. No one in

Greece has memorized all 158 verses.

4. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

5. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.

6. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

7. There are more chickens than people in the world.

8. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New

Jersey.

9. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is

screeched. "

10. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the

Parliament Building is an American flag.

11. All of the clocks in the movie " Pulp Fiction " are stuck

on 4:20.

12. No word in the English language rhymes with month,

orange, silver or purple.

13. " Dreamt " is the only English word that ends in the

letters " mt. "

14. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln

Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.

15. Almonds are a member of the peach family.

16. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a

dance.

17. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.

18. There are only four words in the English language which

end in " -dous " : tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

19. Los Angeles's full name is " El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora

la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula " -and can be abbreviated to 3.63%

of its size:

" L.A. "

20. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

21. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

22. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

23. In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time

displayed on a watch is 10:10.

24. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture

dealer.

25. When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play

football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.

26. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were

named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Capra's " Its

A Wonderful Life. "

27. A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.

28. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

29. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.

30. On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the

upper left-hand corner of the " 1 " encased in the " shield " and a spider

hidden in the front upper right-hand corner.

31. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. (DON'T

try this @ home!)

32. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.

33. Who's that playing the piano on the " Mad About You "

theme? Reiser himself. Frazier also sings the theme song for his

show. ( " Tossed salad and scrambled eggs. " )

34. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to

speak.

35. The name for Oz in the " Wizard of Oz " was thought up

when the creator, Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N,

and O-Z, hence " Oz. "

36. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by

a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

37. Mr. is an ordained minister.

38. Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.

39. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

40. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

41. " Stewardesses " is the longest word that is typed with

only the left hand.

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FUN FACTS

1. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

2. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

3. The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses. No one in

Greece has memorized all 158 verses.

4. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

5. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.

6. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

7. There are more chickens than people in the world.

8. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New

Jersey.

9. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is

screeched. "

10. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the

Parliament Building is an American flag.

11. All of the clocks in the movie " Pulp Fiction " are stuck

on 4:20.

12. No word in the English language rhymes with month,

orange, silver or purple.

13. " Dreamt " is the only English word that ends in the

letters " mt. "

14. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln

Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.

15. Almonds are a member of the peach family.

16. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a

dance.

17. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.

18. There are only four words in the English language which

end in " -dous " : tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

19. Los Angeles's full name is " El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora

la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula " -and can be abbreviated to 3.63%

of its size:

" L.A. "

20. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

21. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

22. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

23. In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time

displayed on a watch is 10:10.

24. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture

dealer.

25. When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play

football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.

26. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were

named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Capra's " Its

A Wonderful Life. "

27. A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.

28. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

29. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.

30. On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the

upper left-hand corner of the " 1 " encased in the " shield " and a spider

hidden in the front upper right-hand corner.

31. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. (DON'T

try this @ home!)

32. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.

33. Who's that playing the piano on the " Mad About You "

theme? Reiser himself. Frazier also sings the theme song for his

show. ( " Tossed salad and scrambled eggs. " )

34. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to

speak.

35. The name for Oz in the " Wizard of Oz " was thought up

when the creator, Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N,

and O-Z, hence " Oz. "

36. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by

a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

37. Mr. is an ordained minister.

38. Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.

39. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

40. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

41. " Stewardesses " is the longest word that is typed with

only the left hand.

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Don't know if all these are facts, but fun to read.....Fw: This is a hoot.

> Things you should know, but probably don't: > > > 1. Money isn't made out of paper. It's made out of cotton. > > 2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) > paper. > > 3. The dot over the letter 'i' is called a 'tittle'. > > 4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and > down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top. > > 5. Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller. > > 6. 40% of Mc's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals. > > 7. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled. > > 8. The 'spot' on 7-UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He was > albino. > > 9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily. > > 10. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister. > > 11. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces > will kill a small sized dog. > > 12. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's > stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode. > > 13. Most lipstick contains fish scales (eeww). > > 14. Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear > pants. > > 15. Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine. > > 16. Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower' because > in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, > the 'upper case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that > stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters. > > 17. Leonardo Da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other > at the same time hence, multitasking was invented. > > 18. Because metal was scarce, the s given out during World War II > were made of wood. > > 19. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos. > > 20. The name was made up for the book Pan; there was never a > recorded

before! > > 21. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, > purple, and silver! > > 22. Leonardo DaVinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to > paint Mona 's lips. > > 23. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad > and sting itself to death. > > 24. The mask used by Myers in the original 'Halloween' was a > Captain Kirk's mask painted white. > > 25. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have > $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being > able to make change for a dollar. (good to know) > > 26. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink > in quicksand. (and you thought this list was completely useless) > > 27. The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from an old English law, which > stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your > thumb. > > 28. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player > for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was > the Victrola,

so they called themselves Motorola. > > 29. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece > of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with > apples! > > 30. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying! > > 31. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher. > > 32 . Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most > often stolen from Public Libraries > > 33. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space > because passing wind in a space suit damages it. I NEED TO REMEMBER > THIS. >

> > NOW I BET YOU SPEND THE REST OF THE DAY BOUNCING RAISENS IN THE BOTTOM > OF YOUR CHAMPAGNE AND TRYING TO RHYME WORDS WITH ORANGE , PURPLE AND > SILVER...

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