Odd facts to amaze your friends!....Or Not...
the titanic was going 22 knots when it hit the iceberg
the bagpipe was first made from the liver of a sheep
a toothbrush within 6 feet of a toilet can get airborne bacteria from flushing
the first ford cars had dodge engines
nutmeg is poisonous when injected intravaneously
strawberries have more vitamin c than oranges
the largest mcdonald's is in oklahoma, crossing over i-44 in vinita
onions smell bc they soak in sulfur from the ground
american cars beep in the tone of f
the first police dept. was in paris 1667
a broken clock is always right twice a day
a war between zanzibar and england was over in 38 minutes when zanzibar surrendered
1 in 4 americans have appeared on tv
german chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule
donkeys kill more ppl annually than plane crashes
no piece of paper can b folded in half more than 7 times
more money is spent on gardening than any other hobby
oak trees don't make acorns until they r at least fifty years old
if a bowling pin tilts 7.5 degrees, it will fall
a boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the wright brother's first flight
there is nearly 1/4 pound salt for every gallon of water in seawater
venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise
jumbo jets use 4000 gallons of fuel to take off
the electric chair was invented by a dentist
the first owner of marlboro died of lung cancer
20 seconds worth of fuel remained on the apollo 11 when it landed on the moon
aglets r the plastic things on the end of shoelaces
most dust particles r made of dead skin
the 57 for heinz is the number of pickle varieties the company once had
apples r better at waking u up than coffee
a cat's urine will glo under a blacklight
a goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds
a dragonfly lives for 24 hours
a crocodile cannot stick its tongue out
a shark is the only fish that can blink w/ both eyes
banging ur head against a wall uses 150 calories per hour
almonds r a member of the peach family
american airlines saved $40000 by eliminating one olive from each salad in first class
an ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain
u r more likely to die from being hit by a champagne cork than a poisonous spider
dreamt is the only word in the english language ending with "mt"
elephants r the only animals who can't jump
england's speaker of the house is not allowed to speak
a stamp contains 1/10th of a calorie
yelling for 8 years, 7 months, and 6 days produces enough sound energy to heat a cup of coffee
men can read smaller print than women, but women can hear better
on a canadian 2 dollar bill, the flag is american
no word in the english language rhymes with month, orange, silver
peanuts are an ingredient of dynamite
the human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps to squirt blood thirty feet
when intoxicated, an ant will always fall on its right side
all polar bears are left handed
greece's national anthem has never been memorized
right handed ppl live, on average, 9 years longer than left handed ppl
rubber bands last longer when refrigerated
there r 293 ways to make change for one dollar
u cannot kill urself by holding ur breath
a regulation golfball has 336 dimples
tigers have striped skin and fur
the microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket
there r more chickens than ppl in the world
a dime has 118 ridges on the edge
cats have over 100 vocal sounds; dogs have about 10
our eyes are always the same from birth, but our ears and nose never stop growing
barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33
february 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon
montpelier, vermont is the only state capital without a mcdonald's
the cruise liner, queen elizabeth 2, moves 6 inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns
there are two credit cards for every person in the united states
leonardo da vinci invented the scissors
in the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated
the highest point in pennsylvania is lower than colorado's lowest point
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
only one person in 2 billion will live to be 116 or older
the most common name in the orld is mohammed
shelock holmes never said "elementary, my dear watson"
mel blanc (the voice of bugs bunny) was allergic to carrots
"go." is the shortest complete sentence in the english language
the first bomb dropped by the allies on berlin in ww2 killed the only elephant in the berlin zoo
a "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second
the average person falls asleep in 7 minutes
money isn't made from paper, it is made from cotton
no president of the united states has been an only child
the mona lisa has no eyebrows
snails breathe through their foot
the average human blinks their eyes 6,205,000 times each year
the 3 r's are Reading, wRiting, and aRithmetic
a goldfish kept in the dark will turn white
a pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes
babies are born without kneecaps
more people in china can speak english then americans can in the us
a catfish has over 27,000 taste buds
the average cost of raising a dog until its 11 years old: $6400
coca-cola was originally green
61,000 people are flying over america at any given time
10% of the russian government's income is thru the sale of vodka
100 people choke on ballpoint pens yearly
the international phone code for antarctica is 672
pigs cannot look into the sky above them
pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than most new cars
snails can sleep for 3 years
wearing headphones for 1 hour will increase the bacteria in your ear 700x
rats and horses can't vomit
'b' is the most common letter found at the beginning of city/town names
women blink nearly twice as much as men
cow's can't go downstairs
if you sneeze to hard, you can fracture a rib
you can rupture a blood vessel and die from suppressing a sneeze
your eyes would pop out if they were held open by force when you sneeze
coca cola is used by cops to wash away blood
a t-bone steak will disappear after about 2 days, if you put it in coca cola
the average horse secretes 9 gallons of saliva per day
when in deep thought, the human brain produces 14 watts of power
average humans can hold seven facts in their short term memory
the penis of ablue whale averages off to about 7 feet
1/5 of all goats live in india
horses and rabbits can't vomit
the average american spends 6 months of their life waiting at a red light
coca-cola was originally green
hong kong has more rolls royces per person than anywhere else in the world
state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: alaska
intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair
the san francisco cable cars are the only mobile national monuments
half of all americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace
bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers were all invented by women
there are more collect calls on father's day than any other day
200,000,000 m&m's are sold each day in the us
grapes explode when you put them in the microwave
wine will spoil if exposed to light, hence tinted bottles
domestic cats hate lemons or other citrus scents
203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the us
if you put a raisin in a champagne bottle, it will rise and fall continuously
the letter j does not appear in the periodic table of elements
the # symbol is often referred to as a number sign or pound sign. its actual name is an octothorpe.
no war has ever been fought where both countries had a mcdonalds
over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people
the state of florida is bigger than england
the average reader can read 275 words per minute
35,000 people in the u.s. will die from the flu annually
nearly 50 percent of all bank robberies take place on fridays
women end up ingesting about half of the lipstick they apply
leonardo da vinci could draw with one hand and write with the other at the same time
about 845 languages are spoken in india
a moth has no stomach
scotland exports sand to saudi arabia
a person weighing 150 pounds on earth would weigh two tons on the sun
dogs that reside in cities live about three years longer than dogs that live in the country
a dog can't hear the lowest key on a piano
nose prints are the most reliable way to identify dogs
your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end
walt disney world generates about 56 tons of trash every day
the odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million
the typical penguin has just one orgasm a year
about 40,000 americans are injured by toilets every year
83 percent of people hit by lightning are men
surgeons who listen to music during operations perform better than those who don't
the average iceberg weighs 20 million tons
all the planets in our solar system could be placed inside the jupiter
there are about 1,750 o's in every can of spaghettio's
the earth experiences 50,000 earthquakes a year
hawaii is the only state that's never recorded a temperature below zero degrees fahrenheit
technically, the banana is a berry
a kangaroo can only jump if its tail is touching the ground
** it costs 3 cents to make a one dollar bill
coffee is second only to oil economically
the average american eats 28 pigs in their lifetime
hitler was time's man of the year for 1938
each year, 20 million americans watch porn
the hummingbird has the largest brain (proportionally) of the bird family
the statue of liberty weighs 225 tons
at any one time, 1 in 4 people are daydreaming about sex
7% of americans eat mcd's each day
approx. 8.5 billion condoms are made per year
giraffes only sleep 20 minutes a day
an adult turkey has about 3,500 feathers
wine drinkers are more successful than people who don't drink wine
a restaurant in china can seat 9,000 people at once
in france, the big dipper is called the casserole
hawaii is the only state that grows coffee
2 out of 3 adults participate in halloween
215 pairs of jeans can be made from one bale of cotton
finland has over 187,000 lakes
a cat spends nearly 30% of it's life grooming
scientists have performed brain surgery on cockroaches
bill gates is a harvard university dropout
human adults breathe 23,00 times daily
elevators and escalators kill 30 people a year
so now u know
Posted by madballdan2003
at 8:18 PM EST
