Did You Know .... (Sure U R Not)

Martin

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  • Aug 15, 2006
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    *Have a look......things you may not know....*

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    *1. Coca-Cola was originally green.*

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    *2. The most common name in the world is Mohammed.*

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    *3.The name of the entire continents end with the same letter
    that they start with.*

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    *4. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.*

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    *5. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.*

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    *6. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the
    letters on one row of the keyboard.*

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    *7. Women blink nearly twice as much as men!*

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    *8. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.*

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    *9. It is impossible to lick your elbow.*

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    *10. People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze,
    your heart stops for a millisecond. *

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    *11. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.*

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    *12. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the
    toughest tongue twister in the English language.*

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    *13. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to
    suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck
    and die.*

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    *14. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history.

    *>Spades - King David*

    *>Clubs - Alexander the Great,*

    *>Hearts - Charlemagne*

    *>Diamonds - Julius Caesar.*

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    *15. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321
    (count out the answer)*

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    *16. If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs
    in the air, the person died in battle.
    If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result
    of wounds received in battle.
    If the horse has a all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural
    causes.* <cool huh!!>

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    *17 What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and
    laser printers all have in common?
    Answer - All invented by women.*

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    *18. Question - This is the only food that doesn't spoil. What is this?
    Answer - Honey*

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    *19. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.*

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    *20. A snail can sleep for three years.*

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    *21. All polar bears are left handed.*

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    *22. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive
    from each salad served in first-class. *

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    *23. Butterflies taste with their feet.*

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    *24.Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.*

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    *25.In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. *

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    *26. On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.*

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    *27. Shakespeare invented the words 'assassination' and 'bump'.*

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    *28. Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.*

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    *29. An ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated. *

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    *30. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.*

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    *31. The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps o squirt
    blood 30 feet.*

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    *32. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have
    over a million descendants. *

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    *33. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in
    your ear by 700 times.*

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    *34. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.*

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    *35. Most lipstick contains fish scales.*

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    *36. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.* *Have a look......things you may not know....*

    **

    *1. Coca-Cola was originally green.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------*

    *2. The most common name in the world is Mohammed.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------*

    *3.The name of the entire continents end with the same letter
    that they start with.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------*

    *4. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------*

    *5. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------*

    *6. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the
    letters on one row of the keyboard.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------*

    *7. Women blink nearly twice as much as men!*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -----*

    *8. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------*

    *9. It is impossible to lick your elbow.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------*

    *10. People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze,
    your heart stops for a millisecond. *

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------*

    *11. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------*

    *12. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the
    toughest tongue twister in the English language.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------*

    *13. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to
    suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck
    and die.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------*

    *14. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history.

    *>Spades - King David*

    *>Clubs - Alexander the Great,*

    *>Hearts - Charlemagne*

    *>Diamonds - Julius Caesar.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *15. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321
    (count out the answer)*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *16. If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs
    in the air, the person died in battle.
    If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result
    of wounds received in battle.
    If the horse has a all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural
    causes.* <cool huh!!>

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *17 What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and
    laser printers all have in common?
    Answer - All invented by women.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *18. Question - This is the only food that doesn't spoil. What is this?
    Answer - Honey*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *19. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *20. A snail can sleep for three years.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *21. All polar bears are left handed.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *22. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive
    from each salad served in first-class. *

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *23. Butterflies taste with their feet.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *24.Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *25.In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. *

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *26. On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *27. Shakespeare invented the words 'assassination' and 'bump'.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *28. Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *29. An ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated. *

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *30. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *31. The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps o squirt
    blood 30 feet.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *32. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have
    over a million descendants. *

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *33. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in
    your ear by 700 times.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *34. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *35. Most lipstick contains fish scales.*

    *----------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---*

    *36. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.*