Friday, August 18, 2006

A little helpful information.

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood
plasma.

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age or
older.

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by
eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class.

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking
you up in the morning.

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.

The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
So did the first "Marlboro Man."

Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

The three most valuable brand names on earth: Coca Cola, Microsoft, and IBM in that order.

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet
away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the
flush.

Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first U.S. president whose name
contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second?
William Jefferson Clinton.

And the best for last.....
Turtles can breathe through their butts.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very interesting

Mon said...

Thanks for the info Justin :)

Anonymous said...

I feel so much smarter now!!

Schmid family said...
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Schmid family said...

very useless but funny :)

Justin Sternberg said...

i wonder what the percentage of stats quoted in forwarded emails is? (which is where i got this great info.) Hmmmm....