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True or False

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Can you guess which of the following are true and which are false?

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

2. Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button.

3. A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every 10 years.

4. People do not get sick from cold weather; it's from being indoors a lot more.

5. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart!

6. Only 7 per cent of the population are lefties.

7. Forty people are sent to the hospital for dog bites every minute.

8. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until they are 2-6 years old.

9. The average person over 50 will have spent 5 years waiting in lines.

10. The toothbrush was invented in 1498.

11. The average housefly lives for one month.

12. 40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year.

13. A coat hanger is 44 inches long when straightened.

14. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute.

15. Your feet are bigger in the afternoon than any other time of day.

16. Most of us have eaten a spider in our sleep.

17. The REAL reason ostriches stick their head in the sand is to search for water.

18. The only two animals that can see behind themselves without turning their heads are the rabbit and the parrot.

19. John Travolta turned down the starring roles in "An Officer and a Gentleman" and "Tootsie."

20. Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State anthem.

21. In most television commercials advertising milk, a mixture of white paint and a little thinner is used in place of the milk.

22. Prince Charles and Prince William NEVER travel on the same airplane, just in case there is a crash.

23. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle built in 1903 used a tomato can for a carburetor.

24. Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from women who give birth. They are used in vein transplant surgery.

25. Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana. They were 7th cousins.

26. If coloring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be green.
Nina

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Rebecca    0

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I think 1, 4, 8, 16 and possibly 24 are true. The rest are either flat false, or I'm not sure.

I know coke used to be green, but I don't know if it still is without caramel coloring.

I KNOW 5 is false. I fart when I sneeze sometimes. :|

I'm pretty sure John Travolta WAS offered An Officer and a Gentleman, but I don't know about Tootsie. Can't imagine anyone else in that role.

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lawrocket    3

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Can you guess which of the following are true and which are false?

1. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
True, on the basis of the sugar in the apples. Coffe with sugar, on the othe hand...

2. Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button.
False. Gotta be unless it was surgically removed, in which case he DID have one.

3. A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every 10 years.
True. Then again, It's probably roughly the same for non-smokers. Indeed, betwen the agest of 7 and ten, a person will liley lose several teeth per year.

4. People do not get sick from cold weather; it's from being indoors a lot more.
Mix. People DO get sick from cold weather, but more people get sick from stale and contaminated inside air - the sick building.

5. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart!
False. The brain starts, and I've known people to fart in a sneeze, too.

6. Only 7 per cent of the population are lefties.
False. In a college population, closer to 90 percent of people are leftist pinko commies.

7. Forty people are sent to the hospital for dog bites every minute.
Probably false - 20 million is a pretty high number.

8. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until they are 2-6 years old.
True dat! The bones haven't calcified fully enough yet.

9. The average person over 50 will have spent 5 years waiting in lines.
That's almost 44,000 hours. I can't imagine that being correct.

10. The toothbrush was invented in 1498.
Doubtful. Chewing sticks and other tooth cleaners were being used well before that.

11. The average housefly lives for one month.
Not in my house. In my house it's lucky to last five minutes.

12. 40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year.
I'd buy that, including stubbing the toe, slipping and hitting head on one, etc.

13. A coat hanger is 44 inches long when straightened.
False. Some are longer and others are shorter.

14. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute.
False. Way more than that.

15. Your feet are bigger in the afternoon than any other time of day.
True. The edema from being upright all day causes it.

16. Most of us have eaten a spider in our sleep.
True. Disgusting, but true.

17. The REAL reason ostriches stick their head in the sand is to search for water.
False. Ostriches do not stick their heads in the sand.

18. The only two animals that can see behind themselves without turning their heads are the rabbit and the parrot.
False. Humans can with the use of mirrors.

19. John Travolta turned down the starring roles in "An Officer and a Gentleman" and "Tootsie."
Officer and a Gentleman? True. Tootsie? I dunno.

20. Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State anthem.
I'm gonna say "True." He's just fucking weird enough...

21. In most television commercials advertising milk, a mixture of white paint and a little thinner is used in place of the milk.
False. It's usually a mixture that includes sour cream.

22. Prince Charles and Prince William NEVER travel on the same airplane, just in case there is a crash.
False. They never travel in the same vehicle is a Kennedy is flying or driving.

23. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle built in 1903 used a tomato can for a carburetor.
I'd guess True. Makes sense.

24. Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from women who give birth. They are used in vein transplant surgery.
False. I'd defy anyone to sell these without consent forms.

25. Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana. They were 7th cousins.
I have no clue.

26. If coloring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be green.


False. I think it'd be clear.


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wildblue    7

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I think ya did good with most, but....

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14. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute.
False. Way more than that.



Actually, that's one of the reasons people who stare at a computer all day long tend to have eyes go bad. Your 'blink rate' drops to 5-7 per minute from 15-22.
it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality

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tbrown    26

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2. Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button.
False. Gotta be unless it was surgically removed, in which case he DID have one.



I'm pretty sure it's true, Hitch did NOT have a navel. There was some strange, but logical explanation for it. Can't remember what it was right now, but I've heard it before. That or he was a demon seed.....

But look at it this way, it's WAY too weird for someone to have made it up. Start there and search for the explanation.

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nanook    1

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5. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart



I don't know about ALL bodily functions, I rarely lose my balance during a sneeze. something's got to move to release the built up pressure in the lungs. My heart stops beating during a sneeze if it's between beats.

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mnealtx    0

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2. Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button.
False. Gotta be unless it was surgically removed, in which case he DID have one.



I'm pretty sure it's true, Hitch did NOT have a navel. There was some strange, but logical explanation for it. Can't remember what it was right now, but I've heard it before. That or he was a demon seed.....

But look at it this way, it's WAY too weird for someone to have made it up. Start there and search for the explanation.



Removed as a result of surgery - possibly a hernia operation?
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ticca    0

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Ok, I officially have WAY too much time on my hands...

From a AH fan site:

Did Hitchcock have a belly button?
Believe it or not but I get this question all the time. Answer: Hitchcock being a mamal had to be born with a belly button, its just how it is for us mamals. Apparently Hitchcock had several opperations in the belly area leading his doctors to sow up the bb, but I have never read this from a credible printed source. I suspect its an bizarre urban legend.

Edited to add:
it might be a more credible source if the above didn't have spelling mistakes and bad syntax.

source


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boinky    0

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OK peoples....We are NOT going to shoot, verbally abuse or threaten violence to the messenger girl...but I was infomed that all of the items are TRUE!!!
Nina

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