tunaplanet 0 #1 June 6, 2004 Sure you've heard some of these before. An ostriche can run faster than a horse Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th." Just two mammals possess hymens. Humans and horses. Henry Ford never had a driver's license. In Los Angeles, 136 hours a year are wasted by the average commuter in slowed or stopped traffic. During World War I, French soldiers were nicknamed Poilu, meaning "hairy ones." In a study of more than 80,000 American women, those who drank moderately had only half the heart attack risk of those who didn't drink at all. Americans currently have $700 billion in credit card debt. The typical driver will honk their car horn 15,250 times during their lifetime. The custom of a red lantern to signify a brothel was first introduced in Avignon, France, in 1234. The most extras ever used in a movie was 300,000, for the film Gandhi in 1981. In London, it rains more on Thursdays than any other day of the week. It takes 4,000 grains of sugar to fill a teaspoon. Animal, that famous Muppet drummer, was inspired by Keith Moon of The Who. Summers on Uranus are 21 Earth-years long. Forty percent of women say they have thrown footwear at men. The U.S. Post Office handles 43 percent of the world's mail. The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed. Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon. Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions! What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel. In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off! Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath There is a city called Rome on every continent. It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland! Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day! Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness. The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe! The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump! One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet! Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different! The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails! Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin! The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible. Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it. On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute. More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes. The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words. More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food. Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand. The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times! The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish. Earth is the only planet not named after a god. It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA. You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206. Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food! Dolphins sleep with one eye open! It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old! The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not Slugs have 4 noses. Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue. A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years! A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue! The average person laughs 10 times a day! An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #2 June 6, 2004 Quote The typical driver will honk their car horn 15,250 times during their lifetime. Not if you live in NJ __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #3 June 7, 2004 Quote"Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel. actually, wouldn't "rhythms" be even longer? "and sometimes y".....hello, y is the vowel here. "syzygy" is just as long as rhythm, by the way. and Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #4 June 7, 2004 "Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle." well, he was a vegetarian. the other thing has never been proven. It comes from a popular song sung by Brits during WWII, sung to the tune of Colonel Bogie (the Bridge over the River Kwai theme song) "Hitler....has only got one ball, Goering....has two, but very small Himmler....is very sim'lar, And Goebells has no balls, At Aaaallllll!!" Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #5 June 7, 2004 Quote Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete. Judging by the number of broken femurs in this sport, I wouldnt feel comfortable living in a building made of concrete__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #6 June 7, 2004 Quote"Hitler....has only got one ball, Goering....has two, but very small Himmler....is very sim'lar, And Goebells has no balls, At Aaaallllll!!" Dad, my brother and I would sing that at the top of our lungs during long car trips, to the great chagrin of my mother...and yes, we all knew what we were singing. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydyvr 0 #7 June 7, 2004 Debra Winger was the voice of E.T. . . =(_8^(1) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #8 June 7, 2004 Quote"Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel. It's no longer than "syzygy", which is altogether a much cooler word.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydyvr 0 #9 June 7, 2004 QuoteRight handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people Um sure . . . sure they do . . . . . =(_8^(1) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #10 June 7, 2004 A twin otter's wing is 128 square feet. 40 sqft smaller than my canopy_____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lifewithoutanet 0 #11 June 7, 2004 QuoteIn Los Angeles, 136 hours a year are wasted by the average commuter in slowed or stopped traffic. Shit...I haven't been here even HALF a year, yet, and I can already vouch for this one! -C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akarunway 1 #12 June 7, 2004 Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete. =============================== How come my concrete femur snapped like a twig when I hit the dirt then?I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #13 June 7, 2004 "Stronger than" can be a bit misleading, concrete is great in compression, not so good in tension, and not very good at all if you try and bend it. Anyways... syzygy Thanks folks, learn something new every day. I'm personally looking forward to tomorrow's syzygy between the sun , venus, and the Earth. We should get a good view for a change over here.http://www.venus-transit.de/-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #14 June 7, 2004 QuoteThere is a city called Rome on every continent. Google couldn't find the one on Antarctica, but it did find: Quote"Polar exploration is at once the cleanest and most isolated way of having a bad time which has yet been devised." — Cherry-Garrard. Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damion75 0 #15 June 7, 2004 QuoteThe skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London Actually it is at meetings of University College London... the university itself rarely sits together. And the body is embalmed rather than a skeleton. It also has no head since this was stolen as a prank by the students at Kings College down the road in 1980! They played football with it in Hyde Park... *************** Not one shred of evidence supports the theory that life is serious - look at the platypus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
