You'll never look at chocolate the same again :)

[wenwilder]

The average chocolate bar has 8 insects` legs in it.

The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.

The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.

A polar bear`s skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear.

Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.

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

Shakespeare invented the word `assassination` and `bump.`

If you keep a Goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left handed people do.

The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.

The word `lethologica` describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.

TYPEWRITER, is the longest word that can be made using the letters of only one row of the keyboard.

If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction

The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left.

A snail can sleep for 3 years.

China has more English speakers than the United States.

The electric chair was invented by a dentist. (and they tell us that we shouldn't be afraid of dentists?)

Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, with a population of 1000 and a size 108.7 acres.

The longest town name in the world has 167 letters.

`I am.` is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

The longest word in the English language is 1909 letters long and it refers to a distinct part of DNA.

No president of the United States was an only child.

The Boston University Bridge (on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA), is one of the few places in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane.

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time.

If Barbie were life-size her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall and have a neck twice the length of a normal human`s neck. (Kinda makes you feel good after all)

Feb 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

Montpelier, Vermont is the only US state capital without a McDonald`s.

The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.

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

Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category.

Back in the mid to late 80`s, an IBM compatible computer wasn`t considered one hundred percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft`s Flight Simulator.

The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.

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 the lowest point in Colorado.

The most common name in the world is Mohammed.

Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

No NFL team which plays it`s home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Superbowl.

The first toilet ever seen on television was on `Leave It to Beaver`.

In the great fire of London in 1666 half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured

Frank Lloyd Wright`s son invented Lincoln Logs.

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

The name Wendy was made up for the book `Peter Pan.

Aren't you glad you know? ;)`

[mdaiah]

Wen,
I want you to be my partner for trivial pursuits!
Michael

[wenwilder]

I tried trivial pursuit once - did you know they actually ask serious questions? ;)

I like the strange and unusual facts, they fit my personality better. There's facts about facts that I didn't know were facts, but I learn quickly. ;)

How about some more?

The yo-yo originated in the Philippines, where it was used as a weapon in hunting.

All of the cobble stones that used to line the streets in New York were originally weighting stones put in the hulls of Belgian ships to keep an even keel.

Months that begins with a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."

The dial tone of a normal telephone is in the key of "F".

Libra, the Scales, is the only inanimate symbol in the zodiac.

The launching mechanism of a carrier ship that helps planes to take off, could throw a pickup truck over a mile.

The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yore when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.

The quartz crystal in your wristwatch vibrates 32,768 times a second.

Non-dairy creamer is flammable.

If you put a raisin in a glass of champagne, it will keep floating to the top and sinking to the bottom.

Figlet, an ASCII font converter program, stands for Frank, Ian and Glenn's LETters.

There are 1,929,770,126,028,800 different color combinations possible on a Rubik's Cube.

The world's largest K-Mart is on the island of Guam.

A man named Ed Peterson is the inventor of the Egg McMuffin.

Liquid paper was invented by Mike Nesmith (of the Monkees)'s mother, Bette Nesmith Graham, in 1951.

Craven Walker invented the lava lamp, and its contents are colored wax and water.

In order for a deck of cards to be mixed up enough to play with properly, it should be shuffled at least seven times.

The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

The bubbles in Guiness Beer sink to the bottom rather than float to the top like all other beers. No one knows why.

The right side of a boat was called the starboard side due to the fact that the astronavigators used to stand out on the plank (which was on the right side) to get an unobstructed view of the stars. The left side was called the port side because that was the side that you put in on at the port. This was so that they didn't knock off the starboard!

The now retired architect, then a draftsman, who drew the plans for the original "Golden Arches" (McDonalds) building in Fontana, California, in the early 1950s, was Charles W. Fish.



I guess I'd better save some for another day. I have to much fun with funny facts. ;)

[minstrel]

Wen,

I think you have raised the bar for the criteria for "too much time on your hands"... :-)

[spherica]

You seem like you have all the facts, can you answer these questions.

If superman could stop a speeding bullet, why did he always duck when someone threw a gun at him.

If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy all her friends?....individually.

If you pull the wings off a fly, would it be called a walk?

Why are they called apartments, they are all in the same building together, thus being attachments.

If a funeral is held at night, would they drive would the lights off?

[wenwilder]

Wen,

I think you have raised the bar for the criteria for "too much time on your hands"... :-)

You have to admit though that you learned something new after reading through all that. ;)

And just so I keep it computer/internet related:

The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called anoctothorpe.

The slash character is called a virgule, or solidus. A URL uses slash characters, not back slash characters.

"Freelance" comes from a knight whose lance was free for hire, i.e. not pledged to one master.

The ampersand (&) is actually a stylised version of the Latin word "et," meaning and."

The word 'byte' is a contraction of 'by eight.'

The word 'pixel' is a contraction of either 'picture cell' or 'picture element.'

The word "modem" is a contraction of the words "modulate, demodulate." (MOdulateDEModulate)

And last, but not least:

The derivation of the word trivia comes from the Latin "tri-" + "via", which means three streets. This is because in ancient times, at an intersection of three streeets in Rome (or some other Italian place), they would have a type of kiosk where ancillary information was listed. You might be interested in it, you might not, hence they were bits of "trivia."


Any unusual facts to add? ;)

[minstrel]

pulse fluttering... heart racing... brain exploding...

information overload!

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!! make it stop!!!!

[vfaulkner]

Lighter fluid will not hurt a book's (non-leather)cover or pages, unless set aflame. It will remove adhesive, stickers, & most markings.

there is no word in the English language that rhymes with ORANGE.

squirrels cannot walk backwards.

[minstrel]

Squirrels cannot walk backwards.

Is that because they trip over their nuts?

No, wait... this isn't the pun thread, is it?

[mdaiah]

Minstrel,
Get back to work!
slerriuqs
Michael

[wenwilder]

there is no word in the English language that rhymes with ORANGE.

squirrels cannot walk backwards.

There's also no word that rhymes with month, and.....ummmmm....there's another one I know it! Any ideas?

Now I knew you couldn't lead a cow down steps, but you can lead them up. I didn't know about squirrels though. I didn't even know there were black one's until not to long ago. :)

[minstrel]

Minstrel, Get back to work!

I was! I was multitasking... :-)


slerriuqs

Is this, per chance, Aussie for "I really admire your sense of humour"?

Wondering, in Ottawa

[wenwilder]

You seem like you have all the facts, can you answer these questions.

1. If superman could stop a speeding bullet, why did he always duck when someone threw a gun at him.

2. If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy all her friends?....individually.

3. If you pull the wings off a fly, would it be called a walk?

4. Why are they called apartments, they are all in the same building together, thus being attachments.

5. If a funeral is held at night, would they drive with the lights off?

1. Superman ducks to give the villian a false sense of security before completely kicking his postierer.

2. Barbie is highly narcissistic, would you want to be around her without getting paid?

3. If you pull the wings off a fly I believe you get a 'fall' Reference The Land Before Time - Petry(sp):".....'I flied' 'No, you falled.'" ;)

4. Because calling them COMpartments sounds to much like a glove box?

And 5. I have no idea! Anyone have a good answer for this one? :)

[minstrel]

Some of these may be duplicates... what can I say? it's late... and I have feet to go before I sleep...

Butterflies taste with their feet.

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world's nuclear weapons combined.

On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.

On average people fear spiders more than they do death.

Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.

Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

It's possible to lead a cow upstairs... but not downstairs.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.

The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

A snail can sleep for three years.

No word in the English language rhymes with "MONTH."

Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

All polar bears are left-handed.

In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

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

"Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall.

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.

You tried to lick your elbow, didn't you?

[wenwilder]

In vino ceritas, Minstrel?

In vino Veritas!
Vitia erunt donec homines. ;)

[mdaiah]

Minstrel wrote:

"Is this, per chance, Aussie for "I really admire your sense of humour"?

Wondering, in Ottawa"

vfaulkener said something like quirrels can't go backwards. slerriuqs! (but yes your humour is always welcome Minstrel & I hope it's intact when Canada plays in the Rugby World Cup- poor buggers had to play the All black in their first game)

There is greater biomass of insects under the ground than biomass of animals above the ground.
Chocolate fish can't swim.
Goldfish aren't made of gold.
The tooth fairy doesn't have a bank account.
Certain prodestant sects object to sex because it may lead to dancing.
Spiderman hates mosquitoes
Little Miss Muffett is guilty of war crimes against the Kurds
All the King's horses and all the King's men had egg sandwiches
The gap between Hel- and lo is a fifth
Modern politics is a figment of our imagination (nightmares).
Adam came first and Eve won't get over it.
On the eigth day god created the Holden (Only Aus made car)
Give peace a chance was stolen from a pea farmer
Francis Bacon (induction /deduction)was a pedophile
The Pilgrim fathers suffered from cold, expecially in Salem.
(hotdog)Sausages come in packs of 10 while buns come in packs of 8.
There are no Bush fires in Australia
NZ was raised from the ocean by ancient fishermen
Sadam backwards almost says mad ass
Babies are smacked on the bottom at birth so that a certain anatomic part will fall off the useless ones
When feminists use a man to paper the walls it depends on how thinly they cut him.
'Arselicker' is in our official lexicon (see Macquarie Dictionary)due to our PM's relationship with the While House
Michael

[minstrel]

In vino ceritas, Minstrel?
In vino Veritas!

Ahhh.... blame it on that third glass of vino...


Vitia erunt donec homines. ;)

"Who said what now?" -- Homer Simpson

[minstrel]

your humour is always welcome Minstrel & I hope it's intact when Canada plays in the Rugby World Cup- poor buggers had to play the All black in their first game

Canada really only has one game - hockey (ice version).



Chocolate fish can't swim.
Goldfish aren't made of gold.

This may explain some of the eco-problems in my son's aquarium...


The tooth fairy doesn't have a bank account.

I thought I was the tooth fairy's bank account...


There are no Bush fires in Australia

...yet... wait until bin Laden is spotted in the outback and it will be a different story... :-)

[flood6]

`I am.` is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.



"Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.


Somebody is wrong...

[wenwilder]

In vino ceritas, Minstrel?
In vino Veritas!

Ahhh.... blame it on that third glass of vino...


Vitia erunt donec homines. ;)

"Who said what now?" -- Homer Simpson

For those who don't speak latin:

In vino veritas = When the wine is in the truth come's out. :)

Vitia erunt donec homines = As long as there are men, there will be vices.




wenwilder wrote:

`I am.` is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.


minstrel wrote:

"Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.



Somebody is wrong...

I concede a loss here, but I fault the copy and paste feature of windows! Thank you for pointing that out Flood6 it is appreciated. :)


The shortest English language sentence is not “I am.”

“I am,” first of all, is not a sentence. An English sentence must have a subject / predicate relationship, and the key element in that relationship is the type of verb that creates the predicate. Verbs either show action or they do not. Verbs without action, such as “am,” when used as a predicate, must have something to complete the meaning—a complement. So you “am” “something.” “I am happy” is a sentence since “happy” is fulfilling the complement role. Therefore, “I am” is not a sentence.

The shortest English sentence is probably “Go.” “Go” is an action verb and can be used in imperative mood, which means that it can be used with good, old “You Understood.” So “Go” actually means “You go.” On the other hand, if that interpretation doesn’t strike your fancy, let’s say that understood meanings are disallowed, then “I go” is the shortest sentence. “Go” doesn’t require a complement since it is an action verb nor does it require a direct object. With a total of three letters—the same number as the illegal “I am” contender—“I go” should reign as the champion, unless someone out there knows of a single letter verb. (No fair pulling in Old English and foreign languages.)

[mdaiah]

Wen
I thought you studied engineering?
whence the Latin and arcane knowldege of grammar?
I think modern grammar expresses it this way:
S (Sentence)= V(Verbal, may be more than one word) + P (predicate).

"I am" does indeed carry a dependent predicate usually mentioned in the question to which "I am" is the response. 'Who's coming to lunch?" "I am (coming to lunch). I guess god wasn't much good at grammar,
"I am who am." I'd make him stay in and learn to make a complete sentence.
Michael
I'll never quite forgive you for putting me off chocolate!!!

[wenwilder]

Wen
I thought you studied engineering?


I went to college for auto mechanics, can't you tell? ;)

[mdaiah]

Then Wen,
you'll appreciate the story of the gynaecogist who wanted to fix his car engine but coulndn't get it out through the exhaust pipe!

michael

[wenwilder]

Mdaiah,

Jokes like that are a dime a dozen, personally I prefer a 'gentlemans' joke. The kind of joke you can tell anyone, any where, for any reason and walk a way glad that you made someone smile. Strange facts, clean jokes, and a little latin now and then is what keeps me going. ;)

Wynn

[Greyhawk]

Mdaiah,

Jokes like that are a dime a dozen, personally I prefer a 'gentlemans' joke. The kind of joke you can tell anyone, any where, for any reason and walk a way glad that you made someone smile. Strange facts, clean jokes, and a little latin now and then is what keeps me going. ;)

Wynn

Wynn why does a chicken coupe have 2 doors?
Scroll down for answer










Because if it had four doors it would be a chicken sedan.

Ok Sorry that is a truely bad joke.

Greyhawk

[wenwilder]

Greyhawk,

That was great!!! :) Thanks for the laugh, I'll have to tell my kids that one, they'll love it!

[mdaiah]

Such ennui in one so young looking!
maestus ergo sum
Michael

[wenwilder]

maestus ergo sum


Cogito ergo sum is a much happier phrase. Maestus = mourning/sad/gloomy.

[Greyhawk]

Wen
Two guys walk into a bar.
You would think the first one would have seen it.

I got a million of 'em,
and if your not careful I will post them all.
Greyhawk

[wenwilder]

Wen
Two guys walk into a bar.
You would think the first one would have seen it.

I got a million of 'em,
and if your not careful I will post them all.
Greyhawk

I heard it was two blonde! ;)

Post away! I'm always up for a good laugh.

[mdaiah]

Wen wrote Cogito ergo sum (aftger Descartes)

I think therefore it is 1 a.m.!!!
Michael

[minstrel]

Cogito ergo sum (after Descartes)


Alternatively, cogito ergo dim sum (after Ala Carte)...

[minstrel]

Rene Descartes walks into a bar and orders a drink. The bartender serves him a beer. When he's finished the bartender asks, "Monsieur Descartes, would you like another?"

Descartes answers, "No, I think not."

...and then he abruptly disappears.

[mdaiah]

Serves 'eem right for 'aving ees carts before ees
'orses!

David, I like it, one of the better ones, can I use it?
Michael

[wenwilder]

Canadian, Eh?

There were three explorers, hiking through what is now known as Canada.
"You know," said one of the explorers, "we should name this place we're hiking through."
"I know," said the second explorer. "We'll each pick a letter and then make a name out of that."
"Okay," said the third, "I'll go first. C, eh."
"N, eh."
"D, eh." And that's how they named Canada...

Buried at Sea

This elderly Newfoundland fisherman is on his deathbed and summons his 3 sons to his bedside. "Well boys, the time is near, and when I pass I'd like to be buried at sea." So the boys agreed. A few days after his passing, the local front page read, "Local Fishermen Were Shocked Today When Their Nets Brought in Patrick McRay in a Coffin, 3 Shovels and the Bodies of His Three Sons... Funeral arrangements haven't yet been made, however, it is believed all wished to be buried at sea."

[matauri]

Canadian, Eh?

There were three explorers, hiking through what is now known as Canada.
"You know," said one of the explorers, "we should name this place we're hiking through."
"I know," said the second explorer. "We'll each pick a letter and then make a name out of that."
"Okay," said the third, "I'll go first. C, eh."
"N, eh."
"D, eh." And that's how they named Canada...

Too funny! One to be filed for Cannuck hubby ;-)

My daughter enjoyed reading this thread, so she wants to add a couple of her own.

'A fly regurgitates 7 times each time he lands on you or food'
'A heart is called a muscle, but isn't a muscle'

I was so glad she reminded me of that b4 fly & bbq season start!



Cindy

[wenwilder]

My daughter enjoyed reading this thread, so she wants to add a couple of her own.

'A fly regurgitates 7 times each time he lands on you or food'
'A heart is called a muscle, but isn't a muscle'

I was so glad she reminded me of that b4 fly & bbq season start!



Cindy

I knew I didn't like flies to begin with, but your daughter just gave me an even greater reason NOT to like flies!!!

Here's some more for her. Hope you enjoy! :)(by the way, some of them will probably be duplicates, I didn't edit first.)

1. A pigeons feathers are heavier than its bones.
2. A crocodile can not move its tongue
3. All porcupines float in water.
4. The first bicycle was called a hobby horse.
5. A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber.
6. Tsiology is anything written about tea.
7. Frogs can't swallow with their eyes open.
8. Cats have over one hundred vocal cords.
9. The average smell weighs 760 nanograms.
10. No word in the English language rhymes with Month.
11. The Hawaiian alphabet has only twelve letters
12. Almonds are a member of the peach family.
13. It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not down.
14. Q is the only letter of the aphabet not appearing in the name of any US state.
15. The first VCR was made in 1956 and was the size of a piano
16. 1/4 of the bones in your body are in your feet.
17. The speed limit in NYC was 8MPH in 1895
18. In a year the average person walks four miles making his or her bed.
19. Mosquitos have 47 teeth.
20. Smelling banana's and apples can help you lose weight.
21. On average a human being will spend 2 weeks kissing in his/her lifetime.
22. Hawaii is the only state with one school district.
23. An ants sense of smell is stronger than a dogs.
24. The average raindrop falls at 7 miles per hour.
25. The only food that doesn't spoil is honey.
26. Before 1687 clocks were only made with an hour hand.
27. A "jiffy" is 1/100 of a second
28. Tennessee banned the use of a lasso to catch fish.
29. The eye makes movements 50 times every second.
30. A one day weather forecast requires about 10 billion mathematical calculations.
31. A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
32. The first penny had the motto "mind your own business".
33. Koalas and humans are the only animals with unique fingerprints.
34. The average speed of a house fly is 4.5 miles per hour.
35. The bullfrog is the only animal that never sleeps.
36. The mouth of the Statu of Liberty is 3 feet wide.
37. The first country to use postcards was Austria
38. Strawberries contain more vitamin C than oranges.
39. Pigs get sunburns.
40. Beavers were once the size of bears.
41. The oldest known animal was a tortoise and lived to be 152 years old.
42. An electric eel can release a charge powerful enough to start 50 cars.
43. In 1878 the first telephone book ever issued contained only 50 names.

[matauri]

Q is the only letter of the aphabet not appearing in the name of any US state.

With that many states you couldn't find room for a Q??? :-)


Cindy

[Greyhawk]

28. Tennessee banned the use of a lasso to catch fish.


And catching fish with Lassos was a problem in Tennessee?

Some one needs to tell them about fishing rods.

Did you hear about the Newfie that went Ice fishing?

He drownd trying to fry his limit of ice.

Greyhawk

[wenwilder]

Tennessee wasn't the only place with a looney law :)

In my home state of Nebraska for example:

Nebraska

It is illegal for a mother to give her daughter a perm without a state license.
In Waterloo, barbers are forbidden from eating onions between 7am and 7pm.
In Omaha, barbers are forbidden from shaving their customers' chests.
If a child burps during a church service in Omaha, his or her parents may be arrested.
It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.

Here are some unusual or surprising laws in countries around the world.

In China, families are allowed only one child by law.

In England, it's unlawful to kiss in a movie theater in London.

In Finland, people must be able to read in order to get married.

In Greece, if you are unbathed or poorly dressed while driving on the public roads of Athens, you may have your license taken away.

In Iceland, only seeing-eye dogs are allowed in the country.

In Japan, it's against the law to buy or eat rice grown in another country.
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In Micronesia, men are not allowed to wear neckties.

In Sweden, it's illegal for parents to insult or shame their children

It was once against the law to slam your car door in a city in Switzerland.

They all made sense at one time, I hope! ;)

[minstrel]

In Finland, people must be able to read in order to get married.

Suggested addendum: they must be able to read and comprehend above the level of Archie comic books before they are allowed to have children.


In Greece, if you are unbathed... while driving on the public roads of Athens, you may have your license taken away.

I'd like to see these two adopted in Canada...


In Iceland, only seeing-eye dogs are allowed in the country.

Then how did all those people get in? :-)

[minstrel]

Q is the only letter of the aphabet not appearing in the name of any US state.

With that many states you couldn't find room for a Q???

What about Nebrasqua?

In Canada, we have Quebec! Na-na-na-na-na! no wait...

[wenwilder]

What about Nebrasqua?


I've heard Nebraska called A LOT of things, Nebrasqua was never one of them! Most of the time the name starts with 'H' and is only four letters long. (By the way, we'd have to learn how to spell 'Q', we're still working on L,M,N,O, and P. Give us time - I'm referrin' to Nebraskans only here) ;)

[archangel699]

The shortest possible Sentence is: "No", Second is "Yes".

[vfaulkner]

Q is the only letter of the aphabet not appearing in the name of any US state.
Iraq?

Sorry to get political, but it is what popped into my head when I read the post...

[LauraB]

Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left handed people do.

does this mean that as a left handed person I need to eat my quota of chocolate faster than a right handed person?

Bugs don't scare me...people do

[mikmik]

wen wrote, many moons ago, but never the less:

18. In a year the average person walks four miles making his or her bed.
mikmik = over 4 meters

19. Mosquitos have 47 teeth.
Thats more than the people of arkansas put together
20. Smelling banana's and apples can help you lose weight.
Once the monkeys get through pounding you for climbing the ladder

21. On average a human being will spend 2 weeks kissing in his/her lifetime.
Maybe it should be called 'foreverplay'

22. Hawaii is the only state with one school district.
You have to go to school in Hawaii?

23. An ants sense of smell is stronger than a dogs.
There are just to small to observe doing the 'butt thing' to each other

26. Before 1687 clocks were only made with an hour hand.
In 1687, the 'minute' was invented

27. A "jiffy" is 1/100 of a second
If you leave your "Jiffy-pop" in the microwave for one jiffy to long, it turns to smoldering coal

28. Tennessee banned the use of a lasso to catch fish.
Another cash grab by the local government!

29. The eye makes movements 50 times every second.
Chest, eyes, chest, eyes...

30. A one day weather forecast requires about 10 billion mathematical calculations.
As you can tell, most forecasters only do about the first 200

31. A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
But it hovers way better

32. The first penny had the motto "mind your own business".
Thus, the practice of leaving dropped pennies on the ground was born

33. Koalas and humans are the only animals with unique fingerprints.
One of them is from Australia

34. The average speed of a house fly is 4.5 miles per hour.
Until you go to swat them, in which case they attain virtually instantaneous speeds of 4.7 times the speed of light. I'm sure that I got it!

36. The mouth of the Statu of Liberty is 3 feet wide.
See 'Ex wives' listing in chapter 1

39. Pigs get sunburns.
And they take up all the good spots at the beach, too

40. Beavers were once the size of bears.
See #36

42. An electric eel can release a charge powerful enough to start 50 cars.
But you think you can find one when your battery dies?

43. In 1878 the first telephone book ever issued contained only 50 names.
A. Smith to Zebadiah Smith

[pete61uk]

wenwilder wrote:

"The average speed of a house fly is 4.5 miles per hour."

Not when your'e trying to catch it!

[LauraB]

31. A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
But it hovers way better

ROTFLMAO