DID YOU KNOW?
#1
05-08-2006, 01:10 PM
DID YOU KNOW?
DID YOU KNOW?
Body: Did You Know That...
1. A 1,200-pound horse eats about seven times it's own weight each year.
2. A bean has more DNA per cell than a human cell.
3. A Blue Earth, Minnesota, law declares that no child under the age of twelve may talk over the telephone unless monitored by a parent.
4. A broken clock is right at least twice a day.
5. A shark can detect one part of blood in 100 million parts of water.
6. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
7. A cat has 4 rows of whiskers and they're used to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.
8. A Chicago law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.
9. A fetus acquires fingerprints at the age of three months.
10. A fingernail or toenail takes about 6 months to grow from base to tip.
11. A full moon is nine times brighter than a half moon.
12. A full-grown pumpkin has about 15 miles of roots.
13. A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation. Death will occur about 10 days without sleep, while starvation takes a few weeks.
14. A group of crows is called a murder.
15. A healthy individual releases 3.5 oz. of gas in a single flatulent emission (a fart), or about 17 oz. in a day.
16. A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside.
17. A honeybee can fly at fifteen miles per hour.
18. A human head remains conscious for about 15 to 20 seconds after it is been decapitated.
19. A jumbo jet uses 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
20. A man and woman in Mexico city were engaged for 67 yrs and finally married at the age of 82 yrs.
21. A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years.
22. A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana.
23. A person uses approximately fifty-seven sheets of toilet paper each day.
24. A pig is the only animal than can get sunburned.
25. A pound of grasshoppers is three times as nutritious as a pound of beef.
26. A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee.
27. A scientist who weighed people immediately before and after death concluded that the human soul weighs 21 gms.
28. A snail can travel over a razor blade without cutting itself.
29. A study of pet owners found that 66% claimed they allowed their pets to remain in the bedroom during intercourse.
30. A typical bed usually houses over 6 billion dust mites.
Body: Did You Know That...
1. A 1,200-pound horse eats about seven times it's own weight each year.
2. A bean has more DNA per cell than a human cell.
3. A Blue Earth, Minnesota, law declares that no child under the age of twelve may talk over the telephone unless monitored by a parent.
4. A broken clock is right at least twice a day.
5. A shark can detect one part of blood in 100 million parts of water.
6. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
7. A cat has 4 rows of whiskers and they're used to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.
8. A Chicago law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.
9. A fetus acquires fingerprints at the age of three months.
10. A fingernail or toenail takes about 6 months to grow from base to tip.
11. A full moon is nine times brighter than a half moon.
12. A full-grown pumpkin has about 15 miles of roots.
13. A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation. Death will occur about 10 days without sleep, while starvation takes a few weeks.
14. A group of crows is called a murder.
15. A healthy individual releases 3.5 oz. of gas in a single flatulent emission (a fart), or about 17 oz. in a day.
16. A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside.
17. A honeybee can fly at fifteen miles per hour.
18. A human head remains conscious for about 15 to 20 seconds after it is been decapitated.
19. A jumbo jet uses 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
20. A man and woman in Mexico city were engaged for 67 yrs and finally married at the age of 82 yrs.
21. A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years.
22. A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana.
23. A person uses approximately fifty-seven sheets of toilet paper each day.
24. A pig is the only animal than can get sunburned.
25. A pound of grasshoppers is three times as nutritious as a pound of beef.
26. A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee.
27. A scientist who weighed people immediately before and after death concluded that the human soul weighs 21 gms.
28. A snail can travel over a razor blade without cutting itself.
29. A study of pet owners found that 66% claimed they allowed their pets to remain in the bedroom during intercourse.
30. A typical bed usually houses over 6 billion dust mites.
#2
05-08-2006, 06:05 PM
RE: DID YOU KNOW?
Those are intresting but alot of those seem false. I know the 57 sheets of toilet paper a day is false.
#5
05-08-2006, 10:00 PM
RE: DID YOU KNOW?
ORIGINAL: MrSpike118
ha ha, how so?
ha ha, how so?
#9
05-09-2006, 12:47 AM
RE: DID YOU KNOW?
Weird facts that you would rather not know....
Did you know?...It is impossible to lick your elbow.
Did you know?...Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
Did you know?...Coca-Cola was originally contain cocaine.
Did you know?...23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their butts.
Did you know?...In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
Did you know?...If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969, make it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles?
Did you know?...Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
Did you know?...More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
Did you know?...The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
Did you know?...The Eiffel Tower in Paris weighs over 1000 elephants.
Did you know?...there are actually two types of humans? The slightly larger and less intelligent kind, males, have protruding external genitalia called "penises" that are used for making important life decisions. Meanwhile, females have these nifty things called "vaginas" that no one understands yet, especially males
Did you know?... In 1879, a mail service in Belgium employed 37 cats to carry bundles of letters to villages around the town of Liege, this experiment was shorted-lived as the cats proved thoroughly undisciplined. Just plain weird...even by my standards.
Did you know?... The greatest recorded number of children that have been born by one mother is 69! The poor lass gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and a measly 4 sets of quadruplets. Even in the days before IVF!
Did you know?...Males, on average, think about sex every 7 seconds.
Did you know?... Every 5 seconds a computer gets infected with a virus
Did you know?...13% of Americans actually believe that some parts of the moon are made of cheese...yummy
Did you know?...It is impossible to lick your elbow.
Did you know?...Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
Did you know?...Coca-Cola was originally contain cocaine.
Did you know?...23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their butts.
Did you know?...In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
Did you know?...If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969, make it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles?
Did you know?...Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
Did you know?...More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
Did you know?...The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
Did you know?...The Eiffel Tower in Paris weighs over 1000 elephants.
Did you know?...there are actually two types of humans? The slightly larger and less intelligent kind, males, have protruding external genitalia called "penises" that are used for making important life decisions. Meanwhile, females have these nifty things called "vaginas" that no one understands yet, especially males
Did you know?... In 1879, a mail service in Belgium employed 37 cats to carry bundles of letters to villages around the town of Liege, this experiment was shorted-lived as the cats proved thoroughly undisciplined. Just plain weird...even by my standards.
Did you know?... The greatest recorded number of children that have been born by one mother is 69! The poor lass gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and a measly 4 sets of quadruplets. Even in the days before IVF!
Did you know?...Males, on average, think about sex every 7 seconds.
Did you know?... Every 5 seconds a computer gets infected with a virus
Did you know?...13% of Americans actually believe that some parts of the moon are made of cheese...yummy
#10
05-09-2006, 12:48 AM
RE: DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know?...The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
Did you know?...If you could count the number of times a cricket chirps in one minute, divide by 2, add 9 and divide by 2 again, you would have the correct temperature in celcius degrees... How do they know that?
Did you know?...Fish that live more than 800 meters below the ocean surface don't have eyes. Eeewwwwww
Did you know?...Hydrogen is an explosive gas. Oxygen supports combustion. Yet when these are combined it is water which is used to put out fires.
Did you know?...Walt Disney's autograph bears no resemblance to the famous Disney logo he was also impotent. Bwahahahahahaha!
Did you know?...Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave. Go on, try it then
Did you know?...The Ramses brand condom is named after the great phaoroh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
Did you know?...Duelling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
Did you know?...Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history.
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs - Alexander the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
Did you know?...In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
Did you know?...If a statue in the park of a person 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 recieved in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
Did you know?...Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
Did you know?...The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it.
Did you know?...101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan (Wendy) are the only two Disney cartoon features with both parents that are present and don't die during the movie.
Did you know?...To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their *********.
Did you know?...You're most likely to win the UK's Lotto if you buy your ticket on a saturday rather than a wednesday. Because you are more likey to die before the number draw than win.
Did you know?... In York, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow (except on Sundays)
Did you know?...On average, 90% Dutch teenagers can speak fluent English whereas only 80% American teenagers can speak fluent English. (Just incase you didnt know, English is not the first langauge of The Netherlands.)
Did you know?...In Texas, a recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed. Only in Texas....
Did you know?...No piece of square dry paper can be folded in half more than 7 times
Did you know?...The people who make school kitchens, also make electric chairs.
Did you know?...If you could count the number of times a cricket chirps in one minute, divide by 2, add 9 and divide by 2 again, you would have the correct temperature in celcius degrees... How do they know that?
Did you know?...Fish that live more than 800 meters below the ocean surface don't have eyes. Eeewwwwww
Did you know?...Hydrogen is an explosive gas. Oxygen supports combustion. Yet when these are combined it is water which is used to put out fires.
Did you know?...Walt Disney's autograph bears no resemblance to the famous Disney logo he was also impotent. Bwahahahahahaha!
Did you know?...Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave. Go on, try it then
Did you know?...The Ramses brand condom is named after the great phaoroh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
Did you know?...Duelling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
Did you know?...Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history.
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs - Alexander the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
Did you know?...In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
Did you know?...If a statue in the park of a person 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 recieved in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
Did you know?...Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
Did you know?...The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it.
Did you know?...101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan (Wendy) are the only two Disney cartoon features with both parents that are present and don't die during the movie.
Did you know?...To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their *********.
Did you know?...You're most likely to win the UK's Lotto if you buy your ticket on a saturday rather than a wednesday. Because you are more likey to die before the number draw than win.
Did you know?... In York, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow (except on Sundays)
Did you know?...On average, 90% Dutch teenagers can speak fluent English whereas only 80% American teenagers can speak fluent English. (Just incase you didnt know, English is not the first langauge of The Netherlands.)
Did you know?...In Texas, a recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed. Only in Texas....
Did you know?...No piece of square dry paper can be folded in half more than 7 times
Did you know?...The people who make school kitchens, also make electric chairs.