*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: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
*It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
*A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
*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 (I keep my toothbrush in the living room now!)
**And the best for last.....
Turtles can breathe through their butts.:woah:
I don't know how true any of these are, though I'm pretty sure I heard somewhere that the Marlboro Man one wasn't true. It was sent to me in an email and I thought some of them were interesting. If you know that any of them aren't true, just post up which one and why it isn't true.
*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: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
*It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
*A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
*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 (I keep my toothbrush in the living room now!)
**And the best for last.....
Turtles can breathe through their butts.:woah:
I don't know how true any of these are, though I'm pretty sure I heard somewhere that the Marlboro Man one wasn't true. It was sent to me in an email and I thought some of them were interesting. If you know that any of them aren't true, just post up which one and why it isn't true.
