Really amazing facts

DID YOU KNEW?????(part5)

2006-08-27T02:49:00.000-07:00

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You share your birthday with at least nine million other people around the world

Women who are housewives are, as a whole, more faithful than working women

When a male skier falls down, he tends to fall on his face. A woman skier tends to fall on her back

Truck driving is the most dangerous occupation by accidental deaths (799 in 2001).

To determine the percentage of alcohol in a bottle of liquor divide the proof by two

There is no solid proof of who built the Taj Mahal

There are more collect calls on Father's Day than any other day of the year

The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid

The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal. It was adopted as the international signal for distress in 1912, and the Titanic struck the iceberg in April of that year

The state of Florida is bigger than England!

The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to seven

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket

The largest animal ever seen alive was a 113.5 foot, 170-ton female blue whale

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match

DID YOU KNEW?????(part4)

2006-08-27T02:39:00.000-07:00

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The average person laughs about 15 times a day

Stamp collecting is the most popular hobby in the world

Snails produce a colorless, sticky discharge that forms a protective carpet under them as they travel along. The discharge is so effective that they can crawl along the edge of a razor without cutting themselves

Roulette was invented by the French mathematician Blaise Pascal. It was a by-product of his experiments with perpetual motion

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

Red is the most commonly colored vehical involved in accidents each year

Pigs cannot sweat because they don't have sweat glands. Instead, they roll around in mud to keep cool

Only 1 out of 100 people have a computer

On average, Americans spend about 6 months of their lives waiting at red traffic lights

Olympic badminton rules say that the bird has to have exactly fourteen feathers

DID YOU KNEW?????(part3)

2006-08-27T02:14:00.000-07:00

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No solar eclipse can last longer than 7 minutes 58 seconds because of the speed at which the sun moves

No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second

Nearly 50% of all bank robberies take place on Friday

Most people hear better out of their right ear

Lightning strikes the Earth 100 times every second, from the 1,800 thunderstorms in progress at any given moment

Latte is the Italian word for milk. So if you request a latte' in Italy, you'll be served milk

Johnny Depp is afraid of clowns

It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open

In the U.S, Frisbees outsell footballs, baseballs and basketballs combined

DID YOU KNEW?????(part2)

2006-08-21T05:10:00.000-07:00

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Dentists have recommended that toothbrushes be kept at least six feet from toilets to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush

Each year approximately 250,000 American husbands are physically attacked and beaten by their wives

Europe has no deserts, it is the only continent without one

Ferris wheels are names after George W. Ferris who built the first one in Chicago in 1893

Golfers use an estimated $800 million worth of golf balls annually

Hamburgers are named after the city of Hamburg, Germany where the serving of hamburgers first became popular

Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil

If a shark's mouth is open to long it will suffocate

If you suffer from iatrophobia, you're afraid of doctors

In 1999, the most common food allergy was to nuts

DID YOU KNOW?????(part 1)

1990-08-20T08:42:00.000-07:00

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"Canada" is an Indian word meaning "Big Village".

1 in every 3 people in the country of Israel use a cell phone.

27% of Americans believe we never landed on the moon.

A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside.

A person uses approximently fifty-seven sheets of toilet paper each day.

An average beaver can cut down two hundred trees a year.

Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.

Bats always turn left when exiting a cave. Bats are the only mammals that are able to fly.

Bubble gum contains rubber.

Cats average 16 hours of sleep a day, more than any other mammal.

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