martymas Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 Do you know everything? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Got this in an e-mail -- thought it had some interesting facts -- ones you might or might not know!Enjoy!----- ----- ----- ----- -----For those of you who just thought you knew everything, here's a re-fresher course...... Then you will know everything!!! 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. Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first U.S. president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second? William Jefferson Clinton . (Please don't tell me you're SURPRISED!?!!) And the best for last..... Turtles can breathe through their rear ends!! Now you know everything there is to know.Good night!! I'm going to sleep now, to burn calories. I love that idea Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vile_DR Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 SOme of that I Actually knew, but some of the other facts are just astounding Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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