Hi Alberta, Thanks for sharing. These were interesting. Wow, 30 feet in a jump for a large kangaroo--that's a lot of feet.
On 6/7/09, Alberta Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >>Weird, Amazing, Useless Facts >> >>If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on your right >>side. If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on your >>left side. >> >>If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water.. For when a >>human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off. >> >>Your tongue is germ free only if it is pink. If it is white there is a >>thin film of bacteria on it. >> >>The Mercedes-Benz motto is 'Das Beste oder Nichts', meaning 'the best or >>nothing. >> >>The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal. >> >>The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45 percent when a person looks >>at something pleasing. >> >>The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a >>night. >> >>Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune >>system. Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only >>laugh 15 to 100 times a day. >> >>The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not >>the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in >>the ear. >> >>Dalmatians are born without spots. >> >>The owl is the only bird to drop its upper eyelid to wink. All other >>birds raise their lower eyelids. >> >>Roosters cannot crow if they cannot extend their necks. >> >>Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die. >> >>When you blush, the lining of your stomach also turns red. >> >>When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red. >> >>The lion that roars in the MGM logo is named Volney. >> >>Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros. >> >>Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying jag of >>Flapan, instead of flag of Japan. >> >>It cost 7 million dollars to build the Titanic and 200 million to make a >>film about it. >> >>The attachment of the human skin to muscles is what causes dimples. >> >>The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of >>nitrogen gas bubbles bursting. >>It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body. >> >>Most soccer players run 7 miles in a game. >> >>The only part of the body that has no blood supply is the cornea in the >>eye. It takes in oxygen directly from the air. >> >>In most watch advertisements the time displayed on the watch is 10:10 >>because then the arms frame the brand of the watch and make it look like >>it is smiling.. >> >>Colgate faced big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking >>countries. Colgate translates into the command "go hang yourself." >> >>The only 2 animals that can see behind itself without turning its head >>are the rabbit and the parrot. >> >>Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. >> >>Do you know the names of the three wise monkeys? >>They are: >>Mizaru (See no evil), >>Mikazaru(Hear no evil), and >>Mazaru (Speak no evil). >> >>Women blink nearly twice as much as men. >> >>German Shepherds bite humans more than any other breed of dog. >> >>Large kangaroos cover more than 30 feet with each jump. >> >>A whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the >>speed of sound. >> > > Alberta and Miss Ivy > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
