varunphogat
November 14th, 2004, 06:47 PM
Amazing facts,...check it out,
> >
> > 1. Coca-Cola was originally green !
> >
> > 2. The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
> >
> > 3. The name of all the continents end with the same letter that
they
> >start with.
> >
> > 4. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
> >
> > 5. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the
letters only
> >on one row of the keyboard.
> >
> > 6. Women blink nearly twice as much as men!!
> >
> > 7. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
> >
> > 8. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
> >
> > 9. People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you
sneeze,your
> >heart stops for a millisecond.
> >
> > 10. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
> >
> > 11. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the
> >toughest tongue twister in the English.
> >
> > 12. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to
> >suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or
neck and
> >die.
> >
> > 13. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king
from
> >history.
> > Spades - King David > Clubs - Alexander the Great, > Hearts -
Charlemagne
> > > Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
> >
> > 14. (111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321)
> >
> > 15. If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front
legs in
> >the air, the person died in battle.
> >
> > 16. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as
a
> >result of wounds received in battle
> >
> > 17. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died
of
> >natural causes.
> >
> > 18. What do bullet -proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers
and
> >laser printers all have in common? Ans. - All invented by women.
> >
> > 19. Question - This is the only food that doesn't spoil. What is
this?
> > Ans. - Honey
> >
> > 20. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
> >
> > 21. A snail can sleep for three years.
> >
> > 22. All polar bears are left -handed.
> >
> > 23. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one
olive from
> >each salad served in first-class.
> >
> > 24. Butterflies taste with their feet.
> >
> > 25. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump. [ This may
not be
> >true. We know many, who cannot jump ]
> >
> > 26. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been
domesticated.
> >
> > 27. On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
> >
> > 28. Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'.
> >
> > 29. Stewardesses, is the longest word typed with only the left
hand.
> >
> > 30. The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
> >
> > 31. The electric chair was invented by a Dentist.
> >
> > 32. The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to
the body
> >to squirt blood 30 feet.
> >
> > 33. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could
have over
> >million descendants.
> >
> > 34. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the
bacteria in
> >your ear by 700 times.
> >
> > 35. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
> >
> > 36. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
> >
> > 37. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different
> >
> > 1. Coca-Cola was originally green !
> >
> > 2. The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
> >
> > 3. The name of all the continents end with the same letter that
they
> >start with.
> >
> > 4. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
> >
> > 5. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the
letters only
> >on one row of the keyboard.
> >
> > 6. Women blink nearly twice as much as men!!
> >
> > 7. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
> >
> > 8. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
> >
> > 9. People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you
sneeze,your
> >heart stops for a millisecond.
> >
> > 10. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
> >
> > 11. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the
> >toughest tongue twister in the English.
> >
> > 12. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to
> >suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or
neck and
> >die.
> >
> > 13. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king
from
> >history.
> > Spades - King David > Clubs - Alexander the Great, > Hearts -
Charlemagne
> > > Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
> >
> > 14. (111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321)
> >
> > 15. If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front
legs in
> >the air, the person died in battle.
> >
> > 16. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as
a
> >result of wounds received in battle
> >
> > 17. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died
of
> >natural causes.
> >
> > 18. What do bullet -proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers
and
> >laser printers all have in common? Ans. - All invented by women.
> >
> > 19. Question - This is the only food that doesn't spoil. What is
this?
> > Ans. - Honey
> >
> > 20. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
> >
> > 21. A snail can sleep for three years.
> >
> > 22. All polar bears are left -handed.
> >
> > 23. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one
olive from
> >each salad served in first-class.
> >
> > 24. Butterflies taste with their feet.
> >
> > 25. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump. [ This may
not be
> >true. We know many, who cannot jump ]
> >
> > 26. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been
domesticated.
> >
> > 27. On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
> >
> > 28. Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'.
> >
> > 29. Stewardesses, is the longest word typed with only the left
hand.
> >
> > 30. The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
> >
> > 31. The electric chair was invented by a Dentist.
> >
> > 32. The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to
the body
> >to squirt blood 30 feet.
> >
> > 33. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could
have over
> >million descendants.
> >
> > 34. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the
bacteria in
> >your ear by 700 times.
> >
> > 35. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
> >
> > 36. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
> >
> > 37. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different