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Thursday, 27 February 2014

QUICK FACTS

  •  Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there. 
  •  Karoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese. 
  •  Adult elephants can't jump. 
  •  Horses fall asleep while standing. 
  •  Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.
  • When you die, your hair still grows for a couple of months. 
  • Mayannaze(how ever you spell it) takes the rings from glasses off wood furniture when left on overnight.
  •  An inch (2.5 centimeters) of rain is equivalent to 15 inches (38.1 centimeters) of dry, powdery snow.
  • When you get burned you should crack an egg and you won't get a scar. 
  •  The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache.
  •  It took Leo Tolstoy six years to write "War & Peace" 
  •  When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food. 
  •  The three most spoken english words are Hello, Stop and Taxi 
  •  In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of leadership to be born with a crooked nose. 
  •  Hippophobia is the fear of horses.
  •  Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors. 
  •  It is genetically impossible for a rose to come in color blue. 
  •  On average, there are 178 sesame seeds on each McDonalds BigMac bun. 37. The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees. 
  • The opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympics had 965 drummers there. 
  • The Romans used to make toothpaste from urine 
  •  In Japan, raw horse meet is served in restaurants and is called Sakura 
  •  Strawberries aren't actually berries, but bananas, avocados, pumpkins and watermelons are.
  •  Studies show that if a cat falls off the seventh floor of a building, it has about thirty percent less chance of surviving than a cat that falls off the twentieth floor. It supposedly takes about eight floors for the cat to realise what is occurring, relax and correct itself. 
  •  Rubbing banana peel on mosquito bites will help stop the itching. 
  •  Life Savers weren't meant to have a hole in them. it was a machine malfunction. 
  • The smell of a permentant marker can kill brain cells. 
  •  Polar Bears trying to blend in with the ice will sometimes cover up their black nose with their paws. 
  •  Slugs have 4 noses. 
  •  The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
  •  The oldest known goldfish lived to 41 years of age. Its name was Fred. 
  • The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old. 
  •  Crocodiles cannot stick they’re tongues out 
  •  If you squeeze your nose together where no air goes in or out, you can’t hum 
  •  the deepest swimming pool in the world is 108 ft deep.
  •  It is illegal for a passenger to honk the horn while a car is in motion (in Pennsylvania). 
  •  In Nebraska it is illegal to go whale fishing.
  •  It is also illegal to sneeze during church. 
  •  horses cannot breathe out their mouths, only their nostrils. 
  •  horses have no sense of satisfaction while eating, therefore they are always hungry (reason why horses are so prone to colic). 
  •  horses canny burp nor vomit or really sneeze (they can blow snot) (another reason horses colic so much). 
  •  Panda Bears have a stronger bite than Polar Bears.
  •  Elephants grow six sets of teeth in their lifetime.
  •  There are more Tigers kept as Pets around the world then there are Tigers in the wild.
  •  Placing a Glass of water in the microwave with leftover Pizza will keep the crusts from becoming chewy.
  •  Someone who became blind due to an illness or injury can still see their dreams.
  •  Arachnophobia (Fear of Spiders) is the #1 most common phobia in existence.
  •  Elvis Presley was obsessed with Brushing his teeth. 

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