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admin sinfulldude · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:46 pm Post subject: Strange but useless facts

Strange but useless facts

A HAMLET IS CLASSIFIED AS A "GROUPING OF HOUSES SMALLER THAN A VILLAGE", AND IT USUALLY HAS AROUND 20 PEOPLE. IT HAS NO MAYOR OR ANY FORM OF CENTRAL OR MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. SHERWOOD PARK, ALBERTA IS THE LARGEST HAMLET IN THE WORLD WITH A POPULATION OF 45,000 AND NO GOVERNMENT.

THE FOUNDER OF JC PENNY HAD A LAST NAME OF "CASH."

NO WAR HAS BEEN FOUGHT WHERE BOTH COUNTRIES HAD A McDONALDS CAFE

THE FOREIGN CITY MOST VISITED BY AMERICANS IS TIJUANA.

EVERY MALE OVER 18 IS CONSIDRED PART OF THE ARIZONA MILITIA IF THEY LIVE IN ARIZONA.

A GOLDEN RAZOR REMOVED FROM KING TUT'S TOMB WAS STILL SHARP ENOUGH TO BE USED.

ST. STEPHAN IS THE PATRON SAINT OF BRICKLAYERS.

ALL GONDOLAS IN VENICE, ITALY MUST BE PANITED BLACK, UNLESS THEY BELONG TO A HIGH OFFICIAL.

THE 16th CENTURY ASTRONOMER TYCHO BRAHE LOST HIS NOSE IN A DUEL WITH ONE OF HIS STUDENTS OVER A MATHEMATICAL COMPUTATION. HE WORE A SILVER NOSE FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

THE ASHES OF THE AVERAGE CREMATED PERSON WEIGHS 9 POUNDS.

CLANS OF LONG AGO THAT WANTED TO GET RID OF UNWANTED PEOPLE WITHOUT KILLING THEM USE TO BURN THEIR HOUSES DOWN--HENCE THE EXPRESSION "TO GET FIRED"

THE LONGEST CHAPTER OF THE BIBLE IS PSALM 119.

THE RIDGES ON THE SIDES OF COINS ARE CALLED REEDING OR MILLING.

THERE ARE 2 CREDIT CARDS FOR EVERY PERSON IN THE UNITED STATES

THE UNITED STATES HAS NEVER LOST A WAR IN WHICH MULES WERE USED.

AT LATITUDE 60 DEGREES SOUTH YOU CAN SAIL ALL THE WAY AROUND THE WORLD

MOST AMERICANS' CAR HORNS BEEP IN THE KEY OF "F".

PAUL REVERE RODE ON A HORSE THAT BELONGED TO DEACON LARKIN.

EVERY SWISS CITIZEN IS REQUIRED TO HAVE ACCESS TO A BOMB SHELTER.

A TWO-BIT MOON IS IN THE FIRST QUARTER.

OAK TREES DON'T HAVE ACORNS UNTIL THEY ARE AT LEAST 50 YEARS OLD

THE SAGUARO CACTUS, FOUND IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES DOESN'T GROW BRANCHES UNTIL IT IS 75 YEARS OLD.

THE AVERAGE MOUSE PAD IS 8.75 INCHES BY 7.5 INCHES

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Freebird · Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 3:51 pm Post subject: 50 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW

50 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW

(or 50 Completely Useless Facts!)

The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.

Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.

Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!

What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.

"Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.

"Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.

In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child

A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!

Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

You can't kill yourself by holding your breath

There is a city called Rome on every continent.

It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!

Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!

Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.

The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London

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

Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!

The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!

One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!

Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!

The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man

Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!

The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.

Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.

Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."

Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it.

On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.

More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.

The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.

More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.

Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.

The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!

The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.

Earth is the only planet not named after a god.

It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.

You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.

Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!

Dolphins sleep with one eye open!

It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open

The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds

Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not

Slugs have 4 noses.

Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.

A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!

A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!

The average person laughs 10 times a day!

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.