Lupi
07-02-2003, 03:59 PM
1. A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
2. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it_will digest itself. YUCK!
3. The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.
4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down_continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
5. A female ferret will die if she goes into heat and cannot find a mate._I know some people like that!
6. A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.
7. A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2 by 3-1/2.
8. During the chariot scene in Ben Hur, a small red car can be seen in the_distance. In Gone with the Wind, a lightbulb can be seen in the carriage_block lantern as Scarlett is leaving the hospital and going into the Atlanta_streets as people are frantically evacuating the city.
9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily! I_knew it!
10. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear_pants.
11. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were_made of wood.
12. The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in_a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.
13. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple and_silver.
14. The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan". There was never_a_recorded Wendy before.
15. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II_killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
16. If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly_go mad and sting itself to death. Who was the sadist who discovered this??
17. Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so_you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.
18. The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the_USA."
19. The original name for butterfly was flutterby.
20. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which_stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.___WHAT??? On the other hand, wives could fight back with a weapon of any_size.
21. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for_automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was_Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
22. Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet.
23. By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you cannot sink_into quicksand. GOOD FACT TO REMEMBER??
24. Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of_celery than the celery has in it to begin with.
25. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin Look-Alike_Contest.
26. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
27. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said "Elementary, my dear Watson" in the books.
28. An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to_take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing._????
29. The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.
30. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most_often stolen from Public Libraries.
31. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space_because passing wind in a spacesuit damages the suit.
32. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave!
2. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it_will digest itself. YUCK!
3. The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.
4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down_continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
5. A female ferret will die if she goes into heat and cannot find a mate._I know some people like that!
6. A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.
7. A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2 by 3-1/2.
8. During the chariot scene in Ben Hur, a small red car can be seen in the_distance. In Gone with the Wind, a lightbulb can be seen in the carriage_block lantern as Scarlett is leaving the hospital and going into the Atlanta_streets as people are frantically evacuating the city.
9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily! I_knew it!
10. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear_pants.
11. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were_made of wood.
12. The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in_a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.
13. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple and_silver.
14. The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan". There was never_a_recorded Wendy before.
15. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II_killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
16. If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly_go mad and sting itself to death. Who was the sadist who discovered this??
17. Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so_you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.
18. The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the_USA."
19. The original name for butterfly was flutterby.
20. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which_stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.___WHAT??? On the other hand, wives could fight back with a weapon of any_size.
21. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for_automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was_Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
22. Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet.
23. By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you cannot sink_into quicksand. GOOD FACT TO REMEMBER??
24. Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of_celery than the celery has in it to begin with.
25. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin Look-Alike_Contest.
26. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
27. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said "Elementary, my dear Watson" in the books.
28. An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to_take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing._????
29. The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.
30. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most_often stolen from Public Libraries.
31. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space_because passing wind in a spacesuit damages the suit.
32. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave!