Sunday, November 18, 2007
Some interesting facts I found on the internet:
"Almost" is the longest commonly used word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
"Happy Birthday" was the first song to be performed in outer space, sung by the Apollo IX astronauts on March 8, 1969.
"Ma is as selfless as I am" can be read the same way backwards. If you take away all the spaces you can see that all the letters can be spelled out both ways.
"One thousand" contains the letter A, but none of the words from one to nine hundred ninety-nine has an A.
NICOLE TEH! LOOK AT THIS!!
"Teh" means "cool" in Thai. (Pronounced "tay").
1.7 litres of saliva is produced each day.
22,000 checks will be deducted from the wrong bank accounts in the next hour.
23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their buttocks.
In Disney's Fantasia, the Sorcerer to whom Mickey played an apprentice was named Yensid, which is Disney spelled backward.
85% of men who die of heartattacks during intercourse, are found to have been cheating on their wives.
Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.
A 17 year old girl from Miami, Florida started to sneeze on 4th January'66 ant continued till 8th June'66.
A 6 pound sea-hare can lay 40,000eggs in a single minute.
A broken clock is right at least twice a day.
A capon is a castrated rooster. XDA company, Warner Communications paid $28 million for the copyright to the song "Happy Birthday".A decree declares that anyone caught stealing soap must wash himself with it until it is all used up.A fish's memory span is 3 seconds.A five and a half year old weighing 250 pounds was exhibited at a meeting of the Physical Society of Vienna on December 4, 1894. She ate a normal diet and was otherwise in good health. The problem: she wasn't able to sweat.A giant squid has eyes that can grow up to 20 inches in diameter. (Now think of how big your computer screen is..)A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongueA man and woman in Mexico city were engaged for 67 yrs and finally married at the age of 82 yrs. ( I hope that doesnt happen to any of us....)A mother in Sydney, Australia, gave birth to twins 56 days apart and in different years; one was born in 17th December'1952 and the other on 10th February'1953.A person uses approximently fifty-seven sheets of toilet paper each day.A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top. (Lets try that sometime! XD)A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee.A zebra is white with black stripes.About 10,000,000 people have the same birthday as you. (Remember to wish them happy birthday too)Abraham Lincoln's ghost is said to haunt the White House. (Spookey!)According to a recent survey, more Americans lose their virginity in June than any other month.WARNING! SICK CONTENT!: (highlight it to read)According to the Kinsey Institute, the biggest erect penis on record measures 13 inches. The smallest tops off at 1 3/4 inches.After spending hours working at a computer display, look at a blank piece of white paper. It will probably appear pink.I shall stop now. MORE next time! =)
