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36 USELESS FACTS
By: eba95 Date: August 9, 2010, 11:10 am
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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
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