Monday, January 9, 2006

And Finally...for those who thought they knew everything

Got this from my friend Tara

 

The liquid inside young coconuts
can be used as a substitute for

Blood plasma.

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. 

You burn more calories sleeping
than you do watching television.

Oak trees do not produce acorns
until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.

The first product to have a bar code
was Wrigley's gum.

The King of Hearts is the only king
WITHOUT A MOUSTACHE

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive
from each salad served in first-class. 

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.  (Since Venus is normally associated with women, what does this tell you!)

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

Most dust particles in your house are made from
DEAD SKIN!

The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.  So did the first "Marlboro Man". 

Walt Disney was afraid OF MICE!

PEARLS MELT IN VINEGAR!

The three most valuable brand names on earth: 
Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order. 

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...
but, not downstairs.

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.  (I keep my toothbrush in the living room now!) 

Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first U.S. president whose name contains all  the letters from the word "criminal." 
The second ? 

William Jefferson Clinton
(Please don't tell me you're SURPRISED!?!!)

And the best for last.....
Turtles can breathe through their butts. (I know some people like that, don't YOU?)

Now you know everything...Of importance that is!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I believe the one about burning more calories while you sleep. I toss and turn all night long!

Anonymous said...

wow, didn't know that about the toothbrush and toilets. Moving mine now.

thanks for all the useful info, De!

betty

Anonymous said...

lol Well that was... interesting lol And in some ways slightly disturbing lol I'm now seriously considering the distance between my toothbrush and the toilet lol

~Lily