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1. scientist have calculated that a moment lasts 1.2 minutes

2. The shortest war in history lasted 37 minutes

3. in it's ancient form the carrot was purple, not orange

4. The average French person uses two bars of soap a year.

5. Women look at other women more than they look at men.

6. onions have no taste, only a smell

7. doctors say: people who have pet fish fall asleep easier than those who
don't

8. second most popular place to eat breakfast in the US: The Car

9. Squirrels lose at least half the nuts they hide - they forget where they
put them.

10. The average humanbody has about 100 milliliters of bowel gas at one
time.

11. you swallow and recycle about a quart of mucus a day

12. a bloody wound on your body begins to clot in less than 10 seconds

13. the three foods Americans say they hate the most:

1.) tofu
2.) liver
3.) yogurt

14. Victorians believed that if you placed a gold coin under your pillow on
Valentine's Day your true love would propose to you by the end of the year.

15. each year, more people are killed by bee stings than by sharks.

16. Survey Says: If you watch at least two prime time comedies a week, you
probably drive a foreign car.

17. apples are part of the rose family

18. "Seersucker" comes from a Persian word - shir-o-shakar - that means
"milk and sugar"

19. a cow spends 18 hours of every day chewing

20. according to scientific studies the smells that most turn women off are:
barbecued meat, cherries, and men's cologne

21. medically speaking, the correct order of intelligence is: moron,
imbecile, idiot.

22. a government study has determined that pigs can become alcoholics

23. so far, every US president with a beard has been a republican

24. houdini was only 5'1"

25. Mosquito eggs can survive in a dried up state for up to 5 years

26. per capita, what US city has the greatest number of psychiatrists?


Washington, D.C

27. (Fact lost by accident)

28. Hippos exude red sweat when hot, excited, or in pain.

29. Los Angeles reportedly has more judges than all of France

30. according to astronauical footnotes, the moon smells a little like
exploded firecrackers.

31. Spain's name comes from Span or Spania, meaing "Land of Rabbits"

32. The term "Karaoke" means "empty orchestra" in Japanese.

33. if your bed is typical than there are 6 million dust mites living there

34. In 1659 it was illegal to celebrate Christmas in Massachusettes

35. The most men ever to ride on a motocycle was 47

36. 40% of people who move to a new address change their brand of toothpaste
at the same time

37. Only about 1/4 of all American adults eat 3 meals a day

38. 45% of US women and 25% of US men say they cried at their wedding.

39. The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon

40. ants don't sleep

41. the underside of a horse's hoof is called a frog

42. until president Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to
assasinate the president

43. the average person passes 1 to 3 pints of gas a day in 14 different
episodes

44. nachos is the food most craved by moms-to-be

45. 90% of the US population rode in shopping carts when they were kids

46. the average american credit card holder owes 3,900 dollars

47. among older men, vanilla is the most erotic scent

48. First and last time the Roadrunner spoke: a 1951 Bugs Bunny cartoon
called Operation: Rabbit

49. Frankline Roosevelt was related to 5 other presidents by blood and 6
others by marriage

50. If you're over 65, there's a better than average chance you put relish
on your hot dog.

51. One in three snake bite victims is drunk. One in five is tattooed

52. at least two people have actually been hit by meteors

53. Jackie Kenedy Onassis was secretly a chain smoker

54. Cats can make over 100 different vocal sounds; dogs can make about ten.

55. The Pacific island of Nauru's economy is based almost entirely on bird
droppings.

56. Approximately 10% of Jewish households have Christmas trees

57. It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber

58. If you're over 100 years old, there's an 80% chance you're a woman.

59. Four most common arrests in the US: drunk driving, theft, drugs,
drunkeness

60. Tallest US President: Abraham Linoln who was six foot four inches
Shortest US President: James Madison who was five foot four inches

61. J. Edgar Hoover lied to fire FBI agents whose palms were sweaty when
shaking hands

62. The five animals most frequently mentioned in the bible are sheep,
lambs, lions, oxen, and rams.

63. A Koala bear sleeps 22 hours of ever day.

64. Can you think of an English word that ryhmes with 'month'? Our sources
say there is none.

65. Mexico has more American residents than any other country except the
United States

66. Drivers kill more deer than hunters

67. Real estate agent's rule of thumb: To estimate what a house will sell
for, ask the owner what it's worth and subtract 10%.

68. There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the US....but over 15,000
astrologers...

69. The US eastern seaboard consumes almost 50% of all ice cream sandwiches

70. Mosquitos prefer children to adults, blondes to brunettes

71. In one year, Crayola produces 2 billion crayons - enough to make a giant
crayon 35' wide and 100' taller than the statue of liberty.

72. The top products for coupon redemption are cold cereal, soap, and
deodorant

73. Robert Moses, the man responsible for most major highways in New York,
never learned how to drive.

74. Cats' urine glows under a blacklight.

75. Wet Glaze, Gum Swamp, and Convalescent Corral were all battles in the
Civil War.

76. The average supermarket shopper makes 14 impulse decisions in each
visit.

77. Most sought after Cracker Jack prizes: spy rings. Reason: they're often
used as engagement rings.

78. 27% of all readers skip ahead to find out what will happen in a book
before they finish it.

79. The 5 smartest primates, after humans: Chimpanzees, Gorillas,
Orangutans, Baboons, Gibbons.

80. The population of the earth has more than doubled since 1950

81. Most studied foreign languages in the US

1.) Spanish
2.) French
3.) German
4.) Italian
5.) Japanese

82. Fear of cancer is known as cancerophobia
Fear of heart attacks is known as cardiophobia

83. Bluebirds cannot see the color blue.

84. about 40% of US aults say they change into something more comfortible to
watch TV

85. 5 most puplar lunches in US school: pizza, chicken nuggets, tacos,
burritos, and hamburgers.

86. Who looked after the knight's estate while he was away on the crusades?
usually his lawyer.

87. What is businessman Oliver Pollock's claim to fame? He invented the
dollar sign in 1778.

88. Pink plastic lawn flamingoes were inspired by a 1957 photo in a National
Geographic magazine.

89. When pitched, the average major league baseball rotates 15 times before
it's hit by the batter.

90. 2 people most admired by teenagers in 1983: Eddie Murphy and Ronald
Reagan, in that order

91. Take your height and divide by eight. That's how "tall" your head is.

92. On average which lives longer- a spider or a dolphin? Spiders live 4-7
years; dolphins 3-4

93. If your feet just smell bad, it's foot odor.
If they smell really bad, it's "bromidrosis"

94. How does a shark find fish? It can hear their hearts beating.

95. In the time it takes to hatch a single egg, the male Emperor penguin
loses 1/3 of it's bodyweight.

96. #1 cause of depression in married people: Being married. In unmarried
people: being single

97. No laughing matter: William Shakespeare invented the expression, "Laugh
it off."

98. When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to
three times your body weight.

99. One American in eight is considered poor, but one home in six has at
least three cars or trucks.

100.The 1st live televised murder was in 1963, when Jack Ruby killed JFK's
assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald.

101. The most push-ups ever performed in one day was 46,001

102. If you're typical, you can guess someone's sex with 95% acuracy just by
smelling their breath

103. First meal eaten on the moon: 4 bacon squares, 3 sugar cookies,
peaches, pineapple-grapefruit drink, coffee

104. 12% of Americans say they think Joan of Arc was Noah's wife

105. 30% of people asked to participate in an opinion poll refuse

106. 15 million gallons of wine were destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco
earthquake

107. the US army accidentally ordered an 82-year supply of freeze dried tuna
salad mix for troops Europeans

108. Fattest newspaper ever printed: New York Times, October 17, 1965 at 946
pages. It weighed 7-1/2 pounds.

109. When Sir Henry Royce died in 1933, the "RR" Rolls-Royce monogram was
changed from red to black.

110. Mammal rule of thumb: in just about every species , the female lives
longer than the males

111. Given the opportunity deer will chew gum. And marijuana. No word on
which they like most.

112. To win at Bingo in the old days, you had to ring a small bell. That's
where the Bing comes from

113. The word "Carribean" comes from the same root word as "cannibal"

114. Franklin D. Roosevelt's 3 favorite foods: frog legs, pig knuckles, and
scrambled eggs.

115. Stilts were first invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get
around in marshes

116. Morphine addiction became known as the "soldier's disease" after the
Civil War.

117. It takes a drop of ocean water 1,000 years to circulate around the
world

118. What is "sight of sleep phobia"? Fear of watching others go to sleep.
Not many people have it

119. To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles....that's
where testimony comes from

120. In ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was
executed

121. In 1948 four men took a cow to the top of the Matterhorn. They all
froze to death.

122. Five oldest words still in use in the English language: Town, priest,
earl, this, and ward

123. Heaviest US President: William Howard Taft who was three hundred thirty
two pounds
Lightest US President: James Madison who was one hundred pounds.

124. 15 percent of Americans secretly bite their toenails.

125. According to scientific tests, the odors that most commonly arouse
women sexually are pumpkin pie, lavender, cucumbers, baby powder, and Good
'n' Plenty candy.

126. More than 10% of the world's annual production of salt is used to
de-ice American roads.

127. Crocodile babies don't have sex chromosomes; the temperature at which
the egg develops determines gender

128. Who wears the pants? Not European men - until the early 1800s. Before
that, they wore tights

129. The higher the income, the more likely an American man will cheat on
his wife

130. President Calvin Coolidge lied to eat breakfast while having his head
rubbed with Vaseline

131. About 25% of male employees say they take naps on the job. Only half
that many women do

132. The average tastebud lives only 10 days before it dies and is replaced
with a new one

133. The most common time for a bank robbery is Friday between 9 and 11 am.
The least likely time is Wednesday, between 3 and 6 pm.

134. The term "Kangaroo Court" was unkown in Australia until it was brought
over from the US

135. A woman's sense of smell is most acute during ovulation

136. 25% of the people at sporting events say their presence effects the
outcome of the game

137. Aurora Borealis rule of thumb: if there are Northern Lights there are
Southern Lights

138. Your skeleton keeps growing until you're about 35....then it starts to
shrink.

139. In 1992, 55,142 people were injured by jewelry

140. 5 most dangerous jobs in the US; logger, pilot, asbestos worker, metal
worker, electrician

141. The Arabic word for "forbidden" is "Harem"

142. There are more people of Irish decent in Boston and other New England
Areas than in all of Ireland.

143. The largest trench in the Pacific Ocean is 28 times as deep as the
Empire State Building is tall

144. The snow scenes in "it's a wonderful life" were shot during a record
heat wave in Southern California

145. Rolls Royces being shipped to Saudi Arabia are shipped without the hood
ornament depicting a woman reaching upward

146. "Booby prize" comes from the German bubenpreis, which mean "boy's
prize"

147. If you're average you'll look around a store for about 15 minutes
before you buy anything.

148. First National Historic Site in the US: Ford's Theatre where Abraham
Lincoln was shot

Second National Historic Site in the US: the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace, in
Kentucky

149. Most frequent "strange" customer request, according to supermarket
managers asking for a refund on food they bought and ate, but didn't like

150. 70% of men, and 70% of women, fantasize about someone else when making
love

151. Your risk of being murdered is greater on Janurary 1st than on any
other day of the year

152. Must dangerous animal in the zoo, according to zookeepers: the panda.
The elephant is second

153. If a mackerel stops swimming, it dies. (And if it dies, it stops
swimming.)

154. The dome in the Kentucky state capitol is modeled after Napoleon's tomb

155. 24 hours from now you'll have forgotten 80% of everything you learned
today

156. Male patients fall out of hospital beds twice as often as female
patients do

157. Most common reason for requesting emergency roadside service:
"automobile won't start"

158. Every year, 6,500 Americans are injured by their toilet seats

159. It isn't blood that attracts mosquitos, it's the scent of bacteria
growing in your skin

160. Bad News: Polar bears can smell you from 20 miles away. Good news:
their top speed is 25mph

161. When you use a cell phone in the car, the risk of an accident goes up
34%

162. When a yellow jacket is agitated, it gives off a sound that tother
yellow jackets to attack

163. In the 19th century, "pants" was considered an obscene word

164. Holiday season: the third week in May is "National Pickle Week"

165. In Japan there are vending machines that dispense fresh-cooked
spaghetti

166. In ancient Rome, ladies bathed in swan fat and donkey milk

167. It takes four to five months to re-grow an entire fingernail

168. Ducks have six eyelids - three in each eye

169. Eighty-eight, Kentucky was named by a guy who has 88 cents in his
pocket on the day he named it

170. According to language experts, virtually every language on earth has a
word for "yes-man"

171. Chinese gooseberries didn't sell well in the US until grocers renamed
them kiwis

172. Which recreational activity causes more bone fractures than any other?
Aerobic dancing

173. Rats can go without water longer than camels can

174. In Japan: Wear a surgical mask in public if you have a cold

175. In Switzerland: Buy wine for your table if you drop your bread in the
fondue

176. In Italy: Don't allow a woman to pour wine

177. In Samoa: Spill a few drops of kava, the national beverage, before
drinking

178. In Belgium and Luxembourg: Advoid sending a gift of chrysanthemums.
They are a reminder of death

179. In Sweden: Wait until you're outside your guest's house before putting
your coat on

180. In Jordan: Leave small portions of food on your plate. Also, refuse
seconds at least twice before accepting

181. In Greece: Cheerfully participate in folk dancing if invited

182. In Fiji: Fold your arms behind you when conversing

183. In Portugal: Signal you enjoyed a meal by kissing your index finger and
then pinching your earlobe

184. In China: Decline a gift a few times before accepting. Use both hands
to give or recieve one

185. In Iran: Shake hands with children. (It shows respect for their
parents.)

186. In Spain: Say "buen provecho" to anyone beginning a meal

187. In Finland: If you pass the salt at the dinner table, don't put it in
anyone's hand - put the salt shaker down and let them pick it up

188. In Norway: When a fisherman walks by, spit after him. It's a way of
wishing him good luck

189. In Korea: Allow others to pass between you and the person you are
conversing with. Don't make anyone walk behind you

190. In Kentucky, it's agaisnt the law to throw eggs at a public speaker

191. In Michigan, it's illegal for a woman to cut her own hair without her
husband's permission

192. In Maryland, it's agiasnt the law for grandchildren to marry their
grandparents

193. A 1978 newsletter edited at a branch of Mensa, an organization for
high-IQ people, had numerous misspellings- including the word,
"intelligense."


Told you it'd be long.

*glances up*

thats alot of facts.....


i have one about a native food only in RI and that would be hot weiners (like a hot dog but MUCH better)

they are illegal in 49 of the 50 states

did you know that the first 20mm of the small intestine is called the duodenum

interesting

dang, you know how long it took me to read that?

Nope xp How long?


Apparently! domokun

eek Wow! You're a smart girl Caitlin! xd I don't even know one. sweatdrop

I see xp I can be sometimes, but also I've read most of a 300 somethin' page book in a day sweatdrop