Post by efbs grandma on Oct 17, 2005 14:02:07 GMT -5
For those of you who thought you knew everything....................
here's a refresher course.
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The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for
blood plasma.
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No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times.
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Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
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You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
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Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age or
older.
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The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
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The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
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American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from
each salad served in first-class.
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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
(Since Venus is normally associated with women, what does this
tell you!)
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Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the
morning.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
So did the first "MarlboroMan."
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Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
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Pearls melt in vinegar.
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The three most valuable brand names on earth:
Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
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It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...
but not downstairs.
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A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
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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!)
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Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first U.S. president whose name
contains all the letters from the word "criminal."
The second ?
William Jefferson Clinton
And the best for last.....
Turtles can breathe through their butts.
(I know some people like that; don't YOU?)
Now you know everything there is to know.
Of importance, that is !!!