Jul 19, 2003 16:51
1.) A pigeons feathers are heavier than its bones.
2.) Only male turkeys gobble.
3.) Giraffes can lick their own eyes.
4.) America's 1st roller coaster was built in 1827 to carry coal from a mine to boats below.
5.) Dolphins can jump up to 20 feet in the air.
6.) In 1878 the first telephone book ever issued contained only 50 names.
7.) Austria was the very first country to use postcards starting in 1869.
8.) Approximately 18 billion disposable diapers end up in landfills each year. These diapers can takes as long as 500 years to finally decompose.
9.) A duck can't walk without bobbing its head.
10.) Ancient Egyptian women used to wear perfume cones made of wax that would melt in the heat letting out a nice fragrance.
brain food,
interesting,
geekery,
fun facts