Facts They Don't Teach You In School
• A shark is the only fish that can blink both eyes.
• There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
• Almonds are a member of the peach family.
• A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
• A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.
• Most lipstick contains fish scales.
• A snail can sleep for 3 years. (!!!)
• Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
• The average person falls asleep in 7 minutes.
• The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
• In a standard deck of playing cards, the king of hearts is the only king without a moustache.
• In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
• One car out of every 230 made was stolen last year.
• More people are killed by donkeys annually than by plane crashes.
• If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white.
• Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails.
• Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500.
• "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in "mt".
• When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour.
• The Philadelphia Mint produces 26 million pennies per day.
--As seen on a t-shirt in Kohl's today.
• There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
• Almonds are a member of the peach family.
• A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
• A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.
• Most lipstick contains fish scales.
• A snail can sleep for 3 years. (!!!)
• Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
• The average person falls asleep in 7 minutes.
• The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
• In a standard deck of playing cards, the king of hearts is the only king without a moustache.
• In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
• One car out of every 230 made was stolen last year.
• More people are killed by donkeys annually than by plane crashes.
• If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white.
• Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails.
• Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500.
• "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in "mt".
• When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour.
• The Philadelphia Mint produces 26 million pennies per day.
--As seen on a t-shirt in Kohl's today.