You learn something new everyday...
~*~It is impossible to lick your elbow.
~*~Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
~*~Coca-Cola originally contained cocaine.
~*~23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their butts.
~*~In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
~*~Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
~*~More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
~*~The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
~*~The Eiffel Tower in Paris weighs over 1000 elephants.
~*~The greatest recorded number of children that have been born by one mother is 69! The poor lass gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and a measly 4 sets of quadruplets. Even in the days before IVF!
~*~Every 5 seconds a computer gets infected with a virus
~*~13% of Americans actually believe that some parts of the moon are made of cheese...yummy
~*~The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
~*~If you could count the number of times a cricket chirps in one minute, divide by 2, add 9 and divide by 2 again, you would have the correct temperature in celcius degrees... How do they know that?
~*~Fish that live more than 800 meters below the ocean surface don't have eyes. Eeewwwwww
~*~Hydrogen is an explosive gas. Oxygen supports combustion. Yet when these are combined it is water which is used to put out fires.
~*~Walt Disney's autograph bears no resemblance to the famous Disney logo. He was also impotent. Bwahahahahahaha!
~*~Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave. Go on, try it then
~*~The Ramses brand condom is named after the great phaoroh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
~*~Duelling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
~*~Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history.
* Spades - King David
* Hearts - Charlemagne
* Clubs - Alexander the Great
* Diamonds - Julius Caesar
~*~In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
~*~If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds recieved in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
~*~Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
~*~The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it.
~*~101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan (Wendy) are the only two Disney cartoon features with both parents that are present and don't die during the movie.
~*~To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.
~*~In York, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow (except on Sundays)
~*~On average, 90% Dutch teenagers can speak fluent English whereas only 80% American teenagers can speak fluent English. (Just incase you didnt know, English is not the first langauge of The Netherlands.)
~*~In Texas, a recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed. Only in Texas....
~*~No piece of square dry paper can be folded in half more than 7 times
~*~The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.
~*~"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
~*~The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language.
~*~1 in every 200 people are a psychopath and they look just like everyone else......
~*~An average human loses about 200 head hairs per day.
~*~All the chemicals in the human body have a combined value of approximately £4.00 (6.25 Euro)
~*~In Alaska, it is legal to shoot bears. However, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.
~*~You are most likely to be murdered or raped by a family member or a close friend (98% of all murders). Whereas being murdered by a derranged lunatic down a dark alley is very rare.
~*~Bill "Four eyes" Gates has enough money to buy every house in Alaska, greedy bastard!
~*~Mexico City sinks about 10 inches a year
~*~It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open? Next time you feel a sneeze coming try it!
~*~The expression "to get fired" comes from long, long ago. When clans wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down.
~*~The word 'corr' actually means 'odd' in Irish.
~*~Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula". In English this means 'The City of Angels'
~*~In France, a five year old child can buy an alcholic drink in a bar
~*~Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
~*~Coca-Cola originally contained cocaine.
~*~23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their butts.
~*~In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
~*~Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
~*~More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
~*~The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
~*~The Eiffel Tower in Paris weighs over 1000 elephants.
~*~The greatest recorded number of children that have been born by one mother is 69! The poor lass gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and a measly 4 sets of quadruplets. Even in the days before IVF!
~*~Every 5 seconds a computer gets infected with a virus
~*~13% of Americans actually believe that some parts of the moon are made of cheese...yummy
~*~The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
~*~If you could count the number of times a cricket chirps in one minute, divide by 2, add 9 and divide by 2 again, you would have the correct temperature in celcius degrees... How do they know that?
~*~Fish that live more than 800 meters below the ocean surface don't have eyes. Eeewwwwww
~*~Hydrogen is an explosive gas. Oxygen supports combustion. Yet when these are combined it is water which is used to put out fires.
~*~Walt Disney's autograph bears no resemblance to the famous Disney logo. He was also impotent. Bwahahahahahaha!
~*~Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave. Go on, try it then
~*~The Ramses brand condom is named after the great phaoroh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
~*~Duelling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
~*~Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history.
* Spades - King David
* Hearts - Charlemagne
* Clubs - Alexander the Great
* Diamonds - Julius Caesar
~*~In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
~*~If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds recieved in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
~*~Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
~*~The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it.
~*~101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan (Wendy) are the only two Disney cartoon features with both parents that are present and don't die during the movie.
~*~To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.
~*~In York, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow (except on Sundays)
~*~On average, 90% Dutch teenagers can speak fluent English whereas only 80% American teenagers can speak fluent English. (Just incase you didnt know, English is not the first langauge of The Netherlands.)
~*~In Texas, a recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed. Only in Texas....
~*~No piece of square dry paper can be folded in half more than 7 times
~*~The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.
~*~"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
~*~The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language.
~*~1 in every 200 people are a psychopath and they look just like everyone else......
~*~An average human loses about 200 head hairs per day.
~*~All the chemicals in the human body have a combined value of approximately £4.00 (6.25 Euro)
~*~In Alaska, it is legal to shoot bears. However, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.
~*~You are most likely to be murdered or raped by a family member or a close friend (98% of all murders). Whereas being murdered by a derranged lunatic down a dark alley is very rare.
~*~Bill "Four eyes" Gates has enough money to buy every house in Alaska, greedy bastard!
~*~Mexico City sinks about 10 inches a year
~*~It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open? Next time you feel a sneeze coming try it!
~*~The expression "to get fired" comes from long, long ago. When clans wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down.
~*~The word 'corr' actually means 'odd' in Irish.
~*~Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula". In English this means 'The City of Angels'
~*~In France, a five year old child can buy an alcholic drink in a bar