Sunday, January 16, 2011

Knowledge or Information Based on Real Occurrences


An Ostrich's Eye is Bigger Than its Brain

Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33. 

Other than fruit, honey is the only natural food that is made without destroying any kind of life.

The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language.

The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer.

-40 degrees Celsius is equal to -40 degrees Fahrenheit.

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents 

NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing  

A chicken with red earlobes will produce brown eggs, and a chicken with white earlobes will produce white eggs 

Not all polar bears hibernate; only pregnant females polar bears do 

In 1631, two London bible printers accidentally left the word "not" out of the seventh commandment, which then read, "Thou shalt commit adultery." This legendary book is now known as the "Wicked Bible.

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise 

The concept of Boxing Day, which is on December 26th, was to give boxes of food and clothing to the poor. It is now viewed in some countries as a time to get merchandise from stores at reduced prices 

The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the"General Purpose" vehicle, G.P. 

A group of people that are hired to clap at a performance are called a claque 

The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.

Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."

The mouth is full of bacteria. When two people kiss, they exchange between 10 million and 1 billion bacteria.

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma. 

sysygy
Pearls melt in vinegar.  

A "sysygy" occurs when all the planets of the our Solar System line up. 

          

     
  

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