Lana Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 (edited) The only nation whose name begins with an "A", but doesn't end in an "A" is Afghanistan. The Average American/Canadian drinks about 600 soda’s per year. The average American family views television six hours each day. Your statistical chance of being murdered is one in twenty thousand. If you earn twenty thousand dollars a year, one minute of your time is worth a little more than seventeen cents. As much as six percent of the world's population may experience sleep paralysis, the inability to move and speak for several minutes after awakening. Phobophobia is a fear of fearing. Clinophobia is the fear of beds. Caligynephobia is a fear of beautiful women. Androphobia is a fear of men. Augustus Caesar had achluophobia—the fear of sitting in the dark. "Evian" spelled backwards is naive. There are six words in the English language with the letter combination "uu." Muumuu, vacuum, continuum, duumvirate, duumvir and residuum. The writers of The Simpsons have never revealed what state Springfield is in. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants. Burger King® uses approximately 1/2 million pounds of bacon every month in its restaurants. The fortune cookie was invented in 1916 by George Jung, a Los Angeles noodlemaker. An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell. To prove this - pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet. Table salt is the only commodity that hasn’t risen dramatically in price in the last 150 years. The Chinese used to open shrimp by flaying the shells with bamboo poles. Until a few years ago, in factories where dried shrimp were being prepared, "shrimp dancers" were hired to tramp on the shells with special shoes. For decades, there's been a hard-fought and usually close battle between Coke and Pepsi in the United States...with each claiming some regional pockets of leadership. But globally it's no contest - Coca-Cola sales far outstrip sales of Pepsi-Cola internationally. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Americans eat more than 22 pounds of tomatoes every year. More than half this amount is eaten in the form of ketchup and tomato sauce. No one seems to know why people blush. Between 25% to 33% of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light. Sumerians (from 5000 BC) thought that the liver made blood and the heart was the center of thought. Men have more blood than women. Men have 1.5 gallons for men versus 0.875 gallons for women. In 1977, a 13 year old child found a tooth growing out of his left foot. It takes an interaction of 72 different muscles to produce human speech. During his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair. Your thumb is the same length as your nose. Edited September 3, 2004 by Lana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 The writers of The Simpsons have never revealed what state Springfield is in. This explains how they actually have revealed An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell. To prove this - pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet. Emmmmmmm yah ... next time I'll be sure to ask for mashed apples, onion pie, and potato rings According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Americans eat more than 22 pounds of tomatoes every year. More than half this amount is eaten in the form of ketchup and tomato sauce. Yah ... a LOT more than 1/2 in my case Very interesting stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Men have more blood than women. Men have 1.5 gallons for men versus 0.875 gallons for women. Makes one wonder where that extra .625 gallons of blood is stored. One second thought I know exactly, there is a long list of places where it could be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 (edited) Makes one wonder where that extra .625 gallons of blood is stored. One second thought I know exactly, there is a long list of places where it could be... style_images/master/snapback.png Sorry to decieve you, but it isn't where you think. Most of it is in the muscles and as well it is a question of proportion(body size etc...) Edited September 3, 2004 by Fadix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Sorry to decieve you, but it isn't where you think. Most of it is in the muscles and as well it is a question of proportion(body size etc...) style_images/master/snapback.png Fadio, that is exacly what was on the list of things that I was thinking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sev-mard Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Caligynephobia is a fear of beautiful women. style_images/master/snapback.png Never heard of this must be a horribly debilitating existence. And boring as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurgen Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 The Average American/Canadian drinks about 600 soda’s per year. style_images/master/snapback.png So do I, what's your point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lana Posted September 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 (edited) Very interesting stuff Here is more of it: The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes. coca cola used to be green elephants can't jump there is 8 insect legs in the average bar of chocolate it is physically impossible to lick your elbow you just tryied to lick your elbow if you eat a dandilion you wet the bed...apparently It is impossible to sneeze with ur eyes OPEN. In Ancient Egypt frogs where thought to cure warts. It is physically IMPOSSIBLE to kiss ur ass. Trust me people tryed it already... Wasabi can be deadly if you sniff it up through your nose. when coca cola 1st was made it had a trace of cocaine in it, that was before they made cocaine illegal What is billed as the world's largest weather vane sits on the shores of White Lake in Montague, Michigan. It's 48 feet tall with a 26-foot wind arrow and adorned with a 14-foot replica of a 19th-century Great Lakes schooner. The world's largest coffee pot is located in Davidson, Saskatchewan. It measures 24 Feet(7.3 Meters) tall, is made of sheet metal and could hold 150,000 8 ounce cups of coffee Edited September 3, 2004 by Lana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 The world's largest coffee pot is located in Davidson, Saskatchewan. It measures 24 Feet(7.3 Meters) tall, is made of sheet metal and could hold 150,000 8 ounce cups of coffee style_images/master/snapback.png Vaiii, etkan bajak ova naelu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lana Posted September 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Vaiii, etkan bajak ova naelu? Bajak nayoxneri hamar lav gorc kbacvi. Karas arden skses sovorel bajak nayel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hytga Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 it is physically impossible to lick your elbow you just tryied to lick your elbow how did you know? i really did try. but without any success. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lana Posted September 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 (edited) i really did try. but without any success. Don't overtry, it may lead to some injuries. Edited September 3, 2004 by Lana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Vaiii, etkan bajak ova naelu? Haaaaaaa hahahahahahha ... it's ok Azatik... those hot 60+ ladies in Davidson, Saskatchewan have a lot of time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hytga Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Don't overtry, it may lead to some injuries. maybe i should lick your elbow. i'll avoid injuries that way. unless you decide punching me with your elbow. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lana Posted September 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Don't overtry, it may lead to some injuries. maybe i should lick your elbow. Don't overdream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lana Posted September 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 The Tokyo World Lanes Bowling Center is the largest bowling establishment in the world. It has 252 lanes and one very tired pinsetter. The World's Largest Catsup Bottle stands proudly next to Route 159, just south of downtown Collinsville, Illinois. This unique 170 ft. tall water tower was built in 1949 by W.E. Caldwell Company for the G.S. Suppiger catsup bottling plant. In 1995, due to the efforts of the Catsup Bottle Preservation Group, this piece of local history was saved from demolition and beautifully restored to its original appearance. The longest Monopoly game ever played was 1,680 hours long, that's 70 straight days! The longest Monopoly game in a bathtub was 99 hours long. The highest wind velocity ever recorded in the United States was 231 miles per hour, on Mount Washington, New Hampshire, in 1934. Howard Kinsey and Mrs. R. Roark, during a game of tennis, batted the ball back and forth 2001 consecutive times. The World's Largest yo-yo resides in the National Yo-Yo Museum in Chico, California. Named "Big Yo," the 256-pound yo-yo is an exact scale replica of a Tom Kuhn "No Jive 3 in 1 Yo-Yo." Fifty inches tall and 31.5 inches wide, the yo-yo is made of California sugar pine, Baltic birch from the former USSR, and hardrock maple. It was first launched in San Francisco on October 13, 1979. Victor Hugo's Les Miserables contains one of the longest sentences in the French language—823 words without a period. The largest web-footed bird is the albatross. On July 31, 1994, Simon Sang Sung of Singapore turned a single piece of dough into 8,192 noodles in 59.29 seconds! At 12 years old, an African named Ernest Loftus made his first entry in his diary and continued everyday for 91 years. Toronto, Ontario was home to the biggest swimming pool in the world in 1925. It held 2000 swimmers, and was 300ft x 75ft. It is still in operation. In 1968, Steve McPeak traveled from Chicago to Los Angeles on a unicycle. The trip took him six weeks, but he planned for the long bike journey. He brought an extra tire and a spare heinie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 Sip, It's just a guess, but I have a feeling you will be driving to Collinsville, Illinois this weekend. ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 Sip, It's just a guess, but I have a feeling you will be driving to Collinsville, Illinois this weekend. ... Actually, I will be moving there next week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lana Posted September 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Shakespeare's most talkative character is Hamlet. None of his other characters have as many lines in a single play. (Falstaff, who appears in several plays, has more lines total). The largest school in the world is a k-12 school in the Philippines, with an enrollment of about 25,000. France had the first supermarket in the world. It was started by relatives of the people who started the Texas Big Bear supermarket chain. If you walked the entire length of the China's Great Wall, you would be walking farther than the distance between New York City and Miami, Florida. The wall stretches for over 1,500 miles. The driving distance between New York and Miami is just over 1,250 miles. Provided you don't get lost. In Muddy, Illinois, the post office measures only 7½ by 10½ feet, about the size of a garden shed. If it wasn't for a sign hanging above the door stating, "U.S. Post Office, Muddy, IL., 62965," finding the tiny, wooden building could be difficult. It is believed to be one of the smallest post offices in the United States. Zaire is the world leader in cobalt mining, producing two-thirds of the world's cobalt supply. The world's tallest mountains, the Himalayas, are also the fastest growing. Their growth - about half an inch a year — is caused by the pressure exerted by two of the earth's continental plates (the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate) pushing against one another. The biggest hog ever recorded was a creature named Big Boy who weighed in at 1, 904 pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allarmeniangirl Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants. What about Spongebob? The little guy walked around naked so many times that he was actually asked aout his sexuality. Oh, it was too funny. http://www.toydirectory.com/monthly/Apr2003/images/spongebob.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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