Who knew ... Thx Nana and Marge R!

SOME TRIVIA MINUCSIA FOR YOUR PONDERING MIND….OR TRIVIA CONVERSATION AT YOUR NEXT COCKTAIL PARTY.

 

A RETENTION TEST WILL BE GIVEN  NEXT WEEK!!

Whatever ... Thx Clay V!

Subject:  Whatever.....

 

 

Glass takes one million years to decompose,
Which means it never wears out and can be
Recycled an infinite amount of times!

Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust,
Even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years.

Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is
Attached at only one end.

If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. When a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism
Shuts off.

Zero is the only number that cannot be represented
By Roman numerals.

Kites were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers.

The song, Auld Lang Syne, is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year.

Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth
By 61 percent.

Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450F.

The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.

Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.

The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.

Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.

The University of Alaska spans four time zones.

The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot
Heal itself.

In ancient Greece , tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted.

Warner Communications paid $28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday.

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

A comet's tail always points away from the sun.

The Swine Flu vaccine in 1976 caused more death and illness than the disease it was intended to prevent.

Caffeine increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found in some medicines.

The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armor raised their visors to reveal their identity.

If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day.

When a person dies, hearing is the last sense to go.
The first sense lost is sight.

In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed.

Strawberries are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside.

Avocados have the highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams.

The moon moves about two inches away from the Earth
Each year.

The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.

Due to earth's gravity it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000 meters.

Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy .

Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down.

Everything weighs one percent less at the equator.

For every extra kilogram carried on a space flight, 530 kg of excess fuel are needed at lift-off.

The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements.

And last but not least:

This is called 'Money Bags.' So send this on to 5 and money will arrive in 5 days. Based on Chinese Feng Shui, the one who does not pass this on will have money troubles for the rest of the year. Superstitious or not, I passed this along because it is interesting information.

Things you didn't know ... Thx

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The liquid inside young coconuts can be used

As a substitute for Blood plasma.

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No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times.

Oh go ahead ... I'll wait...

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Donkeys kill more people annually

Than plane crashes or shark attacks. (So, watch your Ass )

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You burn more calories sleeping

Than you do watching television.

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Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.

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The first product to have a bar code

Was Wrigley's gum.

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The King of Hearts is the only king

WITHOUT A MOUSTACHE

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American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive

From each salad served in first-class.

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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

(Since Venus is normally associated with women, what does this tell you?)

(That women are going in the 'right' direction...?)

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Apples, not caffeine,

Are more efficient at waking you up in the morning .

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Most dust particles in your house are made from

DEAD SKIN !

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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.

So did the first 'Marlboro Man'.

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Walt Disney was afraid

OF MICE!

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PEARLS DISSOLVE

IN VINEGAR!

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The ten most valuable brand names on earth:

Apple, Coca Cola, Google, IBM, Microsoft, GE, McDonalds, Samsung, Intel, and Toyota, in that order.

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It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...

But, not downstairs.

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A duck's quack doesn't echo,

And no one knows why.

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Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least

Six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

(I keep my toothbrush in the living room now!)

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And the best for last.....

Turtles can breathe through their butts.

(I know some people like that, don't YOU?)

So........................

Remember, knowledge is everything, so pass it on......

And go move your toothbrush!

Safe bets ... Thanks Carol and Clay V!

I am willing to make a safe bet: You've probably haven't heard of most of these interesting yet bizarre facts! Well this is your chance to learn some new things!

"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money."  -- Margaret Thatcher

“Foreign aid is taking money from the poor people of a rich country and giving it to the rich people of a poor country.” Peter of South Yorkshire