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millionths of a pound. The average
housefly lives only two weeks. The average
French citizen eats 500 snails per year. The average
female will have 3.3 pregnancies in her life. The average
company saves over $7,000 for each employee suggestion that is enacted! The average
coach airline meal costs the airline $4.00. The average first class meal: $50. The average
city dog lives three years longer than the average country dog. The average
chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it. The average
child will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches by the he/she graduates
from high school. The average
car produces a pound of pollution every 25 miles! The average
American/Canadian will eat about 11.9 pounds of cereal per year! The average
American/Canadian drinks about 600 sodas a year! The average
American uses eight times as much fuel energy as an average person anywhere
else in the world. The average
American eats at McDonalds more than 1,800 times in their life. The average
American consumes 9 pounds of food additives every year. The average
1 1/4 lb. lobster is 7 to 9 years old. The
Australian $5,$10,$20,$50 and $100 notes are made out of plastic. The ashes of
the average cremated person weigh nine pounds. The are six
fictional characters that have stars on Hollywood's 'Walk of Fame'. The aorta,
the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose. The ant can
lift things 10 times its own weight. The ancient
Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles. The American
Automobile Association was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of
police speed traps! The Amazon
rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply. The 7-Eleven
Extreme Gulp is 50% bigger than the volume of the human stomach! The 'L.L.'
in L.L. Bean stands for 'Leon Leonwood'. Termites eat
wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music. Ted Turner
owns about 2% of New Mexico. Technically
speaking, crystal glass is actually a Liquid that flows very slowly. Taphephobia
is the fear of being buried alive! Take your
height and divide by eight. That?s how ?tall? your head is. Tablecloths
were originally meant to serve as towels with which guests could wipe their
hands and faces after dinner. Tablecloths
were originally meant to be served as towels with which dinner guests could
wipe their hands and faces after eating! Switzerland
has the highest per-capita consumption of soft drinks in the world. Sweden has
more telephones per capita than any country on earth. Surgeons who
listen to music during operations perform better than those who don't . Streets in
Japan do not have names. Strawberries
have more vitamin c than oranges. Stilts were
invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes. Stannous
fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled
tin. St. Paul,
Minnesota was originally called 'Pigs Eye'. Spotted
skunks do handstands before they spray. Spinach
consumption in the U.S. rose 33% after the Popeye comic strip became a hit in
1931. Spiders have
transparent blood. Spider
monkeys like banana daiquiris. Sound
travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air. Sound at the
right vibration can bore holes through a solid object. SONY was
originally called 'Totsuken'. Someone on
Earth reports seeing a UFO every three minutes. Some species
of fish have voices! Some ribbon
worms will eat themselves if they cant find any food! Some ribbon
worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food. Some lions
mate over 50 times a day. Some breeds
of chickens lay colored eggs! So that's
how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball. Snowiest
city in the U.S.: Blue canyon, California. Snails
breathe through their feet. Smokers eat
more sugar than non-smokers do. Smelling
bananas and/or green apples (smelling, not eating) can help you lose weight! Slugs have 4
noses! Sheryl
Crow's two front teeth are fake. Sheep
outnumber humans in New Zealand 15 to 1. Sheep can recognize
other sheep from pictures! Sharon Stone
is allergic to caffeine. Senegalese
women spend an average of 17.5 hours a week just collecting water. Seaweed can
grow up to 12 inches per day! Scientists
are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab! Saturn's
rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick. Sandra
Bullock is allergic to horses! Salmon can
jump as high as 6 feet. Sales of
Rolaids, Alka-Seltzer, and Tums jump 20% in December ' Rudyard
Kipling refused to write with anything other than black ink. Rubberbands
last longer when refrigerated. Rubber is
one of the ingredients in bubble gum. Roughly a
quarter of the world's people live in China. Roosters
can't crow if they can't fully extend their necks. Right-handed
people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people. Richard
Nixon liked ketchup on his cottage cheese. Rice paper
does not have any rice in it! Rice is the
chief food for half the people of the world. Research
indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked. Reindeer
milk has more fat than cow milk. Redheads
require more anesthesia to 'go under' than other hair colors do. Recycling
one glass jar, saves enough energy to watch T.V for 3 hours! Real
diamonds can be made from peanut butter! Rats
multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million
descendants. Rats can't
vomit, that's why rat poison works. Rats can
tell the difference between two human languages. Ralph
Lauren's original name is Ralph Lifshitz. Rain
contains vitamin B12. Radio code
Wilco (as in Roger Wilco) is short for Will Comply! Racehorses
can wear out new horse shoes in one race. Queen
Elizabeth II has a rubber duck in her private bath with an inflatable crown. Q is the
only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the
United States! Pumpkin rule
of thumb: the darker the shell, the longer the pumpkin lasts. Prior to
1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds. Prince
Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane as a precaution! Pretzels
were originally invented for Christian Lent. President
George W. Bush was once a cheerleader! President
George W. Bush is related to all other U.S. Presidents! President
George W. Bush and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner are cousins! President
Bush and Saddam Hussein both have their shoes made by the same Italian
shoemaker! Pound for
Pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars! Porcupines
float in water! Pollen never
deteriorates. It is one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely. Pollen can
travel up to 500 miles in a day. Polar Bears
can eat more than 50 lbs. of meat in one setting. Polar bear
fur is not white, it's clear. Pocahontas
appeared on the back of the $20 bill in 1875. Pittsburgh
is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and
gold. Pinocchio is
Italian for 'pine eye'! Pierce
Brosnan once worked with the circus as a fire eater! Phobatrivaphobia
is fear of trivia about phobias. Perspiration
is odorless; it is the bacteria on the skin that creates an odor. Persia
changed its name to Iran in 1935. Pepsi-Cola
was originally called 'Brad's drink'. People with
blue eyes are better able to see in the dark. People who
ride on roller coasters have a higher chance of having a blood clot in the
brain. People who
are lying to you tend to look up and to the left (their left). People that
suffer from gum disease are twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack. People in
parts of Western China put salt in their tea instead of sugar. People in
nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport. Penguins can
convert salt water into fresh water. Pearls melt
in vinegar. Peanuts are
one of the ingredients in dynamite. Parrots have
500 pounds per square inch of pressure in their beaks. Panophobia
is the fear of everything. Pancakes are
commonly served for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in Australia. Pain travels
through your body at 350 ft. per second. Pain travels
through the body at 350 feet per second! Pageant
Models often smear Vaseline on their teeth so their lips won't stick when
smiling. Owls are one
of the only birds who can see the color blue! Over one
million stray dogs live in the New York City metropolitan area. Over 98
percent of Japanese people are cremated after they die. Over 90% of
all fish caught are caught in the northern hemisphere. Over 50% of
lottery players go back to work after winning the jackpot. Over 4.6
million Whopper sandwiches are sold at Burger King every day! Over 10,000
birds a year die from smashing into windows. Over 10,000
birds a year die from smashing into windows! Out of all
the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory. Originally,
Nintendo was a playing card manufacturer. Originally,
Jack-O-Lanterns were made from turnips. Originally,
Du Pont, Inc. was a tiny gun powder mill in New Jersey. Originally,
BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer. Organized
crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income. Only two in
one thousand diamonds are considered truly colorless. Only male
fireflies can fly. Only female
mosquitoes bite and drink blood. Only female
bees work. Only eight
men were killed in the battle of lexington! Only 55% of
Americans know that the sun is a star. Only 51% of
South Carolina high school students will graduate, the lowest of any state. Only 1% of
bacteria cause disease. Only 1% of
bacteria cause disease in humans! Only 1
person in 2 billion will live to be 116. Only 1 out
of 700 identity thieves gets caught! Onions have
no flavor, only a smell. One third of
the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs! One ragweed
plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen! One quarter
of the human brain is used to control the eyes. One quarter
of the bones in your body are in your feet! One
punishment for an adulterous wife in medieval France was to make her chase a
chicken through town naked. One percent
of Greenland's population lives in a single apartment building! One out of
every 11 workers in North Carolina depends on tobacco for their livelihood ! One out of
20 people have an extra rib. One of the
many Tarzans, Karmuela Searlel, was mauled to death on the set by a raging
elephant! One million
people each year are bitten by animals in the United States. One in three
snake bite victims is drunk. One in five is tatooed. One in three
male motorists picks their nose while driving. One in every
4 Americans has appeared on television! One in 500
humans has one blue eye and one brown eye. One cubic
mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold. One cubic
foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds! One barrel
of petroleum holds 42 gallons. One 75-watt
bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs. On some
Caribbean islands, the oysters can climb trees. On average,
it takes 660 days from conception for an elephant to give birth. On average,
half of all false teeth have some form of radioactivity. On average,
a person will spend about five years eating during his or her lifetime. On average,
100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year. On average
women can hear better than men. Of the six
men who made up the Three Stooges, three of them were real brothers (Moe,
Curly, and Shemp). Of all
things, Andrew Jackson?s tombstone does not mention that he served as the president
of the United States! Of all the
words in the English language, the word set has the most definitions! Oenophobia
is the Fear of wines. Oak trees do
not have acorns until they are fifty years old or older. Oak trees
can live 200 or more years. Oak trees
are struck by lightning more than any other tree. Nutmeg is
extremely poisonous if injected intravenously. Nose prints
are used to identify dogs, just like humans use fingerprints! None of the
Beatles knew how to read music. (Paul McCartney eventually taught himself.) Non-dairy
creamer is flammable. No president
of the United States was an only child. No piece of
square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half! No patent
can ever be taken out on a gambling machine in the United States. No one knows
who designed the first American Flag. No one knows
where Mozart is buried. No one knows
how many people died during the sinking of the Titanic. No one has
ever been able to domesticate the African elephant. Only the Indian elephant
can be trained by man. No matter
its size or thickness, no piece of paper can be folded in half more than 8
times. No matter
how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze. No high
jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second. No 2
cornflakes are identical! Ninety-nine
percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of
decoration. Nike Air
Soles do not actually have 'air' in them. New Zealand
is the first country to allow women to vote. Neither the
saxophone, the tuba, the coronet, nor the valve trumpet existed before 1800. Nearly 80
percent of all sudden cardiac arrests happen at home. Nearly 50%
of the world?s scientists are assigned to military projects. Nearly 30%
of female lottery winners hide their winning ticket in their bras. Nearly
22,000 checks will be deducted from the wrong account over the next hour. Nearly 10%
of American households dress their pets in Halloween costumes. Neanderthal
man had a brain capcity 100cc larger than modern man's. Natural gas
has no smell. The odor is artificially added so that people will be able to
identify leaks and take measures to stop them. Native
Americans do not have to pay tax on their land. Napoleon had
conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six. Napoleon
constructed his battle plans in a sandbox. Nachos is
the food most craved by pregnant women. Mussolini
dodged the Italian draft. Murder is
the only crime that does not increase during the full moon. Theft, disorderly
conduct, larceny, armed robbery, assault and battery, and rape all
statistically increase dramatically during the full moon. Muhammad is
the most common name in the world. Mr. Rogers
was an ordained minister. Motorists
who talk on cell phones are more impaired than drunk drivers with blood-alcohol
levels exceeding .08! Most
tropical marine fish could survive in a tank filled with human blood. Most people
who read the word 'yawning' will yawn! Most of the
world's people must walk at least 3 hours to fetch water! Most of a
hog's sweat glands are in its snout. Most NASCAR
Teams use nitrogen in their tires instead of air. Most liquid
laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down
stains! Most
lipstick contains fish scales. Most
lipstick contains fish scales! Most dust
particles in your house are made from dead skin! Most dreams
last only 5 to 20 minutes. Most cell
phone antennas have no purpose other than to make people believe that flipping
up a 2 inch antenna just gave them better reception. They are not connected to
any circuitry. Most burglaries
occur during the daytime! Most
alcoholic beverages contain all 13 minerals necessary to sustain human life. Mosquitoes
prefer children to adults, blondes to brunettes. Mosquitoes
are attracted to the color blue twice as much as any other color. Moscow weathermen
can be fined for inaccurate weather forecasting! More than
ten people a year are killed by vending machines. More than
half the population of Kenya is under the age of 15. More than
90% of shark attack victims survive. More than
6,000 people with pillow-related injuries check into U.S. emergency rooms every
year! More than
50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call. More than
50% of Americans fall asleep on their sides. More than
400,000 U.S. houses still lack indoor plumbing. More than
40,000 parasites and 250 types of bacteria are exchanged during a typical
French kiss! More than
25% of the world's forests are in Siberia. More than 20
million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day. More than
2,500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right
handed people. More than
100 pizza box-related patents have been issued since 1976! More than
10% of the world's salt is used to de-ice American roads. More steel
in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile
bodies. More
redheads are born in Scotland than in any other part of the world. More people
use blue toothbrushes, than red ones! More people
in China speak English than in the United States. More people
have seen David Copperfield perform live than any other performer in the world. More people
have a phobia of frogs than rats. More people
are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes. More
Monopoly money is printed in a year, than real money printed throughout the
world. More
Monopoly money is printed in a year, than real money printed throughout the
world! More boys
than girls are born during the day; more girls are born at night. More
Americans have died in car accidents than have died in all the wars ever fought
by the United States. Months that
begin on a Sunday will always have a 'Friday the 13th'. Moist air
holds heat better than dry air. Minnows have
teeth in their throat. Milk is
heavier than cream. Midgets and
dwarfs almost always have normal sized children. Michael
Keaton's original name is Michael Douglas. Michael
Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team his sophomore year. Mexico has
more American residents than any other country except the United States. Mexico City
is sinking at a rate of 18 inches per year! Mexico City
is built on top of an underground resevoir! |
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