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Thursday, June 21, 2007

OH REALLY.... ?


Some more crap...

  • Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
  • Cards may not be played in the street with a Native American.
  • Broccoli and cauliflower are the only vegetables that are flowers.
  • Certain frogs can be frozen solid then thawed and continue living.
  • China has more English speakers than the United States.
  • By age sixty, most people have lost half of their taste buds.
  • Cheese is the oldest of all man-made foods.
  • Before 1850, golf balls were made of leather and were stuffed with feathers.
  • Bill Clinton is the only President ever to be elected twice without ever receiving 50% of the popular vote. He had 43 percent in 1992 and 49 percent in 1996.
  • Children grow faster in the springtime.
  • By the time a child finishes elementary school she will have witnessed 8,000 murders and 100,000 acts of violence on television.
  • A healthy human eye can distinguish between 500 shades of gray.
  • Banana plants are the largest plants on earth without a woody stem. They are actually giant herbs of the same family as lilies, orchids and palms.
  • Casanova wore condoms made of linen.
  • A man and woman in Mexico city were engaged for 67 yrs and finally married at the age of 82 yrs.
  • Back in the mid to late 80s, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered 100% compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator.
  • A Horse has 18 more bones than a Human.
  • Barbers are forbidden by law from shaving a man's chest in Omaha, Nebraska.
  • Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew cannabis sativa (marijuana) on their plantations.
  • A kangaroo can jump up to 3 meters high and leap up to 8 meters.

Enjoy,

HK

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