On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for
dating are already married.
55% of all statistics are made up;-}
Shwing
I know never to play trival pursuit with anyone in this thread.
And I thought my uncle had alot of "interesting" facts stored in his head. At least I can say that I'm learning something new everyday reading this thread.
Suzy
Glad you like'em.........even though they seem a bit off the wall now and then. If you have any...........please share.:)
Shwing said:
55% of all statistics are made up;-}
Easy punk..................................or else.
;)
Sharks can sense a drop of blood in 25 gallons of water.
A weddell seal can hold its breath for 7 hours.
Mosquitoes are attracted to people who have just eaten bananas.
A cockroach can live for several weeks without its head. It
only dies of starvation.
Chimps live in groups that each have their own culture.
Killer Whales capture fish by slapping them.
A male moth can smell a female from 7 miles away.
~Cindy
"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning." -Catherine Aird-
GOING POSTAL...............
Zip Codes in the United States were not implemented until 1963.
The Zip in Zip Code stands for Zone Improvement Plan.
The highest postal Zip Code in the United States is 99950.......for Ketchikan, Alaska.
The number 1 followed by 100 zeros is called a ""googol." The number 1 followed by a googol of zeros is called a "googolplex."
:drop:
Strange fact: In Jackson, MS they appearently don't use or know what Zip Codes are for! My address is 4800 I-55 N, Box 11, Jackson, MS 39211. My box is a shopping center box. My insurance agent's address is: P.O.Box 11, Jackson, MS 39101.
Send me anything and show the Box number with the correct ZIP code and , you guessed it , He gets it. I have to have my mail shipped not showing any box number.
Chip
By the way does anywhere (Washington, D.C., perhaps) have a ZIP code or area code that either begins or ends in 666?
Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
The Japanese Archerfish squirts a stream of water as far as 6 feet in order to knock insects into the water.
Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
The Post-It note was invented by accident.The creator was trying to make a much stronger adhesive.
mullo said:
Easy punk..................................or else.
;)
Love the pic, Mullo!:D LOL!
~Cindy
"If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning." -Catherine Aird-
Thanks Cindy!!!! Guess which one Shwing is......hahahaha
(sorry buddy) :D
There is a town in Michigan that is known only as Y.
P.S. Mullo..........Did you get the Mouse drivers i sent?:shiner:
A snail can sleep for three years.
Yes Sean......seen it before.........very nice!!!!!
An eagle can kill and carry a small deer.
A swollen underground river in the former Soviet Union caused a mountain to move 1 mile in 8 days.
As research for his book PAPER LION, author George Plimpton actually played in a Detroit Lions football exhibition game.
[QUOTE]ioconnell said:
Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
I cannot vouch for that one because I have never seen a windmill in Ireland!
there's a whole farm of them in Gweedore in Donegal! (so it's still the forgotten county) and as far as i remember (its been a few months since i was there) they do indeed go clockwise. do you know why?
The longest baseball game on record went 26 innings and ended in a 1-1 tie between Brooklyn and Boston.
[QUOTE]shimsham said:
OK,ioconnell said:
Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!
I cannot vouch for that one because I have never seen a windmill in Ireland!
there's a whole farm of them in Gweedore in Donegal! (so it's still the forgotten county) and as far as i remember (its been a few months since i was there) they do indeed go clockwise. do you know why?
I'm only going to guess it would be because of the angle of the spokes (don't know what they are called). Perhaps in Ireland, it is customary for them to be build in an opposite fashion, thereby causing them to turn different.
Diane
Anything worth doing is worth doing well.
In the Italian version of the movie Star Wars,the robot R2-D2 is renamed C1-P8.
The tounge of the South American giant anteater is almost two feet long.
Sean: Can we import some? Do they like fire ants?
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