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28 Interesting Facts

28 fun facts that you would never think of.

  1. The person who did the voice of E.T. was Debra Winger.
  2. Pearls melt in vinegar.
  3. The NFL needs 3000 cows each year to get enough leather for all the balls.
  4. Around 1/3 of the people who use the dating adds in the news paper are already married.
  5. The most valuable brand names are Marlboro, Coca-Cola and Budweiser.
  6. A cow will go up stairs but not downstairs.
  7. Humans are the only primates that do not have pigments on the palm of their hands.
  8. 1/10 of the Russian budget comes from the sale of vodka.
  9. The longest word that can be spelt without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable".
  10. The longest word that can be typed with only the left hand is "Stewardesses".
  11. A ball in a major league baseball game usually is only used 7 times.
  12. The plane that Buddy Holly was in when he died was called "American Pie".
  13. In a deck of cards you have 4 types of kings: Spades, Clubs, Hearts and Diamonds. These cards all represent great kings from the past.
  14. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321.
  15. The longest time for a chicken to fly for is 13 seconds.
  16. The word Jeep cam from the army. It was “General Purpose” vehicle, G.P.
  17. In Pennsylvania, the highest point is lower then the lowest point in Colorado.
  18. Nutmeg is poisonous if you inject it.
  19. Only 1 person in 2 billion will live to be 116 or older.
  20. A raisin in a glass of champagne will keep on diving and raising to the surface.
  21. Snails can sleep for 3 years without food.
  22. A koalas fingerprints are nearly identical to human finger prints.
  23. If you are in a air tight room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning before you die of oxygen deprivation.
  24. Animals will not eat another animal that has been struck by lightning.
  25. The saying "It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye" comes from Ancient Rome. Back then when they did wrestling the only rule was “No eye gouging”.
  26. A Jiffy is a unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
  27. Most people fall asleep in 7 minutes.
  28. Frogs can be frozen and then thawed and still be alive.

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#1 by tolitz , Feb 28, 2008
its so nice....
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