any FASCINATING FACTS you wish to share . . .?

Question

Let me start the ball rolling

1) Most cows give more milk when they listen to music.

2) The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.

Ok mine kinda has a farmyard theme . . .

Answer 1

I have over 1000 Yahoo points, which means nothing in terms of anything

Answer 2

The word "window" is an old Norse word the means "wind eye" named because when there was no glass the window was a hole that let wind into the house.


The word "assasin" is an old Turkish word that means "hash eaters" because the kings assasins used to eat hashish before they would go out and kill for him.

Montreal is the oldest city that is still standing in North America. It is older than the US and older than Canada at over 300 years old.
Sigmund Freud lied about a lot of the data he used to make his theories about psychology.

Jesus was a Jewish carpenter -people forget this.

The Dead Sea is the lowest place on earth.

Answer 3

War elephants are traditionally given a large bowl of mulberry wine before battle, so that they are careless enough to stomp through the enemy lines.

Lemmings commit suicide because they have poor eyesight, and mistake the ocean for a shallow stream, of the type they can cross easily in their migrations.

Answer 4

1) George Washington had cows teeth - not wooden teeth
2) Every person on earth dna can be traced back to a tribe in Africa (the tribe where they click as a language)

Answer 5

Thomas Crapper invented the toilet.
A chick developes from the egg white not the yoke.

Answer 6

Did you know that a red bird can hear a worm from over a mile away.

Answer 7

A duck's quack doesn't have an echo. And, you wouldn't know it by looking at me, but I can run really fast.

Answer 8

Tuna are somewhat warm blooded.

Answer 9

If you smell apples and bananas it can help you lose weight.

Answer 10

you know that's messed up i can't think of any now....