2006-08-10 07:30:41 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Nine out of 9 people are completely baffled when you use odd numbers to quote stats. 72 out of 73 stay baffled for the second iteration. 31 out of 34 will take you more seriously when you do use them.
2006-08-10 09:17:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The myth that hair and nails continue to grow even after death is due to the fact that as the body dehydrates tissue recedes from the nails and around the hair follicles, giving the appearance of additional growth.
Hey... you did say "useless".
2006-08-13 17:28:30 · answer #2 · answered by opifan64 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you know that, during the Yalta Conference, Winston Churchill liked the brandy produced by the Yerevan Brandy Company so much that he asked Joseph Stalin to send him about 400 bottles annually?
2006-08-10 16:54:06 · answer #3 · answered by gotalife 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than 50% of the answers to your question have been submitted by the
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and may acquire the coveted 10 -
necessary to continue on 'it's' quest ---
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2006-08-13 12:19:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Armadillos can get leprosy." Why is it that we never see or hear about armadillo leper colonies. Does the government keep them sequestered somewhere? The Crawford Ranch in Texas would be a good place for them. Out there in the bush, who would notice?
2006-08-10 15:02:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The license plates in Indiana are numbered to match the counties alphabetically.(1=Adams,2=Allen,3=Blackford, and so forth).
2006-08-12 22:38:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Strawberry Fields' in the Beatles song 'Strawberry Fields Forever' is the name of an actual orphanage in Liverpool which John Lennon, as a teenager, developed a strange fascination for.
2006-08-12 10:24:27 · answer #7 · answered by Bowzer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even though sperm are produced on a daily basis, the production of individual sperm can take about 72 days to complete!
2006-08-13 16:13:48 · answer #8 · answered by Diana 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The largest ball of twine in Minnesota is located in the town of Darwin.
2006-08-10 14:33:15 · answer #9 · answered by warehaus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rubber bands last longer if you refrigerate them.
The most commonly used letter in the alphabet is E. (The second most common is T.)
2006-08-10 14:43:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋