I have a thirst for knowledge today!
2007-03-12 01:07:07 · 27 answers · asked by ? 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
FACT: The average office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet seat
FACT: Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards
FACT: The moon is moving away from the earth at a rate of 1.5 inches every year
FACT: One cubic mile of seawater contains about 50 pounds of gold
FACT: All species of beetle are edible
FACT: By the age of 60 most people have lost 50% of their tastebuds
FACT: Cats cannot taste sweet things
FACT: A group of frogs is called an army
FACT: Your hair grows faster in the morning than any other time of day.
That'll quench your thirst for a while!
2007-03-12 01:19:07 · answer #1 · answered by Peta G 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Koreans originally learned to read from the Chinese. Writing Korean with Chinese characters was extremely awkward.
Hangul, the Korean alphabet, was developed by King Sejong's scholars in Seoul at about the time Columbus sailed. It is a phonetic alphabet far superior to the one we use. It was tailored to that language. Ours came from the Babylonians, the Romans, and just about everybody except the Mormons. The miracle is that once mastered, we can read it with ease.
Most Korean children start to read before they begin school. I learned to read Korean in two hours.
Alphabetic writing was invented only once in human history. Korean letters are grouped into syllables rather than words, but they write from left to right and they have adopted the same punctuation marks we use.
2007-03-12 08:36:40 · answer #2 · answered by The Bird 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm... let's see what random trivia my brain can fix up today! :)
- The average wedding costs $28,000!
- On the TV show 'I Dream of Jeannie', Jeannie's belly button was not allowed to ever be exposed on camera.
- There are 26 flowers on every Oreo cookie.
- Pogonology is the study of beards.
- Shrimp hearts are located in their heads.
- December 29th is National Whiners Day.
- One species of moth lives only on cow tears.
- An exploding cucumber shoots its seeds at about 60 miles per hour.
- Oranges supposedly make crabby people feel happy.
- The plastic tips on shoelaces are called aglets.
- Mosquitoes buzz to the tune of F-sharp.
- Albert Einstein was born on Pi Day! (March 14th)
:) Hope this helps!
~ KK
2007-03-12 08:17:27 · answer #3 · answered by Advice Friend 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
okay here
-=physics=-
there was 2 detectives who ride a train which travels about 120kph, 1 sits in front of the train while the other sits at the back, then there was a crime happen at the middle of the train, here's the question, why does the 2 detectives hear the gunshot not at the same time?
2007-03-12 08:14:43 · answer #4 · answered by gumy bear 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
People swallow dozens of spiders without knowing it. Its supposedly a true fact but I think I'd know if I swallowed something as rough and wiggly as a spider. Pfuh.
2007-03-12 08:11:12 · answer #5 · answered by Sleek 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a area of the USA where you can stand in 4 states at one time..it is call the 4 corners..northwest corner of New Mexico, northeast corner of Arizona. southwest corner of Colorado, southeast corner of Wyoming...Hope that is something you did not know
2007-03-12 08:12:59 · answer #6 · answered by Lonewolf 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Parkinson's Disease and Schizophrenia are essentially opposite diseases. Schizophrenia is caused by too much Dopamine in the brain and Parkinson's is caused by too little Dopamine.
Did you know that?
2007-03-12 08:12:10 · answer #7 · answered by Full of Id 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The weather in Malta is bl**dy cold and windy today, so much for the Island in the sun.
2007-03-12 08:10:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have big huge feet for a woman. Size 17. =)
2007-03-12 08:10:34 · answer #9 · answered by spiritcavegrl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The president of Argentina is Néstor Kirchner, and there are rumours his wife will be running for president this year. Did you know..?
2007-03-12 08:11:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋