like one time somebody told me "there are over 17000 species of bees. bees live on ever continent except antartica."
2007-08-27 05:33:19 · 43 answers · asked by sallyanne 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.
Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!
What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
"Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
"Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child
A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
You can't kill yourself by holding your breath
There is a city called Rome on every continent.
It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!
Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.
The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London
Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people
Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!
The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!
The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man
Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
2007-08-27 05:38:55 · answer #1 · answered by nauroze_hoath 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Theaters in Glendale, California can show horror films only on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday.
You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
In Lehigh, Nebraska it's against the law to sell donut holes.
Under the law of Mississippi, there’s no such thing as a female Peeping Tom.
Anti-modem laws restrict Internet access in the country of Burma. Illegal possession of a modem can lead to a prison term.
Lawn darts are illegal in Canada.
In Idaho a citizen is forbidden by law to give another citizen a box of candy that weighs more than 50 pounds.
Every citizen of Kentucky is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
It is against the law to whale hunt in Oklahoma. (Think about it...)
By law, information collected in a U.S. census must remain confidential for 72 years.
2007-08-27 05:54:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
RANDOM FACTS:
The United States has never lost a war when donkeys were used.
One in three snake bite victims is drunk. One in five is tatooed
A roach can live up to nine days without its head
People who are lying to you tend to look up and to the left (their left).
Only 1 person in 2 billion will live to be 116
The odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million
More people have a phobia of frogs than rats
Why do puppies lick your face? They're instinctively looking for scraps of food
In 1659, it was illegal to celebrate Christmas in Massachusetts
Turkey's often look up at the sky during a rainstorm. Unfortunately some have been known to drown as a result
Surgeons who listen to music during operations perform better than those who don't
99% of people cannot lick their elbow
Drivers kill more deer than hunters
The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado!
An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis invented a special diaper for babies that has a pocket
If someone was to fly once around the surface of the moon, it would be equal to a round trip from New York to London
It is a fact that all of these facts are infact facts :)
2007-08-27 05:44:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The name for the fear of long words is Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
The first King of England is probably Aelle (AD 477. King of the Suth Seax (South Saxons,) King of Sussex in Southern England and the first true English King.
Clouds are white because of their altitude and the reflection of sunlight.
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun and casts a shadow upon the Earth's surface.
Hope you learned something!
2007-08-27 05:40:44 · answer #4 · answered by iamkillerqueen09 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Scholars will study Abraham Lincoln in the year 3000.
2007-08-27 05:36:29 · answer #5 · answered by «(•¿•)»™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Women were more likely than men to attribute personal traits to their cars, more likely than men to give their car a nickname and more likely to see their cars as female.
Three in 10 think of their car as having a gender, with 23% thinking of their cars as female, compared with just 7% male.
2007-08-27 05:38:19 · answer #6 · answered by Je Suis Femme 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fluffy Puff Marshmellows are the greatest!!!
http://www.homestarrunner.com/fluffypuff2.html
2007-08-27 05:40:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes is Hard Live In This World
2007-08-27 05:39:51 · answer #8 · answered by sph 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I could go for some Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
2007-08-27 05:37:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Millersburg, PA is celebrating its bicentenniel this year. There are special events going on all week and through Labor Day.
2007-08-27 05:37:24 · answer #10 · answered by Starfall 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋