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For example- alligators have no tongues

2007-11-07 10:21:01 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music Polls & Surveys

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the statue of libertys index finger is 8 ft long.

2007-11-07 10:27:31 · answer #1 · answered by lynette 6 · 4 0

since you asked for cool facts

40 cubic miles of ice flows out of the artic ocean each year
there is a creature that walks on the bottom of the artic ocean that leaves prints like a turtle but has never been seen
during the summer, the artic ocean is the largest freshwater lake floating on a layer of ice over salt water

salt water ice 4 inches thick can support a dog sled with 1500 pounds of weight.
Oil in a rifle will slow the firing pin so much when the trigger is pulled the rifle will not fire in winter
at point barrow alaska, is the only place where the land and ice cap have a bridge between them, occurs 14 Jan each year for 2 weeks

eskimos will not walk on ice
eskimos do not know how to right a kayak if it turns over, they drown or freeze to death
polar bears have black skin
polar bears have only killed 4 people in the last 20 years
Polar bears will play with wild wolves and domesticated dogs and not kill them
Polar bears will also kill and eat domesticated dogs

I know a lot more about the artic, but these are all really cool facts are they not

2007-11-08 14:05:27 · answer #2 · answered by magnetic_azimuth 6 · 1 0

Useless Facts

1. Most American car horns honk in the key of F.

2. The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."

3. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

4. Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 1/10 of a calorie.

5. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

6. Studies show that if a cat falls off the seventh floor of a building it has about thirty percent less chance of surviving than a cat that falls off the twentieth floor. It supposedly takes about eight floors for the cat to realize what is occurring, relax and correct itself.

7. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself.

8. The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; '7' was selected after the original 7-ounce containers and 'UP' for the direction of the bubbles.

9. 101 Dalmatians, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, and Mulan are the only Disney cartoons where both parents are present and don't die throughout the movie. .

10. A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.

11. 'Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

12. To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaws, push your thumbs into its eyeballs - it will let you go instantly.

13. Reindeer like to eat bananas.

14. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver and purple.

15. The word "samba" means "to rub navels together."

16. Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.

17. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

18. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II Killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

19. More people are killed annually by donkeys than airplane crashes.

20. A 'jiffy' is a unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

2007-11-07 11:00:50 · answer #3 · answered by hill206 3 · 2 0

Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500!

The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!

Tablecloths were originally meant to be served as towels with which dinner guests could wipe their hands and faces after eating!

Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult!

One car out of every 230 made was stolen last year!

The names of Popeye's four nephews are Pipeye, Peepeye, Pupeye, and Poopeye!

2007-11-07 10:47:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

1. Dolphins sleep with one eye open.
2. An elephant can be pregnant for up to 2 years.
3. A rat can go without water longer than a camel can.
4. We are about 1 cm taller in the morning than in the evening. Layers of cartilage in the joints gets compressed during the day.
5. While sitting at your desk make clockwise circles with your right foot. (go ahead no one will see you) While doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand.
Your foot will change direction.
6. Babies are born without kneecaps. They appear when the child is 2-6 years of age.

Have a great day :-)

2007-11-07 12:22:20 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 1 0

Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second!

The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!

Tablecloths were originally meant to be served as towels with which dinner guests could wipe their hands and faces after eating!

A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h.!

The starfish is one of the few animals who can turn it's stomach inside-out!

Bats always turn left when exiting a cave!

2007-11-08 02:49:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

root beer has wheat in it.
the hundred years war actually lasted 116 years
thomas edison (inventor of the light bulb) was afraid of dark
peanuts can be used as one of the ingredients in dynamite
chewing gum while peeling onions can make you not cry
the average person suffers 200 cold a year
a whistle sounds louder just before it rains
70% of american have brown hair
sears originally refused to sell barbies cuz they were "to sexy"
the average dream only lasts about 20 minutes
the average person burns 104 calories an hour
it takes 0.3 seconds to blink
hair grows slower at night

hope you like =)

2007-11-07 10:39:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

On average there are 8 peas in a pod
Fish have been known to kiss for up to 25 mins

2007-11-07 10:27:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Jazz fans and gun owners are among the most sexually active Americans.

In addition to the fact that snakes have no fingers, snakes have no arms -- which is why they don't wear vests.

Lightning can travel underground.

The sound of thunder comes from the rapid expansion of air when it is super-heated by the lightning strike. "Rolling thunder" comes from when the sound of thunder travels from each point of the bolt from the clouds to the ground.

2007-11-07 10:25:58 · answer #9 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 1 0

mosquitoes only have sex for approximately 3 seconds.

When a man ejaculates his sperm travels roughly at 28 mph.

Jimmy Carter was the first president to have been born in a hospital.

Elephants are the only mammal that can't jump.

2007-11-07 10:30:24 · answer #10 · answered by STRESSED spells DESSERTS 6 · 1 0

The human head weighs 8 pounds.

2007-11-07 10:23:20 · answer #11 · answered by *Cara* 7 · 1 0

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