Did You Know That.

[tonycee]

Im inspired by jowalshys amazing knowledge that a pigs orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.

So here goes.

Did you know that.

1. Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) was born on and died on days when Halley’s Comet can be seen. During his life he predicted that he would die when it could be seen.

2. US Dollar bills are made out of cotton and linen.

3. The “57″ on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of pickle types the company once had.

4. Americans are responsible for about 1/5 of the world’s garbage annually. On average, that’s 3 pounds a day per person.

5. Giraffes and rats can last longer without water than camels.

6. Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks so that it doesn’t digest itself.

7. 98% of all murders and rapes are by a close family member or friend of the victim.

8. A B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945.

9. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper.

10. The dot over the letter “i” is called a tittle.


YOUR TURN. Dont be shy now..

[jowalshy]

Also:-

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.

(Hardly seems worth it)

[tonycee]

AH Nescafe.

More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.

No DCAs there then.

[wino]

Did you know that women do not get 'belly button fluff'?

[barracad]

Originally Posted by tonycee

3. The “57″ on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of pickle types the company once had.

Not true.

The catch phrase "57 varieties" had nothing to do with the actual number of varieties produced by Heinz - in fact when the phrase was introduced they had over 60 varieties (including plum pudding, strawberry preserve, India relish, olive oil, spaghetti, euchred pickle, currant jelly, chili sauce, peanut butter, and celery soup). Rather, Heinz was riding an elevated train in New York when he spied an advertising placard in the train car promoting "21 styles" of shoes; struck by the concept, and recognising that catchiness and resonance were far more important qualities for a company slogan than literal accuracy, Heinz cast about for the perfect number to use for his own company's version of the phrase.

Settling on fifty-seven, Heinz soon put the number to work, and within a week the sign of the green Heinz pickle bearing the words "57 Varieties" was everywhere Heinz "could find a place to stick it."

Today the product line includes more than 1,100 items, but over the years the number 57 had permeated almost every aspect of the Heinz corporate culture. Besides being a company slogan, it appeared in the name of one of their best-selling products (Heinz 57 steak sauce), their mailing address (P.O. Box 57), and their phone number (273-5757).

Up until the 1950s anyone who wrote to Heinz about an upcoming 57th birthday received a free case of Heinz products, and in 2001 Heinz paid $57 million to have the new home of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team dubbed Heinz Field.

[jowalshy]

Did you know the plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

No word in the English language rhymes with 'MONTH.'


Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

[wino]

Did you know.....

Worms don't have balls!

Well they can't dance can they?

[jowalshy]

And a snail can sleep for three years.

[ukaviator]

A bit like a teenager then? . .

[jowalshy]

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. . I think that I will go back to bed

[tonycee]

The Paomnnehal Pweor Of The Hmuan Mnid.
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch as Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are,
the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.
The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe

[jowalshy]

How quickly can you find out what is unusual about this paragraph? It looks so ordinary that you would think that nothing was wrong with it at all, and in fact, nothing is. But it is unusual. Why? If you study it and think about it you may find out, but I am not going to assist you in any way. You must do it without coaching. No doubt if you work at it for long, it will dawn on you. I don't know. Now, go to work and try your luck.

[tonycee]

Dont know.
All i can see is 2-1 2-1 2-1.
A missed penalty, and a wobbling crossbar.
Sigh.

[barracad]

Originally Posted by jowalshy

How quickly can you find out what is unusual about this paragraph? It looks so ordinary that you would think that nothing was wrong with it at all, and in fact, nothing is. But it is unusual. Why? If you study it and think about it you may find out, but I am not going to assist you in any way. You must do it without coaching. No doubt if you work at it for long, it will dawn on you. I don't know. Now, go to work and try your luck.

The paragraph doesn't contain the letter 'e' which is the most common letter in the English language. But I doubt that's the answer as there are other letters missing too such as 'z'.

[sea-sidelady]

Most lipstick contains fish scales!