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Jefro · 06-23-2005, 10:14 AM

More Weird, Amazing, Useless Facts

The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left.
A cockroach will live nine days without its head, before it starves to death.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses. No one in Greece has memorized all 158 verses.
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.
The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life".
The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N and O-Z, hence "Oz."
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
The average secretary's left hand does 56% of the typing.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
Two-thirds of the world's eggplants are grown in New Jersey.
A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper left-hand corner of the "1" encased in the "shield" and a spider hidden in the front upper right-hand corner.
There are only four words in the English language which end in "- dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

06-23-2005, 10:14 AM	#27 (permalink)
Jefro Jokaroo Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Peterborough, Ontario Posts: 20,622 Rep Power: 154	More Weird, Amazing, Useless Facts The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left. A cockroach will live nine days without its head, before it starves to death. Butterflies taste with their feet. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses. No one in Greece has memorized all 158 verses. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life". The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N and O-Z, hence "Oz." The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. John Lennon's first girlfriend was named Thelma Pickles. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball. Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. The average secretary's left hand does 56% of the typing. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. There are more chickens than people in the world. Two-thirds of the world's eggplants are grown in New Jersey. A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper left-hand corner of the "1" encased in the "shield" and a spider hidden in the front upper right-hand corner. There are only four words in the English language which end in "- dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.