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1. The Old Faithful geyser in the Yellowstone National Park in the USA shoots boiling water into the air every hour. :eek:
2. Our muscles only work in one way, by pulling. They never push. :cool:
3. A man weighing 68 kg would require a breastbone 2 metres long to hold all the muscles for powering a pair of wings that could lift him off the ground. :eek:
1. Nothing female is allowed on to the peninsula of Mount Athos in northern Greece, which is inhabited exclusively by monks. :nono:
2. Nearly half the heat which your body loses i s lost through the top of your head. :p
3.Every corpse in New Orleans has to be buried in a mausoleum because the ground is too damp for normal internment. :eek:
1. Kangaroos can't pass gas. They convert the small quantity
of methane they produce into an energy source which their
body reuses.
2. It is believed that laughter is an ancient behavior, and
that the physical act of laughter is generated by a
mechanism that modifies respiration: this enables the
"ha-ha" sound.
3. In 1990 there were about 15,000 vacuum cleaner related
accidents in the US
1. The game Monopoly was once very popular in Cuba; however, Fidel Castro ordered that all games be destroyed. :(
2. Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the Panama Canal and approximately 20,000 of them contracted
malaria and yellow fever. :eek:
3. Corned beef got its name because this beef was preserved with pellets of salt that were the size of corn kernels, which was
also referred to as "corns" of salt. :p
1. Pucks hit by hockey sticks have reached speeds of up to 150 miles per hour :eek:
2. Not all polar bears hibernate; only pregnant female polar bears do. :)
3. The hydra, which is related to the jellyfish, can grow its body back in a couple of days if it is cut in half. :eek:
1. The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable." :)
2. The Chinese politician Mao Zedong refused to ever brush his teeth and instead just washed his mouth with tea :eek:
3. Humpback whales are capable of living up to 95 years :D
1. The Flintstones cartoon was the first thirty-minute cartoon to be aired during prime time. :p
2. The only South East Asian country that has never been colonized by a Western Power is Thailand. :ninja:
3. Emus cannot walk backwards. :eek:
1. The cross bow was invented by the Chinese and records of its usage goes back to as far as the Three Kingdom Period
(220 a.d.-280 a.d.). :ninja:
2. One-third of a pound of broccoli contains more vitamin C than 204 apples :p
3. Herbert Hoover, who was the 31st president of the United Stated, turned over all the Federal salary checks he
received to charity during the 47 years he was in government :thumbsup:
1. A Canadian Tour company offers a two-day course in igloo building. :cool:
2. During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, Red Vineyard at Arles. :eek:
3. The word Spain means "the land of rabbits." :p
Poor Vincent Van Gogh had a tough life :(
1. The reason why the Mexican sombrero hat is so wide is to provide shade for the entire body. :cool:
2. On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months. :cartman:
3. Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste, is made from recycled tin. :eek:
*** Today In History
1809 - Ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day)
1960 - Discoverer 13 launched into orbit; returned 1st object from space
1993 - An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale hits the South Island of New Zealand.
2003 - Yuri Malenchenko becomes the first person to marry in space.
I wonder how many miles the average bill travels in its lifetime.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
3 Facts For The Day
1. Smelling cinnamon boosts cognitive function and memory.:thumbsup:
2. Sushi was created in the 4th century BC in China, not Japan as many believe. Sushi was originally a means of
preserving fish. :ninja:
3. Kissing at the conclusion of a wedding ceremony can be traced to ancient Roman tradition where a kiss was used
to sign contract. :love:
*** Today In History
1835 - George B Airy begins 46-year reign as England's Astronomer Royal
1877 - Asaph Hall discovers Mars' moon Deimos
1960 - Chad gains independence from France
1965 - Watts riots begin in LA last 6 days
2003 - A heat wave in Paris results in temperatures rising to 112°F (44°C), leaving about 144 people dead.
2009 - A new species of a giant carnivorous plant, Nepethes attenboroughii, is discovered in the central
Phillipines highlands
1. Duracell, the battery-maker, built parts of its new international headquarters using materials from its own waste. :cool:
2. In 1907, for an ad campaign, women were offered a free box of Kellogg's Corn Flakes cereal for winking at the
grocer. At the time, the company was called the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company. :) :cartman:
3. In 1890, Pepsi-Cola was invented by Caleb Bradham and was originally called "Brad's Drink." :)
1. Paper currency is covered with germs and may play a role iin the transmission of potentially harmful organisms. In
one study, 94% of bills tested were contaminated with bacteria known to cause illness. :sick:
2. Aztec emperor Montezuma drank 50 golden goblets of hot chocolate every day. It was thick, dyed red and flavored
with chili peppers. :eek:
3. Construction workers hard hats were first invented and used in the building of the Hoover Dam in 1933. :)
1. Sushi was not originally prepared as a delicacy, but as a form of preserving fish. Salted fish was kept in
fermented rice for several years to help preserve the fish and make it more portable.
2. A ham was a term given to an actor of low grade around 1875. The term is derived from the used of pig fat, which
actors used instead of cold cream to remove makeup.
3. The hippo's yawn is not a sign of sleepiness or boredom but is actually a threat gesture, displaying long, thick,
razor-sharp canine teeth, or tusks, with which it is capable of biting a small boat in half. :eek:
1. Some sea snails produce sulfuric acid, the most potent of acids, which they use for dissolving the shells of the
clams on which they feed.
2. There can be as much as 150-thousand tons of water inside a cumulonimbus cloud. That's enough to fill a pond
a mile long, 300 feet wide and five feet deep.
3. In Japan, the number four is considered to be unlucky because the Japanese word for four sounds very similar to
the word death.
1. In 1986, a Russian submarine almost launched a nuclear attack on the U.S. when its radar erroneously identified
an arctic seal as an incoming torpedo.
2. Studies show that couples that smoke during the time of conception have a higher chance of having a girl compared
to couples that do not smoke.
3. In the United States, you are more likely to be killed by a bee sting than a shark attack.
1. In the 19th century, it was common practice for a Japanese woman to dye their teeth black. They believed
that this enhanced sex appeal and maintained healthier teeth.
2. Thursday is named after the old Nordic god, Thor. He made thunder when traveling across the skies in his chariot
pulled by male goats. They would run so fast that their hooves created sparks of lightening.
3. Lightning typically has a temperature of about 30,000degrees centigrade (five times hotter than the surface of
the sun!)
1. Weird wedding ritual - Movie star Joan Crawford would change over all the toilet seats in her house whenever
she married a new husband. She married 4 times :)
2. In August 1999, Lori Lynn Lomeli set a record by spinning 82 Hula Hoops at the same time for three full
revolutions. :eek:
3. In Empire, California, 400+ copies of Red Riding Hood were removed from classrooms because this classic version
recounts that the little girl took a bottle of wine to her grandmother. :rolleyes:
1. A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine :eek:
2. The words "abstemioius," and "facetious" both have all the five vowels in them in order :cool:
3. French soldiers during World War I had the nickname "poilu" which translates to "hairy one." :ninja:
1. Pepsi became the first foreign consumer product to be sold in the Soviet Union. :cool:
2. Ken doll was named after the son of Mattel founders Ruth and Elliot Handler. :cartman:
3. Nearly half the heat which your body loses is lost through the top of your head. :ninja:
1. The melting point of cocoa butter is just below the human body temperature -- which is why it literally melts in
your mouth. :D
2. The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had. :cool:
3. Bamboo, the world's tallest grass, has been recorded as growing as high as 130 feet. This plant has also been
known to grow up to 4 feet in a 24 hr. period! :eek:
1. Mexico City boasts the world's largest taxi fleet with over sixty thousand taxis running every day.
2. Kermit the Frog was named after Kermit Scott, a childhood friend of creator Jim Henson, who became a professor of
philosophy at Purdue University.
3. In 1926, women were banned from competing in marathons because it was believed it caused infertility.
1. It's against the law to leave your house in Thailand if you're not wearing underwear.
2. Centuries ago in India, a person could get their nose chopped off for breaking the law.
3. Citronella, Catnip, Rosemary and Marigolds are 4 plants that will keep mosquitoes away and every plant in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA is edible.
1. The trucking company Elvis Presley worked at as a young man was owned by Frank Sinatra.
2. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the man who designed the Eiffel Tower, also designed the inner structure of the Statue of
Liberty in New York Harbour.
3. In Hershey, Pennsylvania, the streetlights along "Chocolate Avenue" are in the shape of Hershey Kisses.
1. The first modern dishwashing machine was invented by wealthy American socialite Josephine Cochrane in 1886.
She invented it so her servants would stop chipping her china.
2. There is enough fuel in a full tank of a jumbo jet to drive an average car four times around the world.
3. The titan arum flower is the largest flower in the world and gives off a horrible odor that smells like rotting
flesh when it blooms.
1. "Hello" wasn't always the first thing said over the phone. The first operating phone service was esatblished
in 1878 and the formal greeting back then was "ahoy"
2. The Jalapeno pepper was named after the town of Jalapa in Mexico, but it is no longer commercially grown there.
3. China is the world's oldest known continuous civilization.
1. Stinky shoes can be used to treat an epilepsy. In temporal seizures with secondary generalization, strong
olfactory stimuli can halt the progress of a seizure.
2. People that suffer from gum disease are twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack.
3. Clinical lycanthropy is the very rare psychological disorder in which a person believes they have been
transformed into an animal.
1. Approximately two-thirds of people tip their head to the right when they kiss. Some scholars speculate this
preference starts in the womb.
2. People with darker skin will not wrinkle as fast as people with lighter skin.
3. Each day 400 gallons of recycled blood are pumped through the kidneys.
1. The parachute was invented before the airplane. :cool:
2. The most recycled product in the world is the automobile. :thumbsup:
3. The world's tallest snowman was created in Bethel, Maine in 2008. It measured in at 122 feet / 1 inch and weighed
13,000,000 lbs. :eek:
1. Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from women who give birth. They are reused in vein transplant surgery.
2. Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana. They were seventh cousins.
3. If colouring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be green.