3 Facts/Stories of the Day

[Perdita]

1. Four billion litres of vodka are consumed every year by the population of Russia.

2. A woodpecker can peck 20 times a second.

3. While humans are divided into only two sexes, mushrooms contain over 36,000 different genders. (How did they find this out? )

[Abbie]

theres more than 2 genders?

[Perdita]

1. The Blue Whale's tongue weighs more than an adult elephant.

2. You have no sense of smell when you are sleeping.

3. Hong Kong has more Rolls Royces per person than anywhere else in the world. (I expect that with the current credit crunch, this might change )

[Perdita]

1. Polar Bears can eat more than 50lbs of meat in one sitting.

2. Among older men, vanilla is the most erotic smell.

3. Baby beavers are called kittens.

[Perdita]

1. A man from Nebraska who was suffering from breathing difficulties took medical matters into his own hands by performing a tracheotomy on himself with a steak knife. He used the knife to cut a hole in his throat which let air into his lungs. Doctors say they they expect the man to make a full recovery from his throat-cutting experiment.

2. McDonald is the world's largest distributor of toys.

3. Dragonflies can travel up to 60 mph.

[Abbie]

number 1 is scary!

[Perdita]

1. One in three snake bite victims is drunk.

2. If you shake a can of mixed nuts, the larger ones will rise to the top.

3. In 1987, Hilda Crooks became the oldest woman to climb Mount Fuji at the age of 91

[Abigail]

1. One in three snake bite victims is drunk.

2. If you shake a can of mixed nuts, the larger ones will rise to the top.

:

1. I can believe that. People do silly things when they're drunk

2. That's the case for anything that has different sized bits in. If you shake the bowl when making scones, all the lumps will come to the top and you can get rid of the easy.

[Perdita]

1. In 1998 the Queen was issued with an etiquette list for her visit to the Sultan of Brunei. The rules included not wearing yellow, not pointing and not sneezing in public.

2. A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.

3. It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.

[Abigail]

1. In 1998 the Queen was issued with an etiquette list for her visit to the Sultan of Brunei. The rules included not wearing yellow, not pointing and not sneezing in public.

2. A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.

3. It takes five minutes to execute someone in a gas chamber.

1. Does the Queen really need etiquette lessons?

2. Where does it store all that tongue?

3. Hmm, good job I don't live in some states America.