32 Things I bet you didn't know

[Guest guest]

Enjoy

Ameet 1993

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*32 Things I Bet You Didn't Know

1. A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

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*2. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it

will digest itself. YUCK!

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*3. The dot over the letter " i " is called a tittle.

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*4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and

down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

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*5. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.

I know some people like that!

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*6. A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.

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*7. A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2 by 3-1/2.

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*8. During the chariot scene in " Ben Hur " , a small red car can be seen in

the distance.

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*9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily! I knew

it !

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*10. Duck comics were banned from **Finland** because he doesn't wear

pants.

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*11. Because metal was scarce, the s given out during World War II were

made of wood.

*

*12. The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in

a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.

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*13. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple

and silver.

*

*14. The name was made up for the book " Pan " . There was never a

recorded before.

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*15. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on **Berlin** in World War II

killed the only elephant in the **Berlin** Zoo.

*

*16. If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will

instantly go mad and sting itself to death. Who was the sadist who

discovered this??

*

*17. Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so

you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.

*

*18. The first CD pressed in the **US** was Bruce Springsteen's " Born in the

**USA** " .

*

*19. The original name for butterfly was flutterby.

*

*20. The phrase " rule of thumb " is derived from an old English law which

stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your

thumb.

WHAT???

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*21. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for

automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was

Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.

*

*22. Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet.

*

*23. By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you cannot sink

into quicksand. GOOD FACT TO REMEMBER??

*

*24. Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of

celery than the celery has in it to begin with.

*

*25. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike

contest.

*

*26. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

*

*27. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said " Elementary, my dear " .

*

*28. An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to

take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing. ????

*

*29. The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.

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*30. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book

most often stolen from Public Libraries.

*

*31. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space

because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them. Not to mention the other

drawback to farting in such a confined space....

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*32. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave!!

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[Guest guest]

very interesting. where do u dig them out from...

Malini

With regards

L/M Prasad

(lp1960@...)

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Wish a very happy and cheerful day keep smiling

32 Things I bet you didn't know

Enjoy

Ameet 1993

****************************************

*32 Things I Bet You Didn't Know

1. A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

*

*2. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it

will digest itself. YUCK!

*

*3. The dot over the letter " i " is called a tittle.

*

*4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and

down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

*

*5. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.

I know some people like that!

*

*6. A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.

*

*7. A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2 by 3-1/2.

*

*8. During the chariot scene in " Ben Hur " , a small red car can be seen in

the distance.

*

*9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily! I knew

it !

*

*10. Duck comics were banned from **Finland** because he doesn't wear

pants.

*

*11. Because metal was scarce, the s given out during World War II were

made of wood.

*

*12. The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in

a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.

*

*13. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple

and silver.

*

*14. The name was made up for the book " Pan " . There was never a

recorded before.

*

*15. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on **Berlin** in World War II

killed the only elephant in the **Berlin** Zoo.

*

*16. If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will

instantly go mad and sting itself to death. Who was the sadist who

discovered this??

*

*17. Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so

you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.

*

*18. The first CD pressed in the **US** was Bruce Springsteen's " Born in the

**USA** " .

*

*19. The original name for butterfly was flutterby.

*

*20. The phrase " rule of thumb " is derived from an old English law which

stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your

thumb.

WHAT???

*

*21. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for

automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was

Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.

*

*22. Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet.

*

*23. By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you cannot sink

into quicksand. GOOD FACT TO REMEMBER??

*

*24. Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of

celery than the celery has in it to begin with.

*

*25. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike

contest.

*

*26. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

*

*27. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said " Elementary, my dear " .

*

*28. An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to

take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing. ????

*

*29. The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.

*

*30. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book

most often stolen from Public Libraries.

*

*31. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space

because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them. Not to mention the other

drawback to farting in such a confined space....

*

*32. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave!!

*