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ozi-chichi's
03-07-2004, 10:25 PM
Strange facts.......



Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

The king of hearts is the only king without moustache.

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.

The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro,Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.

A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.

Turtles can breathe through their butts.

On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.

The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

A snail can sleep for three years.

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

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

All polar bears are left handed.

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

Almost everyone who reads this email will try to lick their elbow. :w00t:




Anonymous
03-07-2004, 10:47 PM
:w00t: Those are awesome!!!! Thanks for the laugh and thanks for sharing Ozi! 8)

<Crystal

ozi-chichi's
03-07-2004, 10:56 PM
Crystal did you try to lick your elbow?
I have to admit that I did try the first time I read it! LOL
:lol:

islandbabies
03-08-2004, 05:34 AM
Harharharhar!!!! Very funny Terri! You seriously have some of the best things that I've read! Heheh, I tried to lick my elbow, I think I hurt my shoulder! :oops: :oops: LOL! I wonder if Jim Carrey can do it?? :?: :?:

Tracy, Daisy & Zoe
03-08-2004, 10:33 AM
ha ha! these are hilarious...and i was trying to rack my brain for a word to rhyme with month!! :lol:

Romans Mom
03-11-2004, 02:14 PM
Strange facts.......


Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.


A snail can sleep for three years.

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

All polar bears are left handed.

Almost everyone who reads this email will try to lick their elbow. :w00t:

Yep! We must educate everyone not to touch a donkeys ears. The world will be a safer place. LOL

Snails...We had a tennant who was "raising" his own escargot. hehe He had garden snails and was following some instructions on how to feed them lettuce. He was always saying they were sleeping. hahaha

I think another word that can't be rhymed is orange.

I'm a lefty polar bear.

I didn't try to lick my elbow. I tried last year when I read that in an email. LOL

Terri, One more to add to this list...also never leave your fairy next to a frog. :shock:

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ozi-chichi's
03-11-2004, 09:24 PM
Terri, One more to add to this list...also never leave your fairy next to a frog.

Barb that is so funny! I love it! :lol: LOL