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Facts That U Should Know....read Carefully.. by misreal(m): 3:43pm On Jan 22, 2015
The word "queue" is the only word in the English
language that is still pronounced the same way
when the last four letters are removed.
Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and
worms like fried bacon.
Of all the words in the English language, the word
'set' has the most definitions!
What is called a "French kiss" in the English
speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in
France.
"Almost" is the longest word in the English
language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
"Rhythm" is the longest English word without a
vowel.
In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public
hanging for the murder of a child
A cockroach can live several weeks with its head
cut off!
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
You can't kill yourself by holding your breath
There is a city called Rome on every continent.
It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!
Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious
admirals was throughout his life, never able to find
a cure for his sea-sickness.
The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all
important meetings of the University of London
Right handed people live, on average, nine years
longer than left-handed people
Your ribs move about 5 million times a year,
everytime you breathe!
The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your
feet!
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is
different!
The first known transfusion of blood was performed
as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused
two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man
Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
Most dust particles in your house are made from
dead skin!
The present population of 5 billion plus people of
the world is predicted to become 15 billion by
2080.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE
testicle.
Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey
found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been
tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a
"Friday the 13th."
Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t
added to it.
On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a
minute.
More people are killed each year from bees than
from snakes.
The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles
long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
More people are allergic to cow's milk than any
other food.
Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves
from blowing sand.
The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads
enables it to see all four feet at all times!
The six official languages of the United Nations
are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and
Spanish.
Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church
in Nebraska, USA.
You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you
become an adult, you only have 206.
Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find
any food!
Dolphins sleep with one eye open!
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000
years old!
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13
seconds
Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of
cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once
every three months, whether she needed it or not
Slugs have 4 noses.
Owls are the only birds who can see the colour
blue.
A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for
69 years!
A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
The average person laughs 10 times a day!
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain
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One of these amazing, but useless facts is false. Do
you know which one?
Re: Facts That U Should Know....read Carefully.. by busterr(m): 3:57pm On Jan 22, 2015
im coming
Re: Facts That U Should Know....read Carefully.. by misreal(m): 4:00pm On Jan 22, 2015
busterr:
im coming
m waiting..

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