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Written by Rodin van der Laan
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Tuesday, 06 November 2007 |
For those who thought they knew everything - here's a refresher course...
- The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for Blood plasma.
- No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times. Oh go ahead...I'll wait...
- Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
- I love this one ....................<
br />You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
- Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.
- The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
- The King of Hearts is the only king WITHOUT A MUSTACHE
- American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class.
- Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
(Since Venus is normally associated with women, what does this tell you!)
- Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning
- Most dust particles in your house are made from DEAD SKIN!
- The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. So did the first " Marlboro Man. "
- Walt Disney was afraid OF MICE!
- PEARLS MELT IN VINEGAR!
- The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, & 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.
- Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
(I keep my toothbrush in the living room now!)
- Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first U.S. President whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal."
The second? William Jefferson Clinton (Please don't tell me you're SURPRISED!! )
- And the best for last..... Turtles can breathe through their rear end.
(I know some people like that, don't YOU?)
NOW YOU KNOW EVERYTHING!
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I have seen it done!
I guess I need a life. I spent an hour watching how this was done!