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Old 24-02-2006, 07:23 PM
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32 Strange Things You Likely 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.

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.

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 (and Heston's wearing a watch).

9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily! (That
explains a few mysteries....)

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

11. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars 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 Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan. There was never a
recorded Wendy 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.

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 the called themselves Motorola.

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

23. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into
quicksand.

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 Watson."

28. An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to
take more than three 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.

32. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave!*
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Old 24-02-2006, 09:56 PM
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Great collection pal. Did not know most of the things. Thanx for the info
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Re: *32 Strange Things You Likely Didn't Know***

Good post man... the one which was the funniest was

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


Cant they understand its just a cartoon...
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Old 25-02-2006, 01:16 AM
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Superb post.. repped you

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Old 25-02-2006, 01:20 AM
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Re: 32 Strange Things You Likely Didn't Know

Quote:
Originally Posted by kewllguy
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.

12. The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in
a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.

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??)

23. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into
quicksand.

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.

30. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most
often stolen from public libraries.

I liked those the most.. Thanks
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Old 25-02-2006, 04:47 AM
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Thanks for u r replies and encouragement guys :-)

much appreciate it

and chetan most of them are new to me :-) it is very intresting facts
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Really intersting yaar thx for sharing,
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Re: 32 Strange Things You Likely Didn't Know

Quote:
Originally Posted by kewllguy
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.

9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily! (That
explains a few mysteries....)

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

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??)

23. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into
quicksand.

24. Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of
celery than the celery has in it to begin with.

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

30. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most
often stolen from public libraries.

These are the one's that astounded me.

The 9th one is just How can something like that happen..
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Old 25-02-2006, 01:14 PM
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This post is just Awesome..

Very good kewllguy..
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hey....gr8 post yaar...
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