50 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW

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  1. 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.
  2. Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.
  3. Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!
  4. What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
  5. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
  6. "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
  7. In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child
  8. A cockroachcan live several weeks with its head cut off!
  9. Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
  10. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath
  11. There is a city called Rome on every continent.
  12. It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!
  13. Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
  14. Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.
  15. The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London
  16. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people
  17. Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!
  18. The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
  19. One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!
  20. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!
  21. 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
  22. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
  23. Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
  24. The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.
  25. Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
  26. 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.
  27. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
  28. Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren't added to it.
  29. On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.
  30. More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.
  31. The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
  32. More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.
  33. Camelshave three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
  34. The placement of a donkey'seyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!
  35. The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
  36. Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
  37. It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.
  38. You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.
  39. Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!
  40. Dolphins sleep with one eye open!
  41. It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
  42. The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!
  43. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds
  44. 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
  45. Slugs have 4 noses.
  46. Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.
  47. A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!
  48. A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
  49. The average person laughs 10 times a day!
  50. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain

--i've read this and it were really hilarious facts!
  • Profile picture of the author dvduval
    Wow, those are a lot of interesting facts. I like #1 the best. It's a good party question.
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  • That was a fun read

    Do slugs really have 4 noses??
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  • Profile picture of the author maildigger
    too much information
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  • Profile picture of the author Heimir Finnson
    "12. It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!"

    That's a total BS
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    • Profile picture of the author Michael Motley
      Originally Posted by Heimir Arnfinnsson View Post

      "12. It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!"

      That's a total BS
      Actually it USED to be a law. right now you cant import a dog to iceland without a permit from the ministry of agriculture. Apparently at one time iceland allowed no imports of dogs due to a rabies problem.

      There's lots of weird laws like this. In tampa, there is a law against eating cottage cheese on a sunday. But yesterday, i was breaking the law...aint scared, i'll do it again too!!


      there is also a law that says you can't tie your elephant up in downtown tampa. And i have to wonder what was going on that this was such a problem that we needed a law about it.
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      • Profile picture of the author KimW
        Originally Posted by Michael Motley View Post

        .............there is also a law that says you can't tie your elephant up in downtown tampa. And i have to wonder what was going on that this was such a problem that we needed a law about it.
        My guess is that for ages Florida has been the retreat of the circus life going way back.
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        • Profile picture of the author crazyfish22
          Re #6: Shouldn't it be rhythms?
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  • Profile picture of the author theguru68
    Now I know way too much!
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  • Profile picture of the author stevenh512
    Originally Posted by pinoy bands View Post

    Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.

    I'll take your word for it..
    "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.

    "y" is the vowel.. or at least I was always taught in school "a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y"

    Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.
    guess that was before the invention of dramamine? lol

    Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people
    What if you're ambidextrous?

    It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
    I sneeze with my eyes open all the time

    Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.
    How could we possibly know this? Has anyone ever been an owl? lol
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  • Profile picture of the author andr102
    Good information, I'll astonish my friends by this facts
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  • Profile picture of the author mmapw
    Another fun fact: if you drop a touch of alcohol on a scorpion, it'll go crazy and sting itself to death.
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    • Profile picture of the author Michael Motley
      Originally Posted by mmapw View Post

      Another fun fact: if you drop a touch of alcohol on a scorpion, it'll go crazy and sting itself to death.
      a touch of alcohol makes me act the same way
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    • Profile picture of the author raydp
      Originally Posted by mmapw View Post

      Another fun fact: if you drop a touch of alcohol on a scorpion, it'll go crazy and sting itself to death.
      What happens if you drop a scorpion on an alcoholic?

      Ray
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  • Profile picture of the author stevenh512
    #44 probably is true.. at one time, bathing regularly was considered unhealthy (not to mention inconvenient since people didn't always have hot and cold running water).. lol
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  • Profile picture of the author primediart
    elizabeth one was interesting and the first one.. cool stuff
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  • Profile picture of the author CTABUK
    I had to prove the chicken thing wrong. So we have just got back from Alton Towers and the chicken on the rope stayed up for 4minutes and 36 seconds. Mind you, the other passengers on the ride took offence at the feathers flying everywhere, and we had to clean all the ride afterwards. There was blood everywhere, feathers, you name it. A real messy day out. I have to say that the RSPCA guy who helped the police to arrest us took it in good heart when we said that it was a Warrior thread that had caused our actions. After all, a challenge is a challenge.


    Oh, and before I go - it's a joke.









































    It was 5 minutes and 30 seconds
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  • Profile picture of the author David17
    I got these longggg time ago in my inbox. Well still some interesting things to know for people who don't know about it
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  • Profile picture of the author zulu24
    What? Really? A giraffe's tongue is that long?
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    • Profile picture of the author John Atkins
      Lol, are all of these for real?

      These are some very interesting facts, the one about the ostrich is pretty strange...
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  • Profile picture of the author Stefan Johne
    Thats really absolute hilarious :-D! And I wouldn't marry Queen Elizabeth :-X!
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