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krug3r
12-11-2003, 19:30
Think You Know Everything?

1. Rubberbands last longer when refrigerated.
2. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
3. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar (but only if you have 1 and 2 cent coins)
4. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
5. The shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
6. There are more chickens than people in the world.
7. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.
8. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched".
9. On a Canadian $2 bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
10. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck at 4:20.
11. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
12. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
13. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
14. Almonds are a member of the peach family.
15. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
16. Maine is the only state in the USA whose name is just one syllable.
17. There are only 4 words in the English language which ends in "dous" :- tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
18. Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula".
19. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
20. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
21. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
22. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
23. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
24. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life".
25. A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.
26. A goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds.
27. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
28. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
29. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
30. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
31. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
32. The average person falls asleep in 7 minutes.
33. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball (previous sender's note: crap - no such thing as a 'regulation golf ball' the one I use has 392 and it's legal!)
34. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

nick
12-11-2003, 19:46
I have done number 28.

krug3r
12-11-2003, 19:50
Really u sure, they close for a millisecond, hats why its a good one to use on your insurance form if you have a crash...its legally accepted.

Daedalus
12-11-2003, 21:22
plus, if you did'nt blink when you sneezed, your eye balls would fly out of your head (true, honest) because you sneeze at something like 60mph.