Keith7
11-01-2005, 03:49 PM
This is something some of you guys have seen but I thought it was interesting.. so here you go..
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25. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cigarette+lighter+invented+before+match&btnG=Google+Search
24. The average chocolate bar has 8 insect legs in it.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=average+chocolate+bar+insect+legs&btnG=Search
23. Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do.
http://www.science-frontiers.com/sf058/sf058b07.htm
22. Uncle Phil, from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, did the voice of Shredder in the TMNT cartoon.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0043041/
21. Every drop of seawater contains approximately 1 billion gold atoms.
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Au/geol.html
20. The US national anthem actually has three verses, but everyone just knows the first one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner
19. During World War II, IBM built the computers the Nazis used to manage their death/concentration camps.
http://www.ibmandtheholocaust.com/articles/auschwitz.html
18. The total combined weight of the worlds ant population is heavier than the weight of the human population.
http://www.perceptions.couk.com/superants.html
17. The deadliest war in history excluding World War II was a civil war in China in the 1850s in which the rebels were led by a man who thought he was the brother of Jesus Christ.
http://www.asiawind.com/pub/forum/fhakka/mhonarc/msg00451.html
16. Just about 3 people are born every second, and about 1.3333 people die every second. The result is about a 2 and 2/3 net increase of people every second. Almost 10 people more live on this Earth now, than before you finished reading this.
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/ask_earl/page?d=20000714
15. Happy Birthday (the song) is copyrighted.
http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/birthday.asp
14. The average American consumes 1.2 pounds of spider eggs a year and eat 2.5 pounds of insect parts a year.
http://www.corsinet.com/trivia/average.html
13. The Kamp Krusty episode of the Simpson’s was originally meant to be made as the Simpsons movie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamp_Krusty
12. Men can breastfeed babies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_lactation
11. There is a rare condition called Exploding Head Syndrome which you\'ve probably never heard of.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_head_syndrome
10. Scientists have determined that fungi are more closely related to human beings and animals than to other plants.
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/fungus1.html
9. In some (maybe all) Asian countries, the family name is written first and the individual name written second (opposite of the America method). That\'s why Asian athletes like Yao Ming and Ichiro Suzuki have Yao and Ichiro written on their jerseys. Those are their family names and in America their names are written Ming Yao and Suzuki Ichiro.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_name
8. Abe Lincoln bought 50 cents worth of cocaine in 1860
http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/jala/19.1/hall.html
7. A German World War II submarine was sunk due to malfunction of the toilet.
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=9684&start=0
6. Washington State has the longest single beach in the United States. Long Beach, WA.
http://www.gonorthwest.com/Washington/southwest/Long-Beach/Long_Beach.htm
5. The largest living thing on the face of the Earth is a mushroom underground in Oregon, it measures three and a half miles in diameter.
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/fungus1.html
4. The town of Los Angeles, California, was originally named El Pueblo la Nuestra Senora de Reina de los Angeles de la Porciuncula.
http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/la/historic/la_settlement.html
3. 9 out of 10 people believe Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. This isn’t true; Joseph Swan did.
http://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/~eugeniik/history/swan.html
2. 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.
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen01/gen01338.htm
1. The Population of the world can live within the state boundaries of Texas.
http://www.improb.com/teach/lessons2002/people-in-texas.html
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25. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=cigarette+lighter+invented+before+match&btnG=Google+Search
24. The average chocolate bar has 8 insect legs in it.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=average+chocolate+bar+insect+legs&btnG=Search
23. Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do.
http://www.science-frontiers.com/sf058/sf058b07.htm
22. Uncle Phil, from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, did the voice of Shredder in the TMNT cartoon.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0043041/
21. Every drop of seawater contains approximately 1 billion gold atoms.
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Au/geol.html
20. The US national anthem actually has three verses, but everyone just knows the first one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner
19. During World War II, IBM built the computers the Nazis used to manage their death/concentration camps.
http://www.ibmandtheholocaust.com/articles/auschwitz.html
18. The total combined weight of the worlds ant population is heavier than the weight of the human population.
http://www.perceptions.couk.com/superants.html
17. The deadliest war in history excluding World War II was a civil war in China in the 1850s in which the rebels were led by a man who thought he was the brother of Jesus Christ.
http://www.asiawind.com/pub/forum/fhakka/mhonarc/msg00451.html
16. Just about 3 people are born every second, and about 1.3333 people die every second. The result is about a 2 and 2/3 net increase of people every second. Almost 10 people more live on this Earth now, than before you finished reading this.
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/ask_earl/page?d=20000714
15. Happy Birthday (the song) is copyrighted.
http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/birthday.asp
14. The average American consumes 1.2 pounds of spider eggs a year and eat 2.5 pounds of insect parts a year.
http://www.corsinet.com/trivia/average.html
13. The Kamp Krusty episode of the Simpson’s was originally meant to be made as the Simpsons movie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamp_Krusty
12. Men can breastfeed babies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_lactation
11. There is a rare condition called Exploding Head Syndrome which you\'ve probably never heard of.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_head_syndrome
10. Scientists have determined that fungi are more closely related to human beings and animals than to other plants.
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/fungus1.html
9. In some (maybe all) Asian countries, the family name is written first and the individual name written second (opposite of the America method). That\'s why Asian athletes like Yao Ming and Ichiro Suzuki have Yao and Ichiro written on their jerseys. Those are their family names and in America their names are written Ming Yao and Suzuki Ichiro.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_name
8. Abe Lincoln bought 50 cents worth of cocaine in 1860
http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/jala/19.1/hall.html
7. A German World War II submarine was sunk due to malfunction of the toilet.
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=9684&start=0
6. Washington State has the longest single beach in the United States. Long Beach, WA.
http://www.gonorthwest.com/Washington/southwest/Long-Beach/Long_Beach.htm
5. The largest living thing on the face of the Earth is a mushroom underground in Oregon, it measures three and a half miles in diameter.
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/fungus1.html
4. The town of Los Angeles, California, was originally named El Pueblo la Nuestra Senora de Reina de los Angeles de la Porciuncula.
http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/la/historic/la_settlement.html
3. 9 out of 10 people believe Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. This isn’t true; Joseph Swan did.
http://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/~eugeniik/history/swan.html
2. 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.
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen01/gen01338.htm
1. The Population of the world can live within the state boundaries of Texas.
http://www.improb.com/teach/lessons2002/people-in-texas.html