Did You Know????

1895ss · Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:49 pm Post subject: Did You Know????

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.
Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
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 MOUSTACHE.
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, and 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 butts. (I know some people like that, don't YOU?)

tracker · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:05 am Post subject: Re: Did You Know????

Once again, my education has taken a mighty leap forward thanks to 1895ss

4rum · Member Joined: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 211

And the best for last.....
Turtles can breathe through their butts. (I know some people like that, don't YOU?)

Yep, I do... an' I tell ya what... mouthwash usually tuckers out loooooong before it gets THAT far!

Bushmaster · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:44 am Post subject: Re: Did You Know????

By The Way...A duck's "quack" does echo...Most hunters don't hear the echo because they are too busy cockin' shot guns. and probably a little deaf...

Vince · Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:36 am Post subject: Re: Did You Know????

1895ss wrote:

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs... but, not downstairs.

In addition, to this....

You can lead a horse to drink; but you can't make him water. Very Happy

Cheers, Vince