Completely unimportant (but interesting) facts?!


Question: Money isn't made out of paper; it's made
out of cotton.

The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents
the varieties of pickles the company once
had.

Your stomach produces a new layer of
mucus every two weeks - otherwise it will
digest itself.

The Declaration of Independence was
written on hemp paper.

The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.

A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh
champagne will bounce up and down
continuously from the bottom of the glass
to the top.

Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis
Diller.

40% of McDonald's profits come from
the sales of Happy Meals.

Every person has a unique tongue print.

315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary
were misspelled.

During the chariot scene in 'Ben Hur' a
small red car can be seen in the distance.

On average, 12 newborns will be given to
the wrong parents daily.

Chocolate affects a dog's heart and
nervous system; a few ounces will kill
a small sized dog.

Most lipstick contains fish scales.

Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by
torpedoing up into the shark's stomach
from underneath, causing the shark to explode.

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

Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.

Leonardo da Vinci could write with one
hand and draw with the other at the same time.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in '87 by
eliminating one olive from each salad served
in first class.

Upper and lower case letters are named
'upper' and 'lower' because in the time
when all original print had to be set in
individual letters, the 'upper case' letters
were stored in the case on top of the case
that stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters.

If you pour a tiny amount of liquor on a
scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting
itself to death.

If you have three quarters, four dimes, and
four pennies, you have $1.19. You also
have the largest amount of money in
coins without being able to make change
for a dollar.

The mask used by Michael Myers in the
original "Halloween" was a Captain Kirk
mask painted white.

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.

The first product Motorola started to
develop was a record player for auto
mobiles. At that time, the most known
player on the market was the Victrola, so
they called themselves Motorola.

By raising your legs slowly and lying on
your back, you can't sink in quicksand.

Celery has negative calories! It takes more
calories to eat a piece of celery than the
celery has in it to begin with. It's the same
with apples.

Chewing gum while peeling onions will
keep you from crying!

The glue on Israeli postage stamps is
certified kosher.

Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans
before they go into space because
passing wind in a space suit damages
them.

Rhythms is the longest word without any
of the vowels (aeiou).


Answers: Money isn't made out of paper; it's made
out of cotton.

The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents
the varieties of pickles the company once
had.

Your stomach produces a new layer of
mucus every two weeks - otherwise it will
digest itself.

The Declaration of Independence was
written on hemp paper.

The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.

A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh
champagne will bounce up and down
continuously from the bottom of the glass
to the top.

Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis
Diller.

40% of McDonald's profits come from
the sales of Happy Meals.

Every person has a unique tongue print.

315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary
were misspelled.

During the chariot scene in 'Ben Hur' a
small red car can be seen in the distance.

On average, 12 newborns will be given to
the wrong parents daily.

Chocolate affects a dog's heart and
nervous system; a few ounces will kill
a small sized dog.

Most lipstick contains fish scales.

Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by
torpedoing up into the shark's stomach
from underneath, causing the shark to explode.

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

Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.

Leonardo da Vinci could write with one
hand and draw with the other at the same time.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in '87 by
eliminating one olive from each salad served
in first class.

Upper and lower case letters are named
'upper' and 'lower' because in the time
when all original print had to be set in
individual letters, the 'upper case' letters
were stored in the case on top of the case
that stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters.

If you pour a tiny amount of liquor on a
scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting
itself to death.

If you have three quarters, four dimes, and
four pennies, you have $1.19. You also
have the largest amount of money in
coins without being able to make change
for a dollar.

The mask used by Michael Myers in the
original "Halloween" was a Captain Kirk
mask painted white.

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.

The first product Motorola started to
develop was a record player for auto
mobiles. At that time, the most known
player on the market was the Victrola, so
they called themselves Motorola.

By raising your legs slowly and lying on
your back, you can't sink in quicksand.

Celery has negative calories! It takes more
calories to eat a piece of celery than the
celery has in it to begin with. It's the same
with apples.

Chewing gum while peeling onions will
keep you from crying!

The glue on Israeli postage stamps is
certified kosher.

Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans
before they go into space because
passing wind in a space suit damages
them.

Rhythms is the longest word without any
of the vowels (aeiou).

i am simply amazed.

i super looved it

=)

thank u for posting

WOW... you just made my day.

Thanks alot!

Interesting and funny! Thanks!

he 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents
the varieties of pickles the company once
had.

A: No, it was tomatos.
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By raising your legs slowly and lying on
your back, you can't sink in quicksand.

A: Not true. Gravity works.

______________________________________...

Celery has negative calories! It takes more
calories to eat a piece of celery than the
celery has in it to begin with. It's the same
with apples.
__________________________________

There are no such things as 'negative calories', despite what many people think.
_______________________

Rhythms is the longest word without any
of the vowels (aeiou).
_________________
Y is considered a vowel when there are no other ones in the word.

good work man
great facts..........

star for you . which is an anogram of . well done you put a lot of effort in to that. lol

Susan Lucci was born to Jeanette and Victor Lucci. She attended Garden City High School in Garden City, New York, graduating in 1964. She then attended Marymount College at Fordham University, and graduated from Marymount in 1968.

Lucci's father, Victor, was a first-generation American. Phyllis Diller, contrary to various internet rumors, is not her mother.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Lucci

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Nice!...

Very Interesting 9/10

EDIT yourpast
I have never heard of "y" being considered as a vowel.

By raising your legs slowly and lying on
your back, you can't sink in quicksand.

A: Not true. Gravity works.
If that is so how come you cannot sink in the "DEAD SEA"

Actually at least one of these is incorrect. In spite of popular myth the "rule of thumb" has nothing to do with wife beating. It is an old English law that says the length of the first joint of a man's thumb can be considered an inch in measurement. A yard was the the distance from your nose to your fingertips this was used to measure cloth.
Loved them anyway.
Some more;
A polar bear is the only animal with hair on the soles of it's feet.
The only two countries in the world to border on 3 oceans are Canada and the USA (Arctic, Pacific, Atlantic)
Gibraltar is the only British Commonwealth country to form part of mainland Europe.

These are very good to know! Thanx for sharing :)

what website could i read more of these...

CoooooooooooooooooL!!!

I must put some of these to the test. The raisin test will be fun and I'll have to see Ben Her again too!

good 1s



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