Thing you may not know

profet

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I got this here, dont think its a repost:

And remember to answer the question at the bottom!

1) Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the
mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.

2) Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet
away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

3) The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood
plasma.

4) No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.

5) Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

6) You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

7) Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or
older.

8) The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
9) The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.

10) A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's firstflight.
11) American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from
each salad served in first-class.

12) Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

13) Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the
morning.
14) The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

15) Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
16) The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
17) Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike
factory workers in Malaysia combined.
18) Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
19) Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
20) Pearls melt in vinegar.

21) Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are
already married.

22) The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and
Budweiser, in that order.

23) It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
24) A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.

25) Turtles can breathe through their butts

26) Butterflies taste with their feet.

27) In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world's
nuclear weapons combined.
28) On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.

29) On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
30) Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
31) Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
32) Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
33) It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.
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34) A snail can sleep for three years.
35) No word in the English language rhymes with "MONTH."
36) Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears
never stop growing. SCARY FOR ME!
37) The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

38) All polar bears are left handed.

39) In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies,
including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
40) An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
41) TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only
on one row of the keyboard.
42) "Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
43) If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would
stand seven feet, two inches tall. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent
Roberts.

44) A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
45) Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.

46) Almost everyone who reads this email will try to lick their elbow.

PS... So, did you try to lick your elbow?
 

nativesunshine

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Might not be a repost..but I've seen this before.

Another one I've always thought was interesting...


You can't sneeze with your eyes open.

Now go try and sneez with your eyes open. :p


And no, I did not try to lick my elbow.
 

iamme

Lifer
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Originally posted by: nativesunshine
Might not be a repost..but I've seen this before.

Another one I've always thought was interesting...


You can't sneeze with your eyes open.

Now go try and sneez with your eyes open. :p


And no, I did not try to lick my elbow.

when i was young, i heard that if you sneeze w/ your eyes open, your eyeballs would pop out :D
 

jjessico

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I heard that a duck's quack does echo. No idea about that other stuff.

Gotta love spam.

Jason
 

PowerMacG5

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Yup, I tried to lick my elbows. Also, when you sneeze, dont you feel a G-force of like 50 G's for a split second?
 

Zenmervolt

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29) On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
Actually, the number one fear in America is public speaking. Number two is death. No idea where spiders rank.

ZV
 

iamme

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Originally posted by: Zenmervolt
29) On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
Actually, the number one fear in America is public speaking. Number two is death. No idea where spiders rank.

ZV

that led to the Seinfeld quote:

"So, at a funeral, people would rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy"

:D
 

kmac1914

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Originally posted by: americangigolo
oh, and


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IS NOT high

suuuuuuurrrrrre.....not high LIKE A FOX!
I didnt lick my elbow, but the people i've sent this email to have tried.
 

Alphazero

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May 9, 2002
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I try to lick my elbow every time I hear that ;)

I know it can't be done, but it's fun to try, and funny to watch :)
 

acidvoodoo

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lol facts are cool



and i did not suceed in licking my elbow

i have put it as my msn messenger name, so hopefully alot of other fools will try it