lol I found this on the internet 😉
1. Coca-cola was originally green.
2. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than for the US Treasury.
3. Smartest dogs: 1) border collie; 2)poodle; 3)golden retriever.
4. Dumbest dog: Afghan
5. Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.
6. Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better.
7. Chances that an American lives within 50 miles of where they grew up: 1 in 2
8. Amount American Airlines saved in '87 by taking out 1 olive from each salad served in first class: $40,000
9. City with the most Rolls Royce's per capita: Hong Kong
10. State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
11. Chances of a white Christmas in New York: 1 in 4
12. Portion of US annual rainfall that falls in April: 1/12
13. Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%
14. Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
15. Estimated % of American adults who go on diet each year: 44%
16. Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33
17. Average number of days a West German goes without washing his underwear: 7
18. Percentage of Americans who say that God has spoken to them: 36%
19. Percentage of Americans who regularly attend religious services: 43%
20. City with highest per capita viewership of TV evangelists: Washington DC
21. Percentage of American men who say they would marry the same woman if they had it to do all over again: 80%
22. % of American women who say they would marry the same man: 50%
23. % of men who say they are happier after their divorce or separation: 58%
24. % of women who say they are happier after their divorce or separation: 85%
25. Number of different family relationships for which Hallmark makes cards: 105
26. Cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
27. Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.
28. Percentage of Americans who have visited Disneyland or Disney World: 70%
29. Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.
30. Portion of ice cream sold that is vanilla: 1/3
31. Portion of potatoes sold that are French fried: 1/3
32. Percentage of Americans that eat at McDonald's each day: 7
33. Percentage of bird species that are monogamous: 90%
34. Percentage of mammal species that are: 3%
35. Number of US states that claim test scores in their elementary schools are above national average: 50%
36. Portion of Harvard students who graduate with honors: 4/5
37. Chances that a burglary in the US will be solved: 1 in 7.
38. Portion of land in the US owned by the government: 1/3
39. Only President to remain a bachelor: James Buchanon
40. Only first lady to carry a loaded revolver: Eleanor Roosevelt
41. Only President to win a Pulitzer: John F. Kennedy for "Profiles in Courage"
42. Only President awarded a patent: Abe Lincoln, for a system of buoying vessels over shoals
43. Only food that does not spoil: honey
44. Only person to win $64,000 Challenge and $64,000 Question: Dr. Joyce Brothers (subject is boxing)
45. Only bird that can fly backwards: Hummingbird
46. Only continent without reptiles or snakes: Antarctica
47. Only animal besides human that can get sunburn: pig
48. Ostriches stick their heads in the sand to look for water.
49. An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it.
50. In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees.
51. Polar bears are left-handed.
52. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
53. Eskimos never gamble.
54. The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
55. The youngest pope was 11 years old.
56. Mark Twain didn't graduate from elementary school.
57. Proportional to their weight, men are stronger than horses.
58. Pilgrims ate popcorn at the first Thanksgiving dinner.
59. Your nose and ears never stop growing.
60. Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets in our solar system combined.
61. Hot water is heavier than cold.
62. The parachute was invented by da Vinci in 1515.
63. They have square watermelons in Japan. They stack better.
64. Cream does not weigh as much as milk.
65. Starfish have eight eyes-one at the end of each leg.
66. Iceland consumes more Coca-cola per capita than any other nation.
67. First novel ever written on a typewriter was "Tom Sawyer."
68. There are more collect calls on Father's Day than any other day of the year.
69. Heinz Catsup leaving the bottle travels at 25 miles per year.
70. It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.
71. Men get hiccups more often than women.
72. Armadillos can be housebroken.
as to the Germans and the underwear... I don't think I know anyone here in Germany who wears his underwear for 7 days... gross 😕
and number 61. Hot water is heavier than cold. is wrong... water is at it's heaviest when it has 4°C, or at least that's what we learned in physics... and no, THAT was not the exam I failed 🙄
Angie😀
I agree, the hotter a liquid, the further apart the molecules vibrate and consequently the lighter any selected volume of water is. The colder it is, the closer the molecules are and consequently the heavier that volume of water is. I can make no assessment of the 4 degress thing I'm afraid, I don't see why that should be, but I don't yet refute it. Anyone?
Originally posted by StarrmanI thinks its something to do with hydrogen bonds between the water molecules. I did get an explanation of it once, but that was about 20 years ago and I have forgotten it. 😵
I agree, the hotter a liquid, the further apart the molecules vibrate and consequently the lighter any selected volume of water is. The colder it is, the closer the molecules are and consequently the heavier that volume of water is. I can make no assessment of the 4 degress thing I'm afraid, I don't see why that should be, but I don't yet refute it. Anyone?
Originally posted by CorsairWater has a strong tendency to form a network of hydrogen bonds.(between the H and O atoms). As temp gets lower the H bonding gets stronger.The structure of ice is completely H bonded. It forces the structure of ice to be open as compared to water. Hence density of ice decreases. Therefore a same volume of ice will weigh less than a same volume of water.
I thinks its something to do with hydrogen bonds between the water molecules. I did get an explanation of it once, but that was about 20 years ago and I have forgotten it. 😵
Originally posted by SiskinActually they can have as many as they like within reason. Brittle Stars and common stars generally exhibit 5, but those such as the Sunflower Star (found here http://www.seashells.org/identcatagories/starfish.htm) have 19 and the Basket Star (also found at that site) doesn't so much have 5 legs as a collection of tendril branches that make it look like it's taken too much acid during childhood. 🙂
i take issue with no 65. ... starfish only have 5 legs