* 35 Billion e-mails are sent each day throughout the world.
* Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth!
* The average adult falls asleep seven minutes after turning the light off.
* 'Typewriter' is the longest word that can be made using only the letters on the top row of the letters on a computer keyboard.
* If you drove at 100mph for four years you would still not cover every stretch of road in the USA.
* The clock faces on the Liver Building in Liverpool UK are the biggest in the country with a diameter of 25 feet - larger than Big Ben.
* Olympic gold medals ae actually made of 92.5% silver.
* The plastic things on the end of shoe laces are called 'aglets'.
Any more useless info is welcomed 😉 -M.
Originally posted by mikelomIf you turned all the atoms in an average pair of dice into standard size marbles, they would cover the entire United Kingdom with a layer 1000 miles high.
* 35 Billion e-mails are sent each day throughout the world.
* Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth!
* The average adult falls asleep seven minutes after turning the light off.
* 'Typewriter' is the longest word that can be made using only the letters on the top row of the letters on a computer keyboard. ...[text shortened]... s on the end of shoe laces are called 'aglets'.
Any more useless info is welcomed 😉 -M.
If the Earth is a pea, and the sun is a large dinner plate, then our galaxy is the size of the continent of North America.
Originally posted by UserChevyDid you know that Michael Jackson does'nt own 75 % of Beatle music
Your body burns more calories eating celery than what’s in the celery itself.
Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants in Marshalltown, Iowa.
In 1386, a pig was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
Originally posted by mikelomRec'd. Mike, great to see you back on your game. I mean that. Neat thread.
* 35 Billion e-mails are sent each day throughout the world.
* Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth!
* The average adult falls asleep seven minutes after turning the light off.
* 'Typewriter' is the longest word that can be made using only the letters on the top row of the letters on a computer keyboard. ...[text shortened]... s on the end of shoe laces are called 'aglets'.
Any more useless info is welcomed 😉 -M.
-gb
Edit: "Location: No Me or Mine exists." Sounds like purposeful self abnegation. Yes?
"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right. (Bet you tried this out mentally, didn't you?)
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". (Are you doubting this?)
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet. (Now, you KNOW you're going to try this out for accuracy, right?)
The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes). (Yep, I knew you were going to "do" this one.)
There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. (You're not doubting this, are you?)
There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious." (Yes, admit it, you are going to say . a e i o u)
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. (Some days that's about what my memory span is)
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
A snail can sleep for three years. (I know some people that could do this too.)
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Babies are born without kneecaps They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
If the population of China walked past you, 8 abreast, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite!
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. (Good thing he did that)
The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Originally posted by Rajk999Rec'd. Totally entertaining. Thanks, Rajk.
"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right. (Bet you tried this out mentally, didn't you?)
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". (Are you d ...[text shortened]...
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
P.S. Forced to discount a few of the lines on the topic of typing...
no frame of reference, since only my right index does that work.
😉
Originally posted by PolicestateFixed.
If you turned all the atoms in an average pair of dice into standard size marbles, they would cover the entire United Kingdom with a layer 1000 miles high.
If the Earth is a pawn, and the sun is a chessboard, then our galaxy is the size of the continent of North America.
😀
42.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Jipped as in "I've been jipped" is a derogatory term for a gypsy.
The moon is slowly getting closer to the earth.
The big red spot on Jupiter is a thousands year old storm.
It's impossible to lick your elbow. (exeptions: dislocate your shoulder or cut your arm off above the elbow)
A males fingernails grow 6 times faster than a females.
There is no such pigment as black. So that means nobody you know has black hair.
Throughout history Asian women have been the most faithful of all races. (this is one hypothesis to the average smaller size of the Asian males penis.)
Women have a higher pain tolerance than men.
To make good friends it is psychologically proven that you need to be a good friend.
People who can play the piano are generally more intelligent than those who can't.
I did not actually post in this thread.
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyThanks .. GB.
Rec'd. Totally entertaining. Thanks, Rajk.
P.S. Forced to discount a few of the lines on the topic of typing...
no frame of reference, since only my right index does that work.
😉
LOL ...I guess you left index finger is the fatter/longer one and has more important things to do than type ! 😀