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Amazing Facts That Will Astonish You! by Nobody: 10:08am On Apr 05, 2015
(1). The word "queue" is the only word in the
English language that is still pronounced the
same way when the last four letters are
removed. (Funny, isn't it?)
(2).Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine
nuts, and worms like fried bacon. (Don't ask
me how I know)
(3).Of all the words in the English language, the
word 'set' has the most definitions! (Get a
dictionary and look it up)
(4).What is called a "French kiss" in the English
speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in
France. (Wondering; are "French fries" called
"English fries" in France too?)
(5),"Almost" is the longest word in the English
language with all the letters in alphabetical
order.
(6)."Rhythm" is the longest English word
without a vowel.
(7).In 1386, a pig in France was executed by
public hanging for the murder of a child. (How
about the owner of the pig?)
(cool.A cockroach can live several weeks with its
head cut off! (Scary, right? Imagine finding a
headless cockroach crawling up your
wall......*shivers!
(9).Human thigh bones are stronger than
concrete.
(10).You can't kill yourself by holding your
breath! (To all who think suicide is easy)
(11).There is a city called Rome on every
continent.
(12).Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day.
(13). Right handed people live, on average, nine
years longer than left-handed people. (OMG! I'm
left and right handed!)
(14).Your ribs move about 5 million times a
year; every time you breathe!
(15).The elephant is the only mammal that
can't jump! (Elephants and VERY fat people I
guess)
(16).One quarter of the bones in your body, are
in your feet!
(17).Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is
different! ( Huh?!!!)
(18).The first known transfusion of blood was
performed as early as 1667, when Jean-
Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a
sheep to a young man.
(19).Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than
toenails!
(20).Most dust particles in your house are made
from dead skin!
(21).The present population of the world is
predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.
(22).Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
(Men are freaks!)
(23).Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only
ONE testicle. (No wonder ....)
(24).Honey is the only food that does not spoil.
Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs
has been tasted by archaeologists and found
edible.
(25).Months that begin on a Sunday will always
have a "Friday the 13th."
(26).Coca-Cola would be green if colouring
weren’t added to it.
(27).More people are killed each year from bees
than from snakes.
(28).The average lead pencil will draw a line 35
miles long or write approximately 50,000 English
words.
(29).More people are allergic to cow's milk than
any other food. (Well, I am)
(30).Camels have three eyelids to protect
themselves from blowing sand. (Wow!)
(31).The placement of a donkey's eyes in its'
heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!
(32).The six official languages of the United
Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese,
Russian and Spanish.
(33).Earth is the only planet not named after a
god. (Thank God!)
(34).It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a
church in Nebraska, USA.
(35).You're born with 300 bones, but by the
time you become an adult, you only have 206.
(36).Some worms will eat themselves if they
can't find any food!
(37).Dolphins sleep with one eye open! (Those
who live in Lagos do too)
(38).It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes
open.
(39).The longest recorded flight of a chicken is
13 seconds. (Chickens can't fly!)
(40).Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a
paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she
bathed once every three months, whether she
needed it or not. (Once in 3months?!!!)
(41).Owls are the only birds who can see the
color blue.
(42).A man named Charles Osborne had the
hiccups for 69 years! (See, hiccups can't kill
you)
(43).A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch
tongue! (Wow!)
(44).The average person laughs 10 times a day!
(but i laugh almost 50 times)
(45).An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
(Yeah, some people's too)

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Re: Amazing Facts That Will Astonish You! by Godhandpro: 10:16am On Apr 05, 2015
wonderful piece.......but no 20 is somehow

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Re: Amazing Facts That Will Astonish You! by swaggzo(m): 10:52am On Apr 05, 2015
NUMBER 20.. I DO NOT BELIEVE IT.
NUMBER 44.. THERE ARE SOME WEEKS I DO NOT EVEN LAUGH ENTIRELY angry
Re: Amazing Facts That Will Astonish You! by Nobody: 10:53am On Apr 05, 2015
let me paraphrase on that(@ 20).Most dust particles in your house are dead skin. They’re really dead skin cells that get shed off our bodies. Dust might contain other ingredients like: soil or sand tossed up by wind, pollen, hairs, and many other materials which may be found in the environment. Their is also bacteria, pet dander, bug and flea droppings, the dirt we track on our shoes are present in dust! Its all around us in the air and on our surroundings. Whats more, I haven’t even mentioned the dust mites! Which are tiny bugs that lives on us, around us and on our pets. These bugs eat, drink and make merry all around us and it is their fecal matter that makes up a large portion of the dust we sweep and vacuum up each day!
Re: Amazing Facts That Will Astonish You! by Nobody: 10:57am On Apr 05, 2015
let me paraphrase on that(@ 20).Most dust
particles in your house are dead skin. They’re
really dead skin cells that get shed off our
bodies. Dust might contain other ingredients like:
soil or sand tossed up by wind, pollen, hairs, and
many other materials which may be found in the
environment. Their is also bacteria, pet dander,
bug and flea droppings, the dirt we track on our
shoes are present in dust! Its all around us in
the air and on our surroundings. Whats more, I
haven’t even mentioned the dust mites! Which
are tiny bugs that lives on us, around us and on
our pets. These bugs eat, drink and make merry
all around us and it is their fecal matter that
makes up a large portion of the dust we sweep
and vacuum up each day!
Re: Amazing Facts That Will Astonish You! by demmy0325(m): 11:00am On Apr 05, 2015
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Re: Amazing Facts That Will Astonish You! by demmy0325(m): 11:02am On Apr 05, 2015
Ur username reminds me of dt sisipelebe i use to eat bk dn made of sugar or na honey... Nic post btw..
Re: Amazing Facts That Will Astonish You! by Nobody: 11:12am On Apr 05, 2015
demmy0325:
Ur username reminds me of dt sisipelebe i use to eat bk dn made of sugar or na honey... Nic post btw..
lol...tnx
Re: Amazing Facts That Will Astonish You! by demmy0325(m): 11:15am On Apr 05, 2015
sisipelebe:
lol...tnx
.. U wcm
Re: Amazing Facts That Will Astonish You! by Sandydayz(f): 11:18am On Apr 05, 2015
Nice post kiss

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