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well i was in class and actually paying attention and we were doing an assignment on kewl facts and i found there are some really interesting facts out there that alot of people dont take time to look at or think about here are some(i took some out):
1. California has issued at least 6 drivers licenses to people named Jesus Christ.(WHICH ONE IS THE REAL 1!?!?)
2. Kangaroos can not walk backwards.
10. On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.
11. Non-dairy creamer is flammable.
12. The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
13. Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate every second.
15. When a giraffe's baby is born it falls from a height of six feet, normally without being hurt. ( wow that has to hurt a little bit)
16. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
17. The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
18. How does a shark find fish? It can hear their hearts beating.
19. Penguins can convert salt water into fresh water. (Fav, Animal)
21. The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war. ( greedy much??)
22. During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
24. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call. (AAAHHH imagine NO PHONES!!!!)
25. There are more fatal car accidents in July than any other month.
28. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
33. In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die! ( lol )
34. The most powerful electric eel is found in the rivers of Brazil, Columbia, Venezuela, and Peru, and produces a shock of 400-650 volts.
35. If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
( wounder if they ever heard of condoms???)
36. Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country.
37. In India, people are legally allowed to marry a dog! (wtf??)
38. You are more likely to get attacked by a cow than a shark.
40. One in three male motorists picks their nose while driving. ( dont you hate it when a guy is next to u at a red light and is just sitting their picking his noes?)
These are little more interesting i think!
1. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. (Hardly seems worth it)
2. If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. (Now that's more like it)
4. Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
(almost a beer an hour!! Don't try this at home...maybe at work/skool?)
12. A cockroach will live nine days without it's head, before it starves to death.
( wow thats weird )
well that concludes all the ones that were my fav. sorry if any of them affend you. i tried to get all the ones that were inapropriate. hope you enjoyed. P.S i got an A on my assignment lol
CHECK THIS VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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FACTS
1. California has issued at least 6 drivers licenses to people named Jesus Christ.(WHICH ONE IS THE REAL 1!?!?)
2. Kangaroos can not walk backwards.
10. On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.
11. Non-dairy creamer is flammable.
12. The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
13. Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate every second.
15. When a giraffe's baby is born it falls from a height of six feet, normally without being hurt. ( wow that has to hurt a little bit)
16. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
17. The creator of the NIKE Swoosh symbol was paid only $35 for the design.
18. How does a shark find fish? It can hear their hearts beating.
19. Penguins can convert salt water into fresh water. (Fav, Animal)
21. The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war. ( greedy much??)
22. During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
24. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call. (AAAHHH imagine NO PHONES!!!!)
25. There are more fatal car accidents in July than any other month.
28. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
33. In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die! ( lol )
34. The most powerful electric eel is found in the rivers of Brazil, Columbia, Venezuela, and Peru, and produces a shock of 400-650 volts.
35. If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
( wounder if they ever heard of condoms???)
36. Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country.
37. In India, people are legally allowed to marry a dog! (wtf??)
38. You are more likely to get attacked by a cow than a shark.
40. One in three male motorists picks their nose while driving. ( dont you hate it when a guy is next to u at a red light and is just sitting their picking his noes?)
These are little more interesting i think!
1. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. (Hardly seems worth it)
2. If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. (Now that's more like it)
4. Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
(almost a beer an hour!! Don't try this at home...maybe at work/skool?)
12. A cockroach will live nine days without it's head, before it starves to death.
( wow thats weird )
well that concludes all the ones that were my fav. sorry if any of them affend you. i tried to get all the ones that were inapropriate. hope you enjoyed. P.S i got an A on my assignment lol
CHECK THIS VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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:O *brain explodes*
