I've been a way from OHE for a while, but to make up for my lack of posts and not having the post I've been working on ready, here are some facts and figures that might interest you.
I am never "good" at school because I remember things like this.
Jews, on average, have a 0.2cm longer nose than the rest of the population.
31% of employees skip lunch entirely.
A kangaroo can only jump if its tail is touching the ground.
"Stewardesses" is the longest single word that can be typed with only the left hand on a QWERTY keyboard.
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
Most lipstick contains fish scales. (This is why I use certified vegan makeup...sick)
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades = David ; Clubs = Alexander the Great ; Hearts = Charlemagne ; Diamonds = Caesar
Approximately 100,000 people get married in Las Vegas each year.
Annually Americans eat 45 million turkeys at Thanksgiving. (That's for you, Steven)
About 200,000,000 M&Ms are sold each day in the United States.
1 out of 350,000 Americans get electrocuted in their life.
A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate. (That is why they are required to be fixed, obviously)
By age 20 we lose 20% of our sense of smell. By age 60 it is 60% (CRAP! I like being able to smell flies in China!)
The term LASER is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. (It uses a laaaaser)
When the divorce rate goes up in the United States, toy makers report that the sale of toys also rise. (I don't love your mother anymore, Timmy, so have a Tonka Truck)
You can find more at Unnecessary Knowledge.
Friday, August 1, 2008
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