Guest guest Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 Cute Facts:========= 1.. The name of all the continents ends with the same letter that they start with. 2.. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States. 3.. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath. 4.. It is impossible to lick your elbow. 5.. People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze,your heart stops for a millisecond. 6.. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky. 7.. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language. 8.. Each kin g in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history. Spades - King David Clubs - Alexander the Great, Hearts -Charlemagne Diamonds - Julius Caesar. 9.. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 10.. If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. 11.. What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common? Ans. - All invented by women. 12.. Question - This is the only food that doesn't spoil. What is this? Ans. - Honey 13.. A snail can sleep for three years. 14.. All polar bears are left handed. 15.. Butterflies taste with their feet. 16.. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump. 17.. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. 18.. The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated. 19.. The electric chair was invented by a dentist. 20.. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times. 21.. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. 22.. Most lipstick contains fish scales. 23.. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 Dear Sreenadh-ji, Really cute facts. BTW, regarding The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language." I came across a different version ....... "She sells sea shells on the seashore" This line was supposedly practised by aspiring singers to make clear pronounciations. regards Chakraborty sreesog [sreesog] Friday, September 18, 2009 6:27 PM Subject: Cute Facts Cute Facts: ========= 1.. The name of all the continents ends with the same letter that they start with. 2.. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States. 3.. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath. 4.. It is impossible to lick your elbow. 5.. People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze,your heart stops for a millisecond. 6.. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky. 7.. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language. 8.. Each kin g in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history. Spades - King David Clubs - Alexander the Great, Hearts -Charlemagne Diamonds - Julius Caesar. 9.. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 10.. If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. 11.. What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common? Ans. - All invented by women. 12.. Question - This is the only food that doesn't spoil. What is this? Ans. - Honey 13.. A snail can sleep for three years. 14.. All polar bears are left handed. 15.. Butterflies taste with their feet. 16.. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump. 17.. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. 18.. The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated. 19.. The electric chair was invented by a dentist. 20.. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times. 21.. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. 22.. Most lipstick contains fish scales. 23.. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different This Message was sent from Indian Oil Messaging Gateway, New Delhi, India. The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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