Strange and Unbelievable Facts That You Never Knew
Friday, November 28, 2008
, Posted by Linda at 6:28 PM
Think you know it all. Well, you really don't.
-   The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.   
-  No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times. 
-  Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. 
-  You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. 
-  The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum. 
-  The King of Hearts is the only king without a mustache. 
-  American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class. 
-  Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. (Since Venus is normally associated with women,what does this tell you!) 
-  Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. 
-  Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.  
-  The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.So did the first "Marlboro Man."  
-  Walt Disney was afraid of mice. 
-  Pearls melt in vinegar. 
-  The three most valuable brand names on earth:- Marlboro
- Coca Cola
- Budweiser
 
-  It is possible to lead a cow upstairs... but, not downstairs. 
-  A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why. 
-  Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. (I keep my toothbrush in the living room now!) 
-  Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first U.S. president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." 
 The second? William Jefferson Clinton 
-     And the best for last...  Turtles can breathe through their butts.  

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