Did you know?

[KingPete]

Did you know?

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.

The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.

Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.

The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.

On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.

Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.

It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.

The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

A snail can sleep for three years.

No word in the English language rhymes with "MONTH."

In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

"Go." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

Almost everyone who reads this will try to lick their elbow.

[StarryStar]

Originally Posted by KingPete

Almost everyone who reads this will try to lick their elbow.

LOL I thought about it but to lazy to try ....

Originally Posted by KingPete

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

And good reason to put the lid down ....

[Ace_Queen]

Yea new about skin, toothbrush {i dont leave mine in b room} and ostrich, no i didnt try to lick me elbow {this time} lmao..........i tried on another post lol..........HA HA !!!.......

[seksay69]

LOL - Very interesting facts. How the hell do donkeys kill more people than planes?? lmao

[street66]

Originally Posted by seksay69

LOL - Very interesting facts. How the hell do donkeys kill more people than planes?? lmao

good qwestion andd i never licked my elbow (well tried to )

[firecutting]

3 years of sleeping , i would love to be a snail

[ForestKing]

Originally Posted by KingPete

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.

Mythbuster busted that myth I believe, or someone else did I can't remember who.

Originally Posted by KingPete

Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

Is that actually a surprise to anyone?

[joecool32]

Originally Posted by KingPete

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.

my brother saw this on mythbusters and although they busted it by getting one to fold 11 times they still said it was nearly impossible to do it with normal paper. I managed to do it but my brother says i cheated.

Originally Posted by KingPete

It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.

I can lick my elbow... and i know other people who can..

[ilovekerry]

i hav tried the foldin the paper a few times but am not daft enuf to try lick my elbow lol

[jockney]

Originally Posted by shaunloveskerry

i hav tried the foldin the paper a few times but am not daft enuf to try lick my elbow lol

I cheated , I got Adder to lick mine