Beldaran
09-29-2003, 06:27 PM
...but I'm going to do it anyway. I thought this was entertaining.
I can't vouch for how many of these a bonafide truths, but they are an
interesting read:
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>Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the
>mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
>
>Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away
>from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting
>from the flush. (I keep my toothbrush in the living room now.)
>
>The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood
plasma.
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>No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
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>Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
>
>You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
>
>Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or
older.
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>The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
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>The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
>
>A Boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
>The wingspan of the B-36, a retired USAF bomber, was twice as long.
>
>American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each
>salad served in first-class.
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>Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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>Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
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>The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
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>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'.
>
>Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
>
>Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike
>factory workers in Malaysia combined.
>
>Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
>
>All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen
>wearing them in public.
>
>Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
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>Pearls melt in vinegar.
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>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.
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>It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
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>A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.
>
>The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the
>engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor
>and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
>
>Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name contains all
>the letters from the word "criminal.
>" The second? William Jefferson Clinton.
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>And, the best for last...Turtles can breathe through their butts.
>
>Now, you know everything there is to know.
>
I can't vouch for how many of these a bonafide truths, but they are an
interesting read:
>
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the
>mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
>
>Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away
>from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting
>from the flush. (I keep my toothbrush in the living room now.)
>
>The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood
plasma.
>
>No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
>
>Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
>
>You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
>
>Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or
older.
>
>The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
>
>The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
>
>A Boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
>The wingspan of the B-36, a retired USAF bomber, was twice as long.
>
>American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each
>salad served in first-class.
>
>Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
>
>Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
>
>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. So did the
>first 'Marlboro Man'.
>
>Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
>
>Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike
>factory workers in Malaysia combined.
>
>Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
>
>All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen
>wearing them in public.
>
>Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
>
>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.
>
>It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.
>
>A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.
>
>The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the
>engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor
>and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.
>
>Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US 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.
>
>Now, you know everything there is to know.
>