- Bird droppings are the chief export of Nauru, an island nation in the western Pacific.
- Blondes have more hair than dark haired people do.
- Belgium is the only country that has never imposed censorship for adult films.
- A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue.
- Bees kill more people a year than sharks do.
- Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to slow film down so you could see his moves.
- A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside.
- Brazil is the only country to have played in every World Cup soccer tournament.
- Bulls are colorblind, it is the motion of the cape which angers them.
- Babe Ruth kept a lettuce leaf under his hat to keep cool during a game.
- Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
- Cards may not be played in the street with a Native American.
- Broccoli and cauliflower are the only vegetables that are flowers.
- Certain frogs can be frozen solid then thawed and continue living.
- China has more English speakers than the United States.
- By age sixty, most people have lost half of their taste buds.
- Cheese is the oldest of all man-made foods.
- Before 1850, golf balls were made of leather and were stuffed with feathers.
- Bill Clinton is the only President ever to be elected twice without ever receiving 50% of the popular vote. He had 43 percent in 1992 and 49 percent in 1996.
- Children grow faster in the springtime.
- By the time a child finishes elementary school she will have witnessed 8,000 murders and 100,000 acts of violence on television.
- A healthy human eye can distinguish between 500 shades of gray.
- Banana plants are the largest plants on earth without a woody stem. They are actually giant herbs of the same family as lilies, orchids and palms.
- Casanova wore condoms made of linen.
- A man and woman in Mexico city were engaged for 67 yrs and finally married at the age of 82 yrs.
- Back in the mid to late 80s, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered 100% compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator.
- A Horse has 18 more bones than a Human.
- Barbers are forbidden by law from shaving a man's chest in Omaha, Nebraska.
- Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew cannabis sativa (marijuana) on their plantations.
- A kangaroo can jump up to 3 meters high and leap up to 8 meters
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Useless Trivia
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