Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Cool Facts You Didn't Know

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

A snail can sleep for three years.

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.

If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights.

It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but mens noses and ears never stop growing.

When Coca-Cola began to be sold in China, they used characters that would sound like “Coca-Cola” when spoken. Unfortunately, what they turned out to mean was “Bite the wax tadpole”. It did not sell well.

Tomatoes and cucumbers are fruits.

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies’ room during a dance

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks; otherwise it will digest itself.

(via, Hemmy)

7 comments:

  1. buti pa ang goldfish may 3secs span ang memory...samantalang tayong 2...2sec lang limot na..hahaha!! kailangan na ata natin ng memory plus..lol

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  2. haha. natawa naman ako dun sa 6 months waiting at red lights ate.. korak.. forever kasi ang paghihintay sa mga stoplights dito.. :)

    kadiri pala ang ibig sabihin ng Coca-Cola sa China. malamang hindi bebenta.. ^_^

    hi ate. musta?

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  3. @rio, hahaha memory plus na nga ba kelangan natin? hehehe... yngat sa bakasyon mo!

    @karmi, salamat sa madalas na pagdalaw... oki lang ako... ikaw naman, kumusta? pati puso mo kumustah? hehehe.. yngat ka din :)

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  4. Maalala pa kaya ng snail gumising after 3 years..hehehe.


    offtopic:
    May nakita akong bago ng smart nga pala, yung "smartbro kahit saan" baka yun na lang avail ko.

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  5. oo nga eh ann...snail = 3 yrs sleep, kung sa tao yan comatose na hehehhe

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  6. Cool facts, Lalaine! Naaliw ako! Hehehe... 3 yrs matulog ang snail... well-rested yan sobra! Hahahah

    Sasha says...
    Utopia

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  7. @mommy ann, magigising pa naman siguro yun, hehehe

    nga pala mommy ann, yung "smartbro kahit saan"... ang alam ko po eh pag internet lang yun... nde yun pwede gamitin sa tawag.. un lang po =).

    @ate cielo, baka kapag tao yun eh.. deretso na sa morge yun... hehe... ilang araw pa lang yun na tulog ng walang gisingan eh sure na deretso na sa morge yun... hehehe

    @she, salamat uli sa pagdaan =).

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