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Betcha Didn’t Know – even more random and useless facts

Kate — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:01:15 +0000

Betcha didn’t know…

even more random and useless facts. These were sent to us by a Coffee Break reader. While we can’t verify the correctness of all of these facts, we think they are funny, interesting, informative and, above all, useless. Perhaps these tidbits will help you win a game show sometime. If so, please remember us. Enjoy!

- Babies are born without kneecaps; they don’t appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.

- Butterflies taste with their feet.

- Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds; dogs only have about 10.

- “Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”.

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

- In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

- It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

- Leonardo da Vinci invented the scissors.

- No words in the English language rhyme with “month,” “orange,” “silver,” or “purple.”

- Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

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Other useless facts HERE and HERE and HERE

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Betcha Didn’t Know – even more random and useless facts

Kate — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:01:49 +0000

Betcha didn’t know…

- A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

- A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.

- A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.

- A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

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

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

- A snail can sleep for three years.

- Al Capone’s business card said that he was a used furniture dealer.

- Almonds are a member of the peach family.

- An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.

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Other useless facts HERE and HERE

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Betcha Didn’t Know – more random and useless facts

Kate — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:03:08 +0000

Betcha didn’t know…

more random and useless facts. These were sent to us by a Coffee Break reader. While we can’t verify the correctness of all of these facts, we think they are funny, interesting, informative and, above all, useless. Perhaps these tidbits will help you win a game show sometime. If so, please remember us. Enjoy!

- Most dust particles in your house are made up of shed dead skin cells.

- The first owner of the Marlboro cigarette company died of lung cancer, along with the first “Marlboro Man.”

- Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

- Pearls disintegrate in vinegar.

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

- Cows can walk up stairs with no trouble, but they cannot walk back down them.

- 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 in order to avoid exposure to airborne particles that are projected into the air after a toilet is flushed.

- Turtles can breathe through their butts.

- A dime has 118 ridges around its edge.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for more totally useless stuff. Heehee!

Other useless facts HERE