Monday, August 12, 2013

FUN FACTS OF LIFE

FUN FACTS OF LIFE • A person cannot fold a piece of paper in half more than 8 times. • There are just over 300 million cell phones used daily in the United States alone. • A shrimp's heart is in its head. • Natural pearls will melt in vinegar. • An olive tree can live up to 1500 years. • Cleopatra married two of her brothers. • Ants can't shut their eyes. • On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building looks like an American flag. • Men's shirts have the buttons on the right, while women shirts have the buttons on the left. • Chewing gum will help reduce tears when cutting an onion. • The day after thanksgiving is the busiest day for plumbers in the U.S. • Coffee beans are not beans at all, rather fruit pits. • Fortune cookies were invented in America in 1918, by Charles Jung. • Scuba divers cannot pass gas at depth deeper than 33 feet. • The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was the fashion then, to shave them off. • The average American consumes enough caffeine in one year to kill a horse. • A giraffe can clean its ears with its 50 cm (20 in) tongue • The pig is rated the fourth most intelligent animal but are mentioned only twice in Bible • Sharks are immune to all known diseases • The majority of suicides occur on a Monday.- It is a fact, everyone HATES Mondays. • The most children born to one woman was 69, she was a peasant who lived a 40 year life, in which she had 16 twins, 7 triplets, and 4 quadruplets - now that's a lot of babies! • If you keep a goldfish in the dark, it will eventually turn white. • On average, people who use their right hand live 9 years longer than people who use their left. • The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight and always falls over on its right side when intoxicated. • It is physically impossible for you to lick your elbow. • Walt Disney was afraid of mice. • A snail can sleep for three years.

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