Minggu, 29 April 2012

Interesting Facts II

Interesting Facts II


1) Blueberry juice boosts memory


2) When cats are happy or pleased, they squeeze their eyes shut


3) The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees


4) Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell


5) The tongue is the only body muscle that is attached from one end only.


6) We, as humans, forget 90% of our dreams


7) During thinking, we use on about 35% of our brains


8) The percentage of people dreaming in black and white started decreasing after the spread of color TV


9) Approximately two-thirds of people tip their head to the right when they kiss


10) Just days before the World Cup of 1966 in England, the trophy was stolen and then later retrieved by a dog


11) Some Chinese believe that swinging the arms cures headaches


12) The city of Portland in Oregon was named after a coin toss in 1844. Heads for Portland and tails for Boston.


13) A queen bee lays 1500 eggs a day


14) No president of the United States was an only child for his parents


15) Laughter is a proven way to lose weight


16) Pumice is the only rock that floats in water


17) The African cicada fly spends 17 years sleeping, then wakes up for two weeks, mates and then dies.


18) The vibrator was originally used as a medicinal treatment for female "hysteria" during the 19th century


19) Reno, Nevada, has the highest rate of alcoholism in the U.S., Provo, Utah, the lowest.


20) The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper. Hemp doesn't contain THC and won't make you high.


21) In ancient Rome, when a man testified in court he would swear on his testicles 80% of all pictures on the internet are of naked women


22) 250 to 300 million cell phones are being used in the U.S.


23) Each year, about 500,000 detectable earthquakes occur in the world. About 100,000 of those can be felt and about 100 of them cause damage.

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