- Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category.
- Most Americans' car horn beep in the key of F.
- The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched".
- 101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan (Wendy) are the only two Disney cartoon features with both parents that are present and don't die throughout the movie.
- When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food.
- If you toss a penny 10,000 times, it will not be heads 5,000 times, but more like 4,950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom.
- If you have three quarters, four dimes and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
- "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
- Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
- 12 newborns are given to the wrong parents daily.
- A cow produces 200 times more gas a day than a person.
- A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
- Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
- In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
- The oldest known goldfish lived to 41 years of age. Its name was Fred.
- Hypnotism is banned from public schools in San Diego.
- Barbie's real name is Barbara "Barbie" Millicent Roberts.
- Only 55% percent of Americans know that the sun is a star.
- Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
- Non-dairy creamer is flammable.
- The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
- Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson."
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Interesting Facts of The Week by Anonymous Reporter
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Actually, both parents are alive and well in Disney's "Sleeping Beauty"
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