Did You Know

[apdare]

Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the

mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet

away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood

plasma.

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache.

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the

morning.

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.

The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro,Coca-Cola, and

Budweiser, in that order.

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.

A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.

Turtles can breathe through their butts. ..................................

......................usefull

On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.

The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year

because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the

weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

A snail can sleep for three years.

No word in the English language rhymes with "MONTH."

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears

never stop growing. SCARY!!!

All polar bears are left handed.

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

Almost everyone who reads this post will try to lick their elbow.

... So, did you try to lick your elbow????

[Thetyim]

No I didn't

By the way one of them is wrong

A duck's quack does echo

[Braccobaldo]

..very interesting and...I try, but I cannot lick my elbow.

[Explorer]

yup did try but can't

Explorer

[WhiteShiva]

No I didn't

By the way one of them is wrong

A duck's quack does echo

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Mosquitos are attracted by the carbon dioxide you are breathing out - no amount of repellant can hide you, but it makes it very unpleasant for them to land on (and bite) you.

The toothbrush theory was well & truely busted by the Mythbuster team on Discovery Channel a few months back.

Venus is the only planet not rotating clockwise (since there is no up/down in outer space, the term is actually meaningless!).

There are a number of animals that cannot jump - snails, jellyfish, most snakes, a number of insects, etc Perhaps he meant "mammals"?

I have heard the stuff about the eyes of a newborn not growing as well, but I find that very hard to believe.

Pearls don't melt in vinegar, they may be dissolved. though.....

Would have thought brands like Pepsi, Microsoft and Intel are better known (and more worth) than Budwiser.

Several of the other statements sound a bit strange too - take it with a pinch of salt.....

[Gazza]

Where does the elbow start and finish? The crook of my arm I can lick but not the underside of my elbow.

And yeah, I felt prattish trying to do so.

[apdare]

No I didn't

By the way one of them is wrong

A duck's quack does echo

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Mosquitos are attracted by the carbon dioxide you are breathing out - no amount of repellant can hide you, but it makes it very unpleasant for them to land on (and bite) you.

The toothbrush theory was well & truely busted by the Mythbuster team on Discovery Channel a few months back.

Venus is the only planet not rotating clockwise (since there is no up/down in outer space, the term is actually meaningless!).

There are a number of animals that cannot jump - snails, jellyfish, most snakes, a number of insects, etc Perhaps he meant "mammals"?

I have heard the stuff about the eyes of a newborn not growing as well, but I find that very hard to believe.

Pearls don't melt in vinegar, they may be dissolved. though.....

Would have thought brands like Pepsi, Microsoft and Intel are better known (and more worth) than Budwiser.

Several of the other statements sound a bit strange too - take it with a pinch of salt.....

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hey Guys,

Don't take it so seriously, it's in the jokes section.

Andrew

[WhiteShiva]

[Hey Guys,

Don't take it so seriously, it's in the jokes section.

Andrew

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

No worries, Andrew - We are just trying to figure out which statements are valid. After all, if a statement is actually false, it wouldn't really be funny, would it?