I've always loved reading trivias. Here's a an educational thread, good for our brains! Just write the most interesting trivias or facts that you know. [b]Let's boost our IQs![/b] =|:thumbsup: [b]N
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2008-10-28 07:07:22
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Re: I've always loved reading trivias. Here's a an educational thread, good for our brains! Just write the most interesting trivias or facts that you know. [b]Let's boost our IQs![/b] =|:thumbsup: [b]N
[quote=Padme]Sharks apparently are the only animals that never get sick.[/quote]
they are close to extinction.
I have some
[quote][i]� The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
� Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!
� What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
� In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
� There is a city called Rome on every continent.
� Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
� A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!
� Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not
� It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.
� Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
� Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
� Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren�t added to it.
� On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.
� More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.
� The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
� More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.
� Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
� The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!
� The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
� Earth is the only planet not named after a god.[/i][/quote]
[quote][i]� The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
� Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!
� What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
� In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.
� There is a city called Rome on every continent.
� Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
� A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!
� Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not
� It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.
� Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
� Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
� Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren�t added to it.
� On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.
� More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.
� The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
� More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.
� Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
� The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!
� The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
� Earth is the only planet not named after a god.[/i][/quote]
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