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#19802 - Thu Aug 03 2000 11:16 PM Fun Facts
NalaMarie Offline
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Registered: Tue Jun 06 2000
Posts: 688
Loc: Missouri USA
I cannot take credit for this because it was sent to me but here are some fun facts for all to enjoy. I knew a few but some I didn't know.
1) The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the
original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.
2) Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocksthe mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
3) Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
4) The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.
5) No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.
6) Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
7) 1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.
8) You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
9) The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
10) The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
11) A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
12) American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.
13) Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
14) The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.
15) The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
16) Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
17) The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer.
18) Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
19) Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
20) Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but
was talked out of it by her doctor. (Her doctor was a Jew!)
21) All U.S. Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.
22) Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
23) The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly

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#19803 - Fri Aug 04 2000 01:59 AM Re: Fun Facts
Redback Offline
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Registered: Wed Jul 05 2000
Posts: 743
Loc: Sydney Australia!!
Barbie has not only got a surname, but also a middle name??? Oh my goodness!!

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