Friday, June 12, 2009

Whether You Know these

* The poisonous copperhead snake smells like fresh cut cucumbers.
* A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.
* Worker ants may live seven years and the queen may live as long as 15 years.
* The Barbie doll has more than 80 careers.
* To make one pound of whole milk cheese, 10 pounds of whole milk is needed.
* 99% of pumpkins are sold for decoration.
* Every 30 seconds a house fire doubles in size.
* The month of December is the most popular month for weddings in the Philippines.
* A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine.
* Carbon monoxide can kill a person in less than 15 minutes.
* The largest ever hailstone weighed over 1kg and fell in Bangladesh in 1986.
* Ants can live up to 16 years.
* In Belgium, there is a museum that is just for strawberries.
* The sense of smell of an ant is just as good as a dog's.
* The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
* The name of all the continents ends with the same letter that they start with.
* The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
* Popped popcorn should be stored in the freezer or refrigerator as this way it can stay
crunchy for up to three weeks.
* Coca-Cola was originally green.
* The blood of mammals is red, the blood of insects is yellow, and the blood of lobsters is blue.
* The hummingbird, the loon, the swift, the kingfisher, and the grebe are all birds
that cannot walk.
* The underside of a horse's hoof is called a frog.
The frog peels off several times a year with new growth.
* Before air conditioning was invented, white cotton slipcovers were put on furniture to
keep the air cool.
* The bloodhound is the only animal whose evidence is admissible in an American court.
98% of brown bears in the United States are in Alaska.
* Cheetahs make a chirping sound that is much like a bird's chirp or a dog's yelp.
The sound is so intense; it can be heard a mile away.

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