Fw: So You Think You Know Everything ...

[Don & Tonie]

----- Original Message ----- From: Doris To: Don & Tonie Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 3:19 PM Subject: Fw: So You Think You Know Everything ... > So You Think You Know Everything ... > > 1. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. > 2. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. > 3. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. > 4. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing. > 5. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. > 6. There are more chickens than people in the world. > 7. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey. > 8. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched." > 9. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament > building is an American flag. > 10. All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20. > 11. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or > purple. > 12. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". > 13. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the > back of the $5 bill. > 14. Almonds are a member of the peach family. > 15. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. > 16. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. > 17. There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": > tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. > 18. Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los > Angeles de Porciuncula" > 19. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. > 20. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. > 21. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. > 22. In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is  10:10. > 23. Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. > 24. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the > cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life". > 25. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours. > 26. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. > 27. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. > 28. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. > 29. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world. > 30. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. > 31. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a  radar tube > and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. > 32. Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister. > 33. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes. > 34. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball. > 35. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left > hand. > > ....now you know everything . You could be a TEENAGER > > >     --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.370 / Virus Database: 205 - Release Date: 05-06-02