Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Amazing TRUE Facts

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.

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> Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

>

> You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching

> television.

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> Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty

> years of age or older.

>

> The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's

> gum.

>

> The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache

>

> A Boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the Wright

> brother's first flight.

>

> Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

>

> Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you

> up in the morning.

>

> The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung

> cancer.

>

> Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

>

> Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually

> than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

>

> Marilyn Monroe had six toes.

>

> All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't

> like being seen wearing them in public.

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> Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

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> Pearls melt in vinegar.

>

> The three most valuable brand names on earth:

> Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.

>

> The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.


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