For those who think they know everything

[MACMANIAC]

[IMG] The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute forBlood plasma.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No piece of paper can be folded in halfmore than seven (7) times.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You burn more calories sleepingthan you do watching television.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) 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 MOUSTACHE------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. (Since Venus is normally associated with women,what does this tell you!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Most dust particles in your house are made fromDEAD SKIN!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.So did the first "Marlboro Man." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Walt Disney was afraidOF MICE!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PEARLS MELTIN VINEGAR!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but, not downstairs.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A duck's quack doesn't echo,and no one knows why.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. (I keep my toothbrush in the living room now!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first U.S. president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second ? William Jefferson Clinton (Please don't tell me you're SURPRISED!?!!) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ And the best for last..... Turtles can breathe through their butts.(I know some people like that, don't YOU?) [/IMG]

[joatmon]

nice list Quote, originally posted by MACMANIAC »------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. (Since Venus is normally associated with women,what does this tell you!) clockwise is relative, so I assume that all the planets except Venus have the same rotational orientation.Quote, originally posted by MACMANIAC »------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A duck's quack doesn't echo,and no one knows why.There was an episode of mythbusters where they explained this. Actually it does echo, but the nature of the waveform of a quack masks the echo, so humans tend to not be able to resolve the echo from the original quack.

[pwarren4]

You know, those of you who think you know everything really annoy those of us who actually do.Cheers!

[pwarren4]

Dang, I didn't mean to close this thread - I was just trying to be funny.I even expected a flame or two -oh well

[ZubenElGenubi]

Quote, originally posted by MACMANIAC »Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.Not true. Water oak matures in only 20 years (I know; I've got a huge one in the backyard that's been dropping acorns like crazy). See the section titled Seed Production and Dissemination in the page below:http://forestry.about.com/libr...g.htmQuote, originally posted by MACMANIAC »Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. (Since Venus is normally associated with women,what does this tell you!) Not true. Both Uranus and Pluto have retrograde rotations, like Venus. See the rotational data in this chart:http://www.nineplanets.org/data1.html I hate these lists!

[Atomb]

Quote, originally posted by MACMANIAC »------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A duck's quack doesn't echo,and no one knows why.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ a news story from September 2003http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3086890.stmfor those that prefer CNN over BBChttp://edition.cnn.com/2003/TE...quack/and the research to explain it (for those that don't know everything, but are always trying to learn more than just a simple fact and would like to know "WHY?")http://www.acoustics.salford.a...k.htm

[ZubenElGenubi]

Quote, originally posted by MACMANIAC »No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times.Again, not true! I love this article, because it describes the mathematics involved (the person folded 12 times!):http://www.sciencenews.org/art...k.asp

[joholste]

oh yah well did you know that The quickest way to a man's heart is with Chuck Norris' fist.