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SolidSnake76 · 05-03-2005, 05:38 PM

wanna know a few more?

Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister.

There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.

In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.

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."

In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is
10:10.

Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la
Reina de los
Angeles de Porciuncula"

All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on
4:20.

Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.

The longest one-syllable word in the English language is
"screeched."

Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the
mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

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.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.

Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

Marilyn Monroe had six toes.

All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.

Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married

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.

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.

Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second? William Jefferson Clinton.

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SolidSnake76 Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Brooklyn NY Posts: 3,076 Post Thanks / Like Thanks (Given): Thanks (Received): Likes (Given): Likes (Received): Dislikes (Given): Dislikes (Received): Points: 0 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 0 Post(s)	wanna know a few more? Mr. Rogers is an ordained minister. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. 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." In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched." Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there. The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times. Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. 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. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. Marilyn Monroe had six toes. All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public. Walt Disney was afraid of mice. Pearls melt in vinegar. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married 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. 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. Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second? William Jefferson Clinton. __________________ [img:sig_uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/SolidSnake76/thevet.jpg[/img:sig_uid]