did you know
the average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
"stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand; "lollipop" with your right hand.
"typewriter" is the longest word that can be typed using only the top row of keys on your keyboard.
a dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
a cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
a crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
a dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 years.
a goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds.
a "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
a shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
a snail can sleep for 3 years.
al capone's business card said he was a used furniture salesman.
all 50 states are listed across the top of the lincoln memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
almonds are a member of the peach family.
an ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
babies are born without kneecaps.
butterflies taste with their feet.
cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. dogs have only about ten.
"dreamt" is the only english word ending with the letters "mt".
february 1865 is the only recorded month in history not to have a full moon.
in the last 4000 years no new animals have been domesticated.
if you are an average american, you will spend an average of six months waiting at red lights.
leonardo da vinci invented modern scissors.
maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
no word in the english language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
the microwave was invented when a reasearcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
the ocean liner qe2 moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel it burns.
the sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the alphabet.
the winter of 1932 was so cold that niagara falls froze completely solid.
there is no betty rubble in the flintstone chewable vitamins.
there are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
Dumb Laws: the stats the laws are in wish not to be named but they are true laws .
The English language is not to be spoken.
No person shall throw trash from an airplane.
No one may be a professional fortune-teller, and if one wishes to pursue the practice as an amateur, it must be practiced in a school or church.
Persons classified as ugly may not walk down any street.
Climbing trees is prohibited in all city parks.
Bar owners may not let patrons make loud, unusual noises.
Condoms were considered an obsene article and had to hidden behind the pharmacist's counter.
If you want to read your favorite book in public to your friends, do it before 2:45 AM.
The Ohio driver's education manual states that you must honk the horn whenever you pass another car.
Hamburgers may not be eaten on Sundays.
A man is not allowed to run around with a shaved chest.
If you live on Main Street and want to paint your house, the colors must be approved by the historical society.
Chelsea Pensioners may not be impersonated.
All married women must get their husband's permission if they wish to have a job, they must live wherever the husband wishes to reside, and they must forfeit all jointly held assets upon divorce from her husband.
Prostitution is considered a crime against the family.
Idiots may not vote.
All electronic games are banned.
Persons may not allow attractive nuisances to exist.
It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.
No person who is a tramp or vagrant shall loiter in any park at any time.
It's illegal to climb trees.
No person may be buried under a sidewalk of a cemetery.
Restaurants with on sidewalk dining must post their menu so that it is clearly readable from the
sidewalk, but is not readable from the street.
One man may not back into a parking spot becasue it prevents police officers from seeing the license plate.
It is illegal to wear transparent clothing.
"stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand; "lollipop" with your right hand.
"typewriter" is the longest word that can be typed using only the top row of keys on your keyboard.
a dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
a cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
a crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
a dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 years.
a goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds.
a "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
a shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
a snail can sleep for 3 years.
al capone's business card said he was a used furniture salesman.
all 50 states are listed across the top of the lincoln memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
almonds are a member of the peach family.
an ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
babies are born without kneecaps.
butterflies taste with their feet.
cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. dogs have only about ten.
"dreamt" is the only english word ending with the letters "mt".
february 1865 is the only recorded month in history not to have a full moon.
in the last 4000 years no new animals have been domesticated.
if you are an average american, you will spend an average of six months waiting at red lights.
leonardo da vinci invented modern scissors.
maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
no word in the english language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
the microwave was invented when a reasearcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
the ocean liner qe2 moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel it burns.
the sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the alphabet.
the winter of 1932 was so cold that niagara falls froze completely solid.
there is no betty rubble in the flintstone chewable vitamins.
there are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
Dumb Laws: the stats the laws are in wish not to be named but they are true laws .
The English language is not to be spoken.
No person shall throw trash from an airplane.
No one may be a professional fortune-teller, and if one wishes to pursue the practice as an amateur, it must be practiced in a school or church.
Persons classified as ugly may not walk down any street.
Climbing trees is prohibited in all city parks.
Bar owners may not let patrons make loud, unusual noises.
Condoms were considered an obsene article and had to hidden behind the pharmacist's counter.
If you want to read your favorite book in public to your friends, do it before 2:45 AM.
The Ohio driver's education manual states that you must honk the horn whenever you pass another car.
Hamburgers may not be eaten on Sundays.
A man is not allowed to run around with a shaved chest.
If you live on Main Street and want to paint your house, the colors must be approved by the historical society.
Chelsea Pensioners may not be impersonated.
All married women must get their husband's permission if they wish to have a job, they must live wherever the husband wishes to reside, and they must forfeit all jointly held assets upon divorce from her husband.
Prostitution is considered a crime against the family.
Idiots may not vote.
All electronic games are banned.
Persons may not allow attractive nuisances to exist.
It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.
No person who is a tramp or vagrant shall loiter in any park at any time.
It's illegal to climb trees.
No person may be buried under a sidewalk of a cemetery.
Restaurants with on sidewalk dining must post their menu so that it is clearly readable from the
sidewalk, but is not readable from the street.
One man may not back into a parking spot becasue it prevents police officers from seeing the license plate.
It is illegal to wear transparent clothing.
posted by shandarella @ 5:39 PM
2 Comments:
At 7:29 PM,
Anonymous said…
How is it that idiots can't vote, but they can run for public office?
At 1:49 AM,
Anonymous said…
What do you mean??? I voted for our last president. Oh wait, no I didn't. I think they let the idiots vote that time around.
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