The
sound energy in a pin drop it one quadrillionth of a watt, and moves
the ear drum less than the diameter of a hydrogen molecule.
The
first living creatures that the United States ever sent into space were
two mice, named Benjy and Laska, in 1958. The first animal to go into
space was a dog, sent up by the Russians.
According to a market research survey
done some time
ago, 68% of consumers receiving junk mail actually open the envelopes.
Every time Beethoven sat down to write music, he
poured ice water over his head.
Each person inhales about seven quarts of air every
minute.
The US pilgrim fathers would not eat lobster because
they thought it was a giant insect.
The
Gabonese government has banned AIDS sufferers from swimming in the sea.
Shark fishing is an important part of the economy and they are worried
that sharks may contract the disease and die.
Dolphins and humans are the only known animals that
have sex for pleasure.
Blue whales can produce sounds of more than 185
decibels, which is nearly twice as loud as a jumbo jet at takeoff.
One out of every hundred American citizens is color
blind.
The sex organ on a male spider is located at the end
of one of its legs.
Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, every
time you breathe.
The only country to register zero births in 1983 was
the 'Vatican City'.
Hummingbirds can't walk.
The Vietnam War peace talks were delayed by a
disagreement in the size of the table.
LASER is an acronym
for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.
Kale,
collard greens, cabbage, brussel sprouts, kohlrabi, broccoli, and
cauliflower are all different varieties of the same plant species.
San
Bernardino County is the largest county in the United States by area,
containing more land than each of nine states. At 20,105 square miles
(52,072 square kilometers), the county is larger in area than the
states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Delaware
combined.
A moth has no stomach.
Captain Cook was the first man to set foot on all
continents except Antarctica.
According to Genesis 7:2, God told Noah to take 14 of
each kind of 'clean' animal into the ark.
In
a recent interview with 10 prominent sex therapists, the question was
posed, 'What is the most important aspect in love making?' One said
'relaxation', Three said 'honesty', and a whopping Six out of Ten said
'staying awake'.
An Armageddon meteor came within 280,000 miles of the
Earth on May 21, 1996.
In Britain, in 1999, 43 adults died in their bathtubs.
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