Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Remarkable Facts


  • Living US presidents cannot be featured on US currency.
  • The only mammals that cannot jump are elephants.
  • Symbolics.com is the first ever internet domain registered in 1985.
  • A pound of potato chips costs 200 times more than a pound of raw potatoes.
  • Cats have over 100 vocal sounds whereas dogs have about 10.
  • Lima beans contain cyanide.
  • The people in Bali only have one of four names: Wayan, Made, Nyoman, and Ketut
  • Frogs use their eyes to help them eat their food.
  • Some in Japan bath in coffee grounds that were fermented with pineapple pulp to improve their skin and reduce wrinkles.
  • Human eye can detect 10 million colors.
  • A snail can sleep for three years
  • Moderate dancing burns 250 to 300 calories an hour.
  • February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
  • Impotence is grounds for divorce in 26 U.S. states.
  • There are more pyramids in Peru than in Egypt.
  • The length of your thumb and nose is same.
  • The state official motto of Alaska is " North to the Future".
  • The most popular pets in the United States are cats.
  • Twitchers are the [eople who chase after rare birds.
  • The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king (shah) is dead (mat)."
  • Butterflies smell with their feet.
  • Infants spend more time dreaming than adults do.
  • Pigs can't look up in the sky and Horses can't vomit.
  • In Germany, an official approval is needed before a new born is named.