Did you know...useless facts/information

A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.

 

George Washington's favorite horse was named Lexington. Napoleon's favorite was Marengo. U.S. Grant had three favorite horses: Egypt, Cincinnati, and Jeff Davis.

 

How the wind blows. As the sun warms the earth’s surface, the atmosphere warms too. Some parts of the earth receive direct rays from the sun all year and are always warm. Other places receive indirect rays, so the climate is colder. Warm air, which weighs less than cool air, rises. Then cool air moves in and replaces the rising warm air. This movement of air is what makes the wind blow.

 

A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee.

 

In 18th century England, macaroni was a synonym for perfection and excellence. That's why, for example, the feather in Yankee Doodle's cap was called "macaroni." In fact, the word "macaroni" means "dearest darlings" in Italian.

 

Cher's real last name is Sarkissian

 

On July 28th, 1945, a US Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York's Empire State Building, killing 14 people.

 

Flamenco dancer Jose Greco took out an insurance policy through Lloyd's of London against his pants splitting during a performance.

 

Nothing that makes you you is alive.

 

The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City in 1885 aboard the French ship "Isere."

 

The mother of Monkee Mike Nesmith invented liquid paper

 

Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.

 

Mr. Peanut was invented in 1916 by a Suffolk, Virginia schoolchild who won $5 in a design contest sponsored by Planters Peanuts.

 

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

- Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

- 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

 

Ostriches are often not taken seriously. They can run faster than horses, and the males can roar like lions.

Guinea pigs and rabbits can't sweat.

The porpoise is second to man as the most intelligent animal on the planet.

The fortune cookie was invented in 1916 by George Jung, a Los Angeles noodlemaker.

Most toilets flush in E flat.

 

If Bill Gates drops a $100 note it is not worth his time to stop walking and pick it up

 

mosquitos (sp?) have 47 teeth

 

Ever since 1944 the town of Bunol, which is near Valencia, Spain has a festival called "Tomatina." The festival occurs once a year on the last Wednesday of the month of August. People have a huge food fight and throw tomatoes at each other, and this festival is considered the world's largest food fight.

 

Did you know that it is illegal to have sex with a porcupine on an airplane runway?

 

Mageiricophobia is the intense fear of having to cook.