Saturday, May 10, 2008

Great Knowledge

* no piece of normal-size paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
* The first product to have a bar code scanned was Wrigley's gum.
* Earth is the only planet not named after a pagan God.
* A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
* The new 787 Boeing was revealed on 7/8/07 or July 8th, 07.
* Every day is about 55 billionths of a second longer than the day before it
* Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
* Footprints of astronauts who landed on the moon should last at least 10 million years since the moon has no atmosphere.
* The national orchestra of Monaco (a nation in Europe) has more individuals than its army.
* Earthworms have five hearts
* The Himalayan gogi berry contains, weight for weight, more iron than steak, more beta carotene than carrots, more vitamin C than oranges. (Facts continue below)

* Fingerprints of koalas are similar (in pattern, shape and size) to the fingerprints of humans
* Genetically-engineered babies were born first in 2001.
* If an Amish man has a beard, he is married.
* If a native Hawaiian woman places the flower on her right ear, she is available. (The bigger the flower, the more desperate)
* Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
* Pope Pius II wrote an erotic book "Historia de duobos amantibus" in 1444.
* SCUBA divers cannot pass gas at depths of 33 feet or below
* Pele has always hated his nickname, which he says sounds like "baby-talk in Portuguese".
* As of 2006, 200 million blogs were left without updates
* Urban birds have developed a short, fast "rap style" of singing, different from their rural counterparts.

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