Monday 4 July 2011

Did You Know

  1. The cardboard sleeve that comes around a disposable coffee cup is called a zarf.
    Any plane carrying the U.S. president is called Air Force One. Any plane carrying the pope is called Shepherd One.
    Walnuts are the healthiest nuts.
    Which country has the highest percentage of people who use Twitter? Brazil!
    The highest number of bank robberies in the United States take place on Friday mornings
    Some people freeze their jeans instead of washing them.
    Dogs might be smarter than cats, but cat owners are more educated than dog owners, on average.
    More than 70% of the land in Japan is mountainous.
    Shopping carts typically have more fecal matter on them than public toilets do.
          Bulls don't get enraged at the sight of the color red.
Full-time college students in the U.S. spend as much time on grooming as they do on homework.
 It's estimated that $1 trillion US Dollars in bribes is paid each year.
 In parts of the Middle East and Asia, giving a "thumbs up" is offensive.
 Before coffee became popular in the U.S., beer was the most popular breakfast drink, even for children.
 The longest recorded tennis match lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes.
The world's largest ice cream manufacturer is Unilever -- the same company that makes Dove soap and Vaseline.
Some species of lizards can reproduce via "virgin births."
 Carrots originally were purple.
 
            
 
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