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10-10-2006, 10:25 AM
In Germany, 'shhh' means 'hurry up'.
The word 'karate' means 'empty hand'.
The word 'karaoke' means 'empty orchestra'.
'Ergaphobia' is the fear of work.
'Pedophobia' is the fear of children.
'Pediophobia' is the fear of dolls.
'Peladophobia' is the fear of bald people.
'Iatrophobia' is the fear of doctors.
A 'misomaniac' is someone who hates EVERYTHING.
Bill Carson grew a 262 pound watermelon in 1992.
Milk chocolate was invented by Daniel Peter, who sold the idea to his neighbor Henry Nestle.
M & M's refused the opportunity to be the candy featured in "ET".
The 'Snickers' candy bar was named after a horse that the Mars family owned.
German chocolate cake is named after an American who had the last name 'German'.
Sugar has no taste on a dry human tongue.
Approx 3300 cups of coffee are consumed every second.
Coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world economy (after oil).
The word 'coffee' was originally Arabic and means 'excitement'.
Dr. Pepper is the oldest major soft drink in America.
It takes 720 peanuts to make one pound of peanut butter.
Bamboo can grow up to 3 feet in 24 hours.
Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are 50 years of age or older.
Squirrels can't see the color red.
A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
The largest Great White shark caught was 37 feet and 24,000 pounds.
A grizzly bear can run as fast as the average horse
An octopus has 3 hearts.
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
A mosquito has 47 teeth.
An armadillo can walk under water.
Horse jockeys are the only US athletes that can legally bet on themselves.
In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die
The telephone country code for Russia is 007.
Russia has 11 time zones
Mrs. James Brown once tried to get out of a traffic ticket by claiming she was entitled to diplomatic immunity for being married to the "ambassador of soul".
Beer is 92% water.
In beer commercials, they usually add liquid detergent to make the beer foamier.
In the 13th century, it was customary to baptize children with beer
The average adult male shaves off about a pound of facial hair every year.
Due to the force of gravity, you will weigh more in New Orleans than in Denver
The word 'karate' means 'empty hand'.
The word 'karaoke' means 'empty orchestra'.
'Ergaphobia' is the fear of work.
'Pedophobia' is the fear of children.
'Pediophobia' is the fear of dolls.
'Peladophobia' is the fear of bald people.
'Iatrophobia' is the fear of doctors.
A 'misomaniac' is someone who hates EVERYTHING.
Bill Carson grew a 262 pound watermelon in 1992.
Milk chocolate was invented by Daniel Peter, who sold the idea to his neighbor Henry Nestle.
M & M's refused the opportunity to be the candy featured in "ET".
The 'Snickers' candy bar was named after a horse that the Mars family owned.
German chocolate cake is named after an American who had the last name 'German'.
Sugar has no taste on a dry human tongue.
Approx 3300 cups of coffee are consumed every second.
Coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world economy (after oil).
The word 'coffee' was originally Arabic and means 'excitement'.
Dr. Pepper is the oldest major soft drink in America.
It takes 720 peanuts to make one pound of peanut butter.
Bamboo can grow up to 3 feet in 24 hours.
Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are 50 years of age or older.
Squirrels can't see the color red.
A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
The largest Great White shark caught was 37 feet and 24,000 pounds.
A grizzly bear can run as fast as the average horse
An octopus has 3 hearts.
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
A mosquito has 47 teeth.
An armadillo can walk under water.
Horse jockeys are the only US athletes that can legally bet on themselves.
In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die
The telephone country code for Russia is 007.
Russia has 11 time zones
Mrs. James Brown once tried to get out of a traffic ticket by claiming she was entitled to diplomatic immunity for being married to the "ambassador of soul".
Beer is 92% water.
In beer commercials, they usually add liquid detergent to make the beer foamier.
In the 13th century, it was customary to baptize children with beer
The average adult male shaves off about a pound of facial hair every year.
Due to the force of gravity, you will weigh more in New Orleans than in Denver