Sunday, May 11, 2008

Interesting Facts

1) The human heart creates enough pressure while pumping to squirt blood 30 feet!!
2) German Shepherds bite humans more than any other breed of dog.
3) Colgate faced big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command "go hang yourself."
4) The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
5) Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.
6) Male mosquitoes are vegetarians. Only females bite.
7) Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
8) There is a hotel in Sweden built entirely out of ice; it is rebuilt every year.
9) Beer is made by fermentation cause by bacteria feeding on yeast cells and then defecating. In other words, it's a nice tall glass of bacteria doo-doo.
10) The custom of saying "Bless you" when someone sneezes was first used by ancients when they believed that breath was the essence of life, and when you sneeze a part of you life is escaping. Evil spirits rush into your body and occupy the empty space. By saying "God bless you" the speaker is protecting the sneezer from that spirits.

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