Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Did you know....


1.Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows!

2.A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!

3.The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum

4.Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people!

5.There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building!


6.The only 15 letter word that can be
spelled without repeating a letter is
"uncopyrightable"!

7.There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S,
than real ones!


8.A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h.!

9.Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women!

10.The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'! 11.Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the mornings!

12.Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!

13.Dogs and cats consume over $11 billion worth of pet food a year
14.Humans blink over 10,000,000 times a year!

15.A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night!

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