Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Some Assorted Facts

- Butterflies taste with their feet.
- The bible is the world’s most shoplifted book.
- The oldest known goldfish lived to 41 years of age.
- The blue whale can produce sounds up to 188 decibels (the loudest sound produced by an animal).
- The Hawaiian Alphabet only contains 12 letters: a, e, i, o, u, h, k, l, m, n, p and w.
- Streets in Monopoly are taken from Atlantic City, New Jersey.
- It is common mistake to say that The Great wall of China is visible from outer space.
- Exactly before it starts mating, the female eats the male. No one knows for sure the reason, but the probability is that it does this so that the extra protein helps the eggs that will be fertilized.
- The picture of Einstein sticking his tongue was taken on his 72nd birthday by annoying press photographer Arthur Sasse.
- Printer manufacturers print invisible yellow dots on consumer's prints that check to see if a person is printing counterfeit money.

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