Did you know ...

[wolf bite]

 Think you know everything...?

A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.

A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

A snail can sleep for three years.

Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.

All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back
of the $5 bill.

Almonds are a member of the peach family.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches
2 to 6 years of age.

Butterflies taste with their feet.

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon

In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would
never end because of the rate of reproduction.

If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an
average of 6 months waiting at red lights.

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.

Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.

On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building
is an American flag.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never
stop growing.

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand; lollipop"
with your right.

The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.

The Bible does not say there were three wise men; it only says there were
three gifts.

The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that
it burns.

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a
chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every
letter of the alphabet.

The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.

The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read
left to right or right to left (palindromes).

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

There are more chickens than people in the world.

There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous":
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in
order: "abstemious" and "facetious."

There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewables Vitamins.

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on
one row of the keyboard.

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks; otherwise
it will digest itself.


.....................now you know everything!

[Ashyra Nightwing]

 I feel ill... Is my stomach DIGESTING ITSELF?? o.O

:o  

[Oscar The Great]

 The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every
letter of the alphabet.

It dosent use Z

Wow That China fact is so cool

[Wolf Snare]

The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every
letter of the alphabet.

It dosent use Z

Wow That China fact is so cool

?? lol
lazy?  

[Gen. Volkov]

 Too bad half of them are not true. Stupid internet passing along false info.

[Sonoras]

 ......Whoah...

[RazorClaw]

 On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building
is an American flag.
Toonie. And they're coins. Loonies, Toonies, Quarters, Dimes, Nickels, and Pennies, are all coins. A Loonie is one dollar, a Toonie is two.  

[Scarwake]

 still that sentence is in correct....There is still one letter missing from it....I counted 25 different letters.  There are 26 letters in the alphabet

[The Lady Shael]

 You counted wrong, I went through each letter and they're all there. I've known about that sentence since I was like 6 though, and that's only about the 20th time I've stared at it to make sure all the letters were there.

Aw, half of them aren't true? I got this in an e-mail several years ago, and I always thought it was funny to look at my goldfish and introduce myself every three seconds.

[RazorClaw]

 laZy dog

[Sonoras]

 I've known about that sentence too, since I was about 8.

[Gen. Volkov]

 Me too. As to the goldfish thing.... yeah that's totally false. Mythbusters trained them to go through a maze. And they consistently got better. Lesse what else...

A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. The number of ridges on a dime varies

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. True

A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue. Not sure on that one, believe its false though.

A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours. False. Certain species of Midges do, but not dragonflies.

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. False. As I already said.

A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. True.

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. Sharks don't have eyelids in the conventional sense and therefore can't exactly blink.

A snail can sleep for three years. If by sleep you mean go into a sate of suspended animation then yes.

Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. Among other cards.

All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back
of the $5 bill. Not sure. Believe true.

Almonds are a member of the peach family. True, in a botanical sense.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. True.

Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches
2 to 6 years of age. False, they are born with kneecaps, they just aren't bone for awhile.

Butterflies taste with their feet. Some species do, most taste with their probicos(sp?).

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10. False. Dogs have a range of 20 to 80 sounds depending on breed. Same with cats, though they may have afew more.

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". Can't think of one right now.. but I think its false.

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. Probably false.

In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. False. The Ostrich and the bison are currently being domesticated. A few others have been in the last 4000 years.

If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would
never end because of the rate of reproduction. True.

If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an
average of 6 months waiting at red lights. True.

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. False, hard but possible.

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. Pretty sure that's false.

Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. True.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple. No clue.

On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building
is an American flag. No clue.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never
stop growing.

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. Sort of. Depends on where you get your glycerin from.

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. False. They snap easier. Cold makes them expand and lose elasticity.

"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand; lollipop"
with your right. No clue.

The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing. Sure. *Shrug*

The Bible does not say there were three wise men; it only says there were
three gifts. Not sure.

The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that
it burns. Think thats false.

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a
chocolate bar melted in his pocket. Wasn't a radar tude, but the rest is true.

The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every
letter of the alphabet. True.

The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid. Not sure, think its false.

The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read
left to right or right to left (palindromes). True.

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. Prolly more. But true.

There are more chickens than people in the world. True.

There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous":
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. No clue.

There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in
order: "abstemious" and "facetious." No clue.

There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewables Vitamins. No clue.

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. True.

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on
one row of the keyboard. Not sure.

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. FALSE.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men. No idea, prolly false.

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks; otherwise
it will digest itself. Depends on the person.