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Date Posted: 23:08:34 05/19/02 Sun
Author: Tweety
Subject: Weird Facts: Did you know...?

Weird Facts: Did you know...?

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.

A shrimp's heart is in its head.

In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80
years, no one reported a single case where an ostrich
buried its head in the sand.

It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

More than 50% of the people in the world have never made
or received a telephone call.

Horses can't vomit.

The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to
be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.

If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you
try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel
in your head or neck and die. If you keep your eyes open
by force, they can pop out.

Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats
could have over a million descendants.

Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the
bacteria in your ear by 700 times.

If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why
does Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969, make it
illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with
extraterrestrials or their vehicles?

In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by
people sitting on them and photocopying their butts.

Most lipstick contains fish scales.

Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.

Over 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.

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Well I was tempted to try to lick my elbow, .... -- Cari, 10:55:24 05/22/02 Wed