Monday, July 28, 2008

Completely useless, but interesting facts.

1. There are only 14 blimps in the world.

2. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

3. The Mercedes-Benz motto is “Das Beste oder Nichts” meaning “the best or nothing”.

4. The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.

5. The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45% when a person looks at something pleasing. (yeah, this happens when i fall in love... with a piece of jewellery! haha. but i doubt anyone can tell... with contacts on)

6. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

7. Men’s shirts have the buttons on the right, but women’s shirts have the buttons on the left. (what! really? lemme see)

8. Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die. (hahahahahah OMG)

9. Your left lung is smaller than your right lung to make room for your heart.

10. The lion that roars in the MGM logo is named Volney.

11. The attachment of the human skin to muscles is what causes dimples. (guys with dimples are so cute)

12. The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.

13. It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body. (blood superhighway)

14. In most watch advertisements the time displayed on the watch is 10:10 because then the arms frame the brand of the watch (and make it look like it is smiling).

15. Colgate faced big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command “go hang yourself.”

16. Whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.

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