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'Stewardesses' is the longest word typed with only the left hand
And 'lollipop' is the longest word typed with your right hand.
(Bet you tried this out mentally, didn't you?)
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
'Dreamt' is the only English word that ends in the letters 'mt'.
(Are you doubting this?)
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
The sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' uses every letter of the alphabet.
(Now, you KNOW you're going to try this out for accuracy, right?
The words 'racecar', 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
(Yep, I knew you were going to 'do' this one.)
There are only four words in the English language which end in 'dous': tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
(You're not doubting this, are you?)
There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: 'abstemious' and 'facetious.'
(Yes, admit it, you are going to say, a e i o u)
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
(All you typists are going to test this out)
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
(Some days that's about what my memory span is.)
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.
(I know some people that could do this too.!)
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
(I know some people like that also)
Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
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, 8 abreast, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite!
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
The cruise liner, QE 2, 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.
(Good thing he did that.)
The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Now you know more than you did before!!
And 'lollipop' is the longest word typed with your right hand.
(Bet you tried this out mentally, didn't you?)
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
'Dreamt' is the only English word that ends in the letters 'mt'.
(Are you doubting this?)
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
The sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' uses every letter of the alphabet.
(Now, you KNOW you're going to try this out for accuracy, right?
The words 'racecar', 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
(Yep, I knew you were going to 'do' this one.)
There are only four words in the English language which end in 'dous': tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
(You're not doubting this, are you?)
There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: 'abstemious' and 'facetious.'
(Yes, admit it, you are going to say, a e i o u)
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
(All you typists are going to test this out)
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
(Some days that's about what my memory span is.)
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.
(I know some people that could do this too.!)
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
(I know some people like that also)
Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
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, 8 abreast, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite!
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
The cruise liner, QE 2, 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.
(Good thing he did that.)
The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Now you know more than you did before!!
Bassie999- Admin
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Re: Improve your knowledge
Sweet. I love useless information.
Back in high school I was part of a group that published a "newsletter" called "This Paper Does Not Contain Optical Brightener". Those were the days.
Back in high school I was part of a group that published a "newsletter" called "This Paper Does Not Contain Optical Brightener". Those were the days.
Kaninen- Admin
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Re: Improve your knowledge
Too lazy to read............
Forgottenonez- Number of posts : 991
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Registration date : 2008-08-18
Re: Improve your knowledge
Have a monster, then come back.
Kaninen- Admin
- Number of posts : 527
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Re: Improve your knowledge
No its not that Im tired, it just that I got alot of homework, and final exams are in 2 weeks. So I have to study....
Forgottenonez- Number of posts : 991
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Re: Improve your knowledge
didn't you just get back to school?
Ashen- Number of posts : 974
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Registration date : 2008-07-31
Re: Improve your knowledge
Yup and thats how school works here in the US, its because the semester is almost over and that means time for exams..the break I had was just the winter break....
Forgottenonez- Number of posts : 991
Age : 32
Location : Chicago Illinios
Alliance : Sajasabie
Function in the Alliance : Minister of Internal Affairs - Emeritus
Registration date : 2008-08-18
Re: Improve your knowledge
Well I figured most schools would finish the semester before the break. Hmmm . . .
Ashen- Number of posts : 974
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Registration date : 2008-07-31
Re: Improve your knowledge
This was just a holiday break, it was for Christmas and New Years.
Forgottenonez- Number of posts : 991
Age : 32
Location : Chicago Illinios
Alliance : Sajasabie
Function in the Alliance : Minister of Internal Affairs - Emeritus
Registration date : 2008-08-18
Re: Improve your knowledge
Monster Energy, eh?
FUCK YEAH!! I buy that shit in 24 packs, have one every morning.
FUCK YEAH!! I buy that shit in 24 packs, have one every morning.
Krewsader- Number of posts : 113
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