Monday, June 04, 2007

Useless facts 101

Hey!!! Feeling all bored and sian-ed...fret not for Boliao Njcians is here to save the day.

Presenting 20 all-time useless facts...u never know when u can use them in ur gp/econs essay...

1. Most American car horns honk in the key of F. (why F? is it short for F***?)
2. The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan." (hey useless facts rmb?)
3. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. (Marketing nightmare)
4. Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 1/10 of a calorie. (for those on a diet...introducing the all new stamp-diet)
5. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes. (how do they test this? " all those who are asleep rise ur hands"?)
6. Studies show that if a cat falls off the seventh floor of a building it has about thirty percent less chance of surviving than a cat that falls off the twentieth floor. It supposedly takes about eight floors for the cat to realize what is occurring, relax and correct itself. (wonder how many cats did they tested before arriving at this results?)
7. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself.(again...useless facts)
8. The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; '7' was selected after the original 7-ounce containers and 'UP' for the direction of the bubbles. (wow...genuis..."bubbles goes up..why not call it 7-up?" why not just name a drink "watever"...oh...nvm)
9. 101 Dalmatians, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, and Mulan are the only Disney cartoons where both parents are present and don't die throughout the movie. (so sad...)
10. A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes. (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
11. 'Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.( 30 freaking minutes)
12. To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaws, push your thumbs into its eyeballs - it will let you go instantly. (hmmm wat if it is biting on to ur thumbs?)
13. Reindeer like to eat bananas.( wonder wat pigs eat?)
14. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver and purple.( 30 freaking minutes!!!)
15. The word "samba" means "to rub navels together." (ooooo...now it makes sense...wat abt samba soccer?)
16. Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots. (ironic...)
17. The electric chair was invented by a dentist. ("ok now...open wide. come on...let me see ur teeth. dun make me press the button...ok u ask 4 it. ZAPPP!!!!")
18. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II Killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo. (Good aim....)
19. More people are killed annually by donkeys than airplane crashes. (wonder how many are killed by orgasming pigs?)
20. A 'jiffy' is a unit of time for 1/100th of a second ( so a pig's orgasm is 180 000 jiffies)

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