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Thread ID: 26262 2002-10-23 06:33:00 OT - Things you didn't know Mike (15) PC World Chat
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92064 2002-10-23 06:33:00 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 . :p


:D

Mike .
Mike (15)
92065 2002-10-23 06:46:00 >It is impossible to lick your elbow .

i just tested that . . . . i have a long tounge it seems!

>If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib .

or iritate an old fracture i have been doing that a bit lately

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

nuff said
Clueless (181)
92066 2002-10-23 06:47:00 Sorry Mike .... but a duck's quack does echo see here (www.snopes.com) and here (www.physlink.com) :D

I can lick the inside of my elbow, does that count? :D

Jen
Jen C (20)
92067 2002-10-23 06:52:00 >>> Sorry Mike .... but a duck's quack does echo see here and here :D

that's no fun Jen C! :p oh well... back to the ol' drawing board I guess

Mike.
Mike (15)
92068 2002-10-23 08:28:00 > I can lick the inside of my elbow, does that count?

no it doesn't actually, because u are meant to lick the tip of the elbow, which is physically impossible, (for most peple anyway):D.

Also u can lead a cow upstairs but u can't lead it back down.
vk_dre (195)
92069 2002-10-23 08:39:00 >which is physically impossible, (for most peple anyway)

so i'm a freak then???????
Clueless (181)
92070 2002-10-23 08:49:00 ROTFLMAO:D:D:D:D vk_dre (195)
92071 2002-10-23 10:09:00 O well.... it had to become official one day Clueless (181)
92072 2002-10-23 19:43:00 Did you know that tomatoes are made up of 95% water. (what are we paying for?) roofus (483)
92073 2002-10-23 19:54:00 >>> Did you know that tomatoes are made up of 95% water. (what are we paying for?)

It's probably cheaper to buy tomatoes though - have you seen the price of bottled water??? :D

Mike.
Mike (15)
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