Sunday, November 11, 2007

Interesting but Completely Useless Facts!!!

  • The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
  • Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!
  • What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
  • "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
  • "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
  • Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
  • You can't kill yourself by holding your breath
  • There is a city called Rome on every continent.
  • Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people
  • The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
  • Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!
  • Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.
  • Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
  • More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.
  • The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!
  • Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
  • It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.
  • Dolphins sleep with one eye open!
  • A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!