Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Think You Know Everything?

  1. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
  2. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
  3. A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
  4. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
  5. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
  6. A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. (I did know this one)
  7. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
  8. A snail can sleep for three years.
  9. Al Capone’s business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
  10. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill. (cool...)
  11. Almonds are a member of the peach family. (yes)
  12. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
  13. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age. (I did know this!)
  14. Butterflies taste with their feet. (and this)
  15. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about ten.
  16. "Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". (YES, I knew this one)
  17. February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
  18. In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
  19. If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
  20. If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights. (that doesn't make me feel any better...lol!)
  21. It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. (never tried)

3 comments:

shakedust said...

1. One hundred and seven, one hundred and eight, one hundred and nine--or was it ten? Oh crap, not again.

5. So that's why my childhood goldfish never remembered my birthday. I feel bad for giving him the silent treatment now.

11. I'd bet their Thanksgiving celebrations are awkward, since they come from two different worlds.

14. So do babies, I'm told.

19. Unless they walked really fast.

20. Much longer if you live in the KC area where lights are timed so that you'll hit them on red rather than green.

shakedust said...

Oh, one more.

13. That's why you never hear about a two-year-old in trouble with the Mafia.

"Yoosa gonna pay us back, right? If not thissa bat gonna be saying 'hello' to both kneecaps.

"What??? Yoos don'ta have any kneecaps. Crappa!"

GoldenSunrise said...

Golden's memory span is becoming more like the goldfish. 3 seconds.
: ) I can't remember if I just completed a task. I double-check myself.