Lovebug
10-05-2004, 19:44
Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.
Sharks and rays are the only animals known to man that don't get cancer. Scientists believe this has something to do with the fact that they don't have bones, but cartilage.
Human birth control pills work on gorillas.
You can tell the sex of a horse by its teeth. Most males have 40, females have 36.
South Pittsburgh, Tennessee, better known as "The Cornbread Capitol of the World," has an old ordinance pertaining to the cooking of this southern staple. The law declares: "Cornbread isn't cornbread unless it be made correctly. Therefore, all cornbread must be hereby made in nothing other then a cast iron skillet." Those found in violation of this ordinance are to be fined one dollar.
In Bavaria, beer isn't considered an alcoholic drink but rather a staple food.
Spam stands for Shoulder Pork and hAM.
The exact geographic center of the United States is near Lebanon, Kansas.
The state of Oregon has one city named Sisters and another called Brothers. Sisters got its name from a nearby trio of peaks in the Cascade Mountains known as the Three Sisters. Brothers was named as a counterpart to Sisters.
There are more psycho-analysts per capita in Buenos Aires than any other place in the world.
In 1815 French chemist Michael Eugene Chevreul realized the first link between diabetes and sugar metabolism when he discovered that the urine of a diabetic was identical to grape sugar.
During his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair.
Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox, Unix is a registered trademark of AT&T.
Sound travels 15 times faster through steel than through the air.
A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber. A ball of solid steel will bounce higher than one made entirely of glass.
You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
In Lehigh, Nebraska it's against the law to sell donut holes.
Every citizen of Kentucky is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
In the state of Queensland, Australia, it is still constitutional law that all pubs (hotel/bar) must have a railing outside for patrons to tie up their horse.
By law, information collected in a U.S. census must remain confidential for 72 years.
Vermont, Alaska, Hawaii, and Maine are the four states in the U.S. that do not allow billboards.
In Riverside, California, there is an old law on the city's books which makes it illegal to kiss unless both people wipe their lips with rose water.
ENOUGH USELESSNESS FOR YA! :D
Sharks and rays are the only animals known to man that don't get cancer. Scientists believe this has something to do with the fact that they don't have bones, but cartilage.
Human birth control pills work on gorillas.
You can tell the sex of a horse by its teeth. Most males have 40, females have 36.
South Pittsburgh, Tennessee, better known as "The Cornbread Capitol of the World," has an old ordinance pertaining to the cooking of this southern staple. The law declares: "Cornbread isn't cornbread unless it be made correctly. Therefore, all cornbread must be hereby made in nothing other then a cast iron skillet." Those found in violation of this ordinance are to be fined one dollar.
In Bavaria, beer isn't considered an alcoholic drink but rather a staple food.
Spam stands for Shoulder Pork and hAM.
The exact geographic center of the United States is near Lebanon, Kansas.
The state of Oregon has one city named Sisters and another called Brothers. Sisters got its name from a nearby trio of peaks in the Cascade Mountains known as the Three Sisters. Brothers was named as a counterpart to Sisters.
There are more psycho-analysts per capita in Buenos Aires than any other place in the world.
In 1815 French chemist Michael Eugene Chevreul realized the first link between diabetes and sugar metabolism when he discovered that the urine of a diabetic was identical to grape sugar.
During his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair.
Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox, Unix is a registered trademark of AT&T.
Sound travels 15 times faster through steel than through the air.
A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber. A ball of solid steel will bounce higher than one made entirely of glass.
You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
In Lehigh, Nebraska it's against the law to sell donut holes.
Every citizen of Kentucky is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.
In the state of Queensland, Australia, it is still constitutional law that all pubs (hotel/bar) must have a railing outside for patrons to tie up their horse.
By law, information collected in a U.S. census must remain confidential for 72 years.
Vermont, Alaska, Hawaii, and Maine are the four states in the U.S. that do not allow billboards.
In Riverside, California, there is an old law on the city's books which makes it illegal to kiss unless both people wipe their lips with rose water.
ENOUGH USELESSNESS FOR YA! :D