Sunday, June 22, 2008

Trivia Corner

  • Venus is the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise.
  • Apples are more efficient than caffeine in waking you up in the morning.
  • Mosquito repellents only block the insect's sensors so they don't recognize you. They don't repel.
  • The hair of intelligent people have more Zinc and Copper.
  • The longest name for a place in the world is a hill in New Zealand called (Taumawhaka) Taumatawhakatangihangakoauotamateatuirpukakapikimaungahoronnukupokaiwhenuakitanataha
  • 50,000 words an average wooden pencil can write before running out of lead.
  • When a person tells a lie, the tissue in the nose swells, making it itch. So scratching or rubbing the nose is a sign that the person is not telling the truth.
  • All months that begin in Sunday has a 13th Friday.
  • People who are right hande live an average on nine years longer than the left handed individuals.
  • the longest word in the English dictionary without a vowel is the word Rhythm.

1 comment:

pfisterfarm said...

Is the one about apples true? I'll have to try that...