Random FUN Facts #3

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Submitted by ADK on Tue, 06/17/2008 at 1:18pm.

The following random FUN Facts are from ADK, sakura22, rich, and kohai!!!

1. The only letter that does not appear on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".

2. Peanuts can be used as one of the ingredients for Dynamite.

3. "Dermatoglyphics" and "Uncopyrightable" are the Longest words in English!!!

(The Longest words in which no letter is repeated more than once).

4. The World's Largest Amphibian is the Giant Salamander reaching 5-6 ft!!!

5. Starfish do not have any Brains!

6. Venus is the only Planet that rotates Clockwise rather than Counter-Clockwise.

7. The World's Longest Monopoly Game lasted for more than 660 hrs.!!!

8. It is Physically Impossible to lick your elbow!

9. Carnivorous Animals will not eat something that has been struck by Lightning!!!

10. Thomas Edison, inventor of the Light Bulb, was afraid of the Dark!!!

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by Kooterbobette - 2 months ago
United States

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11. Scientists say the higher your I.Q., the more you dream.

12. You use 200 muscles to take one step.

13. A pair of human feet contain 250,000 sweat glands.

14. The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razor blades.

15. The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the World Books.

16. There is about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.

17. Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to bring half a gallon of water to a boil.

18. Your thumb is the same length as your nose.

19. The average human dream lasts 2-3 seconds.

by KevenSyx - 2 months ago
Texas United States

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Antidisestablishmentarianism (listen to British sample (info), American sample (info)) is a political position that originated in nineteenth-century Britain, where antidisestablishmentarians were opposed to proposals to remove the Church of England's status as the state church of England forwarded principally by both Payne and Tuffin.

This is actualy the longest word in the english language. But you repeat a lot of letters.... :-)

As for #8 I think Gene Simmons (lead singer for KISS) might have been able to do this.........Anyone familiar will get the joke.......

this is a link that will explain better what I will try to tell in short words....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandescent_light_bulb

Edison actauly only perfected the light bulb. He used over 1,00 different filaments before trying tungstin. He even used spider web, but everything burnt out to quick to be practical. Oh by the way the earliest bombers used spider web for thier sight cross hairs...

by kohai - 2 months ago
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10. Thomas Edison, inventor of the Light Bulb, was afraid of the Dark!!!

{thats probably why he invented it]

by Rael - 2 months ago
Calgary, Alberta Canada

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Okay, I'm going to share a teeeeerrible joke I came up with that relates to #1. Feel free to groan after you read it. Please imagine me on a mike in front of a brick wall.

"I never really saw the point in memorizing the Periodic Table of the Elements.... I mean, why memorize it if it's only the Table of the Elements some of the time?"

Yes, yes. I know. I'm so sorry.