Posts archive for: 15 August, 2006
  • Twenty Interesting Facts.

    01.) The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.

    02.) Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.

    03.) Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

    04.) The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.

    05.) American car horns beep in the tone of F.

    06.) No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.

    07.) Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

    08.) 1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.

    09.) You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

    10.) Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.

    11.) The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

    12.) The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache

    13.) A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.

    14.) American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.

    15.) Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

    16.) The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA."

    17.) Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

    18.) The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.

    19.) The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

    20.) Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.

  • Unusual Laws In New York State

    Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.

    You may not smoke within 100 feet of the entrance to a public building.

    It is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing "body hugging clothing.

    Citizens may not greet each other by "putting one's thumb to the nose and wiggling the fingers".

    A fine of $25 can be levied for flirting.

    It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.

    The penalty for jumping off a building is death.

    New Yorkers cannot dissolve a marriage for irreconcilable differences, unless they both agree to it.

    A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket.

    While riding in an elevator, one must talk to no one, and fold his hands while looking toward the door.

    Slippers are not to be worn after 10:00 P.M.

  • Names given to UK towns and cities by C.B. (Citizens' Band) radio users.

    Yesterday I read an article about the twenty fifth anniversary of the legalisation of CB radio here in the UK. A few towns were mentioned; but even after several minutes of research I've only managed to find one more to add to the list this morning.

    Selby - Paytown (toll bridge over the river Ouse at the time).

    London - Noddy Town

    Cardiff - Smokey Dragon

    Bury St. Edmonds - Sugar Town

    Northwich, Cheshire - Salt City

    Congleton - Beartown

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