113 things you never knew but thought you did?
1.In Its ancient Form, the carrot was purple not orange. Christian Bowskill - London
2. President Bush and Saddam Hussein both have their shoes made by the same Italian Shoemaker. Scott Hunt - Cambridge
3. Smokers eat more sugar than non-smokers do. Allan Swan - Southampton
4. Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks. Sam Whitrow - Aylesbury
5. French was the official language of England for over 600 years. Martin Bassist, Warrington
6. In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes. Paul, Worcester
7. In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed. Jeff Barnsley - England
8. During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times. Greg Bennett - Southampton
9. The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust. Debbie Cooper, London
10. At one 'feeding', a mosquito can absorb one and a half times its own weight in blood. Lindsay - Kilmarnock
11. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. Jack Hill, Surrey
12. A snail can sleep for three years. Dave Edmonds, Swindon
13. The worlds youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910. Micky White, Cambridge
14. While 7 men in 100 have some form of color blindness, only 1 woman in 1,000 suffers from it. Barry, London
15. Every three seconds, a new baby is born. Sophie Blancher, London
16. The Moon was created when a rock the size of Mars slammed into Earth, shortly after the solar system began forming about 4.5 billion years ago. Roger - Cardiff
17. There are 200 seeds on each strawberry. Sarah
18. In some areas, Japanese police officers are required to hold at least a Shodan (black belt) in Aikido. Jo Chang - Windsor
19. Most cows give more milk when they listen to music. Gemma Carter
20. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds. Dave - Scotland
21. A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Craig Goldsmith - Essex
22. The average driver emits more than 912 pints of wind inside a car during his or her lifetime.....according to Top Gear magazine. Simon Duff
23. It is illegal in Suadi Arabia to have a gorilla in the back seat of your car Jane Wilde
24. Most lipsticks contain fish scales. Tim
25. Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the mornings. JA London
26. It is illegal to sell an ET doll in France. They have a law forbidding the sale of dolls that do not have human faces. Jane - Liverpool
27. A lightning strike in the Democratic Republic of Congo killed all 11 members of one soccer team while leaving the opposing team in the match untouched, leading to accusations of witchcraft by the survivors. Jack - Ireland
28. The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly. Rob - UK
29. During an hours swimming at a municipal pool you will ingest 1/12 litre of urine. Jacob - Kingston
30. In England it is illegal to hang a bed out of a window. Tom Bourne
31. If Barbie were life size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand 7 feet 2 inches tall and have a neck twice the length of a normal human neck.
Linda Lewis
32. Bats always turn left when exiting from a cave.
Ken
33. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched." Paul Morris. London.
34. The worlds strongest beer is 'Samuel Adams' Triple Bock, which has reached 17% alcohol by volume. To obtain this level, however, they had to use a champagne yeast.
Emma L - Brighton
35. Madonna was once sacked from her job at Dunkin' Donuts for squirting jam at a customer.
Mad Donna - New York
36. If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out.
Paul H - Guilford
37. A chicken will lay bigger and stronger eggs if you change the lighting in such a way as to make them think a day is 28 hours long.
Edward Rogers - Bognor Regis
38. Our ears never stop growing....Next time you visit Granny have a good look,bet her ears are above average in size!
Deborah
39. A Blue whale's tounge is as big an an elephant.
Bob Tachauer - ILford
40. If your nose runs & your feet smell ........... then your upside down !
Steve Knight
41. Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants. Donald from Finland
42. The saying 'Mind your P's and Q's' comes from the time when alcoholic beverages were served/sold in Pints and Quarts. Thus, to mind your P's and Q's meant to be careful how much you drank. Peter Kite. Manchester
43. An ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated. Joe - Oxford
44.Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them. Kelly - Glasgow
45. Everyone has a right to be stupid. Some just abuse the privilege.
Andrea Efstathiou
46. In Athens, Greece, a driver's license can be lifted by the law if the driver is deemed either 'poorly dressed' or 'unbathed'.
Peter Hall - Oxford
47. You are more likely to be killed by a Champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.
Ross mattinson - Scotland
48. Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
Nicolee Venter
49. The German team's away strip is green in honour of the fact that the first team who would play them after WWII was Ireland. They were shunned by all other nations.
Drew McDowell - Belfast
50. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
Jude Kent - USA
1.In Its ancient Form, the carrot was purple not orange. Christian Bowskill - London
2. President Bush and Saddam Hussein both have their shoes made by the same Italian Shoemaker. Scott Hunt - Cambridge
3. Smokers eat more sugar than non-smokers do. Allan Swan - Southampton
4. Early Romans used to use porcupine quills as toothpicks. Sam Whitrow - Aylesbury
5. French was the official language of England for over 600 years. Martin Bassist, Warrington
6. In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes. Paul, Worcester
7. In Ancient Greece, if a woman watched even one Olympic event, she was executed. Jeff Barnsley - England
8. During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times. Greg Bennett - Southampton
9. The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust. Debbie Cooper, London
10. At one 'feeding', a mosquito can absorb one and a half times its own weight in blood. Lindsay - Kilmarnock
11. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. Jack Hill, Surrey
12. A snail can sleep for three years. Dave Edmonds, Swindon
13. The worlds youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910. Micky White, Cambridge
14. While 7 men in 100 have some form of color blindness, only 1 woman in 1,000 suffers from it. Barry, London
15. Every three seconds, a new baby is born. Sophie Blancher, London
16. The Moon was created when a rock the size of Mars slammed into Earth, shortly after the solar system began forming about 4.5 billion years ago. Roger - Cardiff
17. There are 200 seeds on each strawberry. Sarah
18. In some areas, Japanese police officers are required to hold at least a Shodan (black belt) in Aikido. Jo Chang - Windsor
19. Most cows give more milk when they listen to music. Gemma Carter
20. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds. Dave - Scotland
21. A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Craig Goldsmith - Essex
22. The average driver emits more than 912 pints of wind inside a car during his or her lifetime.....according to Top Gear magazine. Simon Duff
23. It is illegal in Suadi Arabia to have a gorilla in the back seat of your car Jane Wilde
24. Most lipsticks contain fish scales. Tim
25. Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the mornings. JA London
26. It is illegal to sell an ET doll in France. They have a law forbidding the sale of dolls that do not have human faces. Jane - Liverpool
27. A lightning strike in the Democratic Republic of Congo killed all 11 members of one soccer team while leaving the opposing team in the match untouched, leading to accusations of witchcraft by the survivors. Jack - Ireland
28. The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly. Rob - UK
29. During an hours swimming at a municipal pool you will ingest 1/12 litre of urine. Jacob - Kingston
30. In England it is illegal to hang a bed out of a window. Tom Bourne
31. If Barbie were life size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand 7 feet 2 inches tall and have a neck twice the length of a normal human neck.
Linda Lewis
32. Bats always turn left when exiting from a cave.
Ken
33. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched." Paul Morris. London.
34. The worlds strongest beer is 'Samuel Adams' Triple Bock, which has reached 17% alcohol by volume. To obtain this level, however, they had to use a champagne yeast.
Emma L - Brighton
35. Madonna was once sacked from her job at Dunkin' Donuts for squirting jam at a customer.
Mad Donna - New York
36. If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out.
Paul H - Guilford
37. A chicken will lay bigger and stronger eggs if you change the lighting in such a way as to make them think a day is 28 hours long.
Edward Rogers - Bognor Regis
38. Our ears never stop growing....Next time you visit Granny have a good look,bet her ears are above average in size!
Deborah
39. A Blue whale's tounge is as big an an elephant.
Bob Tachauer - ILford
40. If your nose runs & your feet smell ........... then your upside down !
Steve Knight
41. Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants. Donald from Finland
42. The saying 'Mind your P's and Q's' comes from the time when alcoholic beverages were served/sold in Pints and Quarts. Thus, to mind your P's and Q's meant to be careful how much you drank. Peter Kite. Manchester
43. An ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated. Joe - Oxford
44.Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them. Kelly - Glasgow
45. Everyone has a right to be stupid. Some just abuse the privilege.
Andrea Efstathiou
46. In Athens, Greece, a driver's license can be lifted by the law if the driver is deemed either 'poorly dressed' or 'unbathed'.
Peter Hall - Oxford
47. You are more likely to be killed by a Champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.
Ross mattinson - Scotland
48. Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
Nicolee Venter
49. The German team's away strip is green in honour of the fact that the first team who would play them after WWII was Ireland. They were shunned by all other nations.
Drew McDowell - Belfast
50. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
Jude Kent - USA
