Saturday, November 27, 2010

Some believable and some not so believable facts - Part 2

  1. The word "dreamt" is the only common word in the English language that ends in "mt".
  2. Albert Einstein never wore any socks.
  3. The average human will eat 8 spiders while asleep in their lifetime.
  4. In space, astronauts cannot cry because there is no gravity.
  5. Hummingbirds are the only creatures that can fly backwards.
  6. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
  7. Cockroaches can live 9 days without their heads before they starve to death.
  8. A flamingo can eat only when its head is upside down.
  9. The lighter was invented before the match.
  10. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky.
  11. The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year!
  12. Scientists with high-speed cameras have discovered that rain drops are not tear shaped but rather look like hamburger buns.
  13. The first Internet domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com on March 15, 1985.
  14. When Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone back in 1876, only six phones were sold in the first month.
  15. Approximately 7.5% of all office documents get lost.
  16. Business.com is currently the most expensive domain name sold: for $7.5 million.
  17. In 2001, the five most valuable brand names in order were Coca-Cola, Microsoft, IBM, GE, and Nokia.
  18. In Canada, the most productive day of the working week is Tuesday.

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