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admin
07-04-2009, 12:35 PM
Here are some random facts that I found interesting...

We did this on another site along time ago and it was a little bit of fun so here are some random facts... Add yours too if you have any...


The loop on a belt that holds the loose end is called a keeper.
The common cold will delay a child's growth for the cold's duration
On avaerage a cow produces 40 glasses of milk daily
The highest temp on record is 57.78 degrees on 13/9/92 in Libya....

admin
07-04-2009, 08:55 PM
Here is some more...

Kilo by Kilo humans generate more heat than the sun
your feet are bigger in the arvo than any other time during the day
chicken soup was believed to be an aphrodisiac in the middle ages
tulips are from turkey not holland

angie
07-04-2009, 09:33 PM
here are a few more


Nobel (the peace prize is named after him) invented dynamite
at 20 months of age girls have twice the volcabulary as boys
it takes 6 weeks to form or break a habit
Nicole Kidman was born in Hawaii

Ange

Eve
09-04-2009, 04:46 AM
here is a little one for you

did you know your foot measures exactly the same as from your wrist to your elbow joint ....

Lyndall
09-04-2009, 08:31 AM
did you know my butt is bigger than a watermelon :-)

admin
09-04-2009, 08:43 AM
lol Lyndall... probably a random fact I didnt need to know... lol

Eve
09-04-2009, 09:29 AM
ahahahahahah :D LOL@Lyndal ...thats so funny

Lynne
10-04-2009, 10:29 AM
did you know my butt is bigger than a watermelon :-)

I'll be waiting for the random fact you tell us tomorrow Lyndall....

Crystal
10-04-2009, 10:36 AM
Did you know that it is impossible to lick your elbow???

Hehe I can see you all trying....! :D

admin
10-04-2009, 10:40 AM
orchids release a chemical that intoxicates bees
humans produce 40.000 litres of saliva in a lifetime
when a woman is pregnant her uterus expands to 500 times its normal size
clouds fly lower during the night than during the day
6 years olds laugh on average 300 times a day. Adults laugh 15-100 times a day
1000 tonnes or meteor dust falls to earth each day

angie
11-04-2009, 04:20 AM
did you know my butt is bigger than a watermelon :-)

PMSL, so much and please do print more!!!

Ange

admin
12-04-2009, 10:39 PM
1/4 of the bones in your body are in your feet
no piece of paper an be folded in half more than 7 times
23% of photocopier faults are from people sitting on them copying their bums
the average human body makes enough carbon for 900 pencils
a foetus acquires fingerprints at the age of 3 months
a snail can sleep for 3 years
if you sneeze hard enough you can fracture a rib.
if you try to supress a sneeze you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die
licking a stamp you consume 1 calorie
babies are born with 300 bones but by adult hood we have only 206 bones in our body