Thursday, May 11, 2006

factual

+------------------ Random Facts ------------------+   
The most common street name in America is "Park Street."  

Your brain weighs about three pounds, but uses 20% of your  blood and oxygen.  

Americans spend $8 billion a year on pornography.  

The animal with the largest eyes on earth: the giant squid, with eyes as big as pie plates.  

In Germany more people have the last name of Schultz than any other name.  

You can tell when a gorilla is angry because it sticks its tongue out.  

You're more likely to get stung by a bee on a windy day than in any other weather.  

In 1984, a New Jersey man opened a summer camp for Cabbage Patch dolls.  

Pirates thought that wearing an earring in a pierced ear improved their eyesight.  

Einstein couldn't speak fluently when he was nine. His parents thought he might be retarded.  

[From Uncle John's 4-Ply Bathroom Reader]

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