25 Strange Things You Likely Didn't Know

1  . Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.

2. The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.

 3. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and
down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

 4. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.

5. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

6. A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2" by 3-1/2".

7. The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per
side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.

8. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange,
purple and silver.

9. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them.

10. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

11. Weatherman Willard Scott was the first Ronald McDonald.

12. If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will
instantly go mad and sting itself to death. (Who was the sadist who
discovered this??)

13. Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down
so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.

14. The original name for butterfly was flutterby.

15. Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet.

16. The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

17. Men can read smaller print then women can; women can hear better.

18. It is impossible to lick your elbow.

19. The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

20. The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

21. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

22. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:

Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne Clubs -Alexander, the Great Diamonds - Julius Caesar

23. The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000 

24. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?

A. Their birthplace.

Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?

A. One thousand

Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common? A. All invented by women.

Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil? A. Honey 

25.  At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.

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