Things to ponder...
It's always difficult getting back into the swing of things after the festive break. So, here are a few things to ponder over and a couple of interesting facts to ease you into 2009.
We're always on the look out for interesting and unusual facts so all contributions welcome.
Ponders
- How much deeper would oceans be if sponges didn't live there?
- Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
- After eating, do amphibians need to wait an hour before getting OUT of the water?
- Isn't Disney World a people trap operated by a mouse?
- How come "abbreviated" is such a long word?
- If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?
Facts
- Ancient Egyptians would shave off their eyebrows in order to properly mourn the death of their cats.
- A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.
- The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.
- Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear trousers.
- The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan". There was never a recorded Wendy before.
- The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA".
- Published: 8 January 2009
Maybe you didn’t know but WD-40 stands for Water Displacement, 40th attempt. Name was coined by the chemist, Norm Larsen, while he was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion by displacing water. Norm\'s persistence paid off when he perfected the formula on his 40th try.
Did you know that the black strip in the middle of a Lollipop Lady's (or man or person!) lollipop is a blackboard to enable them to write a number plate down should a car speed through the crossing! They had to keep a piece of chalk in their pockets should the need arise. (Not sure if it still is but it used to be, it'll probably now be a blackberry keypad!)
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Hey, did you know that NO piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half?
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Also, bet you didn't know that the first product with a bar code was a pack of Wrigley's gum.
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"Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear trousers." - Lol!))) There's also one series about Hitler that haven't showed up on tv =) Seen it today.
How mean to put an "s" in lisp?
Why does monosyllabic have 5 syllables?
Also did you know that a polar bears fur is CLEAR!!!?
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