-The average person falls asleep in
seven minutes.
-Money isn't made out of paper, it's
made out of cotton.
-All dogs, no matter what size,
scratch at the same speed.
-The term "Checkmate"
comes from the Arabic meaning "the king is dead".
-The average person blinks 313
million times in a lifetime.
-If a spider dismantles his web a
bad storm is near.
-The right lung takes in more air
than the left.
-An eagles nest can weigh as much as
two tons.
-Half of all Americans live within
50 miles of their birthplace.
-If you were to spell out numbers,
you would have to go to One-thousand until you would find the letter
"A".
-The only food that doesn't spoil is
honey (however, spoiling your honey is perfectly acceptable).
-In Shakespeare's time, mattresses
were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress
tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase "goodnight,
sleep tight".
-Bulletproof vests, fire escapes,
windshield wipers, and laser printers were all all invented by women.
-"Tug of War" was an
Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
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