Blazed
2007-02-13 |  | Off the wall facts pt 1 |  |
A jifee is 1/100 of a second
Nothing in the English Language rhymes with the word month
A one-minute kiss burns 26 calories
The average American spends two weeks of their life kissing
Elephants only sleep for two hours every day
Toads are the only animal that never sleeps
You can never fold a piece of paper in half more than seven times (no matter the size of the paper)
If you kept a goldfish in a dark room it would turn white
Beavers used to be the size of bears
There are 62 lighthouses in Maine
Camel milk will never curdle
Strawberries are the only fruit that has its seeds on the outside
Alaska is the most western and the most eastern state in the USA
Your eye expands up to 45% when looking at something pleasing
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV
The average speed a raindrop falls is 7 MPH
Almonds are members of the peach family
Holland is the only country besides the Netherlands with a national dog
The worlds largest pyramid is not located in Egypt but in Mexico
The Caspian Sea is a lake
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" was composed by Mozart when he was five
Tennessee banned the use of lassos to catch fish
Giraffes can lick their own eyes
The largest ball of twine in the USA weighs over 17,000 lbs.
The average Koala sleeps 22 hours a day
The Capital Building in Washington DC has 365 steps, one for each day of the year
The square dance is the official dance of the state of Washington
Reece would get completely destroyed in a battle with a Polar Bear
The average person spends two weeks of their lives waiting at traffic lights
Frogs never drink
Kangaroos can jump 30 ft.
Beavers can hold their breath for 45 minutes
A duck's quack does not echo
Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying
Thailand means "land of the free"
The humming bird is the only bird that can fly backwards |
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starseeker
99+ day(s) ago | The Alaska one could be because part of the state is west of 180 degrees longitude, possible making it east rather than west. |
BadSicilian
99+ day(s) ago | because its not connected to the rest of the states is the only answer i`m getting >.> |
DarkLandsASC
99+ day(s) ago | Fisrt of all you can get more than 7 folds out of a paper (proven on mythbusters) and how is alaska the most eastern and western state??? |
BadSicilian
99+ day(s) ago | true, its the whale shark tho innit? since its half mamal and all :\ |
Hellus
99+ day(s) ago | I seen that myth buster episode as well :P |
Kusari
99+ day(s) ago | There is one species that sleeps sicillian, but they are the only ones. |
BadSicilian
99+ day(s) ago | sharks don`t sleep as they have to move to breathe. thus sleeping would be fatal for a shark. |
Kusari
99+ day(s) ago | "Toads are the only animals that never sleep" Not true, As I recall there are quite a few others including Giraffes and most species of fish. |
FieryGallacticos
99+ day(s) ago | ah! think i saw that episode! |
Atlas
99+ day(s) ago | actually a ducks quack does echo only the echo is exactly the same sound as the quack so we only think there is no echo.
proven by the mythbusters on discovery. |
FieryGallacticos
99+ day(s) ago | Holland is the only country besides the Netherlands with a national dog
they are the same country!
and great facts ^^ |
