So, you think you know everything?
Bryan S. Slick
A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
A snail can sleep for three years.
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the
back of the $5 bill.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child
reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full
moon.
In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line
would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an
average of 6 months waiting at red lights.
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or
purple.
On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament
building is an American flag.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears
never stop growing.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and
"lollipop" with your right.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel
that it burns.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and
a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every
letter of the alphabet.
The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely
solid.
The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are
read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous":
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous
There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in
order: "abstemious" and "facetious."
There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewables Vitamins.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only
on one row of the keyboard.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks;
otherwise it will digest itself.
.Now you know everything
--
Bryan S. Slick, onyx_hokie at yahoo dot com
"There ain't nothing wrong a few cold beers can't iron out
in fact, you tell me just when and where, and I'll buy the first round"
[Terri Clark, "I Think The World Needs a Drink"]
Frisbee®
> (seen elsewhere.. interesting stuff)
> The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are
> read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
"Doc, note: I dissent. A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod."
>>>> "level"
> There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
I think this one was discovered by SpongeBob
Bryan S. Slick
[Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:06:47 -0500]
:> The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are
:> read left to right or right to left (palindromes).
:
:"Doc, note: I dissent. A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod."
A man, a plan, a casa, a bait, a lag, a malt, an ami, an abr, a bayard,
a liang, an apa, a jager, an adder, a gaw, a nut, an oca, a net, a caps,
a rail, a karat, an amalaka, an agron, a brev, a kit, a ballet, an eel,
a bar, a lama, a dan, a patina, a grama, a tin, a manak, a japer, a
pupa, an oka, a lev, a trad, a cab, an ala, a papaya, a loma, a cam, a
catalpa, a mon, a kor, a tam, a haloid, a regal, a lub, a war, a peen, a
stob, a gad, a spin, a ward, a slag, a toom, a we'd, a pos, a marg, a
cedar, a daraf, a wat, a dater, a carapa, a lot, a tennis, a laic, a
farer, a dame, a haemin, an agal, a tsar, a misaim, an enate, a halo, a
garrot, a gip, a rom, a lca, an elem, a yell, a ganoin, a waver, a boma,
a ball, a waxer, a tid, an agr, an app, a y-axis, a lion, a lack, a
burg, a motmot, a rata, a vil, a satrap, a mart, a rank, a lex, an
annot, a pol, a tael, a drub, a nome, a dale, a batwoman, a mara, a lob,
a tarp, a res, a drawer, a rot, a doh, a nib, a saw, a harem, a gater,
an imam, a llama, a let, a bel, a hamal, a gasser, a cadi, a ramrod, a
saga, a bass, a cad, a ya-ta-ta, a flan, a cig, a malam, an anus, a
keep, a cuda, a crum, an alapa, a doc, a nett, a laggen, a loofa, a
cola, a roman, a vac, a snug, a mass, an ass, a tarpan, a frt, a neb, a
reel, a corp, a yob, an ana, a but, a tpd, a pant, a cate, an alb, a
napper, a gum, a knot, a daud, a pipa, a ruse, a call, a haar, a
matador, a bot, a mod, a cor, an aug, a dop, a bud, a buran, a sika, a
nork, a yoga, a kip, a rood, a tanga, a pap, a loop, a rein, a pat, an
anadem, a leman, a brocatel, a says, a jad, a nomad, a tau, a nunatak, a
drab, a gob, an amt, an andron, an orc, a maim, a kaiak, a saber, a
puca, a rab, a rabal, a kabala, a rem, a canoe, an aid, a water, a
minah, a yarak, an okay, a redan, a gala, a liza, a coir, a car, a vav,
a hail, a guna, a min, an aroma, a mix, a manikin, a capita, a cap, a
tsi, a waw, a spira, a rub, an att, a matsu, a hat, a fan, a taj, a ray,
a jar, a lah, a datum, a gayal, a bus, a coss, an alias, a lin, a gata,
a cabana, a nail, a nod, a vas, a lam, a recall, a nasal, a bat, an aba,
a rec, a nim, a gauss, a baba, an ign, an agura, a gleba, a lune, a
pastel, a yew, an inner, an exon, a moor, a mir, a pas, a dir, a
canalis, a bason, a beg, a kop, a yam, a fader, a citer, a pan, a
lunarian, a mot, an alif, a yes, a jaw, a pay, a salad, a poll, a
waggon, an ore, an asp, a tabor, a cariama, a kab, a kabob, a lac, a
deb, a mun, a dalasi, a daff, a raki, a halal, a sanies, a cast, a hwan,
a cay, a dad, an ogam, a ma'am, a japan, a vakeel, a fac, a duel, a
sial, a patin, a magot, a roll, a pain, a rall, a fats, a bap, a cerat,
a call-up, an abb, a radiov, a gid, a loot, a god, a tenner, an eta, a
gar, a grad, a dap, a dirt, a hair, a parr, an agon, a dual, a nonet, a
mural, a soda, a teff, a tal, an omasum, a tug, a vat, a doom, a deil, a
str, a dam, a gaff, a camoca, a mud, a flow, a fed, a gpm, a tod, a fcp,
a reflet, a hay, a nav, a lulab, a tail, a maniac, an ikan, a maid, a
salep, a lass, a pall, a gab, a watt, a bay, a map, a lair, a sax, a
mar, a madam, a palet, a ramon, a won, a wet, a fen, a nipa, a dBm, a
lai, a bag, a haeres, a bun, a ratton, a tana, a sem, a gtc, a giron, a
bros, a navar, a carotin, a jab, a dayan, a lever, a fun, a macoma, an
iter, a nies, a dak, a yaw, a sera, a tef, a nek, a xat, a boob, a
haler, a cir, a daw, a camass, a topaz, a gator, a taw, a lapser, a mut,
a biga, a nag, an atlas, a bad, a doodah, a manas, a puna, a fut, a
sima, a gen, a facsim, a liard, a gym, a spot, a sex, a nae, a wap, a
zax, a way, a tapis, an ord, a habu, a datura, a mel, a kadi, a qat, a
mas, a banana, a cran, a bird, a pus, a drain, a lacer, a valor, a pav,
a lad, a wamus, a garg, a tamis, a kaon, a tort, a leg, a baht, a lapin,
a ref, a wall, a mac, a samaj, a boar, a sunn, a pappus, an aced, an
ann, a manor, a barege, a jai, an alap, an acad, a fakeer, a remit, a
get, a toil, a gat, a local, a baff, a wain, an akela, an uta, a slab, a
rattan, a lyc, an atoll, a banian, a retem, a dorp, a poort, a vug, a
supr, a canon, a far, a fanatic, a dep, a caid, a qaf, a kas, a carfax,
a patness, a nabob, a catnip, a minima, a must, a sal, a caracara, a
manioc, a til, a lip, a rag, an amir, a hareem, an arcs, a teel, a cram,
a yawn, a main, a ban, a rasa, a lud, a ragi, a tapir, a top, a dil, a
lat, a razz, a jag, a sass, a jalor, a calix, an asb, an ayre, a nap, a
tannin, a garb, a sports, a gem, a reed, an esu, a hap, a raglan, a sis,
a baronet, a snit, a madras, a plug, a gula, a ros, a scf, a gelder, a
terr, a gag, a fay, a fag, a garret, a redleg, a fcs, a sora, a lug, a
gulp, a sard, a matins, a tenor, a basis, an alg, a rap, a hausen, a
deer, a meg, a strops, a brag, an inn, a tap, an aery, an abs, an axil,
a carol, a jass, a sag, a jazz, a ratal, a lid, a pot, a rip, a taig, a
radula, a saran, a bani, a manway, a marc, a leet, a scr, an ameer, a
harim, an agar, a pil, a lit, a coin, a maar, a caracal, a satsuma, a
minim, a pint, a cabob, an assent, a pax, a fracas, a kaf, a qadi, a
caped, a cit, an afar, a fanon, a carpus, a guv, a troop, a prod, a
meter, an ain, a ballot, an acyl, an attar, a balsa, a tuna, a lek, an
ani, a waff, a bal, a colat, a galiot, a teg, a timer, a reek, a fad, a
canap, a lanai, a jaeger, a baron, a mannan, a decan, a supp, a pannus,
a raob, a jam, a sac, a mall, a wafer, a nip, a lath, a bagel, a trot,
an oak, a sim, a tagrag, a sum, a wad, a lav, a parol, a varec, a
laniard, a sup, a drib, an arca, an anabas, a mat, a qaid, a kalema, a
rut, a daub, a hadron, a sip, a tay, a wax, a zap, a wae, an axes, a
tops, a myg, a drail, a misc, a fanega, a mis, a tufa, an upas, an amah,
a doodad, a basalt, a nagana, a gib, a tum, a resp, a law, a tarot, a
gaz, a potass, a macaw, a daric, a rel, a haboob, a tax, a ken, a feta,
a resaw, a yak, a dasein, a retina, a moc, a manuf, a revel, a nay, a
dab, a janitor, a caravan, a sorb, an orig, a ctg, a mesa, a nat, an
ottar, a nub, a sere, a hag, a bai, a lambda, a pin, a nef, a tew, a
now, a nom, a ratel, a pam, a damar, a max, a sari, a lap, a may, a
batt, a wab, a gall, a pass, a lapel, a sadi, a manakin, a cain, a mali,
a tab, a lulav, an ayah, a telfer, a pcf, a dot, a mpg, a def, a wolf, a
duma, a com, a caff, a gam, a darts, a lied, a mood, a tav, a gut, a
mus, a monal, a taffeta, a dos-, a larum, a tenon, a laud, a nog, an
arr, a pariah, a trid, a pad, a darg, a raga, a ten, a rennet, a dog, a
tool, a dig, a void, a rabban, a pull, a cat, a recap, a bast, a fall, a
rani, a pallor, a tog, a manit, a palais, a leud, a caf, a leek, a van,
a pajama, a mam, a gonad, a day, a can, a what's, a casein, a salal, a
haik, a raff, a dais, a ladanum, a bed, a cal, a bob, a kabaka, a mair,
a carob, a taps, an aeron, a nogg, a wallop, a dal, a say', a paw, a
jasey, a fil, an atom, an air, an ulan, a paretic, a red, a fam, a
yapok, a geb, a nos, a basil, an acarid, a sap, a rim, a room, an oxen,
a rennin, a wey, a let's, a paenula, a belga, a rug, an angina, a
babassu, a gamin, a cera, a banat, a balas, an all, a ceramal, a sav, a
don, a liana, an abaca, a tag, a nil, a sail, an assoc, a sub, a lay, a
gamut, a dah, a lar, a jay, a raj, a tan, a fat, a haust, a matt, an
abura, a ripsaw, a waist, a paca, a tip, a canikin, a maxima, a mor, an
anima, an ugali, a hav, a var, a carioca, a zila, a lagan, a deray, a
konak, a rayah, an imaret, a wadi, an aeon, a camera, a lab, a kal, a
barabara, a cup, a reb, a sakai, a kami, a macron, an ordn, an atman, a
bog, a bard, a kat, an unau, a tad, a monad, a jasy, a salet, a corban,
a melamed, an anat, a panier, a pool, a papa, a gnat, a door, a pika, a
goy, a krona, a kisan, a rub-a-dub, a pod, a guan, a roc, a dom, a tob,
a rod, a tamara, a hall, a caesura, a pip, a duad, a tonk, a mug, a
repp, an abl, an aet, a catnap, a dpt, a tuba, a nan, a boy, a proc, a
leer, a ben, a trf, an apr, a tass, an assam, a guns, a cav, an amora, a
loca, a fool, an egg, a latten, a coda, a pal, an amurca, a duc, a peek,
a sun, an amal, a magic, an alfa, a tat, a yad, a cassaba, a gas, a
dorm, a raid, a caress, a gal, a mahaleb, a tela, a mallam, a minaret, a
gamer, a haw, a sabin, a hod, a tor, a reward, a ser, a prat, a bola, a
ram, an amowt, a bael, a daemon, a burd, a leat, a lop, a tonn, an axel,
a knar, a tram, a part, a saliva, a tar, a tom-tom, a grub, a kcal, an
oil, a six, a yapp, an arg, an adit, a rex, a wallaba, a mob, a rev, a
wanion, a galley, a melena, a clamor, a pig, a torr, a gaol, a haet, an
enami, a simar, a stalag, an anime, a haem, a darer, a facial, a sinnet,
a tola, a par, a caret, a dat, a waf, a radar, a decagram, a sop, a dew,
a moot, a gals, a draw, an ips, a dag, a bots, a neep, a raw, a bul, a
lager, a diol, a ham, a tarok, a noma, a plat, a camaca, a mola, a yap,
a paal, an abac, a dart, a vela, a kona, a pup, a rep, a jak, an
amanita, a marga, a nit, a panada, a malar, a baleen, a tell, a batik, a
verb, an organa, a kalam, an atar, a kali, a rasp, a catena, a con, a
tun, a wag, a redd, an areg, a jaap, an agnail, a dray, a barb, an aim,
a natl, a mag, a lati, a baas, a canal, Panama!
(Source: http://www.norvig.com/palindrome-a.html)
Andrew Smith
news:MPG.1c7425a8c...@news-40.giganews.com...
> (seen elsewhere.. interesting stuff)
>
> The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel
> that it burns.
Somebody check my math, but isn't that about 30,000,000 gallons to cross the
Atlantic?
a.
Bryan S. Slick
[Wed, 09 Feb 2005 20:18:14 GMT]
:"Bryan S. Slick" <onyx_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
I suspect inertia plays a role in there at some point.
xyzzy
This haiku sucks
Jeffrey Davis
> [Andrew Smith (an...@nospam.mindspring.com)]
> [Wed, 09 Feb 2005 20:18:14 GMT]
>
> :"Bryan S. Slick" <onyx_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> :news:MPG.1c7425a8c...@news-40.giganews.com...
> :> (seen elsewhere.. interesting stuff)
> :>
> :> The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel
> :> that it burns.
> :
> :Somebody check my math, but isn't that about 30,000,000 gallons to cross the
> :Atlantic?
> :
> :a.
>
> I suspect inertia plays a role in there at some point.
>
Or else it's time to check.
rich hammett
According to the QE2 webpage:
http://www.qe2.org.uk/engine.html
What is the fuel consumption?
At the service speed of 28.5 knots, consumption is 380 tons
per day: this equates to 50 ft/gall.
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debunking all of those.
winnard
"Bryan S. Slick" <onyx_...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1c7425a8c...@news-40.giganews.com...
> (seen elsewhere.. interesting stuff)
>
There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewables Vitamins.
Well, DUH. If they made a Betty Rubble the kids would overdose because
she's a cow.
winnard
I am Jack's utter apathy
> (seen elsewhere.. interesting stuff)
> All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the
> back of the $5 bill.
Actually, I'm pretty sure it's only the ones listed across the front of
the top of the actual Lincoln Memorial.
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TO
Turn those machines back on! TURN THOSE MACHINES BACK OOONNN!!
Randolph M. Jones
> "Bryan S. Slick" shot me once.... ONCE:
>
>>(seen elsewhere.. interesting stuff)
>
>
>>All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the
>>back of the $5 bill.
>
>
> Actually, I'm pretty sure it's only the ones listed across the front of
> the top of the actual Lincoln Memorial.
>
I think for the $5 bill version they added the other states to the other
side of the memorial.
Dennis
round, when it aughta Be SQUARE
>"Bryan S. Slick" shot me once.... ONCE:
>> (seen elsewhere.. interesting stuff)
>
>> All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the
>> back of the $5 bill.
>
>Actually, I'm pretty sure it's only the ones listed across the front of
>the top of the actual Lincoln Memorial.
let me uh look at that more closely say around 3600 DPI maybe?
----
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"education is the progressive discovery of our own ignorance" --Will Durant
"people who read the tabloids deserve to be lied to " Jerry Seinfeld
"If we don't have a sense of humor, we can't have a sense of perspective --Wayne Thiboux
"the glass is not only half full the first half was delicious" -- Me
To Reply: Scrape off the end bits...
Dennis
it aughta Be SQUARE
>I am Jack's utter apathy <mrto...@hcetirema.gnet> You're digging it
>round, when it aughta Be SQUARE
>
>>"Bryan S. Slick" shot me once.... ONCE:
>>> (seen elsewhere.. interesting stuff)
>>
>>> All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the
>>> back of the $5 bill.
>>
>>Actually, I'm pretty sure it's only the ones listed across the front of
>>the top of the actual Lincoln Memorial.
>
>let me uh look at that more closely say around 3600 DPI maybe?
the list... as spelled too...
Arkansas
Michigan
Florida
Texas
Iowa
Wisconsin
California
Minnesota
Oregon
Kansas
West Virginia
Nevada
Nebraska
Colorado
North Dakota
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Georgia
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maryland
Carolina
Hampshire
Virginia
New York
if'n you don't believe me grab a fin and look yourself...
and mine was signed by:
Paul O'Neill...
series 2001