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witty, somehow ([personal profile] naanima) wrote2005-06-18 08:53 pm
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odd spots: Only female duck can quack

A collection of odd spots, an example: The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 BC.


Human Related Odd Spots
  • A foetus acquires fingerprints at the age of three months.

  • During a kiss as many as 278 bacteria colonies are exchanged.

  • You can stop a sneeze by pressing your tongue to the roof of your mouth.

  • Between the ages of 30 and 70, your nose may lengthen and widen by as much as 1.5cm.

  • One human brain generates more electrical impulses in a day than all of the world’s telephones put together.

  • The total length of eyelashes shed by a human in their lifetime is over 30 metres.
  • Human thighbones are as strong as concrete.

  • The average human will drink about 72,737 litres of water in a lifetime.

  • Like fingerprints, everyone’s tongue prints are different.

  • During a 24-hour period, the average human will breather 23040 times, exercise 7 million brain cells and speak 4,800 words.


  • Animal Related Odd Spots
  • The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.

  • Starfish don’t have brains.

  • Cats have better memories than dogs.

  • Only female duck can quack

  • In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been invented.

  • Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten.

  • A crocodile can’t stick out its tongue.

  • Turtles and honeybees are both deaf.

  • If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white.

  • The bloodhound is the only animal whose evidence is admissible in an American court.

  • The honeybee kills more people worldwide than all the poisonous snakes combined.


  • Products/Miscellaneous Related Odd Spots
  • The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 BC.

  • The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

  • A typical bed is usually home to 6 billion dust mites.

  • Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn’t wear pants.



  • And wow, many of you want to be the supportive friend in yaoi, which when you think about it makes sense, I am surprised at the lack of Semes. I wonder if this means something deep and wanky about female yaoi fans... he he he.

    [identity profile] naanima.livejournal.com 2005-06-18 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
    *giggles* The reason I put supportive and sadistic in the same category is because more often than not the supportive friend is a bit of a sadist at heart ^_^