Things You May Not Know
Some things that you might never have known, but now thanks to the powers that be here at Pocketlint, we shall educate you all.
1. Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.
2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
3. The dot over the letter i is called a "tittle"
4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.
6. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
7. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
8. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He was albino.
9. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.
10. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog.
11. Most lipstick contains fish scales (eeww).
12. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
13. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
14. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless.)
15. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
16. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages it.
17. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
18. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law,
which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
19. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
And if you haven't fallen asleep already.....
20. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with apples!
Now who says you don't learn something new everyday?
Posted By: Lint | 03:13 PM | Lint
Comments
First of all #13 goes for Bars too, No clocks or windows.
#15 is complete bullshit, there are two chemicals in an onion that are meant as a sort of "self defence" mechanism. When these chemicals are mashed together, as when trying to cut it with a dull knife, these chemicals mix and put off fumes. The only thing that's "really" going to keep you from crying is a sharp knife.
and #20, while this is true for celery, most stalky/leafy greens and cabbage, apples have a little thing called fructose which makes it about 72 calories*, 2 of which are from fat, which the average person can burn off with 22 minutes of brushing their teeth.
*medium apple 3 to 3.5 inches
Posted by: Squid | July 31, 2005 04:43 PM
YES! More nuggets of wisdom to add to my plethora of useless knowledge bank! *I love spouting tidbits like these at random moments.* Drives my sister batty.
Posted by: RagDoll | August 2, 2005 06:15 PM
Next time I find myself in quicksand I will be singing your praises. Thank you for changing my life! You can never have too much useless knowledge, eh?
Posted by: erika | August 5, 2005 06:00 AM