Silly little facts

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as
a substitute for blood plasma.

No piece of paper can be folded in half more
than seven (7) times.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane
crashes.

You burn more calories sleeping than you do
watching television.

Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are
fifty (50) years of age or older.

The first product to have a bar code was
Wrigley's gum.

The king of hearts is the only king without a
mustache.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by
eliminating one (1) olive from each salad
served in first-class.

Venus is the only planet that rotates
clockwise.
(Since Venus is normally associated with women
what does this tell you!)

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at
waking you up in the morning.

Most dust particles in your house are made from>
dead skin.

The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of
lung cancer.

So did the first "MarlboroMan."

Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

The three most valuable brand names on earth:
Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that
order.

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not
downstairs.

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows
why.

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be
kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet
to avoid airborne particles resulting from the
flush. (I keep my toothbrush in the living room
now!)

Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first U.S.
president whose name contains all the letters
from the word "criminal." The second ?

William Jefferson Clinton
(Please don't tell me you're SURPRISED!?!!)

And the best for last.....

Turtles can breathe through their butts.

(I know some people like that; don't YOU?)

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