Saturday, January 31, 2009

Amazing facts!!!

There are many strange facts that we all may not be aware of. Following are some of the similar facts:

  • Eskimos use refrigerators to keep food FROM freezing.
  • Average life span of a major league baseball is 7 pitches.
  • A 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.
  • The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year by the weight of books.
  • The density of neuron star is 1.5 to 3 times of sun’s mass.
  • The first toilet ever seen on television was on “Leave It to Beaver”.
  • Only one person in two billion will live up to 116 of age.
  • Strong negative emotions lead to damage of immune system.
  • Due to pollution and overfishing, population of American, Asian and Europeans eels have declined up to 99%.
  • The dot over the letter “i” is called a tittle.
  • Neutrons have a life of 14 minutes outside the nucleus of an atom.
  • Only 22% of original forests on earth have remained.
  • There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple and silver.
  • Humans are the only primates having pigment in the palms of their hands.
  • On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
  • Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California.

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