>>>>>
>>>>> Glass takes one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If you stop getting thirsty , you need to drink more water. When a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Kites were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The song Auld Lang Syne is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent. Drinking a glass of water before you eat may help digestion and curb appetite.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450F.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The University of Alaska spans four time zones.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> In ancient Greece , tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Warner Communications paid 28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday, which was written in 1935!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The Swine Flu Vaccine in 1976 caused more death and illness than the disease it was intended to prevent.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Caffeine increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found in some medicines.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armor raised their visors to reveal their identity.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> When a person dies, hearing is the last sense to go. The first sense lost is sight.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Strawberries and cashews are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Avocados have the highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The moon moves about two inches away from the Earth each year.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Due to earth's gravity it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000 meters.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Everything weighs one percent less at the equator.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> For every extra kilogram carried on a space flight, 530 kg of excess fuel are needed at lift-off.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> And last but not least:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This is called 'Money Bags .' So send this on to 5 people and money will arrive in 5 days. Based on Chinese Feng Shui, the one who does not pass this on will have money troubles for the rest of the year.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Superstitious or not, I passed this along because it is interesting information.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>