>>>>> >>>>> 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. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>
on November 16, 2020, 11:30 am