Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Do you know?

I came across these interesting facts and wanted to share it with you.
Courtesy: Landmark shopping bag

  • The highest number of points that can be scored in scrabble on the first go is 126-QUARTZY.-I don’t know what this word mean!!
  • 6 out of 7 gynecologists in the world are men. -I have heard people say that women gynecs are a bit rude but this piece of info is really surprising.
  • Watching TV uses up 50% more calories than sleeping.-Do we lose calories while we sleep????
  • No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times. -Ya, it’s true I tried with 3 different sized papers.
  • The bible is the most shoplifted book in the USA-OMG!!!!!
  • Fingernails grow four times faster than toe nails.-The only fact I knew.
  • If you mouth the word “colourful” to someone, it looks like you are saying “I love you”-Haa ya very interesting.
  • Haley’s comet was visible on the day Mark Twain was born and he accurately predicted that he would die the day it reappeared.-………

The following is not a fact, but sure to bring a smile in your face.
Courtesy-The Hindu
“The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder”- Alfred Hitchcock.

10 comments:

  1. Good findings....neither did i know:)

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  2. Interesting and appreciate your thought of sharing it with us :-)

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  3. A nice blog,informative and your comments enjoyable
    TC
    CU

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  4. intresting facts... :-) btw, i blogrolled you

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  5. @xh
    Thanks..n chk the speeling..its Aarthi n not Arathi..:)

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  6. hm.. confused - where did i use Arathi? me and typo are twins... i make too much typos, man.

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  7. @xh
    Chk ur blogroll for the typo...:)

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