some possibly interesting yet useless facts

[Mike Riddler]

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple.
Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.
More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes.
The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters.
A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer
There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

great stuff eh?

 

[matty]

good stuff.

but turtle kinda rhymes with purple

 

[Riddler]

i suppose wat bout these

A blue whale's tongue weighs more than an elephant.

There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee. Of these, only 26 have been tested, and half-caused cancer in rats.

111,111,111 multiplied by 111,111,111 equals 12,345,678,987,654,321.

 

[Anonymous]

Re: i suppose wat bout these

Actually they have now proved that a ducks quack does in fact echo.

I dont know why i know this, but its true!

Jonathan

 

[Roger Ramjet]

At last!

Some other people with a sense of humour!!!!

 

[Sabre23]

Re: Re: some possibly interesting yet useless facts

Some people will not like this thread as it doesn't have the word "Bravo" in it.

It does now!

Mark.

 

[Steve O]

More info on Duck Echo...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3086890.stm