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Post by Paul Hogan on May 18, 2007 17:21:34 GMT -5
Octopi change colours when they become frightened. Normally they are a brownish colour, but can change to green or blue when fear sets in.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 18, 2007 17:32:17 GMT -5
The largest school in the world is City Montessori School in India and has over 25,000 students in grade levels ranging from kindergarten to college.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 18, 2007 17:32:54 GMT -5
The Iditarod dog sled race ? from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska ? commemorates an emergency operation in 1925 to get medical supplies to Nome during a deadly diphtheria epidemic.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 20, 2007 0:04:11 GMT -5
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 20, 2007 0:18:40 GMT -5
The average age for both genders for a first s#xual experience is 17.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 20, 2007 18:42:07 GMT -5
Fewer than half of the 16,200 major league baseball players have ever hit a home run.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 20, 2007 18:47:20 GMT -5
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 21, 2007 16:59:17 GMT -5
Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, with a population of 1000 and a size 108.7 acres.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 21, 2007 17:12:27 GMT -5
In an average lifetime, people spend four years traveling in cars and six months waiting for red light to turn green.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 22, 2007 17:45:47 GMT -5
Nerve impulses for muscle position travel at a speed of up to 390 feet per second.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 22, 2007 17:59:40 GMT -5
It was reported that Napoleon carried chocolate with him on his military campaigns, and always ate it when he needed a boost of energy.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 22, 2007 18:09:39 GMT -5
People over the age of fifty will start to lose their dislike for foods that taste bitter.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 23, 2007 17:55:42 GMT -5
Lake Nicaragua boasts the only fresh-water sharks in the entire world.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 23, 2007 18:55:13 GMT -5
Studies show that couples that smoke during the time of conception have a higher chance of having a girl compared to couples that do not smoke.
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Post by Paul Hogan on May 24, 2007 17:26:25 GMT -5
The YKK on the zipper of your Levis stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the worlds largest zipper manufacturer.
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