Things that make you say, “Who knew?!”
Elena Vasquez, Charger Staff
Did you ever stop to think about interesting or odd things? For
your amusement here are some exciting and perhaps useful facts.
- Did you know that the most expensive fish in the sea is the
blue fin tuna?
- Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
- There is a disease called Dracula Syndrome.
- Three times as many people in America put ketchup along side
their French Fries as put it on top.
- Antarctica really has a hot spot.
- About 7 percent of all working Americans have worked at McDonalds
at least once in their lifetime.
- Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of the blue whale
- A person cannot taste food unless it is mixed with saliva.
For example, if a strong-tasting substance like salt is placed
on a dry tongue, the taste buds will not be able to taste it.
As soon as a drop of saliva is added and the salt is dissolved,
however, a definite taste sensation results. This is true for
all foods. Try it!
- There is approximately one chicken for every human being in
the world.
- The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write
approximately 50,000 English words
- More than 2 billion pencils are manufactured each year in the
United States. If these were laid end to end they would circle
the world nine times.
- At any given time, there are 1,800 thunderstorms in progress
over the earth's atmosphere.
- Ants stretch when they wake up. They also appear to yawn in
a very human manner before taking up the tasks of the day.
- One-fourth of the world's population lives on less than $200
a year. Ninety million people survive on less than $75 a year.
Believe it or not!
Article prepared for web by Kanan Patel.
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