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Monday, June 30, 2008

amazing facts

Sixty Amazing-but-True Facts!
o In the weightlessness of space a frozen pea will explode if it comes in contact with Pepsi.
o The increased electricity used by modern appliances is causing a shift in the Earth’s magnetic field. By the year 2327, the North Pole will be located in mid-Kansas, while the South Pole will be just off the coast of East Africa.
o The idea for “tribbles” in “Star Trek” came from gerbils, since some gerbils are actually born pregnant.
o Male rhesus monkeys often hang from tree branches by their amazing prehensile penises.
o Johnny Plessey batted .331 for the Cleveland Spiders in 1891, even though he spent the entire season batting with a rolled-up, lacquered copy of the Toledo Post-Dispatch.
o Smearing a small amount of dog *** on an insect bite will relieve the itching and swelling.
o The Boeing 747 is capable of flying upside-down if it weren’t for the fact that the wings would shear off when trying to roll it over.
o The trucking company Elvis Presley worked at as a young man was owned by Frank Sinatra.

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