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Random Facts Part II

Posted 04-16-2008 at 06:23 PM by Jack.Sparrow

A few more

It is estimated that 15% of people chew on their toenails.
The identity of Jack the Ripper is still unknown.
318 miles is the speed of the fastest wind ever recorded.
The leader in brains is the leech, with 32!
Ironically the fear of long words is a phobia by the name of hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
Only 38% of people in the United States eat breakfast on a daily basis
The olive tree has a life span of up to 1500 years.
About one trillion tons of water evaporates every day because of the sun.
Cows can only walk up stairs not down
The wingspan of a boeing 747 is longer than the Wright brothers original flight
There is no "mouse-flavored" catfood!
Pearls melt in vinegar!
Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka!
A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star
In Cleveland, Ohio it is illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.
In York, excluding Sundays, it is legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow.
In Sweden there is a ski-thru Mcdonalds

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	Better tell Glas not to come to York then.
	Posted 05-15-2008 at 01:32 AM by deejay100six

	lol, i didn't know most of them. the only one i knew was the one about the 747.
	Posted 09-27-2008 at 10:29 PM by beefers1

	"Only 38% of people in the United States eat breakfast on a daily basis" Technically, the first meal you eat in a day is a Breakfast.
	Posted 10-19-2008 at 11:58 AM by Mack