Friday Facts
Jul. 29th, 2005 09:00 amFriday Facts:
1. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
2. By the time you turn 70, your heart will have beat some two-and-a-half billion times (figuring on an average of 70 beats per minute.)
3. Calling for shutgun comes form the Western Days when in the wagon the guy sitting next to the driver held a Shotgun for protection.
4. Camel milk does not curdle.
5. Carnivorous animals will not eat another animal that has been hit by a lightning strike.
6. Casanova wore condoms made of linen.
7. Catnip can affect lions and tigers as well as house cats. It excites them because it contains a chemical that resembles an excretion of the dominant female's urine.
8. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
9. Chewing gum was created by the Mayans over 300 years ago. They boiled the sap of the sapodilla tree and chewed it.
10. China has more English speakers than the United States.
11. City Ordinance number 352 in Pacific Grove, CA makes it a misdemeanor to kill or threaten a butterfly.
-Angela
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Date: 2005-07-29 04:18 pm (UTC)Owww! Not to mention, so not effective.
:D
Date: 2005-07-29 04:34 pm (UTC)-Angela
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Date: 2005-07-29 04:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-29 05:16 pm (UTC)Cute
Date: 2005-07-29 06:56 pm (UTC)Had to comment.
Yeah. Linen... ehhh.
I didn't know he monogamous. Fascinating.
Yeah. Beauty tends to hold many shapes, sizes, and personas.
-Angela
:)
Date: 2005-07-29 06:57 pm (UTC)-Angela
Re: Cute
Date: 2005-07-29 07:06 pm (UTC)Even when it's the person that metters in the photo... I always smile when someone says something like about something I took! :P
(wheeeeeee)
Yeay you posted Friday Facts!
So um. *Lost about this Casanova fella and who he is*... I've so missed out on loads of random info like that!!! :/
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Date: 2005-08-01 04:34 pm (UTC)Where did you hear that? I was under the impression that his condoms were some kind of animal product...like a lamb's bladder or something simmilar.