Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Random Facts

(1) Strands of a spider web are stronger than steel wire of the same thickness.

(2) The most common name for a goldfish is "Jaws".

(3) Bamboo can grow up to three feet in a twenty-four hour period.

(4) Left to their own devices, pearls grow naturally only once in every 20,000 oysters.

(5) If a statue of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground the person died of natural causes.

(6) Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.

(7)
It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.

4 comments:

Abigail said...

Wow, those are cool facts! I am definately naming my (if I ever get one) pet goldfish "Jaws". Ha!
Abster Out.

care said...

haha! i'm glad you liked the facts! *thanks for helping me post them haha.
~care

Abigail said...

You are very welcome. :) I enjoyed it! Don't forget to check out my blog for new and exciting
articles!
Abster Out.

sir.Iain said...

Wearing headphones also provides ear warmers in the winter years :).