MelissaA
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Is The Pen Really Mightier Than The Sword?
November 22nd 2006 00:30
While there are actually a number of deaths every year attributed to swords, I couldn't find a number to beat this, so I would have to agree that the pen, really is mightier than the sword, so be very careful out there won't you all.
Some more interesting trivia facts.
Polish is the only word in the English language that has two completely different meanings when the first letter is capitalized.
What do Albert Einstein, Tom Cruise and Walt Disney have in common? Dyslexia.
A lungfish can live out of water for three years in suspended animation
Scientists say the easiest sound for the human ear to hear is "Ah."
The term "the whole 9 yards" came from W.W.II fighter pilots in the Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards."
When typed correctly, 'Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
In fact, the average person's left hand does 56% of the typing
Typewriter is the only ten letter word you can type on the top row of your keyboard.
Proportionally speaking, the earth's atmosphere is thinner than the skin of an apple.
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Comment by Lilla
From The Home Front
Enviro Warrior
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I saved this fact for you a couple of days ago and promised myself I'd get here and pass it on...
The original compact disc held 60 minutes of music, but a Sony vice-president suggested it be raised to 74 minutes so that it could hold Beethoven's 9th Symphony.
Lilla...
Comment by MelissaA
Fun Facts
Thanks for hanging on to that unique tidbit for me and sharing it with us all. : )
Comment by Lilla
From The Home Front
Enviro Warrior
Dream Herald
Esoteric Bookshop
..back again, you know that last statement was misleading... I actually come here often, read (vote) and then I'm off... what it should have said is that I hadn't had the time to leave the tidbit... glad you enjoyed it...
I enjoy your fun facts immensly...
Lilla...
Comment by MelissaA
Fun Facts
Comment by Da Nacho
Jenny - person
jenny - female donkey or bird
Guess that's why I've been called an ass before.