Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Fun Facts

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It's been a while since I've posted 'Fun Facts.' Today felt like a good day for a little break – maybe learn a few FUN FACTS, maybe find something to use in your current or a future WIP – Enjoy!



First pick in the first NFL draft was Jay Berwanger in 1936. He never played - he became a writer.

The year on a bottle of wine refers to when the grapes were picked, not when the wine was bottled.

It's not an old wives' tale! A fruitcake, properly prepared and stored, will last for 25 years.

At its thickest point, the ice in Antarctica is 15,700 feet thick.

At -90º F, your breath will freeze in mid-air - and drop to the ground.

Author Anne Rice's real name is Howard O'Brien. She was named after her father.

Adding up all the times you blink in a day, your eyes are closed for a total of thirty minutes.

Tapeworms can grow to be 75 feet long in humans.

It takes 23 seconds for blood to make a complete circuit of the human body.

Dogs have about 10 vocal cords, cats have over 100.

A snail can sleep for three years.

Washington State has the longest single beach in the United States – Long Beach, WA.


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15 comments:

  1. Thanks for these fact - They really are interesting! I don't know why, but I'm especially drawn to the one about the thickness of the ice at Antarctica. It's just hard to get my head 'round it...

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  2. What interesting facts. It's always fun to find out things like this.

    Mason
    Thoughts in Progress

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  3. EXCELLENT fun facts!!! I love the one about the fruit cake!! Wow!!! I have this thing where I bake a fruit cake in november, store it and serve it for easter and so far it's been such a success!! But 25 years?!?! Wow.

    The snail fact is pretty cool too. I like snails and this makes them doubly interesting! Thanks for these!

    Take care
    x

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  4. Fun facts! Here's one I just read off a Snapple cap: cats have two sets of vocal chords one form meowing and one for purring.

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  5. Margot: Right?! It's darn near as *bad* as trying to grasp infinity - that one just boggles my mind.

    Mason: I'm glad you like them! I have this *thing* for facts...

    Old Kitty: Isn't that amazing about fruit cakes? See, now you can spend a mere couple of days baking and be giving them away for years! LOL!

    Holly: Thanks for sharing the cat fact! That's really neat that Snapple does that...I may have to drink it on a more regular basis to get my *fact* fix! :)

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  6. You learn something new every day. I didn't need to hear about the tapeworm though LOL! I love the show on Animal Planet called Monsters Inside Us about parasites.

    Stephen Tremp

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  7. These are all great, and I didn't know ANY of them. Thanks!

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  8. Can I blink all at once and get an extra thirty minutes of sleep?

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  9. Stephen: I still remember watching, "That's Incredible" back in the '70s and learning about mites and how they're on your skin, your sheets and just about everywhere else. Ugh!

    Carol: Aren't facts fun? Glad you didn't know any! You learned a lot then!

    Alex: Give that a try and let me know how it works for you! :)

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  10. These ARE fun! That cat vocal chord one explains a lot, and I have a friend who is sort of a snail nut who will go nuts over that one.

    Mentioning the longest beach reminds me of another fact: The longest undammed river in the US is the Salmon River, which is also the longest to start and end in the same state: Idaho. (I was once a licensed whitewater guide on it)

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  11. Hart: Great to *see* you! Ooh and thanks for another cool fact! That's pretty awesome!

    CC: ♥

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  12. Those are fun facts! I never knew that about dogs and cats vocal cords - wow!

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  13. Hey that was some neat stuff! Especially about Anne Rice. I really thought that was her real name!

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