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Friday, August 17, 2007

Utterly Useless Facts

1. "Babe" was played by over 48 pigs.
2. Mosquitoes have 47 teeth.
3. The McDonalds at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario is the only one in the world that sells hot dogs.
4. A bowling pin only has to tilt 7.5 degrees in order to fall down.
5. Emus can't walk backwards.
6. A group of unicorns is called a blessing.
7. A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
8. A group of whales is called a pod.
9. A group of geese is called a gaggle.
10. A group of owls is called a parliament.
11. A group of ravens is called a murder.
12. A group of bears is called a sleuth.
13. Twelve or more cows is called a flink.
14. On average, a 4 year old child asks 437 questions a day.
15. The first message tapped by Samuel Morse over his invention the telegraph was: What hath God wrought?.
16. The first words spoken by over Alexander Bell over the telephone were: Watson, please come here. I want you.
17. The first words spoken by Thomas Edison over the phonograph were: Mary had a little lamb.
18. By some unknown means, an iguana can end its own life.
19. A snail's reproductive organs are in its head.
20. When a horned toad is angry, it squirts blood from it's eyes.

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