Wednesday, October 17, 2007

50 Things everyone Should Know

1 The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.

2 Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.

3 Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!

4 What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.

5 "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.

6 "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.

7 In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.

8 A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!

9 Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

10 You can't kill yourself by holding your breath1.

11 There is a city called Rome on every continent.

12 It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!

13 Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!

14 Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.

15 The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London.

16 Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.

17 Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!

18 The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!

19 One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!

20 Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!

21 The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man.

22 Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails! Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!

23 The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.
24 Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

25 Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.

26 Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.

27 Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."

28 Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren't added to it.

29 On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.

30 More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.

31 The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.

32More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.

33Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.

34 The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!

35The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.

36 Earth is the only planet not named after a god.

37 It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.

38 You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.

39 Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!

40 Dolphins sleep with one eye open!

41 It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

42 The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!

43 The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.

44 Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not.

45 Slugs have 4 noses.46 Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.

47 A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!

48 A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!

49 The average person laughs 10 times a day!

50 An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Life together

One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyer's office.
Apparently, they are there to file a divorce.
Lawyer was very puzzled, after having a chat with them, he got their story....
This couple had been quarreling all their 40 over yrs of marriage nothing ever seems to go right.

They hang on because of their children, afraid that it might affect their up-bringing. Now, all their children have already grown up, have their own family, there's nothing else the old couple have to worry about, all they wanted is to lead their own life free from all these years of unhappiness from their marriage, so both agree on a divorce....

Lawyer was having a hard time trying to get the papers done, because he felt that after 40 yrs of marriage at the age of 70, he couldnt understand why the old couple would still want a divorce..

While they were signing the papers, the wife told the husband..
"I really love u, but i really cant carry on anymore, I'm sorry.."
"Its o.k, i understand.." said the husband. Lookin at this, the lawyer suggested a dinner together, just 3 of them, wife thought, why not, since they are still gonna be friends..

At the dining table, there was a silence of awkwardness.
The first dish was roasted chicken, immediately, the old man took the drumstick for the old lady.."take this, its your favourite.."

Looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe there's still a chance, but the wife was frowning when she answer.."
This is always the problem, you always think so highly of yourself, never thought about how I feel, dont you know that i hate drumsticks?"

Little did she know that, over the years, the husband have been trying all ways to please her, little did she know that drumsticks was the husband's favourite. Little did he know that she never thought he understand her at all, little did he know that she hates drumsticks even though all he wants is the best for her.

That night, both of them couldnt sleep, toss and turn, toss and turn...after hours, the old man couldnt take it anymore, he knows that he still loves her, and he cant carry on life without her, he wants her back, he wants to tell her, he is sorry, he wanted to tell her "i love you"...

He picks up the phone, starting dialing her number....ringing never stops..he never stop dialing....

On the other side, she was sad, she couldn’t understand how come after all these years, he still doesnt understand her at all, she loves him a lot, but she just cant take it anymore....phone's ringing, she refuses to answer knowing that its him..."what's the point of talking now that its over...i have ask for it and now i wanna keep it this way, if not i will lose face.."she thought...still ringing...she have decided to pull out the cord...

Little did she remember, he have heart problems...

The next day, she received news that he had passed away...she rushed down to his apartment, saw his body, lying on the couch still holding on to the phone...he had a heart attack when he was still trying to get through her phone line....

As sad as she could be...she will have to clear his belongings...when she was looking thru the drawers, she saw this insurance policy, dated from the day they got married, with the beneficiary being her... And together in those file, there was this note...

"To my dearest wife, by the time you're reading this, I'm sure I'm no longer around, I bought this policy for you, though the amount is only $100k, I hope it will be able to help me continue my promise that i have made when we got married, I might not be around anymore, I want this amount of money to continue taking care of you, just like the way I will if I could have live longer. I want you to know I will always be around, by your side... I love you"

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