Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Did You Know ??? Better Read this!

Facts are fascinating , they are incontrovertible truth. So just go ahead , update your ever idle information registry. Here goes the facts ,

1. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo. I feel sorry for the elephant :-(

2. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb. So husbands better be aware of using the phrase again.

3. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest. Sounds Weird , but it is a fact :-)

4. You can't lick your top side of the nose.. Try this !!!

5. Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. Do measure it daily !!!

6. The record for the most Olympic medals ever won is held by Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina. Competing in three Olympics, between 1956 and 1964, she won 18 medals. She must be having a huge gallery.

7. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. Are you intellengent check out ???

8. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language. try twisting your tongue now :-)

9. In France, a five year old child can buy an alcoholic drink in bar, Good for him .

10. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open? Next time you feel a sneeze coming try it!

The last one and interesting fact is , 90% of the people reading this page would have or are trying to do the fact #4 ..

:-) Have fun.. Enjoy the day..

4 comments:

Vijesh said...

Other DID U KNOW was interesting.

Sriram V said...

"Gossip is powerful than Facts". Bewildered!!! Read on - http://www.nypost.com/seven/10162007/news/worldnews/gossip_is_stronger_than_truth.htm

VV said...

Nice...i have more facts.
how can i send it to you??

Karthikeyan K said...

good..