Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindnesses and small obligations, given habitually, are what win and preserve the heart, and secure comfort.

Sir Humphry Davy

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Interesting.....

Here are some really interesting facts I have that I get from an app I have on my phone. Sometimes I read these to help me fall asleep... They are very addicting to read!

- Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace
- The biggest dog on record was an Old English Mastiff that weighed 343 pounds. He was 8 feet, 3 inches from nose to tail (thats HUGE!)
- No matter its size or thickness, no piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times
- The province of Alberta, Canada is completely free of rats.
- People with initials that spell out GOD or ACE are likely to live longer than people whose initials spell out words like APE, PIG, or RAT.
- America once issued a 5-cent bill.
- 10 minutes of one hurricane contains enough energy to match the nuclear stockpiles of the world.
- A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
- The most dangerous animal in the world is the common housefly. BEcause of their habits of visiting animal waste, they transmit more diseases than any other animal.
- 90% of Canada's 31,000,000 citizens live within 300 miles of the US border.

Ill keep posting more interesting facts later! :)

1 comment:

  1. It is interesting you read fun facts before bed. I read the daily FMLs. haha

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