TRIVIA 4

[Rhonda]

The human body is a machine that is full of wonder. This collection of
human body facts will leave you wondering why in the heck we were
designed the way we were.

-Scientists say the higher your I.Q. The more you dream.

-The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest
is the male sperm.

-You use 200 muscles to take one step.

-The average woman is 5 inches shorter than the average man.

-Your big toes have two bones each while the rest have three.

-A pair of human feet contains 250,000 sweat glands.

-A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.

-The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razor blades.

-The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the
Encyclopedia Britannica.

-It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.

-The average human dream lasts 2-3 seconds.

-Men without hair on their chests are more likely to get cirrhosis of the
liver than men with hair.

-At the moment of conception, you spent about half an hour as a single cell.

-There is about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.

-Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to bring half a gallon of
water to a boil.

-The enamel in your teeth is the hardest substance in your body.

-Your teeth start growing 6 months before you are born

-When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, and they
do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.

-Your thumb is the same length of your nose.



Now, wasn't that interesting?? LOL

[Rhonda]

How quickly does an escalator move?
The standard escalator moves 120 feet per minute.





How fine is space dust?
Space dust is extremely small – smaller than a particle of smoke – and widely separated, with more than 320 feet between particles.





What's the difference between Alaskan and Californian sea otters?
California sea otters spend almost all of their time in the water. Alaska sea otters often sleep, groom, and nurse on land.





Do frogs drink?
Frogs never drink. They absorb water from their surroundings by osmosis.





What can you learn from a hair?
Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.

[Rhonda]

What was Detroit famous for before cars?
Long before Detroit became renowned for the production of automobiles, the city had earned a national reputation for the manufacturing of cigars and chewing tobacco. Tobacco companies were among the city's leading employers at the turn of the twentieth century, employing more than 10,000 people. In the mid-1920s, it was estimated that 210 million cigars and 14 million pounds of chewing tobacco were produced in Detroit each year.





How many gaits does a zebra have?
Zebras, like other equids, have three gaits: the walk, the trot, and the gallop.





How many elements are in a gemstone?
Most gemstones contain several elements. Except the diamond -- it's all carbon.





What was Thomas' first invention?
Thomas Edison’s first major invention was the quadruplex telegraph. Unlike other telegraphs at the time, it could send four messages at the same time over one wire.





When did thingy Tracy win an Oscar?
After Spencer Tracy won the 1937 Best Actor Oscar for Captains Courageous, the gold statuette was sent out to be inscribed. When it was returned to the actor, it was engraved "To thingy Tracy." The Academy was justifiably embarrassed by the error.

[Rhonda]

Today's useless fact - Did John Lennon or Paul McCartney sing more lead vocals for the Beatles?

There's a ton of web sites devoted to what is arguably the most popular band in the world. And even though the band hasn't been together for over 30 years and two of the members are now dead, you can still find everything you could ever want to know about them. A couple of fan sites sort all of the Beatles songs by lead singer. So all we had to do was count how many songs John and Paul each sang.

Turns out that Lennon sang 103 songs with the Beatles, while McCartney sang only 84. In addition, John is credited with lead but shared vocals with Paul 21 times, with Paul and George together eight times, and with George once. Paul is credited with lead but shared vocals with John on only four songs.

McCartney may have outlived Lennon so he could sing about Sweet Loretta Martin at the Super Bowl, but John gets vocal credit for the eggman and the walrus. Goo goo G joob