Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Interesting facts to know

  • In the weightlessness of space a frozen pea will explode if it comes in contact with Pepsi.
  • The increased electricity used by modern appliance parts is causing a shift in the Earth's magnetic field. By the year 2327, the North Pole will be located in mid-Kansas, while the South Pole will be just off the coast of East Africa.
  • The idea for "tribbles" in "Star Trek" came from gerbils, since some gerbils are actually born pregnant.
  • Male rhesus monkeys often hang from tree branches by their amazing prehensile penises.
  • Replying more than 100 times to the same piece of spam e-mail will overwhelm the sender's system and interfere with their ability to send any more spam.
  • Approximately one-sixth of your life is spent on Wednesdays.
  • The typewriter was invented by Hungarian immigrant Qwert Yuiop, who left his "signature" on the keyboard.