Last person to post in this thread wins!

[Micah my love]

still the winner

[sugarmamma]

In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!

There are 18 different animal shapes in the Animal Crackers cookie zoo!

Should there be a crash, Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane as a precaution!

Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second!

The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!

There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos!

There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants!

[EarthAngel]

I Win!!!

[sugarmamma]

A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.

The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.

A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and
down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2" by 3-1/2".

During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur," a small red car can be seen
in the distance (and Heston's wearing a watch).

[MsKayle]

try again Betty!

[sugarmamma]

I'm not Betty but I win


On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily!
(That explains a few mysteries....)

Sherlock Holmes NEVER said, "Elementary, my dear Watson."

Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.

The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per
side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.

There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange,
purple and silver.

Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space
because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them.

The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

Weatherman Willard Scott was the first Ronald McDonald.

If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will
instantly go mad and sting itself to death. (Who was the sadist who
discovered this??)

Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down
so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.

[jadabug]

The Olmecs emerged around 1200 B.C.E. as Mexico's first complex society. They are famous for carving gigantic, helmet-clad heads out of stone. Many of these stone heads can be seen today at Mexico's museums and cultural sites.
The Aztecs, another important ancient indigenous group, were a nomadic people until one day they were wandering around a lake and saw an eagle perched on a cactus holding a snake in its claws. The Aztecs interpreted this as a sign from their god Huitzilopochtli that this was where they should make their permanent home. The area where they settled is now Mexico City, and an image of the eagle on the cactus holding the snake is at the center of the Mexican flag.
The Mayans were a great civilization that flourished on the YucatanPeninsula mostly between the years 250 and 900 C.E. The Mayans invented a complex writing system and were avid astronomers who learned to predict solar eclipses and the movements of the sun.
Spanish explorers arrived in Mexico in the early 16th century and conquered these ancient civilizations. Most Mexicans today are "mestizos," meaning that their ancestors were a mix of people from these ancient civilizations and people who came from Spain.



Read more: Fun Facts About Mexico for Kids | eHow.com Fun Facts About Mexico for Kids | eHow.com

[MsKayle]

but I wanna win

[sugarmamma]

The Olmecs emerged around 1200 B.C.E. as Mexico's first complex society. They are famous for carving gigantic, helmet-clad heads out of stone. Many of these stone heads can be seen today at Mexico's museums and cultural sites.
The Aztecs, another important ancient indigenous group, were a nomadic people until one day they were wandering around a lake and saw an eagle perched on a cactus holding a snake in its claws. The Aztecs interpreted this as a sign from their god Huitzilopochtli that this was where they should make their permanent home. The area where they settled is now Mexico City, and an image of the eagle on the cactus holding the snake is at the center of the Mexican flag.
The Mayans were a great civilization that flourished on the YucatanPeninsula mostly between the years 250 and 900 C.E. The Mayans invented a complex writing system and were avid astronomers who learned to predict solar eclipses and the movements of the sun.
Spanish explorers arrived in Mexico in the early 16th century and conquered these ancient civilizations. Most Mexicans today are "mestizos," meaning that their ancestors were a mix of people from these ancient civilizations and people who came from Spain.

[jadabug]

A venerable foodstuff that has been relegated to the checkout counter in gas stations and convenience stores, beef jerky actually has a proud heritage. Here are somethings you might want to know.

1. Jerky is a means to preserve meat without refrigeration.

2. Traditionally meat was dried and/or smoked and/or salted. Marinading is another technique used to add additional flavoring.

3. Although beef is the most common type of jerky, one can also find jerky from wild game such as venison, elk, caribou, and moose. Even kangaroo meat.

4. The origin of the word Jerky is from Native American “Charqui” which means “to burn meat”.

5. Jerky quality varies greatly and depends on the choice of meat, the preservatives, and the preservation technique.

6. There are many jerky-like products that consist of highly processed, chopped and formed meat, rather than traditional sliced, whole-muscle meat. Try to stay away from them.

7. A good jerky is very lean; fat usually causes spoilage. In cheap products with high fat and water content, many chemicals are added as preservatives to prevent spoilage.

[Micah my love]

I never liked history but love winning

[JMuedog]

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[Micah my love]

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