21. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and silver!
22. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa 's lips.
23. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
24. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original 'Halloween' was a Captain Kirk's mask painted white.
25. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar (good to know.)
26. By raising your legs slowly and lying on yo ur back, you can't sink in quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless.)
27. 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.
28. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles at that time, the most known play er on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
29. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with apples.
30. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
31. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
32. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
33. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages it.
I NEED TO REMEMBER THIS.
34.George Carlin said it best about Martha Stewart:'Boy,I feel a lot safer now that she's behind bars. O. J. Simpson and Kobe Bryant are still walking around; Osama Bin Laden too, but they take the ONE woman in America willing to cook, clean, and work in the yard, and they haul her fanny off to jail.'
Friday, August 29, 2008
I learned a few things... (Part 3)
Monday, August 25, 2008
I learned a few things... (Part 2)
11. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog.
12. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
13. Most lipstick contains fish scales (eeww).
14. Donald Duck comics were banned from
15. Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine.
16. Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower' because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the upper case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters.
17. Leonardo Da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time, hence, multi-tasking was invented.)
18. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
19. There are no clocks in
20. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never a recorded Wendy before!
Saturday, August 23, 2008
I learned a few things... (Part 1)
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BUT PROBABLY DON'T
1. Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton..
2. The Declaration of Independence
3. The dot over the letter "i" is called a 'tittle'.
4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
5. Susan Lucci is the daughter o f Phyllis Diller.
6. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
7. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
8. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He was albino.
9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily.
10. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister..
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Got my Green Card!
Yup, I am so happy that I got my 10 year green card yesterday which I thought it will be delayed based on their story. They told me that I will get my card 1 year minimum yet they processed pretty quick even though i waited for the last day for the additional documents that they were asking me to submit. Thank God I have no headaches on my immigration papers!
Saturday, January 12, 2008
For Your Information
| State | Capital | Largest city |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Montgomery | Birmingham |
| Alaska | Juneau | Anchorage |
| Arizona | Phoenix | Phoenix |
| Arkansas | Little Rock | Little Rock |
| California | Sacramento | Los Angeles |
| Colorado | Denver | Denver |
| Connecticut | Hartford | Bridgeport |
| Delaware | Dover | Wilmington |
| Florida | Tallahassee | Jacksonville |
| Georgia | Atlanta | Atlanta |
| Hawaii | Honolulu | Honolulu |
| Idaho | Boise | Boise |
| Illinois | Springfield | Chicago |
| Indiana | Indianapolis | Indianapolis |
| Iowa | Des Moines | Des Moines |
| Kansas | Topeka | Wichita |
| Kentucky | Frankfort | Lexington |
| Louisiana | Baton Rouge | New Orleans |
| Maine | Augusta | Portland |
| Maryland | Annapolis | Baltimore |
| Massachusetts | Boston | Boston |
| Michigan | Lansing | Detroit |
| Minnesota | St. Paul | Minneapolis |
| Mississippi | Jackson | Jackson |
| Missouri | Jefferson City | Kansas City |
| Montana | Helena | Billings |
| Nebraska | Lincoln | Omaha |
| Nevada | Carson City | Las Vegas |
| New Hampshire | Concord | Manchester |
| New Jersey | Trenton | Newark |
| New Mexico | Santa Fe | Albuquerque |
| New York | Albany | New York City |
| North Carolina | Raleigh | Charlotte |
| North Dakota | Bismarck | Fargo |
| Ohio | Columbus | Columbus |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City |
| Oregon | Salem | Portland |
| Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | Philadelphia |
| Rhode Island | Providence | Providence |
| South Carolina | Columbia | Columbia |
| South Dakota | Pierre | Sioux Falls |
| Tennessee | Nashville | Memphis |
| Texas | Austin | Houston |
| Utah | Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City |
| Vermont | Montpelier | Burlington |
| Virginia | Richmond | Virginia Beach |
| Washington | Olympia | Seattle |
| West Virginia | Charleston | Charleston |
| Wisconsin | Madison | Milwaukee |
| Wyoming | Cheyenne | Cheyenne |
