• Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33.
• The dollar symbol ($) is a U combined with an S (U.S.)
• Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
• The Swiss flag is square
• Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
• The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat", which means "the king is dead".
• The tune for the "A-B-C" song is the same as "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star."
• Pinocchio is Italian for "pine head."
• Hacky-sack was invented in Turkey.
• If you stretch a standard Slinky out flat it measures 87 feet long.
• Most Americans' car horns beep in the key of F.
• The shortest French word with all five vowels is "oiseau" meaning bird.
• The ball on top of a flagpole is called the truck.
• Oliver Cromwell was hanged and decapitated two years after he had died.
• Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time.
• The only "real" food that U.S. Astronauts are allowed to take into space is pecan nuts.
• All three major 1996 Presidential candidates, Clinton, Dole and Perot, are left-handed.
• The little lump of flesh just forward of your ear canal, right next to your temple, is called a tragus.
• Walt Disney's autograph bears no resemblance to the famous Disney logo.
• It takes a lobster approxiamately seven years to grow to be one pound.
• The hyoid bone, in your throat, is the only bone in the body not attached to another bone.
• The correct response to the Irish greeting, "Top of the morning to you," is "and the rest of the day to yourself."
• Giraffes have no vocal cords.
• The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' symbolizes 'two women living under one roof'.
• No word in the English language rhymes with month.
• The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.

So I didn't know like any of those! I like the US money one.. Very cool

It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up. The frog throws up it's stomach first, so the stomach is dangling out of it's mouth. Then the frog uses it's forearms to dig out all of the stomach's contents and then swallows the stomach back down again.

Butterflies smell with their feet AND all polar bears are left handed!  I wonder how that was discovered!? lol

lol this ones ridiculous.. There is a law on the books of Detroit, Michigan that states that "Alligators may not be tied to fire hydrants."

Tipping at a restaurant in Iceland is considered an insult.

A blue whale's aorta (the main blood vessel) is large enough for a human to crawl through.

Almonds are a member of the peach family.

italiangirl said:
A blue whale's aorta (the main blood vessel) is large enough for a human to crawl through.

OMGosh how big is a blue whale?? If just a blood vessel is that big!

In your life, you'll shed over 40 pounds of skin!! 

Flea's can jump 130 times higher than their own height. In human terms this is equal to a 6ft. person jumping 780 ft. into the air.

An inch (2.5 centimeters) of rain water is equivalent to 15 inches (38.1 centimeters) of dry, powdery snow.

Armadillos, opossums, and sloth's spend about 80% of their lives sleeping.

The hottest planet in the solar system is Venus, with an estimated surface temperature of 864 F (462 C).

The heaviest human brain ever recorded weighed 5 lb. 1.1 oz. (2.3 kg.).

In a full grown rye plant, the total length of fine root hairs may reach 6600 miles.

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.

Ten minutes of one hurricane contains enough energy to match the nuclear stockpiles of the world.

Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead.

It is energy-efficient to turn off a fluorescent light only if it will not be used again within an hour or more. This is because of the high voltage needed to turn it on, and the shortened life this high voltage causes.

RoyalRepuclic said:

By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.

hey this could be helpful :) they should put that in the next indiana jones movie

Dumb Laws in California--

Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths, and elephants.

Bathhouses are against the law.

In an animal shelter, lizards and snakes are treated under the same guidelines as cats and dogs.

No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.

Women may not drive in a house coat.

It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

Arcadia
Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways.

Alhambra
You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without the proper permit.

Baldwin Park
Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.

Belvedere
City Council order reads: "No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash."

Blythe
You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows.

Burlingame
It is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds.

Carmel
Ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk. (Repealed when Clint Eastwood was mayor)

Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits.

Chico
Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.

Downey
It is illegal to wash your car in the street. (Passed 1995).

Hollywood
It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.

Lafayette
You are forbidden to spit on the ground within 5 feet of another person.

Lodi
It is illegal to own or sell "Silly String".

Lompoc
It is illegal to posses, own or raise roosters. This is considered disturbing the peace.

Long Beach
It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.

Cars are the only item allowed in a garage.

Los Angeles
Toads may not be licked.

You may not hunt moths under a street light.

It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church. Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison.

You cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.

Zoot suits are prohibited.

It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.

It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.

Ontario
Roosters may not crow in the city limits.

Pacific Grove
Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine.

Palm Springs
It is illegal to walk a camel down Palm Canyon Drive between the hours of four and six PM.

Pasadena
It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.

Prunedale
Two bathtubs may not be installed in the same house.

Redlands
Motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man with a lantern is wallking ahead of it.

Riverside
One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o'clock.

San Diego
The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250.

It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a streetcar.

San Francisco
Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street.

Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash.

It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.

It is illegal to wipe one's car with used underwear.

San Jose
It is illegal to have more than two cats or dogs. -Ord. 7.08.595

Santa Monica
You may not play percussion instruments on the beach.

Temecula
Ducks have the right of way to cross Rancho California St. at all times.

San Francisco
Persons classified as "ugly" may not walk down any street.

hahahah.. this is a very good law =P