31 October 2013

10 GREAT FACTS A DAY - Part 58 (30/10/2013)






571.   The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one-mile in every five must be straight.
         These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.

572.  
Nearly three percent of the ice in Antarctic glaciers is penguin urine.

573.  
Hot water will turn into ice faster than cold water.

574.  
“Rhythm” is the longest English word without a vowel.

575.  
Like fingerprints, every person’s tongue print is different.

576.  
No piece of normal-size paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.

577.  
The tongue is the only muscle that is attached from one end only.

578.  
Pumice is the only rock that floats in water.

579.  
Camel’s milk does not curdle.

580.  
Your foot is the same length as your forearm, and your thumb is the same length as your
         nose. Also, the length of your lips is the same as the index finger.

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