Our eyes are the same size from birth.
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However, our ears and nose grow continuously.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Fact #7
It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky
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Most animals are designed with their bodies to be able to get to their food sources and to escape from danger. So, for giraffes, they have a neck pointed to the tops of the trees. For pigs, their heads are directed downwards. They can only move the head up enough to be level with their backs. This doesn't allow for any 'star gazing' but does allow them to do everything else the pig needs to do in it's life.
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Most animals are designed with their bodies to be able to get to their food sources and to escape from danger. So, for giraffes, they have a neck pointed to the tops of the trees. For pigs, their heads are directed downwards. They can only move the head up enough to be level with their backs. This doesn't allow for any 'star gazing' but does allow them to do everything else the pig needs to do in it's life.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Fact #6
Mona Lisa has no eyebrows
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There are 2 theories about this fact:
1. Some researchers claim that it was common at this time for genteel women to pluck them out, since they were considered to be unsightly.
2. In 2007, French engineer Pascal Cotte announced that his ultra high resolution scans of the painting provide evidence that Mona Lisa was originally painted with eyelashes and eyebrows, but that these had gradually disappeared over time, perhaps as a result of overcleaning.
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There are 2 theories about this fact:
1. Some researchers claim that it was common at this time for genteel women to pluck them out, since they were considered to be unsightly.
2. In 2007, French engineer Pascal Cotte announced that his ultra high resolution scans of the painting provide evidence that Mona Lisa was originally painted with eyelashes and eyebrows, but that these had gradually disappeared over time, perhaps as a result of overcleaning.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Fact #5
Chocolate can kill dogs
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Chocolate contains theobromine that is toxic to dogs in sufficient quantities. This is a xanthine compound in the same family of caffeine, and theophylline.
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Chocolate contains theobromine that is toxic to dogs in sufficient quantities. This is a xanthine compound in the same family of caffeine, and theophylline.
Fact #4
Ketchup was used as medicine
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Ketchup was sold in the United States as a patented medicine in the 1830's. It was known as "Dr. Miles' Compound Extract of Tomato."
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Ketchup was sold in the United States as a patented medicine in the 1830's. It was known as "Dr. Miles' Compound Extract of Tomato."
Fact #3
Sneeze can kill
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If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head.
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If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head.
Fact #2
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
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Peanut oil can be processed to produce glycerol, which can be used to make nitroglycerin, one of the constituents of dynamite.
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Peanut oil can be processed to produce glycerol, which can be used to make nitroglycerin, one of the constituents of dynamite.
Fact #1
Saddam Hussein got the key to Detroit in 1980
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Saddam Hussein donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to a Detroit church and received a key to the city more than two decades ago, soon after he became president of Iraq.
The events contrast sharply with the attack Saddam's regime is now facing from a U.S.-led coalition, reflecting his changed relationship with the United States since Washington helped Saddam covertly in his 1980-88 war with Iran.
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Saddam Hussein donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to a Detroit church and received a key to the city more than two decades ago, soon after he became president of Iraq.
The events contrast sharply with the attack Saddam's regime is now facing from a U.S.-led coalition, reflecting his changed relationship with the United States since Washington helped Saddam covertly in his 1980-88 war with Iran.
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