Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Random Facts #24

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.



No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times. 



Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.



The magnetic North Pole changes position by about 20 feet a day.

The Romans ate fried canaries.

An elephant can throw a baseball faster than a human.

In medieval England, beer was often served with breakfast.

If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white.

The number one cause of blindness in the United States is diabetes.

The longest recorded sneezing fit lasted 978 days.

2 comments:

whalechaser said...

Did they remove the feathers before they FRIED them?

Scott said...

Aha - a solution to the Cub's bullpen woes... get some elephants in there!