Little Cozy Corner

• that snails have teeth?
• that a ‘bap’ is a hamburger bun in England?
• that every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury?
• that the first couple to be shown in bed together on prime TV were Fred & Wilma Flintstone?
• that you share the same birthday with at least 9 million other people around the world? [And you thought you were unique!]
• that the longest recorded female legs are 126cm - as tall as an average 10 year old?
• that Australia is the only country that is also a continent? [I could have told you this too!]
• that honey is the only food that does not spoil?
• that a horse can sleep standing up?
• that a hyoid bone in the throat is the only bone in the human body not joined to another?
• that the number 4 is the only number in the English language that has the same number of letters in its name as its meaning?
• that the only lizard that has a voice is a gecko?

Now you do!

• that in one day, the human brain generates more electrical impluses than all the telephones in the world put together?
• that another word for hiccuping is ’singultus’?
• that Oscar Wilde and his friends came up with the word ‘dude’? It came from the words ‘duds’ and attitude’.
• that of all the words Drs. Seuss made up in his storybook, only one has stuck in the English vocabulary? It’s ‘Grinch’.
• that an average woman has 17 square feet of skin? When a woman is in her ninth month of pregnancy, she has 18.3 square feet of skin.
• that rats can go on longer without water than camels?
• that in France, it is illegal for a person to kiss another on railways?
• that a person uses approximately 57 sheets of toilet paper each day?
• that an office desk has 400 times more bacteria than the toilet?
• that the blue whale weights 50 tonnes at birth, and as much as 150 tonnes when fully grown?
• that ancient Greek or Roman men has an average lifespan of 36 years?
• that a fear of dying laughing is called cherophobia?
• that a baby grey whale consumes enough milk to fill more than 2000 bottles a day?

Well, now you know.

Gee, it’s been a long time since I blogged properly. I guess I can’t say that blogging is part of life these days. I’ve got so many lame excuses that I think it’s not funny for me to share it with you. But I think overall, blogging will continue despite a little less attention will be given - it will continue, I need the money!

Anyway, I’ve got a question to ask you and I seriously do not think it’s a silly question and if you think it is, think again. AND I will also add that it has a perfectly logical answer too. And I actually got it from a movie we recently watched. And if you have watched this said movie, you’ll be able to answer this in a jiff~ unless you weren’t paying attention. I asked this on Facebook and only got 2 answers - apalah!!!

 

Image from Photoshop

How do you stop a drop of water from drying up?

I will give you the answer the next time I blog coz I don’t know when that will be. AND YES, there is a legitimate answer to this question - seriously.

• that the gastric juices of a snake can digest bones and teeth, but not fur or hair?

• that flounders swim sideways?

• that the human can, given enough time to adjust, see almost as well as an owl’s?

• that the rush of air produced by a cough can approach 1000km an hour?

• that the greyhounds eyesight is the best of any breed of dog?

• that swimming a quarter of a kilometre is almost equal to running 1km?

• that your brain is more active sleeping than it is watching TV? [Now you have a very good reason to tell your mum/dad that you want to stay in bed the whole day, kids!]

• that Barbie is 25cm tall?

• that men can read smaller print better than woman? Women can hear better though.

• that graffiti is the Italian word for ’scratched drawing’?

• that daily, the human race grows by about 214,000 people?

• that a firefly is a type of beetle?

• that a kernel of the tree ‘Myristica Fragrans’ is called nutmeg?

• that on average, women say 7000 words per day? Men only mange just over 2000.

Due to a rather embarassing technical mistake - both Wuching and Dabs were right. They did read this not too long ago on MY blog early December. Hehehehe…..my bad, I admit but a couple of facts here are new. Sadly, I can’t remember what I added la. So to make up for this, here’s another list :D

• that a two-hour motion picture uses around 3.3km of film?

• that lettuce has been grown and cultivated for more than 2500 years?

• that Kermit the Frog has 11 points on his collar?

• that accorns are poisonous to humans? If eaten, they will cause kidney damage.

• that on a clear, dark night a human can see a candle burning 50km away?

• that as much as 50 litres of maple sap is used to make a single litre of maple syrup?

• that when glass breaks, the craks move faster than 5000km an hour?

• that the favourite horse wins fewer than 30% of all races? [Good tip for all you gamblers out there!]

• that every living thing on earth contains carbon?

• that it taes over 20,000 litres of water to produce one kilogram of beef?

• that on an average day, an adult spends 77 minutes eating?

• that a person living to 75 years of age will have slept almost 23 years of their life - or about 220,000 hours?

• that a “buccula” is the name given to a person’s double chin?

• that tequila is made from the juice of the agave?

• that on average a human will spend up to 2 weeks kissing in his/her lifetime? 

You are now officially more knowledgeable than you were yesterday :D I hope this is not a repeated list!!!

• that the gastric juices of a snake can digest bones and teeth, but not fur or hair?

• that flounders swim sideways?

• that the human can, given enough time to adjust, see almost as well as an owl’s?

• that the rush of air produced by a cough can approach 1000km an hour?

• that the greyhounds eyesight is the best of any breed of dog?

• that swimming a quarter of a kilometre is almost equal to running 1km?

• that your brain is more active sleeping than it is watching TV? [Now you have a very good reason to tell your mum/dad that you want to stay in bed the whole day, kids!]

• that Barbie is 25cm tall?

If you’re thinking women, you’re wrong! Turns out that marriage adds 7 years to a man’s lifespan because there is someone who looks after them, the wife. Sadly, this can’t be said for the women…..turns out that we burned out from all that looking after!! See why women needs pampering? And please don’t grumble when we run off for a manicure/pedicure. Heck, husbands should instead urge wives to go for spas and massages!

And to add to that, having a daughter adds 74 weeks to a man’s life but sucks 95 weeks from mum!! Haiz…..poor me but Ella’s worth it though. By the way, I got to know about this from a health show on telly called ‘What’s good for you’. It’s pretty interesting, eh?