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Thursday, October 5, 2017

Some Interesting Facts

In case you suffer from Cherophobia, which is the fear of fun, maybe you shouldn't read the rest of this blog (grin).  For the rest of you, I hope you have fun leaning some weird facts.  In fact, I found these at:


Wouldn't it be great to have a billion dollars?  Well, we may not be rich but if you are 32 years old you will have lived for about a billion seconds.

In 32 years. there are about 1 billion seconds

I am glad I don't live in Albania because I surely would be getting into a lot of trouble.  Why, you may ask.  See this next weird fact:

In Albania, nodding your head means 'no' and shaking your head means 'yes'.

I guess that rubber bands are in the vegetable category:

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated

I sure do believe that these twins could get confused about which one is the oldest:

A twin was born 34 minutes after her brother, but because daylight savings time kicked in, was actually born 26 minutes before.

When someone tells you that you have a glowing smile, they may be more correct than they thought:

False teeth are often minutely radioactive.

I don't understand the reason for this next one.  Maybe you could explain it to me.

A donkey will sink in quicksand but a mule won't.

OK, that is enough for today, now you all have a great evening, you hear?

10 comments:

  1. The mule is smart enough to stay out of quicksand is why.

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    1. Yep, I guess it was, but then how did it know it would float?

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  2. Very interesting. Those were some fun facts. Have a great weekend.

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    1. Glad you found them interesting, I did. At my age, everyday is great whether a weekend day or a week day.

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  3. Interesting and clever facts. The mule one has me stumped. More research is in order. Wonder if anyone will let me borrow their mule?

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    1. They may lend you the mule but not the donkey.

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  4. I figured a mule was too stubborn to sink ...
    That birthday one, got me. Younger in reality but legally older?

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    1. Strange things do happen and yes, I agree on the mule being too stubborn to sink.

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  5. like the twin one,,, and of course the mule

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    1. Sometimes I think that I am that mule, but then it turns out that I am the donkey.

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