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Question

Noon originally meant 3 p.m.

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

If the normal one hundred thousand hairs on a head were woven into a rope, it could support a weight of more than twelve tons

Answer 1

hey i didnt know this...

Answer 2

nice.. i knew the 1st one b4.

star for u.. :)

Answer 3

Pearls melt in vinegar. ...this tip was really valuable.

Answer 4

This is coooll.. ehhe.. :D:D..

Answer 5

Now I know..Thanks for the information...

Answer 6

That's all very interesting.

Answer 7

Ooh...dats interesting...where'd u find out all dis stuff??...lolz...it gr8...

Answer 8

i know it now...........is this knowledge or r u typing down your G.K. book??

Answer 9

chicken who just lost its head can run the length of a football field before dropping dead.

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds!

Coffee beans can be mixed into B type blood, changing it into O type blood

Rubbing cocoa butter on your abdomen during pregnancy will prevent stretch marks. Thanx udamann

The light from your computer screen streams at you at almost 186,000 miles per second.

If you chew a cabbage/lettuce leaf properly, you'll lose more energy than you'll gain from actually eating it.

The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.

The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth 2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.

Cicadas have their hearing organs in their stomachs, at the base of the abdomen.

The caterpillar has more than 2,000 muscles

There are more than 40,000 characters in Chinese script. (I could have sworn it was more.)

For those who love to drink Coke

In a deck of cards, the King of Hearts is the only king without a moustache.

There are more chickens than people in the world. (unsure)

On the old Canadian 2 dollar bill,the flag flying over the Parliament Building is NOT an American flag.Thanx Doug B. and Dwain

In the city of Carmel, where Clint Eastwood grew up, they dont have postmen, coz they dont have street numbers. Ppl go to the post office to collect their mail. Thanx Erin

The first contraceptive diaphragms, centuries ago, were citrus rinds (i.e., half an orange rind). Casanova used half lemon rinds as a cervical cap and the acidic juice as a potent spremicide(something that kills sperms).Thanx Donna C.

Some large clouds store enough water for 500000 showers

Crocodiles have brains no larger than a cigar and they cannot stick their tongue out. (I wonder why)

Crocodiles can snap their jaws in 1/8th of a second and can use over 40 sets of teeth

Answer 10

it's very interesting. thanks for the information

Answer 11

thnx 4 de informations n

thnx 2 coz gt shared it wit de others...

its really interesting n nice...

KEEP IT UP!!! :)

Answer 12

all are new, thats great :-)

Answer 13

2 points to me!

Answer 14

Pearls melt in vinegar. ...this tip was really valuable.

u r dontn about it

it  is very bad

Answer 15

Cool!

I didnt know until u mentioned it here.

thks..

Answer 16

Wow,the fact about human hair is amazing!No wonder someone has a guiness world record with it.

That was really interesting!I need to know more facts!

Answer 17

WOW!!!!!!!!!

thnx capt. anil!!!...u r tryin 2 share ur knowledge through yahooo answers!!!

GREAT!!!!!.....keep goin!

Answer 18

1. Yes, I am such an Old Man, I remember when my father often came home from work early to have a "Nooner," at exactly 3:00 PM, with mommy or the maid, or sometimes both. I loved watching their toes curl. hehehehehehehe

2. No, that is impossible. The "very first MATCH was created in 1805," while .... " ... the first lighter was invented 18 years later in 1823."

SEE:

"The first lighter, Döbereiner's lamp, was invented by Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner in 1823. It stayed in production until 1880.The first "match" was created in 1805. The first friction match, which can be ignited on virtually any surface (i.e. fabric) was created in 1827, 4 years after the lighter.[1]

You did not specify that it was the ... "The first friction match, which can be ignited on virtually any surface (i.e. fabric) was created in 1827, 4 years after the lighter." ****

3. Of course I knew that one. Vinegar is quite acidic and is often used to "erode" lime and calcium deposits left by "hard" water; and, that pearls are simply calcium depoits to cover an irritant in a clam type shellfish.

4. Generally yes, but not specifically that exact figure. Being an Engineer, I can visualize the cross-sectional area of each hair and its individual tensile strength, which is incredibly high, just before breaking. Considering its area, it has tremendous tensile strength. The combined strength of the woven hairs is the sum (∑) of the individual tensile strengths of each of the 100,000 hairs.

I saw a picture of a very fat lady that had all of the hair on her head tightly braided and held by a clevis and a chain. She was pulled up off of the stage floor by about 3'-5'. I estimate that she must have weighed at least 10 tons. (LOL) I believe that is within the usual Engineering margin of error.

P.S.: Oh, yes, and it did not hurt a bit. I did not feel a thing when they raised her from the floor.

:) ...  :) ...  :) .....   LOL

And, my contribution.

Did you know that a spider's web's tensile strenght is greater the the same cross sectional area of steel?

"The tensile strength of spider silk is greater than the same weight of steel and has much greater elasticity. Its microstructure is under investigation for potential applications in industry, including bullet-proof vests, and artificial tendons. Researchers have used genetically modified mammals to produce the proteins needed to make this material." *****

Answer 19

All new thanks again with ur amusing facts i m increasing my GK which was very weak

Answer 20

Thanks.All are new for me.First and last are very good.

Answer 21

Where is the proof of statement? I wish you have given a link.