Useless Tidbits

Here are some extremely useless, but entertaining, facts for the day. Happy Friday!

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



2. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times. Oh, go ahead ... I'll wait ...



3. Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes or shark attacks. (Watch your A$$)



4. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. (Hmm ... what if you sleep WHILE watching television?)



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



6. The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.



7. The King of Hearts is the only king without a moustache.



8. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.



9. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.



10. Most dust particles in your house are made from DEAD SKIN!



11. The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. So did the first "Marlboro Man."



12. Walt Disney was afraid OF MICE! (Mickey Mouse actually started out as Oswald the Lucky Rabbit)



13. PEARLS MELT IN VINEGAR!



14. The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.



15. It is possible to lead a cow upstairs ... but, not downstairs.



16. A duck's quack does not echo, and no one knows why.



17. Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.



18. Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first U.S. president whose name contains all the letters from the word “criminal." The second? William Jefferson Clinton.



19. And the best for last.... Turtles can breathe through their butts.