Think you know everything?

theHiredMansWife · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:42 pm Post subject: Think you know everything?

Just got this so I don't know if they're all true! Very Happy

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For those of you who just thought you knew everything,
here's a refresher course...

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

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

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Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

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You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

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

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

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The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.

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

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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. (Since Venus is normally associated with women, what does this tell you!)

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

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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.

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

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Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

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Pearls melt in vinegar.

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

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

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A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

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Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. (I keep my toothbrush
in the living room now!)

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And the best for last.....

Turtles can breathe through their butts.

(I know some people like that; don't YOU?)

Now you know everything

OldDog/NewTricks · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:13 pm Post subject:

Bar Code FAQ's

http://www.adams1.com/pub/russadam/faq.html

This has got me to thinking - Now I have questions on RFID Bar Codes On Cattle Ear Tags

Bar Tags
http://www.nationalband.com/nbtbarc.htm

So many Questions to understand Bar Codes and RFID's

There is a Company that claimes to have a "reader" that will read 1 bar code in a group from 5' away

I'm back to feeling like a dumb old Cowboy

but I'll learn

ranchwife · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:08 pm Post subject:

gonna have to copy this for the 16 year old to put in her school newspaper....I know that I sure did not know alot of these little tidbits!!! Shocked

ranchwife · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:09 pm Post subject:

i wonder how many people (especially men) are running for a really big piece of paper right now just in hopes of being proven superior?? Wink

nr · Rancher Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Posts: 2823 Location: DE

Duck quacks do echo, says Urban legends:

"So a duck's quack certainly echoes around our reverberation chamber, so a duck's quack does echo. Which leads to the most interesting question, why did the myth arise? The are a few possible explanations that I can think of:
The quack does echo, but it is usually too quiet to hear. When you want to hear an echo, you usually make a very loud noise to make sure the reflection can be heard. But a duck quacks too quietly, so the reflection is too quiet to hear.
Ducks don't quack near reflecting surfaces. You need a large reflecting surface, a mountain or building for the sound to reflect off. Maybe ducks don't hang around reflecting surfaces.
It is hard to hear the echo of a sound which fades in and fades out."

Northern Rancher · Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:58 pm Post subject:

Well I know cows can go up stairs because my buddies had a heifer climb them and get in the ogffice/bedroom of their new mega calving barn. She got back down them but it was more of a drag than a lead lol.

Les · Member Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Posts: 784 Location: Alberta

and i did not run for a big piece of paper i got my kid to get me one Smile

Juan · Member Joined: 15 Feb 2005 Posts: 746 Location: N.W.SD

theHiredMansWife · Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 9:31 am Post subject:

The one I really liked was "Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. "

I think that should hang in every major airport. Wink

OldDog/NewTricks · Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 11:37 am Post subject:

Tommy · Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 12:23 pm Post subject:

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

Wrong. I planted some seedling Burr oak trees about 20 years ago, they have been producing acorns for four or five years.

I like this one...The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.

Who tried it to find out?

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

How do they get them off pots then?

theHiredMansWife · Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 12:31 pm Post subject:

pots don't have stairs, they have ramps...

I had the same thought about coconuts, though. This is what I found when googling:
http://www.zetatalk.com/health/theal04z.htm

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