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Wednesday, June 30, 2004STUFF ABOUT YOUR BODYThe left lung is smaller than the right lung to make room for the heart. The little lump of flesh just forward of your ear canal, right next to your temple, is called a tragus. The longest muscle in the human body is the sartorius. This narrow muscle of the thigh passes obliquely across the front of... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 11:48 AM Comments (2) (link) Tuesday, June 29, 2004MORE PHOBIAThe fear of large objects is……….megalophobia The fear of small objects is………tapinophobia The fear of bad odours is…………autodysomophobia The fear of growing old is………...gerascophobia The fear of old people is………….gerontophobia Aside:---- You can't very well say you didn't learn anything today! Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 12:11 PM Comments (0) (link) Monday, June 28, 2004THE INNER WORKINGS & OTHER STUFFMore stuff for your learning pleasure: If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation. If you go blind in one eye, you'll only lose about one-fifth of your vision (but all your depth perception.) The human brain... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 11:28 AM Comments (2) (link) Sunday, June 27, 2004MISCELLANEOUS FACTSDid you know? In 1957 Elvis Presley was inducted into the army. In 1959 the U.S. broke ties with Cuba after Fidel Castro rose to power. In 1961 the Peace Corps was founded. In 1965 North East U.S. experienced the “great blackout” during a summer heat wave. Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 1:17 PM Comments (2) (link) Saturday, June 26, 2004DID YOU KNOW??Were you aware of these facts? In 1957, the first Japanase car, the Toyota, was sold in the U.S. In 1960, the first nuclear aircraft carrier the USS Enterprise was launched. In 1962, James Meredith was the first black to be admitted to the University of Mississippi. In 1964, the U.S. Surgeon General... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 10:47 AM Comments (0) (link) |
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