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Friday, June 25, 2004HUMAN FACTOIDSMost men have erections every hour to hour and a half during sleep. Aside:…. The things our bodies do when we’re not looking. The ashes of the average cremated person weigh nine pounds. Aside:…. What a wonder it would be if we could be reconstituted. The average person releases nearly a pint of... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 10:03 AM Comments (4) (link) Thursday, June 24, 2004HUMAN ODDS & ENDSIn the late 19th century, millions of human mummies were used as fuel for locomotives in Egypt where wood and coal was scarce, but mummies were plentiful. Aside:….. Yuck! Jaw muscles can provide about 200 pounds of force to bring the back teeth together for chewing. Aside:…. Wouldn’t want to be... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 12:09 PM Comments (6) (link) Wednesday, June 23, 2004FINGERPRINTS AND SUCH....Fingerprints serve a function - they provide traction for the fingers to grasp things. Aside: … And I thought that lizards had it going on with those nifty round pad thingies on their toes Humans shed and re-grow outer skin cells about every 27 days - almost 1,000 new skins in a lifetime. Aside: …... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 12:45 PM Comments (2) (link) Tuesday, June 22, 2004MORE PHOBIASThe fear of new ideas or things is ….. cenophobia The fear of night is ……… noctiphobia The fear of noise is ……… acoustiphobia The fear of nosebleeds is …….epistaxiophobia That’s all folks!! Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 11:33 AM Comments (0) (link) Saturday, June 19, 2004OTHER MISCELLANEOUS STUFFThe word "queueing" is the only English word with five consecutive vowels. Aside:… Hmmm… Kermit the Frog is left-handed. Aside:… I’m sure I could have lived without knowing that. The car in the foreground on the back of a $10 bill is a 1925 Hupmobile. Aside:... I could have lived without this too.... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 9:36 PM Comments (0) (link) |
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