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Friday, May 21, 2004THE BODY FACTORY & BODY MOVES!The average human body contains enough: iron to make a 3 inch nail, sulfur to kill all fleas on an average dog, carbon to make 900 pencils, potassium to fire a toy cannon, fat to make 7 bars of soap, phosphorous to make 2,200 match heads, and water to fill a ten-gallon tank. Aside:..We could have a... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 8:23 AM Comments (7) (link) Thursday, May 20, 2004OF HUMAN EMISSIONSThe average human produces 25,000 quarts of spit in a lifetime, enough to fill two swimming pools. Aside:...Gross, when you stop to think about it! A healthy individual releases 3.5 oz. of gas in a single flatulent emission, or about 17 oz. in a day. Aside:....Even more gross! The sound of a snore... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 7:55 AM Comments (0) (link) Wednesday, May 19, 2004CREATURES GREAT & SMALLAn ant can survive for up to two weeks underwater. Aside:...Since they always seem to float, why would they be underwater, unless they have expired? Ants stretch when they wake up. They also appear to yawn in a very human manner before taking up the tasks of the day. Aside:....I wonder if they... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 8:09 AM Comments (0) (link) Tuesday, May 18, 2004OF FLIES, WORMS & SPIDERSA housefly can transport germs as far as 15 miles away from the original source of contamination. Aside:.... Don't let's think about what could be on our food once a fly has had a little stroll thereon! The silkworm's silk comes out of its mouth as a thread of gooey liquid, so that nice silk blouse... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 8:42 AM Comments (0) (link) Monday, May 17, 2004COW VOMIT & DIARRHOEAThomas Jefferson died of chronic diarrhoea. Aside:....His must have been a painful affliction. and a slow death! A cow can't vomit. Aside:....Not surprising, since I'm told a cow's stomach has all these compartments where they store stuff the regurgitate and chew when they have time to shoot the... Sign in to see full entry.posted by word.smith at 8:50 AM Comments (2) (link) |
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