I think most people here like putting the lie to these e-mail lists of “facts.” Here’s a bunch of them I received earlier today. I corrected the spelling errors and deleted the more egregious ones. The rest I give to you; have at 'em folks.
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[li]The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; “7” was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. “UP” indicated the direction of the bubbles.[/li]
[li]Mosquito repellents don’t repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito’s sensors so they don’t know you’re there.[/li]
[li]Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 Feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. (Cecil did an column on this one)[/li]
[li]The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.[/li]
[li]American car horns beep in the tone of F.[/li]
[li]No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.[/li]
[li]Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.[/li]
[li]1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.[/li]
[li]You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.[/li]
[li]Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.[/li]
[li]The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley’s gum.[/li]
[li]The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.[/li]
[li]A Boeing 747’s wingspan is longer than the Wright brothers’ first flight.[/li]
[li]American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class.[/li]
[li]Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.[/li]
[li]The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA.”[/li]
[li]Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.[/li]
[li]The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.[/li]
[li]The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.[/li]
[li]Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.[/li]
[li]The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.[/li]
[li]Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.[/li]
[li]Betsy Ross is the only real person to ever have been the head on a Pez dispenser.[/li]
[li]Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.[/li]
[li]Adolf Hitler’s mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor.[/li]
[li]Marilyn Monroe had six toes.[/li]
[li]All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn’t like being seen wearing them in public.[/li]
[li]Walt Disney was afraid of mice.[/li]
[li]The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly.[/li][/ul]
