Friday, March 14, 2008

11 interesting facts

1. Abraham Lincoln had six toes on his left foot.

2. It's illegal to give your dog a human name in North Dakota and Idaho.

3. Whales were the first mammals.

4. In a 2003 study, it was found that Dr. Pepper increased a woman's fertility by 13%.

5. Comet was first invented as a laxative.

6. Early tattoo ink was linked to a rise in schizophrenia.

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

8. There are more dust mites in the average pillow then there are people in the world.

9. Salamanders are able to reproduce asexually when no mate is available.

10. Humans are the only species that achieve REM sleep.

11. A homeless person dies every 20 minutes.

2 comments:

Mike the Great said...

I generally am skeptical of these types of "facts."

Maggie said...

You should be. I made up every single one.