Monday, April 19, 2010

And now you know:

  1. Vampire bats use rivers to navigate. They smell the animal blood in the water and follow it.
  2. The automobile "population" of Seoul, South Korea, increases by 800 cars every day.
  3. Elvis received 10,000 letters a week during his stint in the U.S. Army.
  4. William Shakespeare invented more than 1,700 words.
  5. California has the most unlisted phone numbers per capita, Florida has the least.
  6. Danny Thomas' real name was Muzyad Yakhoob.
  7. In a recent study, 38% of American men said, "they love their cars more than women."
  8. 25% of all murder victims are killed by a relative.
  9. Taxi drivers and chauffeurs are more likely to be murdered on the job than anyone else.
  10. Presidential firsts: To pay for the Civil War, Abe Lincoln signed an income tax into law.

1 comment:

Bob G. said...

Msn:
Some very interesting facts you found there...
2) good place for car salesmen, eh?

4) I've only invented 63 words...(so far)

6) And he was the FIRST LEBANESE person to STAR in his own (hit) TV show.
(Make Room For Daddy)

7) I'm closer to that 38% than I let on to the missus...lol.

9) And here I thought it would be DRUG DEALERS...but we don't REALLY recognize THAT as an "occupation", do we?

Good stuff.

:)