some funny facts

- Morphine was named after Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams.

- Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar

- 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

- The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

- The word “queue” is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.

- Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

- Human hair and finger nails continue to grow after death.

- In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed.

- Research indicates that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas.

- According to Genesis 1:20-22, the chicken came before the egg.

- Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

- During Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase “goodnight, sleep tight.”

- Kung Fu translated means leisure time.

- A survey reported that 12% of Americans think that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.

- The largest diamond ever found was an astounding 3,106 carats!


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