☺ "Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right. (Bet you tried this out mentally, didn't you?)
☺ Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. (I'll bet you're going to check this out.)
☺ No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
☺ Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
☺ The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet. (Now, you KNOW you're going to try this out for accuracy, right?)
☺ The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes). (Yep, I knew you were going to "do" this one.)
☺ There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious." (Yes, admit it, you are going to say ...... a e i o u)
☺ TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. (All you typists are going to test this out)
☺ All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
☺ A snail can sleep for three years. (I know some people that could do this too.)
☺ Almonds are a member of the peach family.
☺ An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
☺ February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
☺ In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
☺ Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
☺ On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
☺ Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite!
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8 comments:
I love it. Where did you find these gems
These are the perfect way to rejuvenate my day. Thanx,
Oh what a laugh these are. Thanks for brightening my day
What a yuck! Thanks for brightening my day with these gems
Whoa !! These are wonderful. I hope you won't mind if I copy them onto my own blog so others can enjoy them. Thanks in advance
Yuk. Yuk. Very amuzing
Very amusing. I'll check back to se eif you offermore good advice as well as an occasional bit of comedy
These are delightful. Publish more when you get a chance
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