Freaky Facts

Freaky facts (Credits to Cassandra and HERE) :
1. Kennedy and Lincoln both died on Friday
2. Lincoln had a secretary called Kennedy and Kennedy had a secretary called Lincoln
3. Lincoln and Kennedy : Their names contain 7 letters
4. Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson : Andrew Johnson who succeeded Lincoln was born in 1808, Lyndon Johnson who succeeded Kennedy was born in 1908 : Both have middle names Johnson
5. Lincoln elected congress in 1846, Kennedy elected congress in 1946
6. Lincoln was elected president in 1860, Kennedy in 1960
7. Both were particularly concerned with civil rights
8. Both wives lost their children while living in the White House
9. Both Presidents were shot in the head
10. Both were assassinated by Southerners.
11. John Wilkes Booth who assassinated Lincoln was born in 1839, Lee Harvey Oswald who assassinated Kennedy was born in 1939
12. Both assassins were known by their three names.
13. Both names are composed of fifteen letters.
14. Lincoln was shot at the theater named 'Ford.'
15. Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln' made by 'Ford.'
16. Booth ran from a theatre and got caught in a warehouse, Oswald ran from a warehouse and got caught in a theatre.
17. Both booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trial
18. A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
19. A week before Kennedy was shot, he was in Marilyn Monroe.

Kennedy's son was almost hit by a train. A guy saved him. This guy was the nephew of Lee Harvey Oswald. In a few weeks, Oswald assassinated Kennedy. [So vengeful over a small bit of things....]

There's something else:
There was this guy who wrote over 200 letters to his girlfriend to try and convince her to marry him. After 2 years, she got married-- to the postman!!
More people are killed each year by coconuts than by sharks
Approximately 150 people are killed each year by coconuts.

Certain frogs can be frozen solid, then thawed and continue to live.

A goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.

There are more chickens
than people in the world. (Eat more chicken!!!)

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

Right-handed people live on an average
9 years longer than left-handed people.

In every second of every day,
2 Barbie dolls are sold somewhere in the world.

The longest sneezing bout ever recorded was that of 12 year old schoolgirl Donna Griffiths of England. She started sneezing on January 13, 1981, sneezed an estimated million times in the first 365 days, and achieved her first sneeze-free day on September 16, 1983 - the 978th day. (Cassandra, you should start counting your sneezes too. Maybe you already broke her record!!!)

Over 2 million photos are taken everyday.
I could have contributed to that large number.

In the next hour, 27 million
Coca-Colas will be drunk.
That's over 600 million per day!

If coloring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be green. (In your face, people!!)

Humans and dolphins are the only
species that have sex for pleasure.
(You see, GheeK, this process is for
MULTIPLYING one's species, not...)

You are, on an average, taller than your normal height in the morning. This is because your body fluids (especially at the back/spinal part) have been replenished. (Explains the "shrinking")

The McDonald’s™ at Toronto’s ‘SkyDome’
is the only McDonald’s™ location that sells hot dogs.

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history to not have a full moon.

A human sneeze exits the
mouth at almost 300 mph,
that's the same speed
of the winds in a class 5 tornado.
(most dangerous)

Some ribbon worms will
eat themselves if they cant find any food!

The giant squid has the
largest eyes in the world.

The longest MONOPOLY game ever played
was 1,680 hours - that's 70 straight days!

A female pigeon can't lay an egg unless she sees another pigeon. If another pigeon isn't available, her own reflection in a mirror will do.

A mosquito has 47 teeth.

The fine for leaving a public toilet unflushed in Singapore is $150. (If this rule was carried out in my country, everyone would be bankrupt. No offence. Face the facts.)

A mammal’s blood is red,
an insect’s blood is yellow and
a lobster’s blood is blue.

Now, we all know that lobsters are royal creatures.
Let's overthrow the kings and be
ruled by much more peaceful creatures.

Banging your head against a wall uses
150 calories an hour. (Warning: Do NOT try this at home........ maybe at work.)

A cat's urine glows under a black light.
(I wonder who was paid to figure that out.)

Starfish have no brains. (I KNEW IT!!)

When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop
.... even your heart! (Gee, I wonder
what happened to the girl on top...)

Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedo-ing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.

Why do they call it "Rush Hour"
when nothing moves? (Of traffic jams)

The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses.
No one in Greece has memorized all 158 verses.
(If anyone wishes, he/she may object.
Greeks, what do you have to say in defence?)

Nasty Nature:
In ten minutes, a wildfire produces as much energy as a nuclear bomb!
The temperature of a lightning bolt is 5 TIMES HOTTER THAN THE SURFACE OF THE SUN!

Only one person was helpful enough to comment that nerve-racking post. Thanks, Amanda YJ.

I would also like to clarify the fact that my page title is exaggerated. It's obviously not true otherwise I wouldn't be in the class I am right now. I'd be....somewhere in the....how do I put it?......the outskirts of the intellectual realm. Yea, that's it!! Nobody fails at 78. Expectations do. So, put it this way, it is a metaphorical understatement. It's not true, yet my brain interprets it as if the apocalypse was about to befall us all.

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