1. the citrus soda 7-up was created in 1929 "7" was selected because the original containers wre 7onces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.
2. the largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. from 1725-1765, a russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.
3. the roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear s not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through veins in the ear. any cup-shaped object placed over the ear prodeuces the same effect.
4. honey is the only food that doeas not spoil. honey found in the tombs of egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archeologist and found edible.
5. studies show that if a cat falls off the 7th flr of a building, it has about 30 percent less chance of surviving than a cat that falls off the 20th flr. it supposedly takes about eight flrs for thje cat to realize what is occuring, relax and correct itself.
6. the ancient greeks and romans used peppermint tea and infusions made of camomile, rosemary and lavender to treat their headaches. they also belived in applying raw potato, cabbage and onion to the head to relived headace.
7. the first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when jean-baptiste , transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man.
8. in the 6th century BC, greek mathematician pythagoras said that the earth is round but few agreed w/ him greek astronomer aristachos said in the 3rd century BC that earth revolves around the sun but the idea was not accepted. in the 2nd century BC Greek astronomer erastosthenes accurately measured the distance around the earth at about 40,000 km (24,860 miles) but nobody belived him. in the 2nd century AD greek astronomer ptolemy stated that earth was the center of the universe and most people believed him for the next 1,400years.
9. humans are no match for some animals. the rhinoceros beetle can carry 850 times its own weight on its back. the emperor moth can detect smells 11km away. the cheetah can run at 70 km/h. the polyphemus moth eats 86,000 its own birth weight in 48 hrs. the cries of south american howler monkeys can be heared 16km away.
10. it was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up its stomach 1st, so the stomach is dangling out of its mouth. then the frog uses its forearms to dig out all of the stomach's contents and the swallows the stomach back down again.
11. some animals can regrow parts of their bodies if damaged.starfish can grow new arm's slow-worms can regrow broken-off tails. lizards can grow new tails.
12. many birds migrate, but the arctic tern travels furthest. it flies from the arctic to the antarctic, and back again,a trip of 32,000 kilometers.
13. An american animal hospital association poll found that 33 percent of dog owners admit to talking to their dogs on the phone and leaving answering machine messages for them while away.
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