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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Trivia and Amazing Facts 24-12-08

  • The bones of modern birds are so completely adapted to the need to conserve weight in flight that a bird's feathers usually weigh more than it's entire skeleton. The bones are more or less hollow, with honeycomb-like structures inside.

  • In an average lifetime, the average human will produce in excess of 6,250 gallons of saliva.

  • Your feet perspire approximately one-half of a pint of water per day.

  • The word "sake," Japanese wine made from fermented rice, is shortened from the word sake-mizu, which translates to "prosperous waters."

  • The first child born on January 1, 2000, will have been conceived on or about April 1, 1999.

 

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