Monday, February 25, 2008

Did you know...about world

Did you know...There are penguins in Africa?
Did you know...Google are said to have more than 450 000 servers?
Did you know...Penguins don't have teeth but they still can bite?
Did you know...A dog can hear sounds 250 yards away?
Did you know...Google is also a verb?
Did you know...President Nixon was first US president to resign from office?
Did you know...George Washington was the first President to be seen at a postage stamp?
Did you know...The only president to be born on July 4th is Calvin Coolidge in 1872?
Did you know...1 out of every 8 couples married in the U.S. last year met online?
Did you know...The average American woman weighs 140 pounds?
Did you know...There are 43 named hills in San Francisco?
Did you know...In 1913 over one million cars where registered in the US?
Did you know...In average over 60000 people fly over the US every hour?
Did you know...The first dollar coin in the US was the silver dollar in 1794?
Did you know...New York City has 722 miles of subway track?

Monday, February 18, 2008

Did you know...about Wikipedia

Did you know...We are not for sale.
Did you know...Our work can be used by everyone, with a few conditions.
Did you know...We speak Banyumasan and about 250 other languages.
Did you know...You cannot actually change anything in Wikipedia, you can only add to it.
Did you know...We care deeply about the quality of our work.
Did you know...We do not expect you to trust us. Even at its best, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a primary source, with all the limitations it entails. We ask you not to condemn Wikipedia, but to use it with an informed understanding of what it represents. Also, as some articles may contain errors, please do not use Wikipedia to make important decisions.
Did you know...We are not alone. (Cue UFO music.)
Did you know...We are only collectors.
Did you know...We are not a dictatorship nor any other political system.
Did you know...We are in it for the long haul.

Monday, February 11, 2008

A few state laws that were put on the books from years gone by

Did you know...In North Dakota, it is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
Did you know...By law, everybody in Vermont must take at least one bath a week.
Did you know...In Los Angeles, it is unlawful to hunt for moths under a street light.
Did you know...In Minnesota, it is illegal to cross state lines with duck on your head.
Did you know...In Pennsylvania, it is illegal for a man to purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife.
Did you know...In Texas it is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
Did you know...In Huntington West Virginia, it's legal to beat your wife so long as it's done in public on a Sunday-and on the courthouse steps.
Did you know...In Ohio, women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.
Did you know...It is illegal to walk down a street in Maine with your shoelaces untied.
Did you know...In Oklahoma, dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate on private property in groups of three or more.
Did you know...In Nebraska, a parent can be arrested if his or her child can't hold a back a burp during a church service. While in Alabama it is illegal to wear a false moustache which causes laughter in church.
Did you know...In Idaho, a citizen is forbidden by law to give another citizen a box of candy that weights more than 50 lbs.
Did you know...In Alaska, it is illegal to look at a moose from the window of an aircraft or another flying vehicle. It is also illegal to push a live moose out of a moving aircraft.

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

DID YOU KNOW...THE UNKNOWN

Did you know...The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
Did you know...Jean Genevieve Garnerin was the first female parachutists, jumping from a hot air balloon in 1799.
Did you know...On average, you speak almost 5,000 words a day - although almost 80% of speaking is self-talk (talking to yourself).
Did you know...Ferenc Szisz from Hungary, driving a Renault, won the first Formula One Grand Prix held at Le Mans, France in 1906.
Did you know...Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
Did you know...Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
Did you know...In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
Did you know...An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Did you know...Volleyball was invented by William George Morgan of Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1895.
Did you know...Men loose about 40 hairs a day. Women loose about 70 hairs a day.
Did you know...The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses. No one in Greece has memorized all 158 verses.
Did you know...If the amount of water in your body is reduced by just 1%, you'll feel thirsty.
Did you know...There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
Did you know...Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
Did you know...In 1975 Junko Tabei from Japan became the first woman to reach the top of Everest.

Sunday, February 03, 2008

DID YOU KNOW...EXPENSIVE HOTEL SUITES FROM AL THE WORLD

1. Presidential Suite, The Plaza, New York with $15,000 per night.
2. Presidential Suite, St. Regis with $10,500 per night.
3. Presidential Suite, The Four Seasons with $10,000 per night.
4. Triplex Suite, The New York Palace with $10,000 per night.
5. Royal Floor, President Wilson Hotel, Geneva, Switzerland with $9,090 per night.
6. Royal Suite, Burj Al Arab, Dubai, United Arab Emirates with $6,800 per night.
7. Royal Suite, The Lanesborough, London, England with $5,837 per night.
8. Peninsula Suite, The Peninsula Hong Kong with $4,875 per night.
9. Presidential Suite, Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California with $4,700 per night.
10. Coco Chanel Suite, Hotel Ritz, Paris, France with $4,300 per night.

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