Funny and interesting facts
March 10, 2008 on 1:03 am | In Interesting, Funny Facts | 1 Comment- The real name of “the” Bill Gates is William Henry Gates III. Nowadays he is known as Bill Gates (III). By converting the letters of his current name to the ASCII-values and adding his (III), you get the following:B = 66I = 73L = 76L = 76G = 71A = 65T = 84E = 69S = 83I = 1I = 1I = 1————–= 666Coincidence?
- Bill Gates is worth enough money to send every single 18 year old in the country to a 4 year college
- Bill Gates has been heard saying that he wishes to become the first private citizen put into space. He is worth enough money to fund his own mission to Mars, twice.
- The gene in cats that causes the orange coat color is sexed linked, and is on the X sex chromosome. This gene may display orange or black. Thus, as female cat with two X chromosomes may have orange and black colors in its coat. A male, with only one X chromosome, can have only orange or black, not both.
- A cat cannot see directly under its nose. This is why the cat cannot seem to find tidbits on the floor.
- When well treated, a cat can live twenty or more years.
- Kittens are born with both eyes and ears closed. When the eyes open, they are always blue at first. They change color over a period of months to the final eye color.
- If left to her own devices, a female cat may have three to seven kittens every four months. This is why population control using neutering and spaying is so important.
- Contrary to popular belief, the cat is a social animal. A pet cat will respond and answer to speech , and seems to enjoy human companionship.
- Cats have true fur, in that they have both an undercoat and an outer coat.
- The largest feline ever recorded is a captive Siberian tiger named “Jaipur.” He is 10 feet 11 inches long and weighs 932 lbs! “Jaipur” lives is New Jersey.
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March 7, 2008 on 11:12 pm | In Interesting, Funny Facts | No Comments- Worlds Most “Prolific” Cat was a tabby named “Dusty” gave birth to 420 documented kittens in her lifetime. Funny
- The oldest age that a house cat has attained and has been reliably documented is the case of a female tabby named “Ma.” She lived to the ripe old age of 34!
- The worlds smallest cat is a male blue point Himalayan-Persian named “Tinker Toy.” He is just 2.75 inches tall and 7.5 inches long! Funny
- The worlds fattest cat was a neutered male tabby named “Himmey” When Himmey died of respiratory failure he weighed a whopping 46 lbs 15.5 ounces! He had a 15 inch neck, was 38 inches long, and had a 33 inch waist.
- There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos. Interesting and Funny
- Upper and lower case letters are named “upper” and “lower” because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the upper case letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the lower case letters.
- The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.
- Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
- American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in First Class.
- During the California gold rush of 1849, miners sent their laundry to Honolulu for washing and pressing. Due to the extremely high costs in California during these boom years, it was deemed more feasible to send their shirts to Hawaii for servicing.
- Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
I thought that the category “true facts” was a little bit too wide so i made some more categories so you would be able to find your favorite posts more easily.
March 7, 2008 on 12:06 am | In Interesting, Funny Facts | No Comments- Polar bears are the only mammal with hair on the soles of its feet.
- Bats always turn left when exciting a cave
- Bees have five eyes
- Dolphins sleep with one eye open
- The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its head
- A horse can sleep standing up
- A blue whales heart only beats nine times per minute
- A chameleon’s tongue is twice the length of its body
- Rodents teeth never stop growing
- A Zebra is white with black stripes
- A jellyfish is 95% water
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March 5, 2008 on 7:44 pm | In Interesting, Funny Facts | No Comments- Bats can detect food up to 18 feet away and what type of insect the food may be using their sense of echolocation.
- Babies that are exposed to cats and dogs in their first year of life have a lower chance of developing allergies when they grow older.
- Archipelago is the word to describe a large group of islands that are located close together.
- Ancient Egyptians used to think having facial hair was an indication of personal neglect.
- Albert Einstein was cremated and his ashes were spread over a river located in New Jersey.
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