Thursday, July 19, 2007

Thursday Thirteen #12


Thirteen Pieces of Useless Trivia

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1…. Betsy Ross, Jackie Onassis, JFK, and Daniel Boone have all appeared on Pez dispensers.


2.... More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.

3.... Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

4.... There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, silver, and month

5.... The dot over the lower case i is called a Tittle.

6.... Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do.

7.... The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.

8.... The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" movie was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white

9... Debra Winger was the voice of E.T.

10....Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!

11.... Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie


12....The average person laughs 13 times a day!


13... It is impossible to lick your elbow or stick your elbow in your ear.


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20 comments:

Jennifer Shirk said...

Fess up!

Did you try to lick your elbow?? LOL!

Tempest Knight said...

Okay, that fact #8... I knew Ct. Kirk was scary!!!

Chicki Brown said...

Quote: "Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie."

Now, I really didn't need to that one! As if I don't already obsess over how many are in food...

Elle Fredrix said...

Hmm, #6 I'm ambidextrous, so what's going to happen to me??

Rhonda Helms said...

Dang, that's crazy...oh, and I'm a leftie. WAAAAAH!!!

Jennifer McKenzie said...

Um, yes I did. And my tongue is almost long enough.
These were great. I didn't know about the killer donkeys. Or Debra Winger.
Oh, and now I know what a tittle is!!!!

Prixie said...

oh wow...its hilarious and brilliant at the same time

Unknown said...

I'm picturing everyone trying to lick their elbow LOL Thanks for the chuckle.

MsSnarkyPants said...

LMAO...No, I didn't try...*Blushes*

OMG the left-handed thing is depressing! My husband is left handed and 8 years older than me anyway!!! My Mom is left-handed too! *chooses not to believe that one for her sanity*

Cyndi Sweet said...

So...if Aerophobia is the fear of flying then is fear of donkeys Assophobia?

And are there therapists for that?

Paige Tyler said...

That was fascinating! Very cool list!

*hugs*
Paige

My TT is at http://paigetylertheauthor.blogspot.com/

R.G. ALEXANDER said...

I used up several of my 13 laughs with this one :)

Anonymous said...

Wow, I learned something new. I think the only one I already knew was the zebras with striped skin. That's just cool.

Anonymous said...

Death by donkeys- what a way to go, lol

Valerie Everhart said...

#10 is wayyyyy to much information-could've done without that one.

Cyn, lol...I like your donkey analogy..is that the right word? probably not.

Jennifer, I love these Thurs 13's..I've got to figure out how to do them...that is my next goal, I swear..they are so much fun. Yours is hilarious!

Anonymous said...

More people are killed by donkeys? Killed by donkeys? Really? Like, that horrible crash that killed 200 people...that would mean that over 200 people will be killed by donkeys this year?

Gina Ardito aka Katherine Brandon said...

You mean the dot over the "i" isn't called a NIPPLE? Boy are my kids gonna be crushed...

Anonymous said...

Good grief! I'm going to have to watch out for killer donkeys!

Two Voices Publishing said...

LOL, I always suspected about that mask.

P. Robinson said...

#9 - I had no idea and I love ET! Thanks for sharing.
Kissa