Wednesday Wonderings...

Ok folks, time for another episode of Wednesday Wonderings.

*Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents

*Every three days a human stomach gets a new lining

*The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."

*Orcas (killer whales), when traveling in groups, breathe in unison

*A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend,
Indiana

*The typical lead pencil can draw a line that is thirty five miles long

*Most lipstick contains fish scales ick!

*The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the
english language

*No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times

*In 1836, Mexican General Santa Anna held an elaborate state funeral for his
amputated leg.

And there you have it. Same time and same channel next week!

Wednesday Wonderings

I though that each Wednesday I would share some interesting, obscure facts about our wonderful world. Here is my first installment:

*A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
*A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
*A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
*A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
*A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
*A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
*A snail can sleep for three years.
*Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
*Almonds are a member of the peach family.
*An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Have a wonderful day!