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

Did you know:

* Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.

* Butterflies taste with their feet.

* Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.

* "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

* In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

* If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would
never end because of the rate of reproduction.

* If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights.

* It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

* Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.


Have fun!