Totally useless facts ...

[marval]

Yes CD it is

We use to say a rhyme

"Coughs and sneezes spread diseases, catch them in your handkerchief." Very wise advice.


A popular superstition is that if you put a piece of bread in a baby's crib, it will keep away diseases.


Margaret

 

[Corno Dolce]

Daddy longlegs are not spiders and do not bite.

 

[marval]

Over 175 million cubic yards of earth was removed for the creation of the Panama Canal.

 

[Corno Dolce]

The peach is a member of the rose family and will have a nice fragrance when fully ripened.

 

[marval]

In Czechoslovakia, there is a church that has a chandelier made out of human bones.

 

[Contratrombone64]

Czechoslovakia?? Goodness Miss Margaret, you are digging up the archives!!

 

[marval]

Yes I am, that piece of information is probably as old as me.


Margaret

 

[methodistgirl]

I didn't know that.
judy tooley

 

[marval]

Here is something about it.


http://www.hemmy.net/2008/04/15/the-human-bone-chapel/

 

[Muza]

Wow, thats not creepy at all! Who comes there, I wonder - satonists???

SO where is it now? Chechia or Slovakia?

 

[methodistgirl]

Hi Muza! It seems like we are the only two on board at the moment.
Everyone else is asleep.
judy tooley

 

[Corno Dolce]

The last U.S. President to be born in a log cabin was James Garfield.

 

[marval]

Hi Muza

It just says it is in the Central Bohemian area of the Czech Republic. It is a bit weird, but I would love to go there.


Margaret

 

[Corno Dolce]

Australia is home to 350 different types of butterflies.

 

[marval]

Wow, that is a lot of butterflies.


High Priests in ancient Egypt were the only ones who were allowed to wear garments made from cotton.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Hi Ms. Margaret,

Fine shirts and bedsheets made with Egyptian Cotton are wonderful indeed.


Back to the facts - useless or not:

Sunbeams that shine down through clouds are called crepuscular rays.

 

[marval]

Yes Egyptian Cotton is lovely.


In 1972, a gorilla by the name of "Koko" was taught ASL (American Sign Language) for the deaf. By the year 2000, the gorilla could understand approximately 2,000 English words.

 

[Corno Dolce]

Poor KoKo - GAAAAAAAH!!! How I loathe and detest people who won't let animals be animals - trying to impute human characteristics :scold::scold::scold:

Back to facts:

It takes almost two million flowers to make one pound of Jasmine.

 

[marval]

I agree CD, animals should be allowed to do what is best for animals.

That is a lot of flowers for the Jasmine.



A drink used to be made by the Aztecs for the gods which had the ingredients of ground cocoa mixed in with spices and corn.


Margaret

 

[Corno Dolce]

Sounds like something right up Ms. Judy's alley :grin::grin::grin:

A fact:

English has replaced Russian as most favorite language inschools in China.