Did You Know...! - Page 3

aspundir · 17-03-2013, 08:28 PM

The sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' uses every letter of the alphabet

aspundir · 17-03-2013, 08:28 PM

The words 'racecar,'
'kayak' and
'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).

aspundir · 17-03-2013, 08:29 PM

There are only four words in the English language which end in 'dous': tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

aspundir · 17-03-2013, 08:29 PM

There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: 'abstemious' and 'facetious.'

aspundir · 17-03-2013, 08:29 PM

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.

aspundir · 17-03-2013, 08:29 PM

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

aspundir · 17-03-2013, 08:30 PM

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

aspundir · 17-03-2013, 08:30 PM

A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

aspundir · 17-03-2013, 08:31 PM

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

aspundir · 17-03-2013, 08:31 PM

A snail can sleep for three years.

17-03-2013, 08:28 PM	#21
aspundir VIP Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: churu Posts: 122,463 Rep Power: 244	Re: Did You Know...! The sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' uses every letter of the alphabet

17-03-2013, 08:28 PM	#22
aspundir VIP Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: churu Posts: 122,463 Rep Power: 244	Re: Did You Know...! The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).

17-03-2013, 08:29 PM	#23
aspundir VIP Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: churu Posts: 122,463 Rep Power: 244	Re: Did You Know...! There are only four words in the English language which end in 'dous': tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

17-03-2013, 08:29 PM	#24
aspundir VIP Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: churu Posts: 122,463 Rep Power: 244	Re: Did You Know...! There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: 'abstemious' and 'facetious.'

17-03-2013, 08:29 PM	#25
aspundir VIP Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: churu Posts: 122,463 Rep Power: 244	Re: Did You Know...! TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.

17-03-2013, 08:29 PM	#26
aspundir VIP Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: churu Posts: 122,463 Rep Power: 244	Re: Did You Know...! A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

17-03-2013, 08:30 PM	#27
aspundir VIP Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: churu Posts: 122,463 Rep Power: 244	Re: Did You Know...! A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

17-03-2013, 08:30 PM	#28
aspundir VIP Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: churu Posts: 122,463 Rep Power: 244	Re: Did You Know...! A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

17-03-2013, 08:31 PM	#29
aspundir VIP Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: churu Posts: 122,463 Rep Power: 244	Re: Did You Know...! A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

17-03-2013, 08:31 PM	#30
aspundir VIP Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: churu Posts: 122,463 Rep Power: 244	Re: Did You Know...! A snail can sleep for three years.