Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Some Random Facts

The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.

The ‘v’ in the name of a court case does not stand for ‘versus’, but for ‘and’ (in civil proceedings) or ‘against’ (in criminal proceedings).

When you blush, the lining of your stomach also turns red.

The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

Every day 200 million couples make love, 400,000 babies are born, and 140,000 people die.

The attachment of the human skin to muscles is what causes dimples.

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