Do u know facts....

I would like to thank my colleague Mr.Rahman for asking me about the “DO YOU KNOW FACTS”... This is pretty interesting. I learn lots of stuffs from the “DO YOU KNOW FACTS”... now, I would like to share some of the facts with you all… :p

• The name of all the continents ends with the same letter that they start with (Asia, Africa, America, Europe, Australia)
• Women blink nearly twice as much as men
• It is impossible to lick your elbow
• People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
• It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
• Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history. Spades - King David Clubs - Alexander the Great, Hearts - Charlemagne Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
• If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
• If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle.
• If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
• What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common? They are all invented by women.
• This is the only food that doesn’t spoil. What is this? It is Honey.
• A snail can sleep for three years.
• All polar bears are left handed.
• Butterflies taste with their feet.
• On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
• Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
• Like fingerprints, everyone’s tongue print is different
• Almonds are a member of the peach family.
• There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
• An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain
• It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. (DON'T try this at home!)
• Mosquitoes have 47 teeth
• The most common time for a wake up call is 7am.
• The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to seven.
• Giraffes can clean their ears with their tongue.
• And finally 99% of people who read this would try to lick their elbow now.