great facts 4
By honeyangel
@honeyangel (1991)
March 21, 2007 3:48pm CST
A jellyfish is 95 percent water, and humans around 70%
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A jellyfish is 95% water.
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A jumbo jet uses 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.
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A kangaroo can jump up to 3 meters high and leap up to 8 meters.
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A kangaroo can't jump unless it's tail is touching the ground.
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A Kentucky statute states, "No female shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway within this state unless she is escorted by at least two officers or unless she be armed with a club." Later, an amendment proposed: "The provisions of this statute shall not apply to any female weighing less than sixty pounds nor exceeding 200 pounds; nor shall it apply to female horses."
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A large swarm of locusts can eat 80,000 tons of corn a day.
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A leech is a worm that feeds on blood. It will pierce its victim's skin, fill itself with three to four times its own body weight in blood, and will not feed again for months. Leeches were once used by doctors to drain "bad blood" from sick patients.
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A lions roar can be heard from five miles away.
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A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
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@mukulmisra24 (1704)
• India
25 Mar 07
A college pizza dilivery boy arrived at the house of Mr.
Smith. He dilivered the pizza to his trailer. After giving it to him, Mr. Smith asked,"What is the usual tip?"
"Well," replied the youth, "this is my first trip here, but the other guys say if I get a quater out of you, I'll be doing great."
"Is that so?" snorted Mr. Smith."Well, just to show how wrong they are, here'e five dollars."
"Thanks," replied the youth, " I'll put this in my school fund."
"What are you studying in school?" asked Mr. Smith.
"Applied psychology." the youth smiled and said.
@mukulmisra24 (1704)
• India
25 Mar 07
A college pizza dilivery boy arrived at the house of Mr.
Smith. He dilivered the pizza to his trailer. After giving it to him, Mr. Smith asked,"What is the usual tip?"
"Well," replied the youth, "this is my first trip here, but the other guys say if I get a quater out of you, I'll be doing great."
"Is that so?" snorted Mr. Smith."Well, just to show how wrong they are, here'e five dollars."
"Thanks," replied the youth, " I'll put this in my school fund."
"What are you studying in school?" asked Mr. Smith.
"Applied psychology." the youth smiled and said.