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M4LFUNCT10N
10-22-2004, 08:39 PM
Can you guess which of the following are true and which are false?

1. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the
morning.
2. Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button.
3. A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every 10 years.
4. People do not get sick from cold weather; it's from being indoors a
lot more.
5. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart!
6. Only 7 per cent of the population are lefties.
7. Forty people are sent to the hospital for dog bites every minute.
8. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until they are
2-6 years old.
9. The average person over 50 will have spent 5 years waiting in lines.
10. The toothbrush was invented in 1498.
11. The average housefly lives for one month.
12. 40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year.
13. A coat hanger is 44 inches long when straightened.
14. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute.
15. Your feet are bigger in the afternoon than any other time of day.
16. Most of us have eaten a spider in our sleep.
17. The REAL reason ostriches stick their head in the sand is to search
for water.
18. The only two animals that can see behind themselves without turning
their heads are the rabbit and the parrot.
19. John Travolta turned down the starring roles in "An Officer and a
Gentleman" and "Tootsie."
20. Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State anthem.
21. In most television commercials advertising milk,a mixture of white
paint and a little thinner is used in place of the milk.
22. Prince Charles and Prince William NEVER travel on the same airplane,
just in case there is a crash.
23. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle built in 1903 used a tomato can
for a carburetor.
24. Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from
women who give birth. They are used in vein transplant surgery.
25. Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana. They were 7th
cousins.
26. If coloring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be green.


I'll give the answers in a bit... ;)

Stumanji
10-23-2004, 02:40 PM
1. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the
morning. Apples have natural sugar, and an excess of caffeine can have a reverse effect (drowsy) - so I'll say TRUE.

2. Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button. I say FALSE, because unless he had it surgically removed, is it even possible to be born without it?

3. A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every 10 years. This seems like scare-tactics to me, but this smoker at work is missing all of his front upper teeth. TRUE.

4. People do not get sick from cold weather; it's from being indoors a
lot more.
TRUE!

5. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart!
Hmm... I'd have to test this while urinating to be 100% sure, but I'll buy - TRUE.

6. Only 7 per cent of the population are lefties.
FALSE - unless things have changed, I believe it's closer to 11%.

7. Forty people are sent to the hospital for dog bites every minute.
Wow (if true). FALSE.

8. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until they are
2-6 years old.
TRUE!

9. The average person over 50 will have spent 5 years waiting in lines.
TRUE! If this includes traffic lights, it's even longer.

10. The toothbrush was invented in 1498.
FALSE! I believe it came into play much later than that.

11. The average housefly lives for one month.
FALSE! On average, I'd say they live less than that - a couple weeks at most.

12. 40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year.
TRUE! We Americans tend to be morons.

13. A coat hanger is 44 inches long when straightened.
TRUE! Seems about right.

14. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute.
FALSE! It has to be more than that.

15. Your feet are bigger in the afternoon than any other time of day.
TRUE! It sounds weird enough, so it must be true!

16. Most of us have eaten a spider in our sleep.
TRUE! Sorta! Eating is a voluntary action - swallowing can be a reaction...

17. The REAL reason ostriches stick their head in the sand is to search
for water.
FALSE! Only a hunch.

18. The only two animals that can see behind themselves without turning
their heads are the rabbit and the parrot.
FALSE!

19. John Travolta turned down the starring roles in "An Officer and a
Gentleman" and "Tootsie."
TRUE! I think.

20. Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State anthem.
FALSE? He owns the rights to a lot of shit, but that? No way.

21. In most television commercials advertising milk,a mixture of white
paint and a little thinner is used in place of the milk.
FALSE. Most milk commercials use cream in place of milk - since the actors in the commercial drink it. Paint and paint thinner wouldn't make sense.

22. Prince Charles and Prince William NEVER travel on the same airplane,
just in case there is a crash.
TRUE! It's a good insurance policy, and Willy needs his own plane for all the ladies.
23. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle built in 1903 used a tomato can
for a carburetor.
TRUE... cuz it makes for good trivia.

24. Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from
women who give birth. They are used in vein transplant surgery.
FALSE. That's just silly. They make money by charging $450 a night, if you stay in a bed.

25. Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana. They were 7th
cousins.
FALSE - because 7th cousins don't count. :yes:

26. If coloring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be green.
FALSE - because green cola would be AWESOME.

M4LFUNCT10N
10-23-2004, 02:45 PM
They are ALL true. :moon:

Expunge
10-23-2004, 03:23 PM
23. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle built in 1903 used a tomato can for a carburetor.

Of course it's true, they still haven't changed the design! ;)

Tha[\]atos
10-24-2004, 01:17 PM
5. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart!
False! Sneezing is a bodily function

Shadow
10-24-2004, 05:44 PM
They are ALL true. :moon:
I was Right! My brother was on at the time I saw this thread so I didn't post it.

M4LFUNCT10N
10-24-2004, 10:23 PM
I was Right! My brother was on at the time I saw this thread so I didn't post it.

FALSE!