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I love facts, quotes and statistics. Gee, I never said that out loud before, have I? I sound boring, but since we all know that is not true, I won’t defend my geekdom. Anywho, I’m sharing a video and some written word facts I found on the web. Enjoy!
It once was law to say “God bless you”. During the 6th Century, it was customary to congratulate people who sneezed because it was thought that they were expelling evil from their bodies. During the great plague of Europe, the Pope passed a law to say “God bless you” to one who sneezed.
The word Christmas means “Mass of Christ.” Today we know that Christ was not born on the 25th of December. The date was chosen to coincide with the pagan Roman celebrations honoring Saturnus (the harvest god) and Mithras (the ancient god of light), a form of sun worship.
A cow has no upper front teeth. A cow has four stomachs. A healthy cow gives about 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime. Cows release some 100 million tons of hydrocarbon annually – by releasing gas. Twelve cows are known as a “flink.” The average lifespan of a cow is 7 years.
The muscle that lets your eye blink is the fastest muscle in your body. It allows you to blink 5 times a second. On average, you blink 15,000 times a day. Women blink twice as much as men.
on December 2, 2007 at 3:08 am
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great stuff…
a cow has four stomachs… 
on December 2, 2007 at 9:41 am
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Yep, I picked up these facts at Did You Know dot org if anyone wants to know more.