About Snapple Snippets

Ok. Thanks to Bra's recent reminder that fishes cough - a tidbit we gleaned from the infinite amounts of wisdom provided on Snapple bottle caps - I decided to check out the Snapple website - http://www.snapple.com.

I found their "Real Facts" game, which provided me with snippets of wonderful information I'd not known before... Hehe... The following are some of the more interesting facts I found out.
1. Slugs have 4 noses.
2. A duck's quack doesn't echo.
3. The average human produces 10,000 gallons of saliva in a lifetime.
4. Despite its hump, a camel has a straight spine.
5. Beavers were once the size of bears.
6. Termites eat through wood 2 times faster when listening to rock music.
7. Lizards communicate by doing push ups.
8. For every human being in the world, there is approximately 1 chicken.
9. Frogs never drink.
10. Seals only sleep 1 and a 1/2 minutes at a time.

Update: More facts to chew on as of 4.30pm...
11. A sneeze travels out of your mouth at over 100 miles an hour.
12. The life span of a taste bud is 10 days.
13. A bee has 5 eyes.
14. There are 1 million ants for every person in the world.
15. 1 brow wrinkle is the result of 200,000 frowns.
16. Oysters can change from 1 gender to another, and back again.
17. You share your birthday with at least 9 million people in the world.
18. In a year, the average person walks 4 miles making his/her bed.
19. A crocodile cannot move its tongue.
20. A human brain weighs around 3 pounds.

Hahaha... Help! Can't seem to stop now... Currently batting 77 out of 96 caps. According to the "Factometer Levels", I'm a "Mini Einstein"... How about that...

Update: And as of 5.15pm...
21. Beavers can hold their breath for 45 minutes.
22. A rainbow can only be seen in the morning or late afternoon.
23. Dragonflies have 6 legs but cannot walk.
24. Licking a stamp burns 10 calories.
25. Camel milk does not curdle.
26. Cats have over 100 vocal cords. Giraffes have none.
27. The tallest man was 8 feet 11 inches.
28. A snail breathes through its foot.
29. The mouth of the Statue of Liberty is 3 feet wide.
30. A jellyfish is 95% water.

115 out of 145 caps, I've been promoted to a "Sharpie". 84 caps remaining... But I'm getting tired. *yawn*

Update: 6 hours, 1 nap and 2 Ponstans later, at 11.45pm...
31. The bullfrog is the only animal that never sleeps.
32. No word in the English language rhymes with "month".
33. Brain waves can be used to run an electric train.
34. You have to play ping-pong for 12 hours to lose 1 pound.
35. It is possible to lead a cow up stairs but not down stairs.
36. Camels have 3 eyelids and giraffes can lick their own eyes.
37. Children grow faster in spring.
38. Mosquitos have 47 teeth. Porcupines each have 30,000 quills.
39. Double 1 penny every day for 30 days and you'd have $5,368,709.12.
40. Flamingos turn pink from eating shrimp.
41. Squids can have eyes the size of a volleyball.
42. Mosquitos are attracted to people who've recently eaten bananas.
43. Pigs get sunburn.
44. Goldfish kept in a dark room will eventually turn white.
45. A mile on the ocean and a mile on land are not the same distance.
46. The average human eats 8 spiders in his/her lifetime while sleeping.
47. A 1-minute kiss burns 26 calories.
48. Shrimp can only swim backwards.
49. All porcupines float in water.
50. 1 alternate title for the sitcom "F.R.I.E.N.D.S" was "Insomnia Cafe".

Final score? 188 out of the total 229 caps. The Factometer tells me I'm "Brainy"... I quote, "Your prowess with our factoids is impressive, dexterous and awe-inspiring."

Gee. *blush*