Friday, October 27, 2006

STOOPID FACTZ !!!!!

A dog can hear high frequency sounds, which a human ear cannot.

A donkey will sink in quicksand but a mule will not.

A dragonfly can fly 25 mph.

A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.

A dragonfly is also known as "devil's darning needle", "horse stinger" and "devil's steelyard".

A father Emperor penguin withstands the Antarctic cold for 60 days or more to protect his eggs, which he keeps on his feet, covered with a feathered flap. During this entire time he doesn't eat a thing. Most father penguins lose about 25 pounds while they wait for their babies to hatch. Afterward, they feed the chicks a special liquid from their throats. When the mother penguins return to care for the young, the fathers go to sea to eat and rest.

A female mackerel lays about 500,000 eggs at one time.

A fetus acquires fingerprints at the age of three months.

A fingernail or toenail takes about 6 months to grow from base to tip.

6 comments:

Al said...

everybody knows the first one!!! thats not a good stoopid fact!! we've all seen the andy show where barney blows the whistle and the dog attacks him

Claire said...

I wish Brady could hear. I don't think he can anymore.

Melanie said...

I didn't know you were a Barney fan Al!

maryl said...

Interesting factz

Al said...

everybody loves barney! fife that is!!!

donna said...

The factz about the penguins are very important second grade information...not stoopid!
We all like Barney (Fife), NOT the purple dinosaur. Just ask Julianne!