Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Some More..

  • The Himalayas cover one-tenth of the Earth's surface.
  • A "lost world" exists in the Indonesian jungle that is home to dozens of hitherto unknown animal and plant species.
  • Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
  • The inventor of the flushing toilet was Thomas Crapper.
  • The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
  • Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do. (Makes you think about ambidextrous people)
  • Every drop of seawater contains approximately 1 billion gold atoms.

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