Friday, 6 March 2015

Different Stuff (You didn't know) . . . . !!

DID YOU KNOW .... What the YKK on your zipper stands for . . . .
Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikigaisha .... Yes, they're made in Japan . . . . !!
DID YOU KNOW? The
DID YOU KNOW .... Cashews grow like this . . . .
DID YOU KNOW? Cashews grow like this:
And, pineapples grow like this . . . . !!
And pineapples like this:
DO YOU KNOW .... What the dot over j or over an i is called . . . .
It's called a .... TITTLE . . . . !!
DID YOU KNOW .... 3.14 is .... PI.E backwards . . . . !!
DID YOU KNOW? 3.14 is PIE backwards:
Now lets shrink things down . . . . :
Here's what Velcro looks like, close up, under a microscope . . . . !!
Now let's shrink things down. Here's what velcro looks like close up:
Here's what chalk looks like .... under a microscope . . . . !!
Here's what chalk looks like under a microscope:
Here's what sand looks like .... under a microscope . . . . !!
And here's what sand looks like under a microscope:
Speaking of sand .... Remember there are more stars in the Heavens . . . .
Than there are grains of sand .... on every beach, on Earth . . . . !!
Speaking of sand, there are more stars in space than there are grains of sand on every beach on Earth:
Speaking of things that are HUGH . . . . :
A Blue Whale's heart is so big .... a small child can swim through its veins .... !!
Speaking of things that are huge, a Blue Whale's heart is so big, a small child can swim through the veins:
DID YOU KNOW .... There’s enough water in Lake Superior, to cover all of "The America's" (both North and South) in one foot of water . . . . !!
There's enough water in Lake Superior to cover all of North and South America in one foot of water:
Here's what Jupiter would look like if it were the same distance away from the Earth as the Moon . . . . !!
Here's what Jupiter would look like if it were the same distance to Earth as the Moon:
Here's what a sunset looks like on the planet Mars . . . . !!
And here's what a sunset on Mars looks like:
There are more bacteria cells .... in your body .... than actual body cells . . . . Anywhere from 2 to 9 pounds of them . . . . !!
DID YOU KNOW? There are more bacteria cells in your body than actual body cells:
DID YOU KNOW .... A compressed spring weighs more than a relaxed spring.
DID YOU KNOW? A compressed spring weighs more than a relaxed one:
DID YOU KNOW .... We know more about the surface of the moon . . . .
Than we know about the bottom of the ocean . . . . !!
JUST THINK: We know more about the surface of the moon than the bottom of the ocean:
DID YOU KNOW .... That if you dug a hole to the center of the Earth . . . .
Then dropped a book down hole . . . .
It would take 45 minutes to reach the bottom . . . . !!
Let's think bigger: If you dug a hole to the center of the Earth and dropped a book down, it would take 45 minutes to reach the bottom:
Now lets talk about time . . . . :
Now let's talk about time:
1,000 seconds equals . . . . 16 minutes . . . . !!
1,000,000 seconds equals . . . . 11 days . . . . !!
1,000,000,000 (1 Billion) seconds equals . . . . 32 years . . . . !!
1,000,000,000,000 (1 Trillion) seconds equals . . . . 32,000 years . . . . !!
The Great Pyramids of Egypt .... were built circa 2560 BC . . . . !!
The Great Pyramid was built circa 2560 BC...
Cleopatra lived between 69 BC and 30 BC . . . . !!
... and Cleopatra lived 69 BC ? 30 BC...
The first Moon landing was .... in 1969 AD . . . . !!
... and the first Moon landing was in 1969, AD...
Which means . . . . Cleopatra lived closer to the Moon landing .... than she did to the building of the Great Pyramid . . . . !!
Speaking of the pyramids . . . .
They were as old, to the Romans .... as the Romans are to us . . . . !!
Speaking of the pyramids, they were as old to the Romans as the Romans are to us:
Something else you should keep in mind . . . .
Keep this in mind, too:
In 1903 .... the Wright Brothers flew for the first time . . . .
Here's one more: In 1903 the Wright Brothers flew for the first time...
In 1941 .... 38 years later . . . .
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor .... from there air . . . . !!
...38 years later, in 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor...
In 1969 .... 28 years later . . . .
Man landed on the Moon . . . . !!
... and 28 years later, in 1969, man landed on the Moon.
That's a time span of only 66 years . . . .
It's amazing what can be done in a short span of time . . . . !!
DID YOU KNOW . . . .
John Tyler .... the 10 th President of the United States .... Has a grandson that is still alive today . . . . !!
DID YOU KNOW? John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States, has a grandson that's alive today:
John Tyler had a son, Lyon Tyler .... when he was 63 years old . . . . !!
Lyon Tyler had a son, Harrison Tyler .... when he was 75 years old . . . . !!
Harrison Tyler is still alive today . . . . !! (I don't know how many kids he has).
PHEW . . . . That was so intense . . . . !!
Here's a picture of a little PUPPY ..... to chill you out . . . . !!
PHEW! That was intense. Here's a picture of a puppy burrito (puprito) to chill you out:







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