Futile enlightenment

Here are few facts that will never get you grades but always good to know.


- Company of a man can make a woman look younger and more pretty. No wonder all pretty girls either have boyfriends or are already married.

- Femur (the thigh bone of human) is one of the strongest things you would find.

- It’s impossible to lick own your elbow. Now don’t try that, it looks gross.

- It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

- The roar (of ocean) that’s heard when a seashell is held close to the ear is the sound of blood rushing through the veins in the ear.

- Inside 2/3 of the cities in India, bicycles travel faster than car. Probably why France promote bicycles inside city.


- About 80% of a typical day is forgotten.

-The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to seven.

- “Goodbye” came from “God bye” which came from “God be with you.” Do we really mean it when we say this?

- Farts are flammable. Next time stay away from fire.

- The chances of dying on the way to get a lottery tickets is greater than chances of winning the same lottery.

- The word “colorful”, is read on your lips by a deaf man as “I love you”.

These are the things that I’ve either heard from friends or read on the Internet. I have not researched on the facts for its authenticity. I just found them worth mentioning here.

6 comments:

  1. the roar of the ocean - huh- didnt know that
    liked the one on Goodbye
    wow - colorful is read as i love you by the deaf!!

    nice collection of interesting trivia

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  2. "Inside 2/3 of the cities in India, bicycles" .. . Liked this one, very true. Maybe cuz of the increasing traffic and the jammed signals after every 5 minutes. Good post :)

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  3. @ Aakash: Ya, that's true.I checked it out myself. Thanks.

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  4. Nice post.
    I love the idea of hearing our blood rushing into our ears as the sound of the ocean! Imagine that! (I might use that somewhere some time).

    And colourful is awesome!

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  5. @Apeetha Ravi~ thank you Apeetha. It did surprise me in the beginning. It has to be true though I have my own doubts at it.
    So be careful when you say colorful next time. :)

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