September 7, 2004
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40 Things You May Not Know
(original list is too long so you're reading a slightly edited version)
1. Money isn't made out of paper; it's made out of cotton.
2. The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents the varieties of pickle the company once had.
3. Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks - otherwise it will digest itself (eewwww).
4 The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
5. The dot over the letter 'i' is called a "tittle".
6. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
8. A duck's quack doesn't echo ... no one knows why.
10. Every person has a unique tongue print (no licking at the scene of a crime!).
12. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was albino.
14. During the chariot scene in 'Ben Hur' a small red car can be seen in the distance.
15. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.
16. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog.
17. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
18. Most lipstick contains fish scales (eeww).
23. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
25. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never a recorded Wendy before.
26. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: month, orange, purple, and silver.
28. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
31. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless).
32. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law, which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb (sign of a true civilized society ... not!).
33. American Airlines saved $40,000 in '87 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class.
34. The first product Motorola developed was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
36. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
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I need tips on feeding my cat medicine. Hobbes's got flu and like the stubborn kitten he is, he's spitting out the pills one by one. i've tried crushing the pills and mixing them with tuna but he's too smart for that too. i spend up to an hour every day trying to coax him to take his medicine. argh. it's frustrating
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Comments (7)
so you did get a kitten? pictures! i must see pictures! how old is he? and he's got the flu, poor thing. hmm, last time i had to give tex pills i was able to crush them into his normal wet food. he could tell something was up, but at least he ate most of the food. try asking the vet if there is a droplet form of the meds - the vet had given me the option of liquid or pills. good luck!
same as a wolfs howl doesnt echo! interesting facts, esp 32! haha! can't wait to see you at babs bday in ur baby blue and powder pink skimpy outfit! :p
I thought everyone knew number 15.
You might want to try crushing the medicine, mixing it with some water and feeding the mixture to the cat with an eye dropper. . .
baby is my niece.
Another Wellesley girl!
Joanne Surh is now Joanne Kim (after she married a Peter Kim) and is now living in northern VA. I guess she graduated around the class of 96 or 97, or somewhere around there. As for the other girl, Kathy, she lives in NY and graduated around the same time as Joanne. Yeah, you probably didn't meet them.
Loved your page, cutie!
Okay, I will.
How long you been in Hong Kong? How's your Cantonese?
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