Tuesday, May 27, 2008

RAW FACTS

The increased electricity used by modern appliances is causing a shift in the Earth's magnetic field. By the year 2327, the North Pole will be located in mid-Kansas, while the South Pole will be just off the coast of East Africa.

Smearing a small amount of dog feces on an insect bite will relieve the itching and swelling.

The first McDonald's restaurant opened for business in 1952 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Human saliva has a boiling point three times that of regular water.

Unique animals. Whales can't swim backwards, tarantulas can't spin webs, crocodiles can't chew and hummingbirds can't walk.

Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.

Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

You sit on the biggest muscle in your body, the gluteus maximus a.k.a the butt. Each of the two cheeky muscles tips the scales at about two pounds (not including the overlying fat layer). The tiniest muscle, the stapedius of the middle ear, is just one-fifth of an inch long.

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