Did You Know? Fantastic Facts Challenge

Ayaka M did you know:

1. cows have best friends
2. george bush sr was quite attractive back in the day
3. obama's birthday is august 4th
4. there's a harry potter museum in times square ny
5. if you lick your iphone screen clean you'll consume about 2 calories

Wish J Did you know that the collar bone or clavicle is the only horizontal bone in human body.

Wish J Did you know...
It is almost humanly impossible to lick your elbows.

Inari J Did you know.....
1. Ants nod to each other
2. The Afrikaans for candyfloss is: spookasem (directly translates to ghost breath)
3. When we blush our stomach lining goes red too
4. Baby hedgehogs are called "hoglets"
5. A baby oyster is called a "spat"

Karen F 1. Did you know Consuming chocolate was once considered a sin during the 16th and 17th century?
2. Did you know that sex is the safest tranquilizer in the world? It is 10 times more effective than valium!
3 Did you know that US tops the world in plastic surgery procedures. Next comes Mexico.
4. Did you know that turtles can breath through there butts?
5. Did you know that Americans ate eight million more orders of french fries and almost six million more hamburgers this year compared to last?

Sheila G I hope to never be chased by a stampeding elephant.

Rita M 1. Did you know that kangaroos can hop up to 44 mph? They're normal speed is 13-16mph, though.
2. Did you know only about 1000 Giant Pandas are alive today?
3. Did you know that cats usually have 12 whiskers on each side of their faces?
4. Did you know that approximately 10% of the world's bird species live in Thailand?
5. Did you know that the smallest dog recorded was a matchbox-size Yorkshire Terrier? It was 2.5" tall at the shoulder, 3.5" from nose tip to tail, and weighed only 4 ounces!

Muddy J Did you Know:
1)When George Lucas was mixing the American Graffiti soundtrack, he numbered the reels of film starting with an R and numbered the dialog starting with a D. Sound designer Walter Murch asked George for Reel 2, Dialog 2 by saying "R2D2". George liked the way that sounded so much he integrated that into another project he was working on.
2)Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
3)During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food. That's the weight of about 6 elephants.
4)Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, every time you breathe.
5)In the film Forrest Gump, all the still photos show Forrest with his eyes closed.

Nevena B Did you know:
1. Japanese scientist have developed a refrigerator that opens only when you smile.
2. The Queen can't be arrested in the UK,whatever crime she might commit.
3. German scientist have found that our universe might be located in a Matrix and there is evidence to support the theory.
4. Just like other sports chess players have to undergo dope test.
5. Jams Bond has killed 150 men and slept with 44 women since the first movie in 1962. :)

Micah G Did you know?
-Four Leaf Clovers are created by the same mutation that causes conjoined twins
-Marie Curie had a pet tiger named X-Ray
-When concentrated, pine tree sap is more toxic than arsenic
- Julius Caesar had 12 toes
-Cream Cheese can be used to treat migraines

Santos A Did you know, Fitness Can Help Build Relationships?

Think of what exercising with a partner can do for a relationship, whether it's with a spouse, a sibling, or a friend you used to go to lunch with once a week. Not only that, but exercise is always more fun when there's someone to do it with. So plan to walk with your spouse after dinner every night. Meet your sister or that friend for tennis or an aerobics class instead of lunch. Besides, people who have exercise partners stay with their programs and reach their goals more often than those who try to go it alone.
Just look at how fast Tribsports is growing!!!!

Santos A Did you know, It's Not That Hard to Find Time for Fitness?

The key is to use your time more wisely. Think about killing two birds with one stone. Take your kids to the park or ride bikes together, and you're getting physical activity while enjoying family time. Beyond that, go for a hike, take the kids swimming, or play hide-and-seek, tag, softball, or horseshoes in the backyard.
At work, schedule a meeting on the jogging track or on the golf course. Forget the idea that you HAVE to trudge to the gym and spend an hour or more doing a formal workout. Instead, you can work short spurts of physical activity into your day.
Everyone has 10 minutes to jump rope, and sometimes that's better than 20 minutes of walking or running.

Santos A Did you know, Exercise Gives You Energy?

You might be surprised at how 30 minutes of exercise in the morning can change your whole day. When endorphins are released into your bloodstream. You will feel much more energized the rest of the day. Also once you improve your strength and stamina, it's easier to accomplish everyday tasks like carrying groceries and climbing stairs. This also helps you feel more energetic over the course of the day.

Santos A Did you know, Movement Melts Away Stress?

As much as it may stress you out just to think about exercising, once you actually start working out, you'll experience less stress in every part of your life. Exercise produces a relaxation response that serves as a positive distraction. It will also help elevate your mood and keep depression at bay.

Santos A Did you know, Exercise Boosts Brainpower?

Not only does exercise improve your body, it helps your mental function. Exercise increases energy levels and increases serotonin in the brain, which leads to improved mental clarity.

Karen M Did you know that there is no such thing as a black panther?
A "black Panther" refers to any large cat with a solid black coat, more specifically a black leopard or black jaguar.

Did you know that severe fear of clowns is known as "coulrophobia"?

Did you know that the olecranon fossa is found at the distal end of the humerus?

Did you know there are 18 different shapes in the animal cracker zoo?

Did you know that every second, Americans collectively eat 100 pounds of chocolate?

Samarth A No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.

Samarth A Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.

Samarth A The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight and always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.

Samarth A A person cannot taste food unless it is mixed with saliva. For example, if strong-tasting substance like salt is placed on a dry tongue, the taste buds will not be able to taste it. As soon as a drop of saliva is added and the salt is dissolved, however, a definite taste sensation results. This is true for all foods. Try it!

Samarth A The strongest muscle in proportion to its size in the human body is the tongue.

Samarth A It takes 13 seconds for oxygen to get to your muscles so sprinter do not need to breath on the 50, 60 or 100 m dashes if they don't want to. Still, it relaxes them to breath so they really need to breath after the race or their muscles will cramp up and they will collapse

Vaunette C 5. Did you know Jimmy Connors is the only player to win the U.S. Open on three surfaces: grass at Forest Hills in 1974, clay at Forest Hills in 1976, and hardcourt in 1978 at Flushing Meadows?

Vaunette C 4. Did you know that physically active people have a 60 percent lower risk for Alzheimer's disease than couch potatoes (The Lancet Neurology - Sweden)?

Vaunette C 3. Did you know yellow tennis balls were used at Wimbledon for the first time in 1986?

Vaunette C 2. Did you know there are times when you're walking that the pressure on your feet exceeds your body weight, and when you're running, it can be three or four times your weight?

Vaunette C 1. Did you know the marathon was reborn at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896 when 17 competitors ran the 24.8 miles (40K) from Marathon Bridge to the Olympic stadium?

David B Did you know:

1. That the skin is the largest organ in the body?

2. That the Mitochondria are the building blocks of the cells. Mitochondria are sometimes described as "cellular power plants" because they generate most of the cell's supply of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), used as a source of chemical energy.

3. That when a cell splits it is known as Mitosis. Your cells are constanly mitosing enabling gowth of muscle, bone, fat and all other parts of the body.

4. That the hyoid bone is a horseshoe-shaped bone situated in the anterior midline of the neck between the chin and the thyroid cartilage. It is anchored by muscles from the anterior, posterior and inferior directions, and aids in tongue movement and swallowing.

5. The liver is the only part of the body that when a part of it is removed it can grow back. Not all of the tissue will return and this depends on the amount of tissue removed or severity of disease.