The Art of the Random =O

Since I didn't do a random thing last week, I'll make up for it by posting a bunch of random facts and questions for you guys to ponder.

1. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months, and 6 days straight, you will have produced enough energy to heat exactly one cup of coffee. (not really worth ruining your vocal chords for one cup of coffee)
2. A duck's quack will never echo. No one knows why.
3. If you try to fail but succeed, which one have you done?
4. Over 2500 left-handed people are killed every year from using products made for right handed people.
5. Is there another word for "synonym"?
6. Race car is a palindrome. (if you spell it backwards, you still get race car)
7. In the bathroom, how do blind people know they are done wiping?
8. Soda water does not contain soda. (duh)
9. Snails can sleep for three years without eating.
10. The average person falls asleep in 7 minutes.
11. Does anyone else find it scary that doctors call what they do "practice"?
12. The world's largest eggs are laid by sharks.
13. Why isn't "phonics" spelled the way it sounds?
14. Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
15. The NY phone book had 22 Hitlers before WWII. The phone book had 0 Hitlers after WWII. (I can imagine)
16. Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called cargo?
17. The screwdriver was invented before the screw. (Hmm....)
18. The electric chair was invented by a dentist. (Another reason to never trust dentists)
19. If a place is open 24 hours a day, is there any reason to make locks on the doors?
20. "Spain" literally means land of rabbits.
21. If you choke a Smurf, what color will it turn into?
22. Termites eat twice as fast if they are listening to heavy metal music so if you have termites in the house, don't listen to metal with speakers.
23. Is the glass half empty or half full? (not morally or personally speaking)
24. Is a white person in Africa called an African American?
25. Roosters can't crow if they don't fully extend their necks.
26. Why is it called the "dust bunny"?
27. If everyone prefers the #2 pencil, why is it number 2?
28. Pogonophobia is the fear of beards.
29. Do mathematicians find baking as easy as 3.14159265358979323....?
30. How many licks does it take to get to the center of the Tootsie pop? (the world may never know)

Alright. I hope you guys got something out of that. Join us tomorrow for: duh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh CAROLINE!!!!

-June