Funny Facts http://funnyfact.com Welcome To A World Of Oddities Funny Facts And Insane Trivia Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:41:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 If The Sun Stopped Shining how long would it take us to realize it http://funnyfact.com/if-the-sun-stopped-shining-how-long-would-it-take-us-to-realize-it/ http://funnyfact.com/if-the-sun-stopped-shining-how-long-would-it-take-us-to-realize-it/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:41:13 +0000 admin http://funnyfact.com/?p=3139

If the sun stopped shining it would take us about 8 minutes to realize it because that is how long the light takes to research the 93 million miles to the earth.

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Humans shed about 1.5 pounds of skin each year. The average person will lose around 105 pounds of skin by age 70.

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Our eyes receive approximately 90 percent of all our information, making us visual creatures.

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A third of all potatoes sold end up as french fries.

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The average person produces about 25,000 quarts of saliva in their lifetimes. This is enough saliva to fill two swimming pools.

]]> http://funnyfact.com/human-saliva-production/feed/ 0 What was the first product to have a barcode http://funnyfact.com/what-was-the-first-product-to-have-a-barcode/ http://funnyfact.com/what-was-the-first-product-to-have-a-barcode/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:02:46 +0000 admin http://funnyfact.com/?p=3131

Wrigleys gum was the first product to have a barcode.

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The plant with the largest leaves is a palm tree called raffia palm (RAF-ee-uh). The leaves of the raffia palm can reach up to 65 feet (20 m) long.

]]> http://funnyfact.com/plant-with-the-longest-leaves/feed/ 2 The average person does this twice per month http://funnyfact.com/the-average-person-does-this-twice-per-month/ http://funnyfact.com/the-average-person-does-this-twice-per-month/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:30:57 +0000 admin http://funnyfact.com/?p=3121

The average person does this twice a month. (not me or the baby above)

The average person has a screaming match with somebody or screaming at somebody.

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The ocean is totally dark at depths greater than 600 meters and some of the creatures at that depth glow. The glowing light serves to attract prey and mates.

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A new baby typically results in 400-750 hours lost sleep for parents in the first year. Something to think about.

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