INTERESTING FACTS-8

(1) If you toss a penny 10,000 times, it will not be heads 5,000 times, but more like 4,950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom..

(2) The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified.

(3) The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. The only other word with the same amount of letters is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses, its plural.

(4) An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

(5) When a gorilla is angry, he'll stick his tongue out at you

(6) In Tibet it is a sign of respect to stick your tongue out at guests.

(7) The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life."

(8) 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.

(9) "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

(10) The Baby Ruth candy bar was actually named after Grover Cleveland's baby daughter, Ruth.