interesting facts about the world and ajp

• No piece of normal-size paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
• The first product to have a bar code scanned was Wrigley's gum.  

• Earth is the only planet not named after a pagan God. 

• A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.

• The new 787 Boeing was revealed on 7/8/07 or July 8th, 07.

• Every day is about 55 billionths of a second longer than the day before it

• Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

• The Himalayan gogi berry contains, weight for weight, more iron than steak, more beta carotene than carrots, more vitamin C than oranges.  

• Fingerprints of koala bears are similar (in pattern, shape and size) to the fingerprints of humans

• Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

• SCUBA divers cannot pass gas at depths of 33 feet or below

• Pele has always hated his nickname, which he says sounds like "baby-talk in Portuguese".

• As of 2006, 200 million blogs were left without updates
• Urban birds have developed a short, fast "rap style" of singing, different from their rural counterparts.
• The lion costume in the film Wizard of Oz was made from real lions.
• Fathers tend to determine the height of their child, mothers their weight.
• The Pope's been known to wear red Prada shoes.
• Donald Rumsfeld was both the youngest and the oldest defense secretary in US history.
• Coco Chanel started the trend for sun tans in 1923 when she got accidentally burnt on a cruise.
• Up to 25% of hospital keyboards carry the MRSA infection.
• In ancient Greece, children of wealthy families were dipped in olive oil at birth to keep them hairless throughout their lives.
• Sex workers (Prostitutes) in Roman times charged the equivalent price of eight glasses of red wine.
• As of 2006, more than one in eight people in the United States show signs of addiction to the internet.

FFAA: Akshai, the ever-glib, quick-tongued, fast talker, once made the mistake of trying to talk to an angry parent while he was sick and was without his ever melodic voice. This gave her free-reign over him and I'll leave it to your imagination to picture the hilarity that ensued.