Infinite Wisdom

[Ranma_007]

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood
plasma.

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age or
older.

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from
each salad served in first-class.

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise

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

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.

Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

The three most valuable brand names on earth:  Marlboro, Coca Cola, and
Budweiser, in that order.

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet
away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. (I
keep my toothbrush in the living room now!)

Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first U.S. president whose name contains
all the letters from the word "criminal." The second ?     William
Jefferson Clinton     (Please don't tell me you're SURPRISED!?!!)

Turtles can breathe through their butts.

[Jon]

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

WRONG

[Dracos]

But none of this is wise.

=P

Dracos

[Ranma_007]

These are the secrets of the universe! Of course they're wise. ^_^

[Brian]

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times.

Without mechanical aid.  Machines can press things further.  (But not much.)

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. (I
keep my toothbrush in the living room now!)

Not a concern if you keep your toothbrush inside a sealed case.  Such as a properly sealed medicine cabinet.

You read the straightdope message boards?

[Ranma_007]

Nope, got these in a email.

Feel free to add more.

[Jon]

Wait, this is a thread for stuff we get in chain letters or mass forwards?

REF1NanCE YoR HOM3 NOW!!1!eleven

Oh, not those kinds of emails? Well, how about this?

Paint, any paint, is composed of only 4 things: pigment, vehicle, additives, and resin.