Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Did You Know?
- Venetian blinds - which were actually invented in Japan - are known as "Persian blinds" in Venice.
- If you head directly south from Detroit, the first foreign country you enter is Canada, not Mexico.
- While science has been traditionally identified as largely dominated by men, women were responsible for inventing Bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers.
- More than half of the world's population -- that's over 3 billion people -- have never made or received a telephone call.
- The screwdriver was invented before the screw.
- Neglected plants will cry for help. When thirsty, they emit high-pitched sounds that are too high for the human ear to hear.
# posted by David and Aleecia @ 1:39 AM 
