Karenluvs6
03-10-2001, 10:21 AM
+--------------------- Bizarre Trivia ---------------------+
Over 2,500 left handed people a year are killed from using
products made for right handed people.
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
Astronauts cannot cry. In space, there is no gravity, so
the tears can't flow.
A company in Taiwan makes dinnerware out of wheat, so you
can eat your plate.
Percentage of Americans that want to change their bodies in
some way: 75%. Percentage of Americans that would want to
change their intelligence: 13%.
A person who is lost and starving can obtain nourishment by
chewing on his shoes, provided they are made of leather.
An igloo will stand up to modern artillery better than a
concrete barricade. Additionally, the are almost invisible
from the air and can't be spotted by infrared sensors.
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MOMBASSA, Kenya - Kamal Shah lost his mobile phone. Most
people would search their homes, cars or workplaces. In fact,
Shah thought he had left it on his bedside table and presumed
his son had taken it. However, the phone turned up in the un-
likeliest spot. When he called the mobile number from his
regular line, his dog's stomach started ringing. The event
was so unexpected Shah commented, "It sent me into shock."
The German Shepherd named Snoopy had swallowed it. During an
operation, the phone was removed.
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KATMANDU, Nepal - Goddess needed. More specifically, a kumari.
This one very special person is revered by both the Hindus
and Buddhists of Nepal, who believe she has blessed the king
and 22 million people of this Himalayan nation with peace and
prosperity. The kumari must be 5 years old or under and
willing to live in palatial accommodations, receive round-the-
clock personal service and public adoration. The only problem
is that once the kumari reaches puberty the blessing moves on
to another child and the old kumari is kicked out of the palace.
This practice has left the former goddess, Rashmila Shakya,
woefully unequipped to cope with the real world. In light of
her experience, and that of others before her, fewer parents
are eager for their daughters to be goddesses. They'd rather
the girls got an education and a well-paid job.
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SIDI BARRANI, Egypt - Next time you lay down to take a nap
among your flock of sheep, make sure none of them have a
grudge against you. Egyptian shepherd Mokhtar Adam Fadl
should have followed this advice for he was shot dead - by
one of his own sheep while he slept. According to the police,
the animal killed Fadl by kicking his gun and accidentally
firing it. The shot hit the slumbering sheep herder in the
chest. The gun was reportedly confiscated. No arrests were
made
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Hong Kong - Here's how not to kill a flesh eating fish. Tsang
Kin-keung reportedly imported live piranha from a market, and
left them to die on the floor of his home in Hong Kong before
eating them. Neglecting to make sure that the carnivorous fish
was actually dead, Kin-keung picked one up and was bit on the
finger. The 45-year-old gourmet had to be taken to the hosp-
ital for treatment.
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CAMBODIA - A 47-year-old woman has been arrested in Phnom
Penh, the capital of Cambodia, for allegedly selling cow dung
as a cure-all for many illnesses such as A.I.D.S. According
to police, the woman instructed consumers on how to apply the
product. The muck would cure the various illnesses if the per-
son mixed it with water and then either drank it or sprinkled
it on his or her body. Local journalist Rasmei Kampuchea has
further information. One Cambodian legend relates an instance
when the spirits of two brothers took the form of a person
and a cow. According to Kampuchea, the woman claims she and
the "sacred cow" were possessed in this manner. And that's
no bull.
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Oklahoma - German cross-country bicyclist, Gerhard Brunger
wanted to ride his bicycle across Canada in only 44 days. But
while huffing and puffing across the great unknown landscape,
Brunger gave up after only a few days into his cross-country
trek. Why? The hapless rider became hopelessly lost after
mistakenly crossing the border into the US. Brunger continued
until he got to Oklahoma.
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Have a bizarre day!
Over 2,500 left handed people a year are killed from using
products made for right handed people.
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
Astronauts cannot cry. In space, there is no gravity, so
the tears can't flow.
A company in Taiwan makes dinnerware out of wheat, so you
can eat your plate.
Percentage of Americans that want to change their bodies in
some way: 75%. Percentage of Americans that would want to
change their intelligence: 13%.
A person who is lost and starving can obtain nourishment by
chewing on his shoes, provided they are made of leather.
An igloo will stand up to modern artillery better than a
concrete barricade. Additionally, the are almost invisible
from the air and can't be spotted by infrared sensors.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MOMBASSA, Kenya - Kamal Shah lost his mobile phone. Most
people would search their homes, cars or workplaces. In fact,
Shah thought he had left it on his bedside table and presumed
his son had taken it. However, the phone turned up in the un-
likeliest spot. When he called the mobile number from his
regular line, his dog's stomach started ringing. The event
was so unexpected Shah commented, "It sent me into shock."
The German Shepherd named Snoopy had swallowed it. During an
operation, the phone was removed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
KATMANDU, Nepal - Goddess needed. More specifically, a kumari.
This one very special person is revered by both the Hindus
and Buddhists of Nepal, who believe she has blessed the king
and 22 million people of this Himalayan nation with peace and
prosperity. The kumari must be 5 years old or under and
willing to live in palatial accommodations, receive round-the-
clock personal service and public adoration. The only problem
is that once the kumari reaches puberty the blessing moves on
to another child and the old kumari is kicked out of the palace.
This practice has left the former goddess, Rashmila Shakya,
woefully unequipped to cope with the real world. In light of
her experience, and that of others before her, fewer parents
are eager for their daughters to be goddesses. They'd rather
the girls got an education and a well-paid job.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SIDI BARRANI, Egypt - Next time you lay down to take a nap
among your flock of sheep, make sure none of them have a
grudge against you. Egyptian shepherd Mokhtar Adam Fadl
should have followed this advice for he was shot dead - by
one of his own sheep while he slept. According to the police,
the animal killed Fadl by kicking his gun and accidentally
firing it. The shot hit the slumbering sheep herder in the
chest. The gun was reportedly confiscated. No arrests were
made
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hong Kong - Here's how not to kill a flesh eating fish. Tsang
Kin-keung reportedly imported live piranha from a market, and
left them to die on the floor of his home in Hong Kong before
eating them. Neglecting to make sure that the carnivorous fish
was actually dead, Kin-keung picked one up and was bit on the
finger. The 45-year-old gourmet had to be taken to the hosp-
ital for treatment.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CAMBODIA - A 47-year-old woman has been arrested in Phnom
Penh, the capital of Cambodia, for allegedly selling cow dung
as a cure-all for many illnesses such as A.I.D.S. According
to police, the woman instructed consumers on how to apply the
product. The muck would cure the various illnesses if the per-
son mixed it with water and then either drank it or sprinkled
it on his or her body. Local journalist Rasmei Kampuchea has
further information. One Cambodian legend relates an instance
when the spirits of two brothers took the form of a person
and a cow. According to Kampuchea, the woman claims she and
the "sacred cow" were possessed in this manner. And that's
no bull.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Oklahoma - German cross-country bicyclist, Gerhard Brunger
wanted to ride his bicycle across Canada in only 44 days. But
while huffing and puffing across the great unknown landscape,
Brunger gave up after only a few days into his cross-country
trek. Why? The hapless rider became hopelessly lost after
mistakenly crossing the border into the US. Brunger continued
until he got to Oklahoma.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Have a bizarre day!