by Teresa T.
Member since:
August 6, 2008

Interesting facts that might float your boat or sink it...02/20/09

February 20, 2009 02:08 AM EST (Updated: March 19, 2009 03:31 PM EDT)
views: 90 | comments: 20

 

Only female mosquitos bite, and most are attracted to the color blue twice as much as to any other color.

It is illegal to hunt camels in the state of Arizona.

There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.

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

Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it.

 

link to this page
Bookmark this post:
Facebook
Twitter
Delicious
Buzz
More

Comments: 20

karen h. Feb 20, 2009, 2:10am EST
yeah haaaa I am going to go right out and get me a bunch of celery
Lisa B. Feb 20, 2009, 2:16am EST
i totally noticed that in the casinos. They so dont want you to know what itme it is.
alicia h. Feb 20, 2009, 2:17am EST
in mohegan sun in CT, no clocks either trust me. I looked.
Cynthia T. Feb 20, 2009, 2:18am EST
neat facts
Leah Christensen Feb 20, 2009, 2:27am EST
Very very interesting. How about when I dip the celery in Thousand Islands dressing?
L. H. Feb 20, 2009, 2:29am EST
lol Leah.
Teresa T. Feb 20, 2009, 2:29am EST
Then your calories go through the roof! LOL
DJ L. Feb 20, 2009, 2:39am EST
well its a good thing cause i never saw a camel in the wild of Arizona
when i was there
Ariel Storm Feb 20, 2009, 3:30am EST
interesting! Thank you!
Christine P. Feb 20, 2009, 8:25am EST
Fun facts!
Beth - Doing God's work Daily J. Feb 20, 2009, 8:52am EST
Thanks for sharing on Helping out One Another
Sandy (back in Ohio...blah!) Feb 20, 2009, 9:26am EST
Why on earth would anyone try and hunt camels in Arizona? Seriously, did we have an over abundance of them in the Arizona zoo at one time or something?
Janie E. Feb 20, 2009, 10:06am EST
Hubby tells me that celery is good for your prostate. Interesting facts!
chelsie t. Feb 20, 2009, 11:08am EST
~Thanks for sharing with WFYB!~
tammie p. Feb 20, 2009, 12:36pm EST
thank you for sharing this
Tee B. Feb 20, 2009, 5:48pm EST
I like the celery statement. I was just watching Emeril the other night and found out how to peel it to get rid of the strings
James B. Feb 21, 2009, 1:23am EST
Thanks for posting to all top ten groups!
Jennifer O. Feb 23, 2009, 12:42am EST
Thanks for the facts!
Amber C. Feb 26, 2009, 10:25am EST
The Las Vegas thing is very fishy!
Gene P. Mar 24, 2009, 5:00pm EDT
Thanks for posting your content to the group Whatever!

Join the Conversation
Chime in! Become a Gather member to comment.
Already a member? Sign in
top
 
Gather | Friends | Groups | Share
About Gather | Engagement Marketing | Make New Friends | Gather Points | Advertise on Gather | Gather Press | Privacy | Terms of Service | Community Guidelines
Books | Celebs | Entertainment | Family | Food | Health | Moms | Money | News | Politics | Spirituality | Sports | Travel | Writing
Version 16961, "Pacino"; Copyright © 2009 Gather Inc. All rights reserved.