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Saturday, November 3, 2012

Real Amazing Facts 61

The lense of the eye continues to grow throughout a person's life.
 

The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
 

Contrary to popular belief, lightning travels from the ground upwards not from the sky downwards.
 

When young and impoverished, Pablo Picasso kept warm by burning his own paintings.
 

Polar bear fur is not white, it's clear.
 

The first Ford cars had Dodge engines.
 

A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop.
 

No matter its size or thickness, no piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
 

According to Gaming Law, Casinos have to stock enough cash to cover all the chips on the 'floor'.
 

The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.