Sunday, August 26, 2007

Did You Know.....?

Okay, Lady Bulldog players and fans......!! Due to the popularity and the high number of requests (and with the first day of classes literally hours away), I thought it was a good time and a good way to welcome all the students back - by springing this pop quiz on you.
It's our first for this season.

Did You Know?..................................


…….Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state of Texas?

…….Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978?

.......Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself?

......The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; '7' was selected after the original 7-ounce containers and 'UP' for the direction of the bubbles?

......101 Dalmatians, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, and Mulan are the only Disney cartoons where both parents are present and don't die throughout the movie?

......'Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand?

......To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaws, push your thumbs into its eyeballs - it will let you go instantly?

......Reindeer like to eat bananas?

......No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver and purple?

......The word "samba" means "to rub navels together."?

......Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots?

......The electric chair was invented by a dentist?

......The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II Killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo?

......More people are killed annually by donkeys than airplane crashes?

......A 'jiffy' is a unit of time for 1/100th of a second?