Some I had heard before, some not so I thought I would share them The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache. Mosquito repellents don't repel.

They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets. Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin. The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929 "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces.

"UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles. Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older. A Boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the Wright brothers' first flight. Cats purr at 26 cycles per second, the same as an idling diesel engine. A dragonfly flaps its wings 20 to 40 times a second, bees and houseflies 200 times, some mosquitoes 600 times, and a tiny gnat...

a hefty 1, 000 times! The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum. A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why. The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used. Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan. All porcupines float in water. When opossums are playing "possum, " they are not "playing.

" They actually pass out from sheer terror