Students' Stamp on GHS -- First Quarter
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Snapple Fact or Fiction?
by Tristen Satterlee, '10
Through years of keeping people astonished, amused and surprised, Snapple is known for printing interesting "facts" on the inside of their bottle caps.  Many of these "Snapple Facts" are false or exaggerated.  See if you can guess which "facts" are actually true!
  • A goldfish's attention span is three seconds.
  • The average human will eat an average of eight spiders while sleeping (in his or her lifetime). 
  • Thomas Jefferson invented the coat hanger.
  • Flamingos are pink because they eat shrimp.
  • It is not possible to tickle yourself.
  • All scorpions glow.
  • With an average life expectancy of 81.2 years, the people of Okinawa, Japan live the longest.
  • Children grow faster in the spring.
  • In Athens, Greece, a driver's license can be taken away by law if the driver is deemed either "unbathed" or "poorly dressed."
  • Chewing gum while peeling onions will prevent you from crying.
  • A duck's quack doesn't echo.
  • Children have more taste buds than adults.
  • On average, Americans eat 18 acres of pizza a day.
  • Only male fireflies can fly.
  • The peach was the first fruit to be eaten on the moon. 

Let's see how you did.  Here's the list again.
  • False: A goldfish's attention span is three seconds.
  • True: The average human will eat an average of eight spiders while sleeping (in his or her lifetime).
  • True: Thomas Jefferson invented the coat hanger.
  • True: Flamingos are pink because they eat shrimp.
  • True: It is not possible to tickle yourself.
  • True: All scorpions glow.
  • True: With an average life expectancy of 81.2 years, the people of Okinawa, Japan live the longest.
  • False: Children grow faster in the spring.
  • True: In Athens, Greece, a driver's license can be taken away by law if the driver is deemed either "unbathed" or "poorly dressed."
  • False: Chewing gum while peeling onions will prevent you from crying.
  • False: A duck's quack doesn't echo.
  • True: Children have more taste buds than adults.
  • False: On average, Americans eat 18 acres of pizza a day.
  • True: Only male fireflies can fly.
  • True: The peach was the first fruit to be eaten on the moon. 

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