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pH
  • Most people know what pH means, but few people know that it stands for pondus hydrogenii which means potential hydrogen and that each unit is a phidron. Thanx Pramesh H

pie, 3.142
  • Pie (3.142…) has been correctly cited up to the 42,194th decimel point by Hiroyuki Goto, of Keio University in Tokyo in February 1995
  • The pie number has also been used in some spy codes due to its complexities

pig
  • Male pigs secrete pheromones in their saliva that induces females to assume the mating stance
  • The eggs from the ovaris of a pig, when shot into another animal, can sterelise it, making it impotent
  • In the early stages of development, and pig’s embroyo is similar to that of a human’s
  • A pig’s orgasm lasts for 30 minutes
  • Pigs cannot sweat because they don’t have sweat glands. Instead, they roll around in mud to keep cool
  • In 1386, a pig was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child
  • Would you believe that pigs are smarter than dogs? On the human intelligence scale, pigs are third removed from humans, while dogs are 13th removed, and only primates and dolphines are smarter than pigs. They are quick one time learners, and some learn by watching others

pigeon
  • Pigeons can be killed by feeding them uncooked rice, either because their stomach cannot handle the carbohydrate or that it swells in their throats and chokes them. There is however, no head popping. thanx 8=o and udaman
  • Pigeon poo was actually very valuable in 16th century England. Armed guards would protect dovecotes (pigeon houses) to prevent thievery. It was a big source or fertilizer and gunpowder
  • In World War I and II, pigeons were released from battleships in the event of a U-boat attack
  • A pigeon named G.I. Joe saved thousands of English soldiers trapped in a town
  • A pigeon’s navigational system is a mystery, but the Oxford University concluded that they probably use roads and freeways as markers
  • The pigeon is the only non-mammal to pass the ‘mirror test’ (recognize own reflection) and can also recognise all 26 letters of the English language as well as being able to conceptualise
  • Reuters, started its European business in 1850 by using 45 trained homing pigeons

pineapple
  • A pineapple is a berry and was first called “anana”
  • Christopher Columbus introduced pineapples to Europe
  • The Ginaca Machine can deshell 100 pineapples a minute
  • Unlike other fruits that take 3-4 months to grow, pineapples take 18 months!

pizza
  • Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day

plankton
  • Planktons can only swim vertically
  • Despite being so small, plankton blooms can be seen from space

plants
  • The telegraph plant of Asia has leaves that flutter constantly, even when there is no breeze

platypus
  • female platypus has poisonous claws

Playboy
  • Playboy has already been seen on the moon


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