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Tibet
  • Even though Tibet is also known as the “Land of Snow”, it only snows once or twice a year
  • The highest airport in the world is in Tibet
  • All but one of Tibet’s rivers run from north to south
  • Did you know that in Tibet there is actually a practice called ‘polyandry’ where many men, usually brothers, marry a single woman? This takes place so that only one set of children will inherit the land. (*snicker* The excuses they come up with)
  • In Tibet, finding dog shit on your doorstep is a lucky sign. Business will be good that day

tiger
  • The tiger is the largest member of the cat family. (One guy in “Who wants to be a millionaire” got this one wrong. So soak it in.)

time
  • In most comic strips and magazine advertisments, the time on the clock is 10:10

tissue paper
  • In China, the first tissue paper were thin pieces of wood and bamboo

tobacco
  • Some reconstituted tobacco contains the same ingredients found in fart. (Go figure)Thanx Emir

toilet
  • The average life expectancy of a toilet is 50 years. (then what?)
  • The first toilet being flushed in a motion picture was in the movie Psycho
  • Every day, over five billion gallons of water are flushed down toilets in the United States
  • The appliance that uses the most use of water in the home is the toilet
  • The first ever “World Summit on Toilets” was held in Singapore in November 2001
  • There is an estimated 1 public toilet per 10000 person in London

tongue
  • Like fingerprints, everyone’s tongue print is different
  • The tongue is the fastest healing part of the body

tongue twisters
  • The “sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick” is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.(honestly, who think these things up?)

tonsils
  • Human tonsils can bounce higher than a rubber ball of similar weight and size, but only for the first 30 minutes after they’ve been removed

toothbrush
  • Toothbrushes should be kept 6 feet away from the toilet to avoid being contaminated by airborne stuff stirred up after flushing


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