Facts from Gloria Potter
followed songs about those particular facts
Glass takes one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!
Doggie in the Window
Gold is the only metal that doesn’t rust, even if it’s buried in the ground for thousands of years.
All the Gold in California
Your tongue is the only muscle in your body attached at only one end.
WORDS
The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself.
All I want – Two front Teeth
If you stop getting thirsty,you need to drink more water. When a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.
Drinkin Champagne
Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals.
What else is new with you
Kites were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers.
Leaving on a Jet Plane
The song Auld Lang Syne is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year.
Auld Lang Syne.
Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent. Drinking a glass of water before you eat may help digestion and curb appetite.
Watermelon Wine
Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn’t smoke unless it’s heated above 450F.
It Ain’t Gonna Rain no More
The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
Love Letters in the Sand
Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.
Three Little Fishes
The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
Banana Boat Song
Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
Comin into Los Angeles
In ancient Greece,tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted.
Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree
Warner Communications paid $28 mil for the copyright to Happy Birthday, which was written in 1935!
Happy Birthdy
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
Help me Make it Through Night
A comet’s tail always points away from the sun.
Comet makes your teeth turn green
Caffeine increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found in some medicines.
Truck Drivin Man
The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armor raised their visors to reveal their identity.
Military Tribute Songs
If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day.
Sunrise Sunset
In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed.
Sweet Caroline
The moon moves about two inches away from the Earth each year.
Fly me to the Moon
The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
16 Tons
Due to earth’s gravity it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000 meters.
Mountain of Love
Mickey Mouse is known as “Topolino” in Italy
M I C K E Y M O U S E
Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down.
When the Saints go Marching In
The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements.
A You’re Adorable
