Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Famous people with the fear of mice?

Easy ten points -- I'm doing a project on Musophobia, and some help would be greatly appreciated. No, I'm some lazy teenager who's looking for a shortcut to her homework, haha. If you don't know the answer, than please help me out by finding mice jokes, interesting facts, and some of the reasons why people are scared of mice.


Thank you very much !Famous people with the fear of mice?
Apparantly, Bill Buckley has musophobia.





Mice jokes:


-What is small, furry and brilliant at sword fights?


A mouseketeer!


-What squeaks as it solves crimes?


Miami mice! (Lol I live in Miami.)





Fact:


-A male mouse is called a buck.


A female mouse is called a doe.


A baby mouse is called a pinky, or a kitten.


-Mice are constant eaters - and will eat almost anything.


Mice are prolific breeders, producing six to ten litters continuously throughout the year


Mice will nurse babies that are not their own.


Baby mice curl up when they are being carried.


-Some ancient stories give credit to mice or rats with punishing evil people.


Each year, rodents cause more than one billion dollars in damage in the US alone.


Mice have tails that are as long as their bodies.


You should never pick a mouse up by its tail.The tip of the tail may come off.


Mouse tails have scales that help with climbing.


Some mice don't have any hair at all.


Mice have been domesticated for hundreds of years.


The National Mouse Club of Britain was formed in 1895.


-Though generally classified as herbivores and eat a regular diet of grains and fruit, mice will eat almost anything they encounter.


Contrary to popular belief, mice are exceptionally clean - often organizing their home into areas specific for food, shelter, and bathroom purposes.


In addition to the ordinary domestic mouse, other pet varieties include fancy mice (with a variety of coat colors), spiny mice (with shorter, more bristly fur), and zebra mice (with attractive stripes marking their fur).


Though mice are excellent climbers, in the wild, they prefer to remain on the ground and construct paths through the grasses and foliage to link areas of food, water, and nesting supplies with their dens.


Some mice may play dead if they are frightened and cannot quickly escape.


Highly curious, mice explore their territory daily, paying special attention to new objects or physical changes. Unlike rats, mice show no dislike to new items.


Mice constantly leave droppings in the areas they frequent.


The average mouse lives only 1-2 years.


A Fully-grown mouse weighs between 1/2 and 1 ounce.


In Ancient Greece, the God Apollo was sometimes called Apollo Smintheus, which means Apollo the Mouse. To honor him, white mice were kept in Apollo's temples under the altar.


-Mice originated in Asia and spread through Europe many centuries ago


The first mice to arrive in North America arrived as stowaways on ships from Europe.


Rat and mouse bones have been found in caves where cavemen lived.


Mice can make their own vitamin C.


People worshipped mice in temples. (You can see this in India)


-Greeks and Indians thought mice were lightning bolts.


The Japanese bred white mice around 300 years ago.


Compared to rats, mice forage only short distances from their nest, usually not more than 10 to 25 feet..


According to some cultures, if you dream about mice, you are going to die soon.


-Mice don’t have roots on their incisors.


Colonies of mice have been found thriving in the supplies used on polar expeditions.


A mouse can jump down 12 feet without injury.


Mice are nocturnal creatures.


The name mouse comes from ';mus';, a Sanskrit word that means thief.


Mouse urine has a fluorescent glow.


Mice see best in dim light.


Mice travel the same path time and time again, leaving a smudge mark - a buildup of dirt and oil from their fur - along walls, pipes and holes.


Mice can chew through anything that is softer than their teeth.


Mice can transmit salmonellosis (bacterial food poisoning) when food is contaminated with infected mouse feces.


Mice also transmit rickettsial pox, lymphocytic choriomeningitis, leptospirosis, ratbite fever, tularemia, dermatitis, and Hantavirus.


In 1998, artists Ebener and Winters trained several mice to gnaw through computer network cables.











Hope I helped!Famous people with the fear of mice?
Hi, Dreading Music!





Just type into Google -


';finding mice jokes, interesting facts, and some of the reasons why people are scared of mice'; and you will find mountains of stuff.





The best two were amongst the first few entries that I could find for you and the introductions to the entries can be found listed below.





Facts About Mice


23 May 2008 ... Find out more about these creatures. Facts About Mice. ... ServicesReptiles %26amp; Reptile CareRescue %26amp; WelfareJokesAnimals %26amp; Pets Articles ... Interesting facts about mice. A male mouse is called a buck. ... To this day some people believe that fried mice or mouse pie is a cure for bed wetting. ...





rats_mice


Subj: Rats and Mice Jokes (Includes 16 jokes and articles, 02642c) .... confidence with some cheese and then took him next door. ... The sculpture is so interesting and unique that he picks it up and asks the shop owner what it costs. ... people begin to point and shout. He walks even faster, and ...

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