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Title: The "Did you know?" Fact Thread
Post by: shusakusai on December 03, 2006, 02:01:39 AM
well just as the title says, just post any random fact which you know. I'll go first since I started this thread.

A blue whale's tounge weighs about as much as an elephant.
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Post by: Carisear on December 03, 2006, 02:56:38 AM
Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.
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Post by: Kyobu on December 03, 2006, 03:11:07 AM
:lol:
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Post by: reyfer on December 03, 2006, 03:25:25 AM
A year is in reality 365 days, 5 hours, 45 minutes and 36 seconds
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Post by: Roxasu on December 03, 2006, 03:56:50 AM
if you masturbate alot and never had sex, you are still technically a virgin
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Post by: shusakusai on December 03, 2006, 04:16:14 AM
^ lol well yes I suppose that does qualify as a fact, a very well known fact but still a fact.
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Post by: Roxasu on December 03, 2006, 04:19:22 AM
^yeah, but hey, apparently theres people who don't know
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Post by: RionZ on December 03, 2006, 04:44:29 AM
lol roxasu, yea, there are people like that.

Did you know men go though 40 day cycles, unlike the menstruation cycle of a woman, men have a good week where they are very energized.

Oh, and did u know, there's a new menstruation disorder to make jokes about now? PMDD, u can guess what that is, I be all the comedian's will be all over that in 2007, especially the dyke ones. :lol:
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Post by: Fracture on December 03, 2006, 05:02:51 AM
*looks at strange facts website*

Adolf Hitler was Time magazine's Man of the Year for 1938 :o
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Post by: JFC on December 03, 2006, 05:36:01 AM
that Miki is hot? Because she is. :D
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Post by: shusakusai on December 03, 2006, 03:18:41 PM
here's on more from me:
bulls don't actualy hate the color red and attack everything that is red, in bullfighting the bull is actualy angered by the waving effect of the cape not the color, since, like most cattle, bulls are colorblind. the cape is just red for traditional reasons.
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Post by: Tuffty on December 03, 2006, 04:07:31 PM
The human body contains 60,000 miles of blood vessels
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Post by: Regal Shocker on December 04, 2006, 12:23:09 AM
One interesting fact from a book called 'THe Book of Useless Information'  lists this:  Michael Jackson is black.

That means there are people who do not know the him before the plastic surgery?!!
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Post by: Tyball on December 04, 2006, 06:13:10 PM
The nearest star outside of our solar system, Proxima Centauri, is about 4.22 light-years away. That's about 39,924,282,594,000 kilometers.

If you wanted to travel to Proxima Centauri at a speed similar to that of the fastest spacecrafts we have today (about 60,000 km/h), then the trip would take about 76,000 years.
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Post by: Thimas X on December 05, 2006, 12:36:16 PM
^ Cool

Fact: Giza Studios is cheap.
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Post by: Owaranai_sLaVe on December 07, 2006, 02:10:38 AM
Did you know that women who eat SEMEN can actually benefit them?
Interacting in Fellatio can decrease the percentage (by about 40%) of women getting BREAST CANCER.
The more semen you eat, the better....
Doctors and researchers *the females of course* have been qouted to eat it themselves EVERY day. 15,000 women were tested, and it was proven.

So now, eating meat in public or in the car *Fellatio To Go? :D* would have a good and reasonable excuse!

-Owaranai_sLaVe
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Post by: morskate on December 14, 2006, 08:37:22 AM
that has changed how i think. weird.
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Post by: SomethingWild on December 14, 2006, 03:14:06 PM
Melba toast is named after Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba
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Post by: shadowstar on December 15, 2006, 04:51:33 PM
If your stomach doesn’t grow a new layer of mucus every 14 days, it will digest itself.
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Post by: Tuffty on December 15, 2006, 05:34:48 PM
There isn't a single reference to a cat in the bible.
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Post by: merryxmas on December 16, 2006, 08:20:17 AM
Did you know that the human neck has as many vertebrae as a giraffe? Did you know taste buds last only a week before being replaced? Did you know the lungs contain almost 1,500 miles of airways? Our bodies are amazing!
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Post by: Rakko on December 16, 2006, 08:59:30 AM
In Scarface, "f*ck" is said 206 times, at an average of once every 29 seconds.
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Post by: shadowstar on December 16, 2006, 09:27:42 AM
Quote from: Rakko;260015
In Scarface, "f*ck" is said 206 times, at an average of once every 29 seconds.

I think that applies to "The Sopranos" as well, except it's every 5 seconds :lol:
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Post by: Tuffty on December 16, 2006, 11:51:40 AM
Napolean Bonaparte was bottom of his class in military school
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Post by: Rakko on December 17, 2006, 07:36:43 AM
40% of the American population has never visited a dentist.

About a third of all Americans flush the toilet while they're still sitting on it.
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Post by: N1CK70 on December 18, 2006, 03:06:16 AM
Karoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese.

I'm sure most of you guys knew that.
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Post by: Rakko on December 19, 2006, 10:54:09 AM
It takes 50,000 years for a plastic container to start decomposing.
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Post by: robinson on December 19, 2006, 04:37:06 PM
when you magnatise a piece of metal it increases in length by 1/720,000th of its original length
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Post by: Blu-Cherri on December 19, 2006, 09:11:28 PM
these are some pretty cool facts!

The electric chair was invented by a dentist!
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Post by: Tanachan on December 19, 2006, 10:50:13 PM
20% of americans think the sun revolves around the earth.

The busiest shopping hour of the year is 3-4pm on Christmas eve.

An average chocolate bar contains 6 bug legs.

There are more people in China studying english than speaking it in the US.

Despite its liscence plates, Abraham Lincoln was not born in Illinois. The only president born there was Regan.

The taste of bubble gum is a mix of spearmint, vanilla, and cinammon.

There is seaweed in Ice Cream. (Carrageenan)

The US interstate highway system requires that one mile in every five be straight. These straight sections function as airstrips in times of war and other emergencies.

The Boston University Bridge is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane.

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs have only about ten.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

In every episode of Seinfeld, there is a superman somewhere.

February 1965 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

The cruise liner, Queen Elisabeth II, moves only six inches for every gallon of diesel fuel that it burns.

Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book published in every major Dewey Decimal category.

Columbia University is the second largest land owner in New York City, after the Catholic Church.

Cat urine glows under a black light.

Back in the mid-80s, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered 100% compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator.

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.

In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child is 2-6 years of age.

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

If you have three quarters, four dimes and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.

The most common name in the world is Mohammed.

Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually that all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

No NFL team which plays its home games in a dome has ever won a Superbowl.

The first toilet ever seen on TV was on "Leave it to Beaver".

In the Great Fire of London in 1666, half of the city was burned down but only 6 people were injured.

One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today is because cotton growers in the 30s lobbied against hemp farmers - they saw them as competitors.

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 years old.

The name Wendy was made up for the book -"Peter Pan".

The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life".

It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up. The frog throws up its stomach first, so the stomach is dangling out of its mouth. The frog then uses its forearms to dig out all of the stomach's contents and then swallows the stomach back down again.

Armored knights raised their visors to identify themselves when they rode past their king. This custom has become the modern military salute.

Sylvia Miles had the shortest performance ever nominated for an Oscar, in "Midnight Cowboy". Her entire role lasted only 6 minutes.

Charles Lindburgh took only four sandwiches with him on his famous transatlantic flight.

Goethe couldn't stand the sound of barking dogs and could only write if he had an apple rotting in the drawer of his desk.

Stewardesses is the longest word that is formally typed with only the left hand.

Armadillos have four babies at a time and they are always the same sex.

To escape the jaws of a crocodile, push your thumbs into its eyes - it will release you instantly.

If you toss a penny 10,000 times, it will come up heads approximately 4950 times because the heads picture weighs more than the tails side, so it ends up on the bottom more often.

Hydroxydeoxycorticosterones is the longest anagram in the English language.

Los Angeles' full name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Pornciuncula.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Al Capone's business card said he was a furniture dealer.

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.

Wilma Flintstone's maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal, and Betty Rubbles' maiden name was Betty Jean Mcbricker.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

The Ramses brand condom is named after the great Pharoh Ramses II, who fathered over 160 children.

If NASA send birds into space, they would soon die because birds need gravity to swallow.

Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

The computer term "byte" is a contraction of "by eight".

The average ear of corn has eight hundred kernels arranged in sixteen rows.

The famous split-fingered Vulcan salute is actually intended to represent the first letter ("shin", pronounced "sheen") of the word "shalom". As a boy, Leonard Nimoy observed his rabbi using it in a benediction and never forgot it; he was eventually able to add it to Star Trek lore.

The idea that "the Boogey Man will get you" comes from the Boogey people, who still inhabit an area of Indonesia. These people still act as pirates today, and attack passing ships.

Underground is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und"

In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a baby, they got consent of the King, the King gave them a placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had F.*.*.*. (Fornication Under Consent of the King) on it. Now you know where that came from.

Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States.

In downtown Lima, Peru, there is a large brass statue dedicated to Winnie-the-Pooh.

Despite a population of over a billion, China has only about 200 family names

In an average day, a four year old child will ask 437 questions.
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Post by: Waseem on December 19, 2006, 11:28:55 PM
A bald eagle can strike with twice the force of a rifle bullet.

Thanks kinda scary :o
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Post by: pikapikapika on December 19, 2006, 11:45:50 PM
Quote from: Rakko;260015
In Scarface, "f*ck" is said 206 times, at an average of once every 29 seconds.


I think there's a youtube video of this somewhere, lol
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Post by: Rakko on December 20, 2006, 03:15:15 AM
:ROTFLMAO:

Pirates thought wearing an earring would improve their eyesight.
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Post by: fsw on December 20, 2006, 11:03:55 PM
Quote from: Fracture;249367
*looks at strange facts website*

Adolf Hitler was Time magazine's Man of the Year for 1938 :o


Stalin was once nominated for the Nobel Peace prize, I think we're all glad he didn't get it.

Quote from: Waseem;263075
A bald eagle can strike with twice the force of a rifle bullet.

Thanks kinda scary :o

An unfortunate crew of a C-130J crew collided with an American Bald Eagle.

Here's a link to one of the photo's that did the rounds...

http://cellar.org/iotd.php?threadid=8293 (http://cellar.org/iotd.php?threadid=8293)

[PLEASE BE AWARE THAT IT'S FAIRLY GRIM!
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Post by: Gblue on December 26, 2006, 11:39:24 AM
America is named after Richard Ameryk, a wealthy Welshman that lived in Bristol.
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Post by: num2son on December 26, 2006, 06:26:45 PM
I know some of you heard this one before

"It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open."
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Post by: Kei on December 26, 2006, 07:18:35 PM
I like the smell of my own farts.
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Post by: Tuffty on December 26, 2006, 09:10:52 PM
Henry VIII, technically, only had two wives

The driest place in the world is Antartica, with some areas having recieved no rain for 2 million years

Only 5 people died in the Great Fire of London
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Post by: num2son on December 28, 2006, 03:25:36 AM
Your home is ten times more likely to have a fire than be burglarized!
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Post by: Rijio on December 28, 2006, 04:02:34 AM
Did you know that's it's colder in the South Pole than in the North Pole?
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Post by: Tuffty on December 28, 2006, 03:53:15 PM
The bible forbids the eating of chameleons

Four galaxies are visible to the naked eye, two from each hemisphere

Alexander Graham Bell did not invent the telephone. A Florentine inventor, Antonio Meucci did.
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Post by: Gblue on December 28, 2006, 04:08:04 PM
Quote from: Tuffty;269180
The bible forbids the eating of chameleons

Four galaxies are visible to the naked eye, two from each hemisphere

Alexander Graham Bell did not invent the telephone. A Florentine inventor, Antonio Meucci did.


presuming you got the same book as me over the holiday period? ;)
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Post by: num2son on December 28, 2006, 10:38:16 PM
Rubbing Tabasco on one's upper lip before bedtime is an effective temporary cure for sleep apnea.

Comic duo Cheech and Chong were originally known as Spic and Span before changing due to pressure from Chicano organizations.

Molecularly speaking, water is actually much drier than sand.

Las Vegas means "the meadows" in Spanish.
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Post by: Tuffty on December 28, 2006, 11:25:40 PM
Quote from: Gblue;269191
presuming you got the same book as me over the holiday period? ;)


haha! I was hoping nobody would notice! :P
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Post by: Gblue on December 29, 2006, 07:52:25 AM
Quote from: Tuffty;269518
haha! I was hoping nobody would notice! :P


XD - still, very good read. very interesting to know that a lot of what i 'know' is wrong:)
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Post by: JFC on December 29, 2006, 07:45:31 PM
Quote from: Tuffty;269180
Alexander Graham Bell did not invent the telephone. A Florentine inventor, Antonio Meucci did.
Correction. Meucci was the first to actually build a telephone. Bell was the second person to build one. However, Bell was the first to get an official REGISTERED PATENT for his telephone. Meucci didn't get one. It doesn't matter who built it first, the ONLY thing that matters when it comes to new technology is who gets the patent first. Bell did, therefore he gets the credit for having invented the telephone.
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Post by: Boshabab on December 30, 2006, 03:11:45 PM
Quote from: JFC;270080
Correction. Meucci was the first to actually build a telephone. Bell was the second person to build one. However, Bell was the first to get an official REGISTERED PATENT for his telephone. Meucci didn't get one. It doesn't matter who built it first, the ONLY thing that matters when it comes to new technology is who gets the patent first. Bell did, therefore he gets the credit for having invented the telephone.


to me this basically Meucci did invent it first....... without Meucci, Bell wouldn't have built one I guess..
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Post by: Tuffty on December 30, 2006, 04:08:05 PM
Quote from: Boshabab;270641
to me this basically Meucci did invent it first....... without Meucci, Bell wouldn't have built one I guess..

But Bell did invent a telephone through his own genius, he just happened to do it after Meucci did. But as JFC rightly says, Bell was the first one to get a registered patent for it. Meucci could have registered his beforehand, however he fell ill after being badly scalded. Meucci sued Bell after hearing Bell got the registered patent to the invention but Meucci died while his case against Bell got under way, hence, this is why Bell is credited for it.

Quote from: Gblue;269759
XD - still, very good read. very interesting to know that a lot of what i 'know' is wrong:)

Stangely, whenever I read through it, I hear Stephen Fry's voice as if he were speaking the facts out loud to me XD
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Post by: shadowstar on December 30, 2006, 06:52:14 PM
A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans
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Post by: chokkan 2 on December 30, 2006, 07:05:39 PM
Quote from: Tanachan;263063

Despite a population of over a billion, China has only about 200 family names


Actually... more than 600.... but around 20 of them are very common ~

I know coz I got one ~
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Post by: Saburo on December 30, 2006, 07:24:47 PM
Bill Maher quoted Dr. Joyce Brothers as saying that people know within ten (10) seconds if they want to sleep with a particular person.

I've never been able to find that specific reference online but it was always good fun to flick that tidbit into mundane conversations at work.
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Post by: JFC on December 31, 2006, 01:57:38 AM
Quote from: Boshabab;270641
to me this basically Meucci did invent it first....... without Meucci, Bell wouldn't have built one I guess..

Nah, it was just coincidence. Meucci and Bell were in completely different countries at the time they were doing this. It just happened that they both came up with the same idea and built it at around the same time.
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Post by: num2son on December 31, 2006, 02:52:13 AM
Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village".

The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."

Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33.

Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
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Post by: Rakko on December 31, 2006, 06:55:49 AM
Disney World is bigger than the world's five smallest countries.
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Post by: Gblue on December 31, 2006, 10:04:31 AM
Quote from: Tuffty;270662

Stangely, whenever I read through it, I hear Stephen Fry's voice as if he were speaking the facts out loud to me XD


haha, so do i :D
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Post by: num2son on January 01, 2007, 12:43:47 AM
-A blind chameleon will still change color to match its surroundings.

-All dogs except the Chow have a pink tongue, the Chow's tongue is bluish black.

-Lions sleep 17 hours per day.
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Post by: Tuffty on January 01, 2007, 01:50:52 AM
Quote from: num2son;271657
-A blind chameleon will still change color to match its surroundings.


Actually, the whole, 'chameleon changes it's colour to match it's surroundings' is a myth. They've never changed colour for those purposes and if it happens to match the colour of the background, it's through coincidence. Chameleons only change colour when they're frightened, picked up, beat another chameleon in a fight, attracting the opposite sex, or if there are changes in either light or temperature.

Ah Stephen, you can do no wrong :D
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Post by: num2son on January 01, 2007, 02:52:19 AM
Quote from: Tuffty;271697
They've never changed colour for those purposes and if it happens to match the colour of the background, it's through coincidence. Chameleons only change colour when they're frightened, picked up, beat another chameleon in a fight, attracting the opposite sex, or if there are changes in either light or temperature.


Thanks for that fact.
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Post by: num2son on January 02, 2007, 03:04:10 AM
-Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.

-Christopher Columbus was the greatest explorer NEVER to discover America.

-Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
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Post by: crazychickencow on January 03, 2007, 12:29:35 AM
You're more likely to be killed by a coconut than attacked by a shark.
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Post by: num2son on January 03, 2007, 04:14:45 AM
Quote from: crazychickencow;273516
You're more likely to be killed by a coconut than attacked by a shark.


Coconut falling on your head?

-The Los Angeles Rams were the first U.S. football team to introduce
emblems on their helmets.

-The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

-Certain frogs can be frozen solid then thawed, and continue living.
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Post by: crazychickencow on January 03, 2007, 04:36:00 AM
Quote from: num2son;273703
Coconut falling on your head?


Yep. Or Ayaka murdering you in your sleep.

- The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. Ever notice that?

- Being unmarried can shorten a man's life by ten years. (Carpal tunnel's a bitch :D)

- Christopher Columbus's fee for "discovering" America was about $300. (But stealing the native people's land? Priceless.)

-During the Cold War, when sending children into space was a very real possibility, researchers at NASA worked tirelessly to invent a toy which would work in zero gravity. The result of their labors? Play-Doh!

- The smallest known spider is the virus. Its web is what makes us sick. (oh... oh dear god. *is coming down with something* *is so afraid of spiders, actually cried during the Charlotte's Web commercial*... excuse me, I think I need to take a whole package of cold pills now. Oh god.)
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Post by: shadowstar on January 03, 2007, 07:38:38 AM
A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

Betty Boop was originally designed as a dog
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Post by: num2son on January 06, 2007, 05:49:29 AM
Quote from: crazychickencow;273720
Yep. Or Ayaka murdering you in your sleep.


- Christopher Columbus's fee for "discovering" America was about $300. (But stealing the native people's land? Priceless.)



Ayaka being the last person i see...OK :heart:

and the christopher columbus fact is the truth...lol.

-Dolphins sleep with one eye open!

-The average person laughs 13 times a day!
I havent noticed, i think i got in 6 today.

-The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!

-In 32 years. there are about 1 billion seconds!
cant waist your life, not even for one second.
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Post by: maliciel on January 06, 2007, 06:35:58 AM
Quote from: num2son;273703
-The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.


Fuck, I knew I wasn't normal.
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Post by: wildstarr on January 06, 2007, 07:02:23 AM
The state of Florida is bigger than England

Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people

Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second
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Post by: Fracture on January 06, 2007, 08:05:35 AM
Quote from: wildstarr;276343
Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people
Killed?  :o

Just what kinds of products are we talking about here?
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Post by: shadowstar on January 06, 2007, 08:16:34 AM
Quote from: Fracture;276366
Killed?  :o

Just what kinds of products are we talking about here?

Chainsaws would be a good example.
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Post by: Tuffty on January 06, 2007, 06:57:22 PM
A centipede does not have 100 legs

Work is a bigger killer than drink, drugs or even war

Being killed by an asteroid is more likely than being killed by lightning

The universe is offically a beige colour
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Post by: NAzu on January 07, 2007, 12:08:06 AM
Mastodon is an extinct animal and a band.
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Post by: Kyobu on January 07, 2007, 03:20:06 AM
Quote from: wildstarr;276343
The state of Florida is bigger than England

Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people


lol @ England being so damn small.

Really?  With that and everyone saying left handers die like, 7 years earlier than right handers, I'm basically fucked.
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Post by: Rijio on January 07, 2007, 06:36:49 AM
I love this topic :D
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.
You would have to count to one thousand to use the letter "A" in the English language to spell a whole number.
Also if I remember America was previously found by elderly-Germanic people before Christopher Colombus as drakkars were discovered :)
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Post by: Rakko on January 07, 2007, 03:21:40 PM
Up to 4 billion meteoroids fall to Earth each day.
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Post by: shadowstar on January 07, 2007, 04:03:53 PM
Quote from: Rakko;277192
Up to 4 billion meteoroids fall to Earth each day.

Maybe that 'pebble' that fell on my head the other day was one of them XD
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Post by: wildstarr on January 07, 2007, 06:32:28 PM
- Toto was paid $125 a week during the filming of the Wizard of Oz.

So in todays money would be about 2 million a week XD XD ...to the dog...
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Post by: Tuffty on January 07, 2007, 06:34:12 PM
Women found guilty of prostitution in Norfolk, Virginia must be forced to wear a t-shirt with the word 'SLUT' printed in red, capital letters on it for 7 days
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Post by: Rijio on January 07, 2007, 06:54:24 PM
I've already seen women with a slut t-shirt, but it was just for fashion :p
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Post by: Guchi_Jnr on January 08, 2007, 12:05:57 PM
The playing length of a regular CD is 74mins42secs, because the Sony president is a fan of Beethoven Symphony No. 9, which also goes for 74mins42secs.
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Post by: Rakko on January 08, 2007, 02:30:06 PM
It takes sperm one hour to swim seven inches.
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Post by: trickraca on January 09, 2007, 01:55:44 AM
swallowing gum doesnt stay in your body for 7 years.. it is sent to the intestine and come out naturally in no time..
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Post by: Since1983 on January 09, 2007, 09:49:16 AM
about 20% of human sperm are abnormal.
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Post by: num2son on January 09, 2007, 10:21:27 PM
-In 1878, the first telephone book ever issued contained only 50 names

-More people have phobia of frogs than rats
 
-Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them.
Title: The "Did you know?" Fact Thread
Post by: JFC on January 09, 2007, 10:30:42 PM
Quote from: num2son;278935
-Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them.
It sure does...

:ROTFLMAO:
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Post by: Since1983 on January 10, 2007, 10:46:13 AM
78% of statistics are false.
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Post by: num2son on January 14, 2007, 02:22:23 AM
-In North Carolina, it is against the law for dogs and cats to fight.

-In Rochester, Michigan, the law is that anyone bathing in public must have the bathing suit inspected by a police officer !

-In Singapore, it is illegal to chew gum.

-If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.

-Most lipstick contains fish scales!

-Most Americans' car horns beep in the key of F.

-In Virginia, chickens cannot lay eggs before 8:00 a.m., and must be done before 4:00 p.m.
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Post by: edhead999 on January 14, 2007, 09:53:20 AM
Quote from: num2son;273703

-The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.


45 minutes into sleeping you start dreaming, for about 15 minutes. This happens 4-5 times a night (REM sleep) xD
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Post by: Tanachan on January 14, 2007, 07:35:01 PM
In Boston, it is illegal to bathe without a prescription
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Post by: Rick-e on January 15, 2007, 05:26:00 PM
so many fun facts here! here's what I've found:
-in Wales, UK there's a small town called Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, the locals are so proud of their town's name that they'll pronounce it to you if you ask them. because it's so long the name is usually shortened to Llanfair P.G..

long, huh? however:

-Did you know that Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is not the longest town name in the world? Thailand has a town whose name has 163 letters:

Krungthepmahanakornamornratanakosinmahintarayutthayamahadilokphopnop- paratrajathaniburiromudomrajaniwesmahasatharnamornphimarnavatarnsathit- sakkattiyavisanukamprasit.

:ON@_@: (were they high when they're thinking of their town name?)
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Post by: num2son on January 16, 2007, 01:07:19 AM
-Benjamin Franklin gave guitar lessons.

-It is said the average person speaks only 10 minutes a day.

-The U.S. Postal Service owns 176,000 cars and trucks, the largest civilian vehicle fleet on earth.

-It is illegal to water a garden in the rain in Montreal Canada.

-Minnesota has 99 lakes named mud lake.

-You can loose your driver's license in Athens, Greece for being "poorly dressed" or "unbathed."

-Adults have, on average, 2 gallons of air in the space between their skin and their cloths.
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Post by: Rick-e on January 17, 2007, 06:42:32 PM
-In Indonesia, the 300 ethnic groups speak 365 different languages. Bahasa Indonesia is the official language. Other languages include Acehnese, Ambonese, Batak, Buginese, Ceramese, Dayak, Halmahera, Javanese, Minahasa, Sundanese, Sasak, Tetum, and Toraja.

even I didn't know there were that many O_o shows me how little I know of my country :p
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Post by: Miichan on January 18, 2007, 07:47:48 AM
1 "cigarett" takes 5 mins of your life
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Post by: num2son on January 27, 2007, 11:52:01 PM
-The oldest known goldfish lived to 41 years of age. Its name was Fred

-In Michigan, it is illegal to chain an alligator to a fire hydrant.

-You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching T.V
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Post by: Rakko on January 28, 2007, 08:21:05 AM
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
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Post by: Ikaruga on January 28, 2007, 09:50:02 AM
The Bank of America started as the Bank of Italy.
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Post by: browngom on January 30, 2007, 04:45:04 AM
porcupines float on water
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Post by: Miichan on January 31, 2007, 05:09:40 PM
Texas

It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.
When two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone.

Utah

It is illegal not to drink milk.
A husband is responsible for every criminal act committed by his wife while she is in his presence.

Vermont

Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.
At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole.
It is illegal to deny the existence of God.

Virginia

Not only is it illegal to have sex with the lights on, one may not have sex in any position other than missionary.
If one is not married, it is illegal for him to have sexual relations.
You may not have oral or anal sex.
Children are not to go trick-or-treating on Halloween.
It is illegal to tickle women.
No animal may be hunted for on Sunday with the exception of raccoons, which may be hunted until 2:00 AM.

Washington

No person may walk about in public if he or she has the common cold.
X-rays may not be used to fit shoes.
All lollipops are banned.
It is illegal to paint polka dots on the American flag.
People may not buy a mattress on Sunday.
It is illegal to pretend that one's parents are rich.

West Virginia

It is legal for a male to have sex with an animal as long as it does not exceed 40 lbs.
A person may be placed in jail for up to six months for making fun of someone who does not accept a challege.
For each act of public swearing a person shall be fined one dollar.
Whistling underwater is prohibited.
Roadkill may be taken home for supper.

Wisconsin

At one time, margarine was illegal.
Whenever two trains meet at an intersection of said tracks, neither shall proceed until the other has.
State Law made it illegal to serve apple pie in public restaurants without cheese.
It is illegal to kiss on a train.
It is illegal to cut a woman's hair.

Wyoming

You may not take a picture of a rabbit from January to April without an official permit.
It is illegal for women to stand within five feet of a bar while drinking.

Tennessee

It is illegal to use a lasso to catch a fish.
More than 8 women may not live in the same house because that would constitute a brothel.
Giving and receiving oral sex is still prohibited by law.
Stealing a horse is punishible by hanging.
No Christian parent may require their children to pick up trash from the highway on Easter day.
Driving is not to be done while asleep.
It is legal to gather and consume roadkill.
The definition of "dumb animal" includes every living creature. :heart: XD

South Dakota

No horses are allowed into Fountain Inn unless they are wearing pants.
It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory.
If there are more than 5 Native Americans on your property you may shoot them.  XD lol

South Carolina

It is a capital offense to inadvertently kill someone while attempting suicide.
Every adult male must bring a rifle to church on Sunday in order to ward off Indian attacks.
It is perfectly legal to beat your wife on the court house steps on Sundays.
It is illegal to give or receive oral sex in South Carolina.
Horses may not be kept in bathtubs.
By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place.

Pennsylvania

It is illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors.
You may not sing in the bathtub.
You may not catch a fish by any body part except the mouth.
Dynamite is not to be used to catch fish.

Oregon

It is illegal to whisper "dirty" things in your lover's ear during sex.
It is illegal to buy or sell marijuana, but it is legal to smoke it on your own property.
Dishes must drip dry.
Drivers may not pump their own gas.

Oklahoma

It is illegal for the owner of a bar to allow anyone inside to pretend to have sex with a buffalo.
Females are forbidden from doing their own hair without being licensed by the state.
Oklahoma will not tolerate anyone taking a bite out of another's hamburger.
It is illegal to have sex before you are married.
Fish may not be contained in fishbowls while on a public bus.

Ohio

It is illegal to get a fish drunk. :lol:

North Carolina

It is illegal to have sex in a churchyard.
If a man and a woman who aren't married go to a hotel/motel and register themselves as married then, according to state law, they are legally married.
It's against the law to sing off key.

New York

Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business.
A person may not walk around on Sundays with an ice cream cone in his/her pocket.
The penalty for jumping off a building is death. :lol:

New Mexico

Idiots may not vote. :heart:

New Jersey

It is illegal to wear a bullet-proof vest while committing a murder.

Nevada

It's still "legal" to hang someone for shooting your dog on your property.
It is illegal to drive a camel on the highway.

Nebraska

If a child burps during church, his parent may be arrested.
It is illegal to fly a plane while drunk.
Persons with gonorrhea may not marry.

Montana

Seven or more indians are considered a raiding or war party and it is legal to shoot them.
It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone.

Minnesota

Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head.
It is illegal to sleep naked.
It is illegal to stand around any building without a good reason to be there.

Michigan

A woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission.
It is legal for a robber to file a law suit, if he or she got hurt in your house

Massachusetts

Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked.
Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of their taxi during their shifts.
A woman can not be on top in sexual activities.
No gorilla is allowed in the back seat of any car.
Children may smoke, but they may not purchase cigarettes.

Maine

You may not step out of a plane in flight.
After January 14th you will be charged a fine for having your Christmas decorations still up.
(dumb laws)

and theres more >.>

Every time you lick a stamp, you’re consuming 1/10 of a calorie.

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

7% of Americans don’t know the first 9 words of the American anthem, but know the first 7 of the Canadian anthem!

One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television!

If you pet a cat 70 million times, you will have developed enough static electricity to light a 60-watt light bulb for one minute.

If you counted for 24 hours a day, it would take over 31,000 years to reach one trillion.

The shortest complete sentence in the English language is “I am.”

The sentence “Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs” uses every letter of the alphabet and uses the least letters to do so!

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is “uncopyrightable”.

In the course of a lifetime the average person will grow 2 meters of nose hair.

An estimated 6,000 American teenagers lose their virginity every day.
Title: The "Did you know?" Fact Thread
Post by: num2son on February 16, 2007, 03:16:21 PM
^^Those are great.

Snapple "Real Fact" # 176

The first bike was called a hobbyhorse.
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Post by: shadowstar on February 24, 2007, 07:05:34 PM
- Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

- The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

- Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better than men.
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Post by: num2son on February 24, 2007, 07:59:52 PM
Quote from: arian;316245


- Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better than men.


LOL, that explains alot.

-It is estimated that at any one time, 0.7% of the world's population are drunk.
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Post by: Sancho on February 25, 2007, 08:29:03 PM
That aspalt are much stronger than concrete. And yet I didn't see they use aspalt in building highrise building . :lol:
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Post by: sid_coz on March 07, 2007, 10:27:35 AM
A pig's orgasm lasts 30 min.
So who wants to be a pig inthe next life?!!!
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Post by: halcali on March 07, 2007, 04:18:58 PM
tokyo disneyland/disneyresort is actually in chiba

they lied :o
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Post by: jkto on March 08, 2007, 06:01:58 PM
Quote from: Gblue;267717
America is named after Richard Ameryk, a wealthy Welshman that lived in Bristol.


America was named after Amerigo Vespucci for the cartographer thought it was him not Columbus that rediscovered America... the first Europeans to actually land in North America were the Vikings...
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Post by: num2son on March 10, 2007, 07:59:14 PM
-Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete!

Eri must have the best and strongest ones.
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Post by: modesta107 on March 10, 2007, 09:28:37 PM
The Emmy award was first called the Immy
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Post by: inokade on March 12, 2007, 05:40:02 PM
Did you know cows regurgitate again when they swallow?

EWW~
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Post by: Rijio on May 02, 2007, 12:36:10 PM
we drink eryday 1litre of own saliva can you imagine drinking all that @ once ewww ewww ;D