NationStates Jolt Archive

Post any random suprising facts you know here. I will start it off with dead porcupines float.

My cat's breath smells like cat food.

Technetium-99m has a half-life of 6 hours.

I like Bagels
I like crousants (sp?)
Crousants Pwn

In a+b(i) form, the natural log of negative one is imaginary pi.

You can drive your car for six hours on a gallon of water.


Go ahead...try it. *hushed laughter in the background*

In a+b(i) form, the natural log of negative one is imaginary pi.

Oooh! I hope that's calculus! Calculus is fun!

I like Bagels
I like crousants (sp?)
Crousants Pwn

Croisants, I belive.

Excluding humans, the deer is the deadliest animal in the United States.

the word for that light you see when you rub your eyes is photoescence. And cat urine glows in black light

You can drive your car for six hours on a gallon of water.


Go ahead...try it. *hushed laughter in the background*

You know what increases your fuel efficency? A cup of sugar for every 10 gallons of gasoline in your tank.

This thread will be moved to "Spam".

The peanut is neither a pea, nor a nut

oh... wait a minute... it is a nut

No, the "peanut" is a legume.

A certain species of antelope actually sleeps underwater.

I have a belly-button.

1=1

2=2

3=3

I wish I was an Oscar Mayer Weiner.

You can't get close to a rainbow.

Coca cola can be used to clean various things. It can also make pennies shiny, and completely dissolve old teeth. I have done all of these things, and now I won't touch the stuff

You know what increases your fuel efficency? A cup of sugar for every 10 gallons of gasoline in your tank.

This statement is true. However, you must first unload your bladder into the tank.

No, the "peanut" is a legume.
You must have been present during my science class today.

Potatos are not vegetables.

Contrary to popular belief, God's last name is not "damn."

A baking soda and salt mixture works better at cleaning teeth than 90% of all commercial preparations.

Cornstarch prevents chaffing.

Contrary to popular belief, God's last name is not "damn."


Yes. His full name is "Goddamnit Alltohell".

Nylon got its name because it was created by two inventors, working sepertely, in both New York and London. NY+Lon= Nylon.

Oooh! I hope that's calculus! Calculus is fun!

I learned it in Algebra II.

If someone is shotting at you with a pistol, run away. Their odds of hitting you are exceptionally low.

Rats can't vomit.

Rats can't vomit.
neither can horses

mosquitos have 47 teeth

There are three golf balls on the moon.

By feeding hens certain dyes they can be made to lay eggs with varicolored yolks.

A newborn kangaroo is about 1 inch in length

oral sex is illegal in michigan.

if you throw an egg at a public speaker in kentucky, there's a possiblity of getting 1 - 2 years in jail.

Rats can't vomit.
...but have you ever watched them try? I have *shudder*
Dammit, that's depressing. :(

Okay, if someone else already hasn't ....
A human body can produce up to one quart of mucous A DAY!

You can teach chimpanzees to talk in sign language.
They will prefer to talk to each other using sign language than their natural communication methods.

Their children will learn to *understand* the sign language their parents use, but unless a human teaches them, they will never start using sign language themselves. The parents won't actively teach their children sign language, nor will their children naturally start using it.

Human children, however, will naturally copy their parents and learn to communicate in whatever language their parents use (or sign language)

In some parts of the United States, it is unlawful to perform acrobatics for the purposes of scaring a horse.

The Mayor of Las Vegas used to be a lawyer for Meyer Lansky (Lucky Luciano's partner).

The State of Nevada is considering raising revenue by applying a $2 fee to acts of prostitution in LPN brothels.

My mother in law has an inherited condition that allows her to unhinge her jaw and swallow a live adult goat without injury.

There is more information on the internet, right now, than in every book ever written, combined.

Excluding humans, the deer is the deadliest animal in the United States.
sorry but thats not true

the only animal other than humans that will hunt people is the polar bear
(other animals will kill for no reason but polar bears will not hunt people)

In some parts of the United States, it is unlawful to perform acrobatics for the purposes of scaring a horse.
And so it should be!

My mother in law has an inherited condition that allows her to unhinge her jaw and swallow a live adult goat without injury.

In texas, there is a law stating that "monsters are not allowed within city limits". Apparently.

In Florida, if you tie an elephant to a parking metre, you have to pay the metre. Which makes sense.

sorry but thats not true

the only animal other than humans that will hunt people is the polar bear
(other animals will kill for no reason but polar bears will not hunt people)
Yeah, but how many people get killed from deer standing in the road?
And how many get eaten by polar bears?

Deadly doesn't just mean "hunts humans well". Deadly nightshade does very little hunting.

in some parts of the country (cant remember where) its illegal to have sex without a condom
in some other area its illegal to have sex in a private place(but you cant in public either so i wonder how they reproduce)

Yeah, but how many people get killed from deer standing in the road?
And how many get eaten by polar bears?

Deadly doesn't just mean "hunts humans well". Deadly nightshade does very little hunting.
i didnt say hunts well but polar bears can hunt people better than people can hunt them because they will know they are being followed and circle back on the camp and kill everyone

people getting killed from hitting deer is the persons fault not the deers fault
(and just think about that as suicide bombing, theyre getting us back for all of them we kill)

also i didnt mean to imply before that polar bears are the most deadly because they are not so if i did imply that sorry i was just continuing with my fact

IF I am hungry, I could eat 15 bucks worth of food at Taco Bell.


Peta is a shareholder of Outback steakhouse.

I'll have more later.

Ravens can reach the age of 90 years.

You know what increases your fuel efficency? A cup of sugar for every 10 gallons of gasoline in your tank.
ummm for all you gullible idiots out there dont try this unless you want caramel in the middle of your engine

Random fact:
gullible isnt a real word its not in the dictionary
(hehehe i bet half you wont ever get that)

Coca cola can be used to clean various things. It can also make pennies shiny, and completely dissolve old teeth. I have done all of these things, and now I won't touch the stuff
coca cola also used to contain the drug cocaine (hence the name coca cola) if you think you get a buzz from it now you shoulda tryed it then

In Florida, if you tie an elephant to a parking metre, you have to pay the metre. Which makes sense.

Oh crap...great, now I need to send an apology to that officer and withdraw my lawsuit. Ganesh is going to be perturbed...

for every person on earth, there are an estimated 200 million insects...

for every person on earth, there are an estimated 200 million insects...
True, true.
That's why Survivor and Big Brother are so popular

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

coca cola also used to contain the drug cocaine (hence the name coca cola) if you think you get a buzz from it now you shoulda tryed it then
IT was also green back then

Did you know that when a blue whale ejaculates it lets out 400 gallons of sperm. Now of that 400 gallons of sperm, only 10% makes it into the desired mate, while the other 360 gallons floats free in the ocean.

No word in the English language rhymes with month.

No word in the English language rhymes with month.

Are you sure? A New Zealander friend of mine in Sendai last year got into a fist fight at a bar, and got his lip busted pretty good. He kept shouting "You bloody cunth!"

No word in the English language rhymes with month.
or silver, or orange

No word in the English language rhymes with month.
or orange

or silver, or orange
*waves his fist at Fortune*

Are you sure? A New Zealander friend of mine in Sendai last year got into a fist fight at a bar, and got his lip busted pretty good. He kept shouting "You bloody cunth!"

well, "real" english words...

*waves his fist at Fortune*
my fist is really slender, so when I make a fist you can see all of my knuckles clearly, as well as the ligaments and veins.

Rats can go longer without water than camels can.

Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every catagorey of the Dewey Decimal System.

David Prowse did not know that Darth Vader was Lukes father until he saw Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back in theatres.

Yoda is a Whil.

In George Lucas's very first draft of the Star Wars screenplay the main hero was Anakin Starkiller and Grand Moff Tarkin, the villain in the released production, was a cook.

Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, the basis for the modern worlds view of Purgatory and Hell, was also one of the inspirations for the Kevin Smith film Clerks (hence the name of the star character).

Did you know that when a blue whale ejaculates it lets out 400 gallons of sperm. Now of that 400 gallons of sperm, only 10% makes it into the desired mate, while the other 360 gallons floats free in the ocean.


ever wonder why the ocean's so salty? 0.o

coca cola also used to contain the drug cocaine (hence the name coca cola) if you think you get a buzz from it now you shoulda tryed it then

Coca Cola was also first marketed as a drug to stop hair loss.

Coca Cola changed their name to new coke. When their sales plumeted they changed the name to coca cola classic. Their revanues were higher than anytime in history after they added "classic" at the end.

there's nothing Neitzsche couldn't teach ya bout the raising of the wrist

Coca Cola was also first marketed as a drug to stop hair loss.

Coca Cola changed their name to new coke. When their sales plumeted they changed the name to coca cola classic. Their revanues were higher than anytime in history after they added "classic" at the end.
Your forgetting that they also made it less sweet. When they changed it to new coke they also made ait a bit sweeter.

EDIT: so when they changed it to classic it became more bitter.

there's actually a term for when you have a song stuck in your head. it's called an earwig.

Your forgetting that they also made it less sweet. When they changed it to new coke they also made ait a bit sweeter.

EDIT: so when they changed it to classic it became more bitter.

I knew it was something like that. We covered it in one of my marketing classes, but that was years ago.

Following a massive naval bombardment 35,000 US and Canadian troops stormed ashore at Kiska. 21 troops were killed in the firefight. It would have been worse if there had been any Japanese on the island.

Post "Grape Nuts" cereal contains neither Grapes nor Nuts.

A duck's quack doesn't echo.

The Holy Roman Empire was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.

Only one US president has been impeached (Andrew Jackson didn't, but Bill Clinton did)

The most popular campbells soup in hong kong is watercress and duck gizzard

Ghengis khan died in bed while having sex

The best recorded distance for projectile vomiting is 27 feet

given the opportunity, deer will chew gum and marijuana

in japan, condoms are sold door to door

antarctica has an area code, its 672

George w. bush was once a cheerleader

termites eat wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music

Post "Grape Nuts" cereal contains neither Grapes nor Nuts.

A duck's quack doesn't echo.

The Holy Roman Empire was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire.

Only one US president has been impeached (Andrew Jackson didn't, but Bill Clinton did)


I saw that on myth buster's .. I love that show.

-snip-
Ghengis khan died in bed while having sex
-snip-
Actually it was from a nosebleed from being drunk off his ass

Actually it was from a nosebleed from being drunk off his ass
Hands up anyone who was there.
Nobody? No?

Well, then, as the only person who was there, let me tell you, it wasn't nosebleed. It was the sex. It was just that good. Women take note, it's just as good for you, and less deadly.

Yes, I was his partner.

On another note, interesting fact:
Earths Orbit is the only forum poster here with the ability to travel through time.

Your forgetting that they also made it less sweet. When they changed it to new coke they also made ait a bit sweeter.

EDIT: so when they changed it to classic it became more bitter.
And yet in blind taste tests people still preferred new coke, and in fact pepsi, (Which was the reason coke changed the formula in the first place) to the old, classic coke.

No word in the English language rhymes with month.

What about runt and punt and bunt and **** and blunt and hunt?

Just cos they aren't spelled a like don't mean they ain't rhyming :headbang: :mad:

What about runt and punt and bunt and **** and blunt and hunt?

Just cos they aren't spelled a like don't mean they ain't rhyming :headbang: :mad:


Actually I Think they don't rhym. When you think about it.
And there could be specific description to rhyming. I really
don't know.

$1.19 in US dollars is the most change you can have in your pocket and still not be able to make change for a Dollar.

Originally posted by Eutrusca

A baking soda and salt mixture works better at cleaning teeth than 90% of all commercial preparations.

Just out of curiosity, which 10% of commercial preparations work better than this delightfullly tasty mixture? :)

Originally posted by Mt-Tau

PETA is a shareholder of Outback Steakhouse

:fluffle: Thanks for that! I hate PETA with a passion...I would appreciate a source though! :)

Originally posted by Frunk as Duck

Termites eat wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music

Ha! Metal+Termites = pwnage

Originally posted by Nation of Fortune

Actually it was from a nosebleed from being drunk off his ass.

Actually, that was Attilla the Hun, not Genghis Kahn.


NEW FACTS (Instead of me commenting on old ones :p )

--- Drunk Ants always fall over on their left side.

--- In either Kentucky or Tennessee (I forget which), it is illegal to hunt or fish from a moving vehicle...with the exception of whales :eek:

--- The largest dog on record was an Old English Mastiff named Zorba. Zorba was 343 lbs and was 8 feet 3 inches long from nose to tail...

...I have yet to find any information on how tall he was. :confused:

Penguins...

... shit with a pressure of 60 kilo pascal
... thus have a shitting range of up to 40 centimeters
... can fly, if propelled at 600 km/h with a little jet engine

--- In either Kentucky or Tennessee (I forget which), it is illegal to hunt or fish from a moving vehicle...with the exception of whales :eek:



going along with this...in utah, or some state...over..there....it's illegal to kill whales..i say...if you find a whale..in...whatever state there shouldn't be one...there's a good bet it's already dead...and if it's not..it'll prolly eat you, so ya know..self defense...

or orange

Door-hinge.

Unless we're not including hyphenated words.

re the genghis khan thing, well done to him if this is true, wasn't he about 72 when he died?

also, rabbits produce about 240, erm, "pellets" a day. And they can terminate their own pregnancies at will.

--- In either Kentucky or Tennessee (I forget which), it is illegal to hunt or fish from a moving vehicle...with the exception of whales :eek:

Whales can hunt or fish from a moving vehicle? As long as they can find a big enough one, I guess.

In a+b(i) form, the natural log of negative one is imaginary pi.
hhm, imaginary pie !! *drools*








what? :D

The State of Nevada is considering raising revenue by applying a $2 fee to acts of prostitution in LPN brothels.
They should do that on a national basis with all the added income going toward peace in the world ... then you could f**k for world peace! :D

You know what increases your fuel efficency? A cup of sugar for every 10 gallons of gasoline in your tank.

Corn syrup has been found to be even more efficient than granulated sugar.

there's actually a term for when you have a song stuck in your head. it's called an earwig.
There's a parasite which lives in parts of Africa that enters the body through the ear. The people in the area have learned to sleep with their head propped up on one arm so they can feel the parasite crawling up their arm before it gets to their ears. But I don't know if it's called an "earwig." The term use to refer to a quasi-mythical parasite which crawled into the ear to lay its eggs, but that may have been based on the African parasite to some degree.

the serval has the longest leg to body ratio of any cat, and is the only one with both stripes and spots

Of the men who have suggested that I participate in bumlove with them, 100% have claimed to be heterosexual, which I believe presents valid evidence to disprove the contention that only gay men engage in sodomy.

The recipe, or "mash bill," calls for 65 percent rye, 30 percent corn and 5 percent malted barley.

First, grind the grains into a coarse meal. Then, mix the rye and corn in a wood vessel called a "hog's head." Add hot and cold water. Stick your hand in the mash to make sure it isn't too hot. If it doesn't burn, the temperature is just right. Add barley and stir.

Cool the mixture down a bit more, and add yeast. Let the mixture ferment for a few days.

Pour the mixture into a copper still, and let it boil. The alcohol will vaporize and condense, flowing out of a tube, also known as a worm.

Collect the liquid and run it through the copper still one more time. Now you have finished whiskey.

Washington barreled his whiskey and sold it immediately. These days, distillers age it for a few years to improve its taste.

Coca Cola changed their name to new coke. When their sales plumeted they changed the name to coca cola classic. Their revanues were higher than anytime in history after they added "classic" at the end.

no, they just took the vanilla beans out...

and also, peanuts are an ingredient in dynamite

Actually, that was Attilla the Hun, not Genghis Kahn.

Thanks for clearing that up. wasn't a 100% sure which one it was.

no, they just took the vanilla beans out...

and also, peanuts are an ingredient in dynamite
George Washington Carver developed 325 products from peanuts, and also developed industrial applications from agricultural products deriving 118 products, including a rubber substitute and over 500 dyes and pigments, from 28 different plants.

The Colony of New Haven existed from from 1637 to 1695, when the King of England granted Connecticut a new royal charter and merged the two.

The Stanley Cup, originally a decorative bowl purchased from a London silversmith worth 10 guineas ($48.67 USD), was originally donated in 1892 by Lord Stanley, Governor General of Canada. The first championship league game for the cup was played in 1894.

The recipe, or "mash bill," calls for 65 percent rye, 30 percent corn and 5 percent malted barley.
-snip-
Good Ole moonshine

A man named Joshua Norton clamied the title "Emperor of The United States."

More Nationstaters prefer the Llama to all other camelids!

http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=410500

In Charleston, WV, it is illegal to walk your tiger without a leash.

In all of WV, it is illegal to have sexual relations with an animal under 25 lbs. Nothing is on the books about animals 26 lbs. and up.

McDowell County, WV, was a state for 30 days during the Civil War, since, during WV's succession from Virginia, neither state wanted the county. Lincoln finally asked the Free State of McDowell to join West Virginia.

In case you're all wondering, I'm from McDowell County, WV. Woo-freaking-who. :)

What about runt and punt and bunt and **** and blunt and hunt?

Just cos they aren't spelled a like don't mean they ain't rhyming :headbang: :mad:

no, they dont rhyme. month = th (soft), runt or punt ect = (hard t's)

month
punt

the sounds are different...

A duck's quack doesn't echo.

False! Absolutely false!


Only one US president has been impeached (Andrew Jackson didn't, but Bill Clinton did)

Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson were both impeached.

Ghengis khan died in bed while having sex

The best recorded distance for projectile vomiting is 27 feet

given the opportunity, deer will chew gum and marijuana

Citations please!

in japan, condoms are sold door to door

Nope. Rack that up to a used to be. (Trust me, I've lived here 14 years.)

Door-hinge.

Unless we're not including hyphenated words.

Hinge and orange.

Random Facts:
1) Random fact list threads tend to devolve into idiots posting urban legends.
2) Said idiots never read the debunkings of their idiot posts, as the same exact "factoid" ULs get posted every month.

Real Random Factoids (100% Urban Legend Free):

Osaka was a former capital of Japan.

The major "historical" tourist attractions in Osaka are 20th C. replicas or reconstructions.

Spreading urban legends makes me grumpy.

Ferrets have unique paw prints- just like humans have unique fingerprints.

ferrets as well as cats are lactose intolerant.

EDIT: and yes, i do want to join your Ferret Worship Cult... 0.o

typewriter is the longest word that can be typed on only the top row of keys

stewardess is the longest that can be typed with only the left hand

Vomit leaves the mouth at over 400 (I think 436) mph

It is illegal to cross the street on your hands in Hartford CT

It is illegal in CT to kiss your wife on sunday or to purchase toothbrushes and toothpaste at the same time

1 acre of potatoes could power a car for over (I think) 200 miles on the alcohol produced

Good Ole moonshine

I read somewhere that the founding fathers drank what anyone not in college would call "OMG totally absurd!" quantities of alcohol. No wonder the Constitution works so well: most people argue points when they are drinking (or on the forum... or both....). Little wonder the Constitution took years to write!! :D

It is illegal to cross the street on your hands in Hartford CT

It is illegal in CT to kiss your wife on sunday or to purchase toothbrushes and toothpaste at the same time


In Hartford, it is also illegal to educate your dog.

In Devon, CT, it is illegal to walk backwards after sunset.

In New Britain, CT, it is illegal for fire trucks to exceed 25 mph, even when going to a fire.

However, the kissing one is incorrect: "No one shall kiss his or her children on the Sabbath or feasting days."
...which goes along with:
* No one shall travel, cook victuals, make beds, sweep houses, cut hair, or shave on the Sabbath Day.
* No one shall cross a river on the Sabbath but authorized clergymen.
* The Sabbath Day shall begin at sunset Saturday.
http://personal.pitnet.net/primarysources/bluelaws.html

I've never heard of the toothbrush/toothpaste thing.

My favorite?
* No food or lodging shall be offered to a heretic.

It is illegal in CT to purchase toothbrushes and toothpaste at the same time.
<snip>

It is? :eek:

Vin Diesel's left hand is the only part of his body which suffers from epileptic seizures. When he can control these seizures, he has the power to cause the fall of nations or make entire planets collide.

I read somewhere that the founding fathers drank what anyone not in college would call "OMG totally absurd!" quantities of alcohol. No wonder the Constitution works so well: most people argue points when they are drinking (or on the forum... or both....). Little wonder the Constitution took years to write!! :D
And it actually was a drinking bet that created the USA. :)

A dentist invented the Electric Chair.

Ever wonder why some people are afraid of going there?

typewriter is the longest word that can be typed on only the top row of keys

stewardess is the longest that can be typed with only the left hand

both depend on both your typing technique and your type of keyboard

Humans are the only people on earth that use the internet.

Humans are the only people on earth that use the internet.
what about squirrels?

what about squirrels?

HELLO! Squirrels aren't humans.

HELLO! Squirrels aren't humans.
What!? :eek:

What!? :eek:

Have you ever had nuts in your mouth? I sure as hell haven't, therefore squirrels aren't human.

HELLO! Squirrels aren't humans.
yeah, but there's a squirrel on this very forum, which is effectively on the internet. His name's Pablo, look it up.

Coca cola can be used to clean various things. It can also make pennies shiny, and completely dissolve old teeth. I have done all of these things, and now I won't touch the stuff

Actually, it's a common misconseption that only Coke will do this. All pop will. It's the result of the Carbonic Acid found in carbonated pops (carbonic acid is formed when carbon dioxide and water mix together). It is a very weak acid, but will disolve grime off of pennies and disolve dead teeth (because no new enamel is replacing the stuff being disolved). In short, don't worry.

yeah, but there's a squirrel on this very forum, which is effectively on the internet. His name's Pablo, look it up.

I'll need a picture of Pablo posting sans nuts in his mouth for proper verification.

A strand of spider silk pencil thick can stop a boeing 747 in mid flight

flamingoes eat with their head upside down

the plastic thing on your shoelaces are called aglets

india has a bill of rights for cows

a can of diet coke will float in water while regular coke sinks

a librocubicularist is one who reads in bed

19 november is 'have a bad day' day

phobativaphobia is a fear of trivia about phobias

am in '5am' etc stands for ante meridiem

the 'you are hear arrow' pn a map is called the IDEO locator

the bible has been translated into klingon

the most common name in the world is mohammed

the wotd 'byte' is a contraction of 'by eight'

a toothpick is the object most often choked on by americans

a car is stolen every 30s in the usa

Post any random suprising facts you know here. I will start it off with dead porcupines float.

Greenland is coverd in ice and Iceland is green.

It has been scientifically proven that 5 minutes daily of ogling and breasts, covered or not, relieves stress and improves health.

Greenland is coverd in ice and Iceland is green.
Greenland was named such by the explorer who found it to convince people to move there. The first Land Scam in action.

You cannot fold any paper in half more than 7 times.

All of the pyramids in Egypt, when connected, form the constellation Orion.

All of the pyramids in Egypt, when connected, form the constellation Orion.
that is cool, I guess it explains alot as to why they were made

In other news, your back! I remember you, I was actually wondering what happened

that is cool, I guess it explains alot as to why they were made

In other news, your back! I remember you, I was actually wondering what happened

Really? I didn't think anyone even remembered who I was.

Really? I didn't think anyone even remembered who I was.
Well I most certainly do, but I doubt you remember me, mainly cause I was really new at the time

You cannot fold any paper in half more than 7 times.
Yes you can. if the starting paper is long enough you can fold it as much as you want. A 0.1 mm sheet of paper folded 100 times would be as thick as the width of the universe.

Ronald Reagan was the original choice to play Rick in Casablanca. Ronnie turned it down, so Bogie got the role.

Tom Hanks is a direct descendant of Nany Hanks, Abe Lincoln's mother.

Really? I didn't think anyone even remembered who I was.

I remember. Welcome back!

*High-fives Suicidal Librarians2*

Well I most certainly do, but I doubt you remember me, mainly cause I was really new at the time

Your name sounds familiar.

I remember. Welcome back!

*High-fives Suicidal Librarians2*

Hi! I'm happy some people remember me!

The movie The 13th Warrior was loosely based on Beowulf (a lot of you probably knew that, but, whatever).

The movie The 13th Warrior was loosely based on Beowulf (a lot of you probably knew that, but, whatever).


I remember you too cause I thought your name was super cool.

The Eggplant is a berry.

Harrison Ford was a carpenter and was accidentally cast in Star Wars cause they needed someone. He was actually there to build the set.

The average Nation Stater spends 5 hours a day in the forums.

Ostriches are often not taken seriously. They can run faster than horses, and the males can roar like lions.

Seals used for their fur get extremely sick when taken aboard ships.

Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.

Guinea pigs and rabbits can't sweat.

The pet food company Ralston Purina recently introduced, from its subsidiary Purina Philippines, power chicken feed designed to help roosters build muscles for cockfighting, which is popular in many areas of the world.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the cockfighting market is huge: The Philippines has five million roosters used for exactly that.

Sharks and rays are the only animals known to man that don't get cancer. Scientists believe this has something to do with the fact that they don't have bones, but cartilage.

The porpoise is second to man as the most intelligent animal on the planet.

Young beavers stay with their parents for the first two years of their lives before going out on their own.

Skunks can accurately spray their smelly fluid as far as ten feet.

Deer can't eat hay.

Gopher snakes in Arizona are not poisonous, but when frightened they may hiss and shake their tails like rattlesnakes.

On average, dogs have better eyesight than humans, although not as colorful.

The duckbill platypus can store as many as six hundred worms in the pouches of its cheeks.

The lifespan of a squirrel is about nine years.

North American oysters do not make pearls of any value.

Human birth control pills work on gorillas.

Many sharks lay eggs, but hammerheads give birth to live babies that look like very small duplicates of their parents. Young hammerheads are usually born headfirst, with the tip of their hammer-shaped head folded backward to make them more streamlined for birth.

Gorillas sleep as much as fourteen hours per day.

A biological reserve has been made for golden toads because they are so rare.

There are more than fifty different kinds of kangaroos.

Jellyfish like salt water. A rainy season often reduces the jellyfish population by putting more fresh water into normally salty waters where they live.

The female lion does ninety percent of the hunting.

The odds of seeing three albino deer at once are one in seventy-nine billion, yet one man in Boulder Junction, Wisconsin, took a picture of three albino deer in the woods.

A group of twelve or more cows is called a flink.

Cats often rub up against people and furniture to lay their scent and mark their territory. They do it this way, as opposed to the way dogs do it, because they have scent glands in their faces.

Cats sleep up to eighteen hours a day, but never quite as deep as humans. Instead, they fall asleep quickly and wake up intermittently to check to see if their environment is still safe.

Catnip, or Nepeta cataria, is an herb with nepetalactone in it. Many think that when cats inhale nepetalactone, it affects hormones that arouse sexual feelings, or at least alter their brain functioning to make them feel "high." Catnip was originally made, using nepetalactone as a natural bug repellant, but roaming cats would rip up the plants before they could be put to their intended task.

The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans ages the equivalent of five human years for every day they live, so they usually die after about fourteen days. When stressed, though, the worm goes into a comatose state that can last for two or more months. The human equivalent would be to sleep for about two hundred years.

You can tell the sex of a horse by its teeth. Most males have 40, females have 36.

-A woman is raped every 2 seconds in Canada;

-If you collected all of the farts humanity does in one day, you would be able to fill up around 30 zeppelins of the size of the Hindenburg;

-There were 29 423 suicides in the US in 2001;

In the movie: Independence Day, people actually thought actor Bill Pullman was the real president...ahhahahahahaha

-A woman is raped every 2 seconds in Canada;

is that for real???

The average human body contains enough iron to make a six-inch nail, sulfur to kill all the fleas on an average dog, carbon to make 900 pencils, potassium to fire a toy cannon, fat to make seven bars of soap, phosphorous to make 2200 match heads and water to fill a ten-gallon tank.

On average, a woman says 7000 words per day, while a man says just a little over 2000. :)

100 cups of coffee over four hours can kill most people.

Eating bananas increases your chances of being bitten by a mosquito.

Human bodies do not deteriorate as quickly as they used to. Undertakers think that the many many preservatives in modern diets are preventing the bodies from decomposing!

Eating bananas increases your chances of being bitten by a mosquito.


crap, i love bananna's....

-A woman is raped every 2 seconds in Canada;


so 302400 women are raped every week in canada? That's 15,724,800 a year, or aprox 1 rape per woman per year.


errrrr so it's bullshit?

stewardess is the longest that can be typed with only the left hand


actuallly, stewardesses is the longest that can be typed with only the left hand, given you use standard typing techniques on the QWERTY keyboard.


Guinea pigs and rabbits can't sweat.


Neither can pigs. Which is why they roll themselves in mud in hotter weather to keep themselves cool. Normally, they're actually quite clean animals!

so 302400 women are raped every week in canada? That's 15,724,800 a year, or aprox 1 rape per woman per year.


errrrr so it's bullshit?

yeah, i was wondering about that one....

Neither can pigs. Which is why they roll themselves in mud in hotter weather to keep themselves cool. Normally, they're actually quite clean animals!

same with rhinos...

France Is A Dumb Country

:p

Just Kidding,French Man Myself :(

sorry but thats not true

the only animal other than humans that will hunt people is the polar bear
(other animals will kill for no reason but polar bears will not hunt people)

polar bears don't usually live in the united states... the deadliest animal is probably some kind of disease carrying parasite.

FACT: :rolleyes:

I'm pissed off.

Although,

you guys 'leaders' make my ride smoother. It's fun. Some is idiotic. Just natural and cultural.

Do I owe u any nuts? (my currency)

Thanks from a 'cultural smoothy'.

Coca Cola was also first marketed as a drug to stop hair loss.

Coca Cola changed their name to new coke. When their sales plumeted they changed the name to coca cola classic. Their revanues were higher than anytime in history after they added "classic" at the end.

No, in 1985 they found a different recipe for coke, this was new coke, nobody liked it so they switched back to Classic. They didn't have the best sales they had the highest percentage raise.

George Bush won the Presidency by only 59,300 votes. Surprising huh?

Humans are the only species on earth that have face-to-face sex.

The Bible, the world's best-selling book, is also the world's most shoplifted book.

The animal responsible for the most human deaths worldwide is the mosquito.

I often read threads from the back to the front.

Does anyone else do this?

For people born in Hawaii, you have a High 80+% chance of being immune to Poison Oak, Poison Ivy, and Poison Sumac


I'm one of them. :D

Diocletian was the only Roman Emperor to retire while he was in power, instead of dying/being removed/murdered.The Bible, the world's best-selling book, is also the world's most shoplifted book.How the hell can you measure that?The animal responsible for the most human deaths worldwide is the mosquito.Because it spreads Malaria, which is the worst killing disease in the world, even though nobody cares about it like we care about AIDS, because it's not like malaria kills white people.I often read threads from the back to the front.

Does anyone else do this?I do. :p

How the hell can you measure that?
Well I just found that random fact on the net...but I would imagine they tallied up all the statistics for shoplifted books and came to that conclusion. How accurate the data is your best guess of course...


One more fact to stay on topic:

Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of the blue whale.

Yes you can. if the starting paper is long enough you can fold it as much as you want. A 0.1 mm sheet of paper folded 100 times would be as thick as the width of the universe.
no. after 7 times it becomes too thick to actually fold (with only your bare hands)

Greenland was named such by the explorer who found it to convince people to move there. The first Land Scam in action.

You cannot fold any paper in half more than 7 times.
Here I go I'm going to try it.....

Here I go I'm going to try it.....
That was easy. Eight. Sheet of newspaper. Can't get past that (yet).

Ronald Reagan was the original choice to play Rick in Casablanca. Ronnie turned it down, so Bogie got the role.That's a myth. Bogart was the only consideration for the role.

http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/reagan.asp

certain isotopes of wood have a half-life of 45 hours.

certain isotopes of wood have a half-life of 45 hours.
There is no such thing as an isotope of wood. Wood is not an element. Isotopes are a way of classifying atoms of the same element, with different numbers of nuetrons in their nucleas. Some of the isotopes of one of the elements in wood may have that half-life(I dunno one way or the other) but wood does not.

George Bush won the Presidency by only 59,300 votes. Surprising huh?

And Bono had to chastise Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin for being niggardly with his promised foreign aid spending.

The difference between these random facts? Mine is true.

Bush WON the popular vote in 2004 by 3,012,497 votes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_2004#Election_results

Bush LOST the popular vote in 2000 by 543,895 votes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election%2C_2000

Remember, this is the random FACTS thread. ;)

Robert Plant was the THIRD choice for lead singer.

You might have heard of the first two candidates: Steve Winwood and Peter Gabriel.

Led Zeppelin's first words after they recorded Stairway to Heaven: "Well, that was a piece of crap." (Unconfirmed)

That was easy. Eight. Sheet of newspaper. Can't get past that (yet).
I refer you to this site:
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Folding.html

Assuming it were possible to fold paper without restriction, the height of a piece of folder paper would double in thickness each time it was folded. Since one sheet of typical 20-pound paper has a thickness of about 0.1 millimeter, folding 50 times (if this were physically possible, which of course it is not) would produce a wad of height meters, and folding one more time would make the stack higher than the distance between the Earth and Sun.
...
The formula (for how many times a piece of paper can be folded) was derived by high school student Britney Gallivan in December of 2001. Britney then proceeded to set a new world record by folding first gold foil and then paper in half a whopping 12 times in January of 2002, thus debunking the assertions of Math@Home and PBS Kids that paper cannot be folded in half more than eight times.


trivia fact: Most people are unaware at just how useful Google can be in debunking urban myths and 'facts'.

And Bono had to chastise Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin for being niggardly with his promised foreign aid spending.

The difference between these random facts? Mine is true.
Yet Canada donates more to official development assistance (http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2004/pdf/hdr04_HDI.pdf) (ODA) than does the US. As a percentage of GNI, Canada's is .28%, while the US only donates .13%. The UN goal is .071%, so both countries need to do more. BTW, the ODA per capita for Canada is 64 USD, while the US is only 46.

Of the 20 OECD countries, Canada ranks 11th and the US ranks last at 20th.

Perhaps Bono should talk to Bush?

Bush WON the popular vote in 2004 by 3,012,497 votes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_2004#Election_results

Bush LOST the popular vote in 2000 by 543,895 votes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election%2C_2000

Remember, this is the random FACTS thread. ;)
Perhaps these are true, but Kerry lost the Presidency by only 59,300 votes. All you have to do is look at the results in Ohio (http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/OH/P/00/). A swing of 59,300 votes from Bush to Kerry would have won Ohio for Kerry and the Presidency. Kerry would have 272 EC votes and Bush would have had 266 EC votes.

there's a town in pennyslvania where it's illegal to molest a butterfly

Yet Canada donates more to official development assistance (http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2004/pdf/hdr04_HDI.pdf) (ODA) than does the US. As a percentage of GNI, Canada's is .28%, while the US only donates .13%. The UN goal is .071%, so both countries need to do more. BTW, the ODA per capita for Canada is 64 USD, while the US is only 46.

Of the 20 OECD countries, Canada ranks 11th and the US ranks last at 20th.

Perhaps Bono should talk to Bush?

But the US actually gives 40% of all the charity on the planet. Why? Becuase those figures don't count private groups, which the US has far more of. This was brought up during the Tsunami Relief campaign.

Not to mention that .13% of 12.3 Billion is more than .28% of 1.1 Billion. :D

Perhaps these are true, but Kerry lost the Presidency by only 59,300 votes.

URL=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/OH/P/00/]All you have to do is look at the results in Ohio[/URL]. A swing of 59,300 votes from Bush to Kerry would have won Ohio for Kerry and the Presidency. Kerry would have 272 EC votes and Bush would have had 266 EC votes.

Right. And the US would have had the second election in a row where the national popular vote wouldn't declare the winner. ;)
(NB: I am from Connecticut, so I am very much FOR the electoral college).

But I could just as well say the Kerry lost by 711,592 (435,317+276275), as the 23 votes in North Carolina (his running mates elected state!) and South Carolina (his rnning mate's home state!) would have made Ohio moot. There are dozens of scenarios...

So... he lost by 3 million popular votes. He lost OHIO by 59,300 votes. :)

The poorest non-island nation on Earth is the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (República da Guiné-Bissau) in Africa. It has a purchasing power parity of $1.008 billion (2004 est.)

The Republic of Kiribati (33 island chain in the Pacific) is the outright poorest nation on Earth. It has a purchasing power parity of $79 million supplemented by a nearly equal amount from external sources (2001 est.)
___

By way of comparison, the purchasing parity of Guatamala is $59.47 billion (2004 est.), while France's is $1.737 trillion (2004 est.)

So:
France's economy is equal to just over 29 Guatamalas.
Guatamala's economy is equal to 59 Guinea-Bissaus.
Guinea-Bissau's economy is equal to almost 13 Kiribatis...

or, France's economy is equal to 21,978 Kiribatis. Now *there* is a rich-poor divide! (NB: It gets worse with the US, as it's economy is 6.75 Frances.)

(All data from http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)

The Republic of Kiribati (33 island chain in the Pacific) is the outright poorest nation on Earth. It has a purchasing power parity of $79 million supplemented by a nearly equal amount from external sources (2001 est.)[/url])

I thought East Timor was the poorest? :confused:

You can't get close to a rainbow.

Yes you can.

That's a myth. Bogart was the only consideration for the role.

http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/reagan.asp

Read They Did What!? by Bob Fennster (sp?).

-A woman is raped every 2 seconds in Canada

You must be thinking of South Africa.

I thought East Timor was the poorest? :confused:

Nope... East Timor has a purchasing power parity of $370 million (2004 est.)

You can find poorer places (ie: The Falkands has about 75 million), but they are all parts of other nations.

Kool-Aid was invented in Hastings, Nebraska.

Pez candy was originally designed for smokers.

The portugese man of war is not really a jelly fish bu in fact is a super organism of many different species each furfilling a role to make the whole into what is effectivly a single animal.

Why did the baker have brown hands?

Because he kneaded a poo.

not a fact but funny any way.



I currently have £479 in my current account

At the moment out of the office window there is a women that looks like a pig in a dress.

But the US actually gives 40% of all the charity on the planet. Why? Becuase those figures don't count private groups, which the US has far more of. This was brought up during the Tsunami Relief campaign.
1. Can you prove your 40% figure?
2. Even though the US has 9 times the population of Canada, the US government pledged only $5 million dollars more than Canada. The US pledged $350 Million, and Canada pledged $345 Million (http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/dis_tsu_fun_ple). On top of that, donations from private Canadians was over $200 Million.

Not to mention that .13% of 12.3 Billion is more than .28% of 1.1 Billion. :D
Nice try on twisting the information. The fact remains that Canada donates more than twice per capita than does the US to the official development assistance program (ODA).

Right. And the US would have had the second election in a row where the national popular vote wouldn't declare the winner. ;)
(NB: I am from Connecticut, so I am very much FOR the electoral college).

But I could just as well say the Kerry lost by 711,592 (435,317+276275), as the 23 votes in North Carolina (his running mates elected state!) and South Carolina (his rnning mate's home state!) would have made Ohio moot. There are dozens of scenarios...

So... he lost by 3 million popular votes. He lost OHIO by 59,300 votes. :)
More twisting of information. I stated a simple fact, in that Kerry would have won the Presidency if 59,300 more votes in Ohio had gone to Kerry instead of Bush.

In Bob, Louisiana it is illegal for men named Bob to have sexual intercourse with a woman named Gretta.

It is illegal for any road in Nebraska that is not a highway to A) be tarmacked or B) not have corn growing along it.

In Ohio, it is illegal to commit suicide.

In Chester, Enland it is legal for a Chesterman to kill a Welshman as long as the welshman is wearing traditional national dress and as long as he is killed with a bow and arrow.

Pig orgasms last 30 minutes.

Memorial Stadium is the third largest community in Nebraska on game days.

Vin Diesel is the last digit of pi.

They should do that on a national basis with all the added income going toward peace in the world ... then you could f**k for world peace! :D
Make love not war!

1. Can you prove your 40% figure?
2. Even though the US has 9 times the population of Canada, the US government pledged only $5 million dollars more than Canada. The US pledged $350 Million, and Canada pledged $345 Million (http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/dis_tsu_fun_ple). On top of that, donations from private Canadians was over $200 Million.

1. Yep. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6762079/
"Bush noted that the United States provided $2.4 billion “in food, in cash, in humanitarian relief to cover the disasters for last year. ... That’s 40 percent of all the relief aid given in the world last year.”" -- given that no one disputed this figure and it's months old, I'll take is as true w/o digging. If you can disprove it, go for it.

2. Um, I think you mean the US pledged $950 million. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4252171.stm
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/02/09/tsunami.aid/

I didn't see the Canadian Navy in the disaster zone... oh, wait, you don't have a fleet down there, though Canada did send a medical team.
Hmm. I wonder what it cost the US military to keep 45 planes (C-130s, etc; 50% of all planes), 57 Helicopters (50% of all helos) and 25 capital ships (25% of all ships) there? http://www.pacom.mil/special/0412asia/ (click on the "Operation Unified Assistance" featured link.
China has the #2 economy in the world (#3 if you count the EU as one), yet their fleet stayed in harbour.

Private US donations were over $1 billion dollars. (hit the PDF in line #2 for the actual breakdowns.)
http://wizbangblog.com/archives/005741.php

... look. I'm not saying that Canada didn't do it's part. But I think you'll agree that the US certainly did it's part as well.

Nice try on twisting the information. The fact remains that Canada donates more than twice per capita than does the US to the official development assistance program (ODA).

Per capita is somehow worth more to those that are suffering? If I can have a wool blanket and a can of beans, or just the can of beans... hmm... tough one. :rolleyes:

More twisting of information. I stated a simple fact, in that Kerry would have won the Presidency if 59,300 more votes in Ohio had gone to Kerry instead of Bush.

It's not twisting, it's a different path to success.

I'm not disputing that he lost the election. I'm not disputing that he would have won had he gotten Ohio.

I AM pointing out that he lost the popular vote by 3 million, and that he could also have won had he gotten North and South Carolina. And that you were being somewhat disingenuous in saying that 59,300 number without qualifying it. :)

Ronald Reagan was the original choice to play Rick in Casablanca. Ronnie turned it down, so Bogie got the role.

This is not true.

Harrison Ford was a carpenter and was accidentally cast in Star Wars cause they needed someone. He was actually there to build the set.


This is also not true. Lucas had cast him in American Graffiti before making Star Wars, and went directly to him to play Han Solo.

1. Can you prove your 40% figure?
2. Even though the US has 9 times the population of Canada, the US government pledged only $5 million dollars more than Canada. The US pledged $350 Million, and Canada pledged $345 Million (http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/dis_tsu_fun_ple). On top of that, donations from private Canadians was over $200 Million.


Nice try on twisting the information. The fact remains that Canada donates more than twice per capita than does the US to the official development assistance program (ODA).
h.

I seem to remember Luxemburg gives the highest to charity if measured per capita.

On a per capita basis, Sweden is ahead of USA I also remember (and in fact, I believe European countries almost exclusively make up the top 10).

I seem to remember Luxemburg gives the highest to charity if measured per capita.

On a per capita basis, Sweden is ahead of USA I also remember (and in fact, I believe European countries almost exclusively make up the top 10).
You are indeed correct. The top 11 are European. Canada is 16th, and the US is 20th.

The net official development assistance (ODA) from Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations to developing countries and multilateral organizations. (http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/eco_eco_aid_don_cap)

Random fact:

The cost of a Swedish tv licence fee is 1.920 kr per annum.

Make love not war!
Amen, brother! I'm ALL for that! :D

Amen, brother! I'm ALL for that! :D

what if you made love during a war :eek:

I often read threads from the back to the front.

Does anyone else do this?
Sometimes..

But it does sorta ruin the ending of some books tho..

The atomic number of Barium is 56.

There are three enclave-nations in the world, two of which are located in Italy: San Marino, Vatican City and, in South Africa, Lesotho.

15 countries in the world do not mantain an army.

The Pig is related to the Whale

In Nebraska they are thinking of making sudaphed (sp?) a prescription drug, not an over-the-counter medecine because people are using it to make meth.

what if you made love during a war :eek:then Foxholes become very uncomfortable places for eveyone else... :D

This is also not true. Lucas had cast him in American Graffiti before making Star Wars, and went directly to him to play Han Solo. This is a half-truth. Harrison Ford was actually used by George Lucas to deliver script-readings for the part of Han Solo when auditioning people for the roles of Leia and Luke. He did it so well that Lucas decided to hire him to play the part.

Humans are the only species on earth that have face-to-face sex. Nope, I've seen documentaries where chimpanzees regularly indulge in this.

You know what increases your fuel efficency? A cup of sugar for every 10 gallons of gasoline in your tank.

and tampons! and ping pong balls! but especially tampons cause thats funnier.

in Wisconsin, the official language is NOT English, it is American. yes, American.

There are no such things as orbital mind control lasers.

"Formicophilia" is the fetish for having small insects crawl on your genitals.

"Total f'ing nutcase" is the common term for "Formicophilia" sufferers.

Ravens can reach the age of 90 years.

I'll have to keep this in mind since my NS country's animal is the Raven... :)

In Nebraska they are thinking of making sudaphed (sp?) a prescription drug, not an over-the-counter medecine because people are using it to make meth.

Indiana has already done this, not necessarily a prescription drug but one that is no longer over the counter. It will be regulated by you having to sign for it it the pharmacy window and the amount per week is limited. Starts July 1.

in Wisconsin, the official language is NOT English, it is American. yes, American.

Is there a country where Esperanto is taught as part of the official curriculum?

Indiana has already done this, not necessarily a prescription drug but one that is no longer over the counter. It will be regulated by you having to sign for it it the pharmacy window and the amount per week is limited. Starts July 1.
Making speed just got ten times harder there, I guess.

The first bra was created by a French designer in 1902, didn't catch on until 1913.

If a room contains 100 American women, 4 will probably not be wearing panties.

The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.

The only place you can see the sun rise on the Pacific and set on the Atlantic is Panama.

Donald Duck comics were banned from libraries in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

At one time, Hawaiian women were forbidden to eat coconuts.

Canada owns more US real estate than Japan.

You get more vitamin C from strawberries than from oranges.

Arachibutyrophobia: the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth.

On a typical day, your name is transmitted between computers five times.

"Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." Mark Twain :p

:eek: The schnozberries don't actually taste like schnozberries :eek:

The B-52 bomber began flying in 1955.

It is due to retire in 2040, when it will be a 95 year old bomber!

That's 10 years after the proposed retirement of the B1 & B2.

Pig orgasms last 30 minutes.
:eek:


Now I wonder who stuck around and timed that little piece of information.

This is also not true. Lucas had cast him in American Graffiti before making Star Wars, and went directly to him to play Han Solo.

http://www.askmen.com/men/entertainment/30c_harrison_ford.html
And then began the relationship with director George Lucas. Ford was offered a role in the film American Graffiti, but passed it up when he learned his salary was not half as big as what he was earning as a carpenter. When he was offered a slight pay raise, he finally accepted the role.

This was the beginning of a beautiful friendship, which led to his historical role as Han Solo in Star Wars. Ford actually only ended up reading for the part when he was helping Francis Ford Coppola build an entrance in his office, where the Star Wars auditions were being held.

Id say that my statement was pretty accurate. I just didnt elaborate.

I come blood.

Username']I come blood.
Isn't that a Cannibal Corpse song?

Isn't that a Cannibal Corpse song?

Not sure, but it is ABSOLUTELY TMI!

(too much information)

In York, its still legal to kill a Scotsman as long as its with a bow and arrow, and contrary to the Welsh law a bit further back in the forum, they DON'T need to be wearing traditional dress.

Now wheres my bow and arrow set.... Iam off to York! :sniper:
( firing arrows )

The chocolate chip cookie was invented accidentally.

pq-qp is traditionally equal to 0, but in quantum mechanics, pq-qp = h/2pi(i). This is known as the quantum postulate.

there's nothing Neitzsche couldn't teach ya bout the raising of the wrist

Socrates himself was permanently pissed

:eek:


Now I wonder who stuck around and timed that little piece of information.

Makes you wonder what Yevon does with his spare time???? ;)

Socrates himself was permanently pissed


...on or off???

...on or off???
no, just pissed

D[X]/DT = K[A][X] - [KK][X][Y]

The fine for urinating in an elevator in Singapore is the equivilent of $500

During the entire Salem witch trials, exactly zero witches were burned at the stake. They were hung, pressed, drowned or stoned instead.

Donald Duck comics were banned from libraries in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.


http://snopes.com/disney/films/finland.htm

Myth

(apologies if anyone has posted this fact previously, as I can't be bothered to read through)

Apparently, honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.

(apologies if anyone has posted this fact previously, as I can't be bothered to read through)

Apparently, honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.

True, they have found honey buried with egyptian mummies that was still good enough to eat after 2 500 years.

This is my 666th post.

True, they have found honey buried with egyptian mummies that was still good enough to eat after 2 500 years.
and chocolate? thought that that was very long lasting too.