Useless Facts
Fri Sep 24, 2004 7:13 pm
1. A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
2. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.
3. The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.
4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
5. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.
6. A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.
7. A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2 by 3-1/2.
8. During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur", a small red car can be seen in the distance.
9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily (I knew it!).
10. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
11. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
12. The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.
13. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple, and silver.
14. The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan". There was never a recorded Wendy before.
15. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
16. If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death. (Who was the sadist that discovered this??)
17. Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to slow film down while shooting so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.
18. The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA".
19. The original name for butterfly was flutterby.
20. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
21. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
22. Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet.
23. By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.
24. Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.
25. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.
26. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
27. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said, "Elementary, my dear Watson".
28. An old law in Bellingham, Washington made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.
29. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
30. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries.
31. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
32. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages them. (The suits or the astronauts??)
2. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.
3. The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.
4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
5. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.
6. A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.
7. A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2 by 3-1/2.
8. During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur", a small red car can be seen in the distance.
9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily (I knew it!).
10. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
11. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
12. The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.
13. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple, and silver.
14. The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan". There was never a recorded Wendy before.
15. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
16. If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death. (Who was the sadist that discovered this??)
17. Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to slow film down while shooting so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.
18. The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA".
19. The original name for butterfly was flutterby.
20. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
21. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
22. Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet.
23. By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.
24. Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.
25. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.
26. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
27. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said, "Elementary, my dear Watson".
28. An old law in Bellingham, Washington made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.
29. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
30. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries.
31. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
32. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages them. (The suits or the astronauts??)
Re: Useless Facts
Fri Sep 24, 2004 7:47 pm
Originally posted by Evan
6. A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.
15. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
16. If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death. (Who was the sadist that discovered this??)
26. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
I think these are the most interesting. My favorites...
Fri Sep 24, 2004 7:52 pm
i heard that duck one was fake
Fri Sep 24, 2004 8:08 pm
i heard a duck echo in a zoo, they did an experiment. fake
Fri Sep 24, 2004 8:09 pm
I saw an episode of the duck quack on myth busters... forget what they decided.
Fri Sep 24, 2004 8:20 pm
sliver doesn't rhyme with silver?
Fri Sep 24, 2004 8:52 pm
I don't think so...
Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:14 pm
No sound it out. Very close but i don't think it does.
1. Wisconsin has some parts further east than parts of Florida.
2. The smallest county in America is Manhattan, NY.
3. In the US alone, there are over 15,000 vacuum cleaner related accidents per year.
4. Pearls dissolve in vinegar.
5. In ancient Rome, lemons were used to anidote all poison.
6. Cows give more milk when they listen to music.
7. A teaspoon contains 120 drops of water.
8. The term 007 was derived from 20007, the zip code of many Washington DC agents.
1. Wisconsin has some parts further east than parts of Florida.
2. The smallest county in America is Manhattan, NY.
3. In the US alone, there are over 15,000 vacuum cleaner related accidents per year.
4. Pearls dissolve in vinegar.
5. In ancient Rome, lemons were used to anidote all poison.
6. Cows give more milk when they listen to music.
7. A teaspoon contains 120 drops of water.
8. The term 007 was derived from 20007, the zip code of many Washington DC agents.
Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:37 pm
Originally posted by ConScIouS
No sound it out. Very close but i don't think it does.
1. Wisconsin has some parts further east than parts of Florida.
2. The smallest county in America is Manhattan, NY.
3. In the US alone, there are over 15,000 vacuum cleaner related accidents per year.
4. Pearls dissolve in vinegar.
5. In ancient Rome, lemons were used to anidote all poison.
6. Cows give more milk when they listen to music.
7. A teaspoon contains 120 drops of water.
8. The term 007 was derived from 20007, the zip code of many Washington DC agents.
#1: I am confused. Can you explain?
#2,3,4,6,7: Amazing, some things I never knew.
Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:40 pm
Originally posted by ConScIouS
3. In the US alone, there are over 15,000 vacuum cleaner related accidents per year.
wtf? Tommy can you 'splain this to me when you get back?
Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:41 pm
There are parts of wisconsin, that are further east than parts of florida...
Re: Useless Facts
Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:44 pm
Originally posted by Evan
9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily (I knew it!).
So who came out ahead on this - you or your parents?
Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:55 pm
Originally posted by ConScIouS
There are parts of wisconsin, that are further east than parts of florida...
I understand that but how? Can you show me a map or something?
Fri Sep 24, 2004 10:27 pm
Look at the farthest east part of Wisconsin and its barely further East then the western most part of Florida.
Fri Sep 24, 2004 10:32 pm
Oh, I see what you mean. I thought you meant the eastern most part of Wisconsin was farther east then the eastern most part of Florida. I was like, wtf?. But now I get what you mean.