The Weird Facts Thread

[iusedtobedigusr]

The Strange History of Our 27th Letter of the Alphabet.

What is less known is how it got to be to the place it is today. Here?s a brief history recapitulating the most important areas:

Its original form was based on the Latin word ?et?, meaning, logic will tell you, ?and?.
As it was used in manuscripts in the following centuries, the shorthand form for writing it developed into what we see today.
At one point it was incorporated into the English alphabet (unofficially, as always with English) as ?and?, making 27 letters, at least into 1800's.
When reciting the alphabet, it was correct to say ?and per se and? (and for itself, i.e. not introducing another item to the list).
This cumbersome ?and per se and? got truncated into ?ampersand?, which is its official name as of today.

And today it is now not part of the ABC's anymore.
There where 2 more letters removed at earlier dates and 1 became our W, the other you can look up.

[pinkster73]

Fact:

Cats do not meow at each other. They only meow to communicate with humans.

[iusedtobedigusr]

OK, posting before 4 but My head has more trivia BS then real knowledge due to TV and Discovery, Science Channel and of course internet.

[iusedtobedigusr]

Fact:

Cats do not meow at each other. They only meow to communicate with humans.

I have just on observation just seen them HISS at each other if not family. But observation only.

[viviansmo]

Lol, they hiss at each other, chirp at birds or other prey, and meow at humans. And I've seen a cat bark, yes, bark, at a dog.

[kattybell]

Lol, they hiss at each other, chirp at birds or other prey, and meow at humans. And I've seen a cat bark, yes, bark, at a dog.

That's great. Lol bark.

[pinkster73]

Yes they hiss or screech while in a fight. But I'm talking about a meow. They do not meow to other cats.

[pinkster73]

Yes they hiss or screech while in a fight. But I'm talking about a meow. They do not meow to other cats.

I'm not making it up:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_communication

[queentina3]

LMAO pinkster. My cats meow at my husband all the time and he just says "Tina, what is it they want now?". He can never figure out what they are trying to tell him, I can almost always tell. He's more of a dog person. :p

Sorry, I'm not good a weird facts and really don't want to google any. Sorry for derailing the thread with my OT chatter. :p

[iusedtobedigusr]

I'm not making it up:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_communication

Yes, I had a Great cat, She was supreme. Lmao, least she thought and we made her feel. I got LOUD meows going to Vet. But instant purrs when she layed on my stomach etc. andsince was abandoned cat, no front claws, she could dig in my chest then butt my face to tell me off.
BTW I changed her Fancybits Catfood variaty the next day and that was it.

[pinkster73]

When my kitties meow I make up a story about what they're saying, like "What? Timmys trapped in a well?"

[iusedtobedigusr]

That is the "Lassie saves Timmy yet again thread".. Dang It

[pinkster73]

That is the "Lassie saves Timmy yet again thread".. Dang It

Ha ha ya, poor Timmy.

[iusedtobedigusr]

Sorry, I thought that only 200 years ago in the USA we were taught 27 letter alphabet was kinda weird, but then most today can't remember the 26 letter. So I stand corrected.

[pops1972]

It really is possible for animals to rain down from the sky "&" the animals usually survive.

[dalula]

Goldfish turn gray if they are in the dark for too long.

[queentina3]

Well there goes the "gold" in their name eh? :p

[iusedtobedigusr]

Koi Fish are kept in ponds, But I love my catfish breaded......mmmmmmmmmmm

[iusedtobedigusr]

Koi Fish are kept in ponds, But I love my catfish breaded......mmmmmmmmmmm

With HUSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Puppies !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lanicefaith]

Jim Hansen created fragile rock

[Ic3e]

A humans blood is red, an insects blood is blue.

[cast1532]

A humans blood is red, an insects blood is blue.

I thought the human blood was blue but every time we inhale oxygen it turns red. Which one is it? Red or blue blood?

[Ic3e]

Hmm......oops wrong fact.

Human blood is pale red/colorless and insect blood is blue. Human blood has never been blue only colorless.

[pinkster73]

Hmm......oops wrong fact.

Human blood is pale red/colorless and insect blood is blue. Human blood has never been blue only colorless.

As a phlebotamist I can confirm this is not correct.

[pinkster73]

Unoxygenated human blood is purply, once oxygenized its bright red. It's never pale red or colorless. White blood cells or blood serum is colorless once separated from the red blood cells in a centrifuge.

[RealFarmer1222]

OK, posting before 4 but My head has more trivia BS then real knowledge due to TV and Discovery, Science Channel and of course internet.

Not as much as mine!!!!! I've only lost maybe 5 games of Trivial Pursuit (out of at least 500) in my life.

[RealFarmer1222]

As a phlebotamist

Huh...my sister-in-law is also phlebotamist....small world.

[pinkster73]

Huh...my sister-in-law is also phlebotamist....small world.

I was. A couple years ago I became a stay at home Mom.

[bobbyrae]

Jamaica is the third largest island in the Caribbean, after Cuba & Hispaniola. However Jamaica is the largest English speaking island in the Caribbean.

[bobbyrae]

Fact:

Cats do not meow at each other. They only meow to communicate with humans.
Don't mother cats meow at their babies?

[pinkster73]

Don't mother cats meow at their babies?

Kittens meow to their mothers. I should have said ADULT cats don't meow to each other.

[pops1972]

My cat coos like a dove. I think she is greeting me. If I rub my fingers together she will run to me.

[queentina3]

Speaking of blood, here is a fact that I didn't know that my son came home with today.

Your body is creating and ****ing 15 million red blood cells per second!

[pinkster73]

Most of the "dust" in your house is dead skin

[dalula]

Well there goes the "gold" in their name eh? :p

lol Grayfish in the dark.

There was a koi that lived for 256 years. :eek:

[gingmax]

FACT: Startrek still rules! If it wasn't for startrek we wouldn't have mobile phones :)

[queentina3]

Most of the "dust" in your house is dead skin

Ewww, seriously? I just had to read that right after I ate dinner. I think I'm going to be sick now. Thanks pinkster.

[lanicefaith]

There are several time of black widow species including the brown widow

[gingmax]

Female blackbirds are brown

[dalula]

Ewww, seriously? I just had to read that right after I ate dinner. I think I'm going to be sick now. Thanks pinkster.

shame pinkster now she cant eat anymore :p LOL

[dalula]

People can be scared of the color purple.

[RealFarmer1222]

****deers (a bird) make their nests right on the ground. Especially tilled ground.

[RealFarmer1222]

FACT: Startrek still rules!

I used to think, but after watching Dr. Who the last coupla years, I'm not so sure.:confused:

[shakiba]

Smelling bananas and/or green apples (smelling, not eating) can help you lose weight!

I have never heard of this before... wonder if it`s really true... :p

[pinkster73]

You are always within 10 feet of a spider.

[lanicefaith]

Smelling bananas and/or green apples (smelling, not eating) can help you lose weight!

I have never heard of this before... wonder if it`s really true... :p

It's true it was on Oprah

[MizCricket]

You are always within 10 feet of a spider.

Oh carp, I didn't need to know that! I've heard you're always within 5 feet of a walking gnome, so there!

[queentina3]

*runs to the store to get banana's to smell*

[pinkster73]

Bananas are supposed to help with pms too. And I don't mean private messages.

[AuntyRose32]

Bananas are a great cure for hangovers! It's because of the potassium.

[queentina3]

My husband will love me having the banana's if it cures my pms, as he's usually the brunt of it. LOL!!! Hangovers, who has time to drink? hahahahaha

[iusedtobedigusr]

Every second, Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate.

Probably more then that today.

[Ic3e]

My brother called me Marcy Stimple....thats a weird fact right?

[queentina3]

There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos!

[pinkster73]

Every second, Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate.

Probably more then that today.

I think I ate 100 pounds of chocolate myself today uuuuuugh my tummy

[queentina3]

No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half!

I'm going to have to test that theory, or maybe I'll ask my son's Art teacher tomorrow...........hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[lanicefaith]

Platypus are one of the only mammals that are poisonous and lay eggs instead of giving birth

[iusedtobedigusr]

Some Scary Facts.

If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.

Nearly a third of all bottled drinking water purchased in the US is contaminated with bacteria.

Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over 1 million descendents.

You are more likely to be struck by lightning than to be eaten by a shark.

You are more likely to be infected by flesh-eating bacteria than you are to be struck by lightning.

When a pilot light in a gas barbecue fails to ignite the gas jets properly, it is easy for you to inhale gas accidentally while trying to light it by hand. If this has happened, when the match does light, sometimes a trail of flame will blaze from the jet onto your mouth, filling your lungs with fire. Oddly enough, you would suffocate before burning to death as the flame could consume the oxygen in every breath you would take.

The soft plastic headphones used on airplanes create a warm, moist environment in the ear canal that is ideal for breeding bacteria. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.

Four sunken nuclear submarines sit at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. One, a Russian sub resting in deep water off of Bermuda, holds 16 live nuclear warheads. Scientists and oceanographers are unsure what the impact of the escaping plutonium will have, but warn that corrosion could create the proper chemical environment for a massive nuclear chain reaction.

If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does Title 14, section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969, make it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles?

[Superyalda]

Ever wonder why the last months are Sept, Oct, Nov and Dec which is Latin for seven, eight, nine and ten ,respectively?

Before the roman solar year was perfected, there were only 10 months.

When the astronomers calculated the year as we know it today and presented the facts to Cesar with the need to add two new months, he ordered that the two new months be named after the last two Cesar's ... Julius and Augustus.

However, they would not allow their months to be at the end of the year, nor in winter, so they were created in the middle of the summer!

July and August :)

[gingmax]

Every second, Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate.

Probably more then that today.

Especially now they've got cadbury's!

[AuntyRose32]

Especially now they've got cadbury's!

Hehehe....true!:)

[ariesblu]

In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world's nuclear weapons combined.

Flying is statistically the safest form of travel, yet it is the most common fear in the world.

It's a turn off for most men if a woman drinks more alcohol than he does on a date.

The closer you get to the toilet, the harder it is to hold it in.

[Ic3e]

Only female mosquitoes bite.

Mosquitoes are attracted to the colour blue more than any colour.

Horses sleep standing up.

[RealFarmer1222]

Four sunken nuclear submarines sit at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. One, a Russian sub resting in deep water off of Bermuda, holds 16 live nuclear warheads. Scientists and oceanographers are unsure what the impact of the escaping plutonium will have, but warn that corrosion could create the proper chemical environment for a massive nuclear chain reaction.


While the plutonium IS hazardous, the chance of a detontion is nil since it takes a very specific 'conventional' explosion to create a nuclear blast.

[RealFarmer1222]

If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does Title 14, section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969, make it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles?

I was unaware of this, but it's interesting to note the date was the day Apollo 11 blasted off for the moon.

[RealFarmer1222]

I'd wager quite a bit that less than 5% of people know where straw comes from.

[gingmax]

Or that rice crispies are actually made from rice!

[viviansmo]

I'd wager quite a bit that less than 5% of people know where straw comes from.
Really? That would surprise me. I'd hope at least 20% know.
And while we're talking straw... it has many uses, including being a biofuel.

[pinkster73]

Ok city question here. Straw is a grown crop right?

[viviansmo]

It's a by-product of grains such as oats and barley, basically the stalks of those. I think. I probably fall into RealFarmer's 95%. ;)

[kattybell]

Ok city question here. Straw is a grown crop right?

Yes, it comes from wheat.

[kattybell]

It's a by-product of grains such as oats and barley, basically the stalks of those. I think. I probably fall into RealFarmer's 95%. ;)

And that lol.

[kattybell]

It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

[shakiba]

It's true it was on Oprah

Oooh ok. So it is true..hmm.. Cool! :D

[pops1972]

Thomas Edison, light bulb inventor, was afraid of the dark.*

[queentina3]

Thomas Edison, light bulb inventor, was afraid of the dark.*

Hence, why he created the light bulb. LOL!!!

I honestly didn't know that.

[dalula]

Thomas Edison, light bulb inventor, was afraid of the dark.*

LOL! Frogs use their eyeballs to help them swallow. O_O

[pinkster73]

My son just informed me that giraffes can't cough.

[iusedtobedigusr]

My son just informed me that giraffes can't cough.

And they can also clean their own ears with their 21 inch tongue.

[queentina3]

My son just informed me that giraffes can't cough.

Tell that to Melman from Madagascar. :p

[pops1972]

Tell that to Melman from Madagascar. :p
Melman coughed a lot for a giraffe.

[reinventinglove]

"If you squeeze your thumb inside your fist hard, your gag reflex is disabled as your brain is concentrating on squeezing your thumb." Hm. I'm not game enough to try that!

[pops1972]

"If you squeeze your thumb inside your fist hard, your gag reflex is disabled as your brain is concentrating on squeezing your thumb." Hm. I'm not game enough to try that!
hmm. . . That that is interesting! A 10-gallon hat barely holds 6 pints.

[RealFarmer1222]

Wheat straw is probably the best, but barley straw is very good, too.

Oats doesn't make much straw, and is inferior.

[iusedtobedigusr]

Chocolate chemicals

New research suggests that chocolate packs chemicals similar to the active ingredients in marijuana. Not that chocolate was previously considered drug-free. The treat contains respectable helpings of caffeine and theobromine, a related chemical. But chocolate seems to inspire a devotion that isn't fully explained by those stimulants. Chocolate contains three compounds chemically related to cannabinoids, the class of substances responsible for marijuana's sense of euphoria.

[pinkster73]

Fact: TL came out with a pink barn then didn't offer it to pinkster :(

[kattybell]

Fact: TL came out with a pink barn then didn't offer it to pinkster :(

:( I'm sorry.

[iusedtobedigusr]

Fact: TL purposely Held that Barn back, ! to keepyour Pink down and 2 not to feed your addiction as you seem to like to main line on Pink and your blood/gluocose levels of Pink are way too high.

[pinkster73]

Fact: TL purposely Held that Barn back, ! to keepyour Pink down and 2 not to feed your addiction as you seem to like to main line on Pink and your blood/gluocose levels of Pink are way too high.

I would prefer them to be enablers

[iusedtobedigusr]

Fact : I would buy and send that stupid looking Pink Barn to you any day as you make me smile on here everyday.

[pinkster73]

Fact : I would buy and send that stupid looking Pink Barn to you any day as you make me smile on here everyday.

Aww thanks. I really need the stupid looking pink barn.

[iusedtobedigusr]

Not really, But I know you can not do Pink, So 2000000000 Pink plastic Flamingo's on the way hahaha

[iusedtobedigusr]

Sorry where in head, I read, I think and I read, weird facts all the time. More pink flamingo statues etc in the US then there are real pink flamingo's by a 2 to 1 ratio.

[ariesblu]

Newborn babies blink about once or twice a minute. Adults blink about 20 times a minute.

Walruses have 3 times the sucking power of the average vacuum cleaner.

Ferrets can suffer from depression.

An average man will spend 145 days of his life shaving.

[atlantisonearth]

If you make any sudden moves while standing in front of a calm guppy tank, then they will get startled and freak out.

Students who are fish owners score the highest on both math and verbal SATs,
with a combined score 200 points higher than non-pet owners.

In the state of Ohio, it is illegal to get a fish drunk! It is also illegal to hunt whales on Sunday.

[iusedtobedigusr]

Chocolate bars

The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it.

[iusedtobedigusr]

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM..................Protein!!!! !!!!!

[iusedtobedigusr]

Actually Chocolate ants are not bad,,,wonder what them Spiders would taste like with just some shallots, butter and garlic????? Sorta look like lobsters and way cheaper.

[pinkster73]

Actually Chocolate ants are not bad,,,wonder what them Spiders would taste like with just some shallots, butter and garlic????? Sorta look like lobsters and way cheaper.

I would starve to death first. No actually I would eat the people with me first before I ate a spider.

[iusedtobedigusr]

Actually People fry like PIGS AND NEED Fat ,,,,,,,SO,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,RUN,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,


Btw if over 49 you already ate 7 spiders

[iusedtobedigusr]

Thats just went into your mouth at night...........Do you realize how many in food you eat??????

[iusedtobedigusr]

Actually Chocolate ants are not bad,,,wonder what them Spiders would taste like with just some shallots, butter and garlic????? Sorta look like lobsters and way cheaper.
did you relate them to same Family of evolution,,,,,,,, they both are and really close

[iusedtobedigusr]

Crustian s are the spiders of the sea

[iusedtobedigusr]

BET 99 % of females Never order surf an Turf again!

[pinkster73]

I love crabs. They are my favorite dinner nom nom nom

[iusedtobedigusr]

But the are as form of Spider, just aquatic. So enjoy!!!

[RealFarmer1222]

Chocolate chemicals
.

Hadn't heard about the canniboids, but I do know that chocolate contains a chemical that the brain produces when your in love.

[iusedtobedigusr]

I love crabs to but not the ones that itch...but to much trouble for so little meat. And OMG great story. When young we went crabbing and had 10 coolers filled with ice and crabs, the BLONDE I was going with at that time while we were all sharing a room in south jersey, Decided that the crabs needed to be defrosted so we cook the next day.

[iusedtobedigusr]

Hadn't heard about the canniboids, but I do know that chocolate contains a chemical that the brain produces when your in love.

Same thing as in POT etc, they think why addictions to it. weird but I can see it.

[pinkster73]

My favorite is Alaskan king crab. Lots of meat.

[iusedtobedigusr]

I love crabs to but not the ones that itch...but to much trouble for so little meat. And OMG great story. When young we went crabbing and had 10 coolers filled with ice and crabs, the BLONDE I was going with at that time while we were all sharing a room in south jersey, Decided that the crabs needed to be defrosted so we cook the next day.

Let's just say the Crabs wake!!!!!!

[iusedtobedigusr]

Ok Weird coming your way from a Goth site

[iusedtobedigusr]

Did you know that drivers **** more deer than hunters?

Did you know that rats can't vomit? that's why rat poison works.

Did you know that the average tastebud lives only 10 days before it dies and is replaced by a new one?

Did you know that Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning?

Did you know that the venom of the king cobra is so deadly that just one gram of it can **** 150 people?

Maggots will only eat flesh if it is dead. Did you know that for this reason, they are often used to remove the burnt skin from severe burn patients?

Did you know that if you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure?

Did you know that the venom of a small scorpion is much more toxic than the venom of a large scorpion?

In San Salvador, drunk drivers can be punished by death before a firing squad.

Did you know that over one million stray dogs live in the New York City metropolitan area?

Did you know that Alaska has the highest percentage of people who walk to work?

Did you know that nearly 10% of American households dress their pets in Halloween costumes?

Did you know that the IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war?

Did you know that slugs have 4 noses?

Did you know that the female pigeon cannot lay eggs if she is alone. In order for her ovaries to function, she must be able to see another pigeon?

Did you know that non-dairy creamer is flammable?

Did you know that the microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket?

Did you ever hear.....according to ancient Greek literature, when Odysseus arrived home after an absence of 20 years, disguised as a beggar, the only one to recognize him was his aged dog Argos, who wagged his tail at his master, and then died.

Did you know that fingernails grow fastest on the hand you favor?

Did you know that in just about every species of mammal, the female lives longer than the male?

Did you know that on some Caribbean islands, the oysters can climb trees?

Did you know that it is possible to go blind from smoking too heavily?

Did you know that, only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older?

Did you know that opossums are immune to rattlesnake venom!?

Did you know that no one knows where Mozart is buried?

Did you know that during the filming of 'Apocalypse Now', director Francis Ford Coppola threatened suicide several times and lost 100 pounds?

Did you know that termites eat wood twice as fast when listening to heavy metal music?

Did you know that on average, a disposable diaper can hold up to 7 pounds of liquid??

Did you know that someone on Earth reports seeing a UFO every three minutes?

Did you know...It has been estimated that the fear of the number 13 costs Americans more than $1 billion per year!?

Did you know that there are some species of snails that are extremely venomous?

Did you know that cats make over 100 different vocal sounds; dogs can make about ten?

Did you know that one in three snake bite victims is drunk. One in five is tatooed?

Did you know frogs sometimes eat enough fireflies that they themselves glow?

Did you know that all major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!?

Did you know the liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma?

Did you know that one quarter of the human brain is used to control the eyes?

Did you know that during his or her lifetime, the average human will grow 590 miles of hair?

It is said that the Jack-o-lantern was an Irish tradition. The story tells of Jack who tricked Satan into climbing a tree. He carved a cross into the tree and the Devil begged Jack to let him down because he could not take the sight of the cross anymore. After Jacks death, he refused Heaven because of his evil ways, yet was denied Hell by the devil for tricking him as well. Instead, the devil gave Jack a single ember to find his way through the darkness with. The ember was inserted into a turnip to keep it glowing longer. After the Irish came to America, they opted using pumpkins instead of turnips because the pumpkins were more efficient in keeping the ember lit.

Did you know to make one pound of chocolate about 400 cocoa beans are required?

Did you know that the legendary magician Harry Houdini died in Detroit of gangrene and peritonitis resulting from a ruptured appendix on Halloween in 1926?

Did you know that spiders have transparent blood?

Did you know that you can't create a folder called 'con' in Microsoft Windows!? It's really true! Try it!

Did you know that babies are born without knee caps?

Did you know that most liquid laundry detergents are alive with living organisms that help to break down stains!?

Did you know that mosquitoes are attracted to the color blue twice as much as any other color?

Did you know the first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 ****ed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo?

Did you know that one out of 20 people have an extra rib?

Did you know the fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene?

Did you know that it is now possible to print human skin with an inkjet printer!?

Did you know that a man once sued his doctor because he survived his cancer longer than the doctor predicted?

Did you know that Mexican Jumping Beans jump because of moth larvae inside them?

Did you know that in the next seven days, 800 Americans will be injured by their jewelry?

Did you know in Pakistan, goats are often sacrificed to improve the performance of the stock market?

Did you know vaccines contain formaldehyde, ethylene glycol (antifreeze), phenol (disinfectant / pesticide), and aluminum?

Did you know that of all things, Andrew Jackson’s tombstone does not mention that he served as the president of the United States?!

Did you know that animals will not eat another animal that has been hit by a lightning strike!?

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch procejt at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosnt mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe!

Did you know that lima beans contain cyanide!?

Did you know that by feeding hens certain dyes they can be made to lay eggs with varicolored yolks?

Did you know that mailing an entire building has been illegal in the U.S. since 1916 when a man mailed a 40,000-ton brick house across Utah to avoid high freight rates?

Did you know that fifteen people are known to have been crushed to death tilting vending machines towards them in the hope of a free can of soda?

Did you know that you are more likely to get attacked by a cow than a shark?

Did you know the ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles?

Did you know that you inhale about 700,000 of your own skin flakes each day?

Did you know that if you are bitten by a poisonous snake, and fail to receive medical attention, you still have a 50% chance of survival?

Did you know that 9 out of 10 lightning strike victims survive!?

Did you know that the average human body contains enough iron to make a small nail?

Did you know the energy of a discharge of an electric eel could start 50 cars?

Did you know that chained dogs are 3 times more likely to bite than unchained dogs?

Did you know that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without ****ing them would burn their houses down? - hence the expression "to get fired."

Did you know that vultures fly without flapping their wings!?

Did you know most people who read the word 'yawning' will yawn? It's true! I just did it!

Did you know that McDonald's is the world's largest distributor of toys!?

Did you know that months that begin on a Sunday will always have a 'Friday the 13th'?

Did you know that you're subject to fines and/or imprisonment for making uglyfaces at dogs in Oklahoma?

You know where the term "Running like a chicken with it's head cut off" came from right? The Chicken meets its fate when the owner of the farm decides to have chicken for dinner and then after the axe comes down on the feathered meal's neck it runs around for a few minutes until it eventualy bleeds to death. Yes I believe we all know this. BUT. Did you know that the longest recorded chicken to live without it's head was named Miracle Mike? He lived for around ONE AND A HALF YEARS AFTER his head was removed!

So how was Mike able to survive? Scientists examined him and determined that the hungry owners had not done a very good job at chopping Mike's head off. Most of the head was actually removed, but one ear remained intact. The slice actually missed the jugular vein and a clot prevented him from bleeding to death. Apparently, most of a chicken's reflex actions are located in the brain stem, which was also largely untouched.

Did you know that more than 6,000 people with pillow-related injuries check into U.S. emergency rooms every year!?

Did you know the word Eskimo literally means 'raw meat eater'?

Did you know most tropical marine fish could survive in a tank filled with human blood?

Did you know donkeys **** more people annually than plane crashes?

True Story: Debby Mills-Newbroughton, 99 years old, was ****ed as she crossed the road. She was to turn 100 the next day, but crossing the road with her daughter to go to her own birthday party her wheel chair was hit by the truck delivering her birthday cake

Did you know that anyone who felled a hazel or apple tree was sentenced to death in ancient Ireland, where these trees were considered sacred?

Did you know that a toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans?

Did you know that the ashes of the average cremated person weigh nine pounds?

Did you know that about 60 percent of big city murders are solved whereas about 75 percent or rural murders are solved?

A murder is committed in the US every 23 minutes, which makes about 22852 murders each year. Every year 23400 people in the US are arrested on murder charges.

Did you know that the murder capital of the world is Colombia where the murder rate is ten times higher than that in the united states? Less than 2% of the murders there are ever investigated and less than 2% of those that are investigated are ever solved.

Did you know that Valentine's Day is a day of the year with one of the highest suicide rates?

Did you know that taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive?

Did you know that over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows?

Did you know that men successfully commit suicide three times more frequently than women do? Wwomen, however, attempt suicide two to three times more often than men.

Did you know that most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin? Eeeeew!

Did you know that a mule won't sink in quicksand but a donkey will?

Did you know that in 1643, the British Parliament officially abolishes the celebration of Christmas?

Did you know that the average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night?

Did you know that a can of Spam is opened every 4 seconds? Now that is scary!

Did you know that there are more people alive today than have ever died?!

Did you know that until the 1950s, Tibetans disposed of their dead by taking the body up a hill, hacking it into little pieces, and feeding the remains to the birds?

Did you know that if you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die?

Did you know that the infamous Black Plague in Europe was due in part to the fact that people believed those with cats were witches. So all the cats were rounded up, caged and burned, leaving the rats (with there disease causing parasites) to run free and multiply. Those harbouring cats were many who survived?

Did you know that Napoleon was terrified of cats.

Did you know that there is a phenomenon called the last laugh. A bullet shot through a victim's heart sometimes precipitates a final laugh before death?

Did you know that 83% of people hit by lightning are men?

Did you know that Elephants have been known to remain standing after they die?
Did you know that grenade-throwing is an official sporting event in the People's Republic of China?

Did you know that Beelzebub, another name for the devil, is Hebrew for Lord of the Flies, and this is where the book's title comes from?

Did you know that Apart from its vulnerability to fire, human hair is almost impossible to destroy. It decays at a very slow rate, so slow that is almost non-disintegrative. It can't be destroyed by cold, change of climate, water, etc., and it is resistant to many kinds of acids and corrosive materials?

Did you know that A fog belt 50 ft. deep over an area of 104 square miles contains no more moisture than single bucket of water?

Did you know that if you add together all the numbers on a roulette wheel (1 to 36) the total is the mystical number 666.

Did you know that Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously?

Did you know that foods increase in nutritional value as they decompose?

Did you know that a sport practiced in ancient China consisted of placing two angry male quails in a large glass bowl and watching as the creatures clawed each other to death.

Did you know that Alfred Hitchcock had no belly button for it was eliminated during surgery?

Did you know that a scorpion could survive for three weeks if it was embedded in a block of ice?

Did you know that Albert Einstein's last words will never be known? He spoke them in German, and the attending nurse did not speak German.

Did you know that on average people fear spiders more than they do death.

Did you know that in the 1800's photographs of dead children were often published in collections and called "Sleeping Beauties"?

Did you know that Adolph Hitler was Time's Man of the Year for 1938?

Did you know that the Ebola virus ****s 4 out of every 5 humans it infects?

Did you know that during the Renaissance, fashionable aristocratic Italian women shaved their hair several inches back from their natural hairlines.

Did you know that 10 percent of all human beings ever born are alive at this very moment.

Did you know that men have more blood than women? Men have 1.5 gallons versus .875 gallons for women.

Did you know that a rat can go without water longer than a camel can?

Did you know that Astronauts cannot belch? In space there is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in their stomachs.

Did you know that Alfred Hitchcock used chocolate syrup to simulate blood going down the drain in the famous shower scene in "Psycho"?

Did you know that if you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee? It's true!

Did you know that you lose a pound every time you donate blood? You do so because a pint is a pound.

Did you know that Al Capone's business card said that he was a used furniture dealer?

Did you know that by some unknown means, an iguana posesses the ability to end its own life?

Did you know that Certain frogs can be frozen solid then thawed, and continue living?

Did you know that bats fly with their hands, not their arms, and can achieve speeds of up to 60 mph?

Did you know that the fastest speed a falling raindrop can hit you is 18mph?

Did you know that If you take one pound of cobwebs and spread them out in one straight line, it will go around the earth 2 times.

Did you know that when opossums are playing 'possum, they are not playing. They actually pass out from sheer terror.

Did you know that American poet Emily ****inson used to talk to visitors from an adjoining room, because she was so self-conscious about her appearance?

Did you know that the reason for male shirts having the buttons are on the right side, and female shirts the left side is because in Victorian times, the men were right handed and buttoned their own shirts, but women had a maid to dress them and the buttons were on the correct side for the maids to do up?

Did you know that dirty snow melts faster than white snow because it's darker and absorbs more heat?

Did you know that you can have a permanent record of snowflakes if you freeze a piece of glass and some hairspray before the next snowfall? (Both may be stored in the freezer until you need them.) When you're ready to collect some snowflakes, spray your chilled glass with the chilled hairspray and go outside and let some snowflakes settle on the glass. When you have enough flakes bring the glass indoors and allow it to thaw at room temperature for about 15 min. Now you have a permanent record of your snowflakes!

Did you know that the star fish is one of the few animal who can turn its stomach inside - out.

Did you know modern embalming is designed to retard tissue decomposition long enough for a viewing but has been known to keep a body intact for decades?

Did you know that If you place a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death?

Did you know that the electric chair was invented by a dentist?

Did you know that bats always turn left when exiting a cave?.

Did you know that the largest pumpkin weighed 377 pounds?

Did you know that elephants have been known to remain standing after they die.

Did you know that cat urine glows under a black light?

Did you know that Crocodiles **** 2,000 people each year?

Did you know that it would take 27,000 spiders, each spinning a single web, to produce a pound of web?

Did you know that A hippopotamus can open its mouth wide enough to accommodate a 4-foot-tall child?

Did you know that the odds say that you are more likely to be ****ed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider?

A shark can detect one part of blood in 100 million parts of water.

Beelzebub, another name for the devil, is Hebrew for Lord of the Flies, and this is where the book's title comes from.

Did you know that a group of crows is called a murder.?

Did you know that Bela Lugosi was buried, as he requested, in his famous Dracula cape?

Did you know that 2,500 lefties die each year using products designed for righties.

Black metal band Mayhem was forever committed to infamy when lead singer, “Death” committed suicide in 1991. Immediately upon discovering the body of their comrade, the band's initial conclusion was to snap a photo of the body for later use as cover art to one of their later releases, the Dawn of the Black Hearts LP. Hellhammer (another Mayhem bandmate) reputedly gathered Death's skull fragments, and fashioned a necklace from them, while Euronymous (also of the band Mayhem) cooked a stew of the remaining brain matter.

Did you know that the termites of the world outweigh humans by 10 to 1?

Did you know that if you have your head chopped off (all the rage this season) you can expect seven seconds of consciousness before all the blood drains from your brain. You would have time to view the world from a bodiless perspective.

Regarding the case of Jack The Ripper: Did you know that in this notorious case of serial murder, there were only 5 confirmed victims? The suspects in this case far out-numbered the victims at 19 (including Prince Albert Victor and Lewis Carroll !).

Elizabeth Bathory (Countess of Transylvania, born 1560/61; died,August 21, 1614) was said to have been a vampire. She became notorious for her cruel and sadistic treatment of others, and is probably most famous…or infamous, for her bizarre take on beauty and skincare.

In order to improve her complexion and also to maintain her failing grasp on her youth and vitality, she is said to have slaughtered six hundred innocent young women from her tiny mountain principality. Apparently it all began as she viciously struck a servant girl for a minor oversight. She drew blood when her pointed nails raked the girl's cheek. The wound was serious enough that some of the blood got onto Elizabeth's skin. Later, Elizabeth was quite sure that that part of her own body - where the girl's blood had dropped - looked fresher somehow; younger, brighter and more pliant. It is then that she began bathing in the blood young girls as a beauty treatment for her skin.

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) -- Almost half of a $273,000 grant awarded in 2002 to fight the Goth culture in Blue Springs has been returned because of a lack of interest -- and the absence of a real problem. Blue Springs received the grant two years ago from the Youth Outreach Unit, money the city and U.S. Rep. Sam Graves trumpeted proudly as a way to fight a perceived "Goth problem".

$132,000 of the grant was returned because officials never found much of a problem with the Goth culture, which some students called a fad that most people eventually outgrow.



Slightly more than $118,000 of the money was earmarked for therapy, assessment and case management, and the plans also included a series of town meetings to discuss the issue.

"It never happened because referring someone for looking or acting Goth is not a concept that ever got imbedded in people's heads," project manager Allyce Ford said of the therapy proposal.



The town hall meetings didn't happen, either, she said, because there wasn't enough interest in the community to conduct them. About halfway through the project, the focus shifted from Goths to counter cultures and negative influences facing children, Ford said.

"You have to admit if you saw one, two, three, four or more people dressed in traditional Goth, it would be discerning," she said. "Those kids have every right to be there. I hope the lessons you're teaching are tolerance and understanding."



Assistant City Administrator Eric Johnson said despite the change in focus, the project helped dispel myths and stereotypes associated with the Goth culture. "That was part of the goal," Johnson said. "If we were able to accomplish that, we are able to accomplish something effective."



Did you know that a person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation. Death will occur about 10 days without sleep, while starvation takes a few weeks.

[lanicefaith]

Did u knw that boch flies lay their eggs on Mosquitos which when come in mammal contact the eggs fall landing on fur/skin hatching then burring themselves inside feasting on flesh until they become adults and crawl out!very disgusting and freaky!

[RealFarmer1222]

Did you know that if you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure?

Not true...2001: A Space Odessy got it right....

[pinkster73]

No no no. You would die because there's a spider alien thing in your suit. Apollo 18 had it right.

[RealFarmer1222]

Did you know the first bomb dropped by the Allies on berlin in WW2 ****ed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo?

The first bomb dropped by the Allies was nowhere near Berlin. I'm assuming they mean the first bomb dropped on BERLIN. Actually, I thought int was the first Soviet artillery fired on Berlin.

[RealFarmer1222]

Did you know that a man once sued his doctor because he survived his cancer longer than the doctor predicted?

That sound like a episode of "House"

Apollo 18 tried too much to be a documentary. Watching it on PPV, I couldn't tell if all the data cut-outs were the movie or my satelite.

[pinkster73]

Did you know that a man once sued his doctor because he survived his cancer longer than the doctor predicted?

That sound like a episode of "House"

Apollo 18 tried too much to be a documentary. Watching it on PPV, I couldn't tell if all the data cut-outs were the movie or my satelite.

The data cut outs were the movie. It was not good. It was average.

[RealFarmer1222]

Did you know that lima beans contain cyanide!?

I didn't think so, but peach pits do. anyone old enough to remember laetril(sp) (supposed cancer cure)

And, of course, castor beans are used to make ricin. Don't have 'em at Agway anymore.

[RealFarmer1222]

The data cut outs were the movie. It was not good. It was average.

Yeah, I didn't think it was worth the $5.

[RealFarmer1222]

Did you know that mailing an entire building has been illegal in the U.S. since 1916 when a man mailed a 40,000-ton brick house across Utah to avoid high freight rates?

THAT I did not know. But did you know in the early 1900's children were shipped by parcel post?

[viviansmo]

Did you know that lima beans contain cyanide!?

I didn't think so, but peach pits do. anyone old enough to remember laetril(sp) (supposed cancer cure)

And, of course, castor beans are used to make ricin. Don't have 'em at Agway anymore.
Apple seeds also contain cyanide.

[iusedtobedigusr]

Did you know that mailing an entire building has been illegal in the U.S. since 1916 when a man mailed a 40,000-ton brick house across Utah to avoid high freight rates?

THAT I did not know. But did you know in the early 1900's children were shipped by parcel post?

Dang, Well ship them to actors etc that way in Hollowood Today all the time, so can say parenting.

[iusedtobedigusr]

So do Peaches etc, but most people never eat seeds or pits, Guess I knew why hated lima beans, lmbo.

[pinkster73]

Oh no I love Lima beans!

[iusedtobedigusr]

I can only eat them in 16 bean soup, with ham!!!!

[gingmax]

Did you that a womans' forefinger is longer than a mans- their forefinger and ring finger are the same length. Might be useful to any men out there who get caught out ( if you know what I mean)!

[gingmax]

That's supposed to read as "did you kwow..."

[pinkster73]

That's supposed to read as "did you kwow..."

Ha ha good one :)

[gingmax]

It's against the law to eat mince pies in the UK although it's not enforced, that's thanks to Cromwell for hating Christmas..darn that pagan holiday!

[Ic3e]

Strange facts about: Barbie

Barbie's full name is Barbra Millicent Jones

Barbie is anorexic. In a vintage Barbie set, the set included a pamplet saying on the front, 'How to Lose Weight' and on the back it says, 'Don't Eat!'. Also included in the set is a weighing scale that is permenantly set on 110 lbs.

If she were real, Barbie would be 5'9" and weigh 110 lbs. She is 110 lbs due to her unrealistic body proportions.

Barbie has several discontinued sisters and friends.

There is a syndrome named, 'Barbie Syndrome'. It is a syndrome in which a woman has the desire to obtain the unrealistic body proportions of Barbie.

[gingmax]

Warm water freezes quicker than cold water.

[RealFarmer1222]

Warm water freezes quicker than cold water.

I saw a paper on that debunked that ...ohh...about 20 years ago. Don't recall the details unfortunately.

[RealFarmer1222]

Vacuum is one of the few words in the English language with consecutive u's.

[kooky panda]

Strange facts about: Barbie

Barbie's full name is Barbra Millicent Jones

Barbie is anorexic. In a vintage Barbie set, the set included a pamplet saying on the front, 'How to Lose Weight' and on the back it says, 'Don't Eat!'. Also included in the set is a weighing scale that is permenantly set on 110 lbs.

If she were real, Barbie would be 5'9" and weigh 110 lbs. She is 110 lbs due to her unrealistic body proportions.

Barbie has several discontinued sisters and friends.

There is a syndrome named, 'Barbie Syndrome'. It is a syndrome in which a woman has the desire to obtain the unrealistic body proportions of Barbie.

thanks for sharing this... This is very interesting!!!

[bobbyrae]

Chocolate bars

The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it.

Ooooooh my!!!!! 0.0 So does the fat content lsted on the wrapper include the fat contained in the insect legs?

[pinkster73]

Ooooooh my!!!!! 0.0 So does the fat content lsted on the wrapper include the fat contained in the insect legs?

I'm sure insect legs are fat free, so don't worry :p

[pinkster73]

I saw a paper on that debunked that ...ohh...about 20 years ago. Don't recall the details unfortunately.

Also it was on mythbusters

[queentina3]

I'm sure insect legs are fat free, so don't worry :p

Don't they also offer protein? If so, then chocolate isn't as bad as everyone thinks. :p

[RealFarmer1222]

If there were an ocean large enough, the planet Saturn would float in it.

[gingmax]

If there were an ocean large enough, the planet Saturn would float in it.

That would bring a new meaning to beach ball!

[gingmax]

If you can't open a jar, tap it squarely on a hard floor, it breaks the vacuum, so you don't need a burly man to open it!

[pinkster73]

If you can't open a jar, tap it squarely on a hard floor, it breaks the vacuum, so you don't need a burly man to open it!

I use a spoon just under the rim to break the VACUUM seal.

See that realfarmer? Vacuum.

[viviansmo]

I just tap (well, pound, really) the bottom of the jar against my palm two to three times. That usually works. Then I resort to sticking a butter knife under the seal if it doesn't.

I don't vacuum at all... I hate vacuuming. Luckily I have children for that... ;)

And I know that's not the vacuum you meant here.

[pinkster73]

I just tap (well, pound, really) the bottom of the jar against my palm two to three times. That usually works. Then I resort to sticking a butter knife under the seal if it doesn't.

I don't vacuum at all... I hate vacuuming. Luckily I have children for that... ;)

And I know that's not the vacuum you meant here.

You'd hate it at my house. I vacuum every second day. But I don't mind vacuming. Now why does my phone insist there's one "u" in vacuum if I say vacuming?

[gingmax]

I use a spoon just under the rim to break the VACUUM seal.

See that realfarmer? Vacuum.

Er how does that work with a screw top thread? Sorry to not clarify that bit in my fact. If you tap the top/neck of a fizzy container it should stop it from mushrooming when opened.

[pinkster73]

Er how does that work with a screw top thread? Sorry to not clarify that bit in my fact. If you tap the top/neck of a fizzy container it should stop it from mushrooming when opened.

Ooooh, fizzy stuff. I thought you meant jars, like pickles

[gingmax]

I did, i just added another fact to go along with it!

[viviansmo]

You'd hate it at my house. I vacuum every second day. But I don't mind vacuming. Now why does my phone insist there's one "u" in vacuum if I say vacuming?

I should vacuum every second day. Or every day. One cat sheds enough to make three kittens every hour...
But I have tile and hardwood and laminate throughout most of the house, so I can sweep or mop instead which I prefer muchly!

Now isn't that a very (non)interesting fact? just so I haven't derailed...

[pinkster73]

I should vacuum every second day. Or every day. One cat sheds enough to make three kittens every hour...
But I have tile and hardwood and laminate throughout most of the house, so I can sweep or mop instead which I prefer muchly!

Now isn't that a very (non)interesting fact? just so I haven't derailed...

My upstairs is carpet, main floor is hardwood. Fact: cats make tumble-furs just like tumbleweeds.

[nmishii]

This is what I use to open jars. The rubber thingees don't work well for me.

https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRNe3Y-hI1qA4zXgCK1HxFejBjsL401AtDReOwi_3Fze0NA5MgARg

[gingmax]

You should never dust in sunshine (as you can see it land again) old wives tale my mum taught me

[pinkster73]

This is what I use to open jars. The rubber thingees don't work well for me.

https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRNe3Y-hI1qA4zXgCK1HxFejBjsL401AtDReOwi_3Fze0NA5MgARg

Is that your hand?

[kooky panda]

http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=1622443363380&id=56d42849822bf0f5ed9eab314545204a&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cartoonstock.com%2fnewscartoo ns%2fcartoonists%2fama%2flowres%2faman151l.jpg

[pinkster73]

Ha ha good one

[nmishii]

Is that your hand?

No, that's an image off the internet. Now if she had pink sparkly nail polish I might have claimed it was my hand. :p

[greygull]

Nice one Kooky!

[gingmax]

Did Kooky just propose then or is that not a fact? Hehehe

[pinkster73]

No, that's an image off the internet. Now if she had pink sparkly nail polish I might have claimed it was my hand. :p

Whew! I was thinking you maybe needed a bit of sun. I thought I was super white but that hand is VERY white :o

[gingmax]

You only eat spiders when you're asleep 'cos they want to drink the saliva in your mouth, as they're thisty; so always keep a glass of water beside the bed for the spiders only,( if you want a drink have a capped bottle)!!

[pinkster73]

It's impossible to tickle yourself.

[queentina3]

Your foot is as long as your arm from wrist to elbow.

[dalula]

Your foot is as long as your arm from wrist to elbow.

wow... never knew that

[viviansmo]

Your foot is as long as your arm from wrist to elbow.

Hmm... Either I'm misunderstanding or I am deformed... My foot is a good two inches shorter than wrist to elbow.

[dalula]

Hmm... Either I'm misunderstanding or I am deformed... My foot is a good two inches shorter than wrist to elbow.

i thought that too because i measured my hand as well. but then it works from wrist to elbow.

[pinkster73]

Hmm... Either I'm misunderstanding or I am deformed... My foot is a good two inches shorter than wrist to elbow.

Good thing you're a woman :p

[RealFarmer1222]

If you can't open a jar, tap it squarely on a hard floor, it breaks the vacuum, so you don't need a burly man to open it!

LOL....my mother does that alot, and I usually wind up opening it for her anyway.

[RealFarmer1222]

Hmm... Either I'm misunderstanding or I am deformed... My foot is a good two inches shorter than wrist to elbow.

Mine, too! (just tried it.)

[queentina3]

I don't think it matters, but you turn your arm so the underside is what you're using to measure. You put your big toe right where you bend your wrist so your hand is waving at your face, you'll see that with only socks on your foot is the length of that part of your arm.

[iusedtobedigusr]

I don't think it matters, but you turn your arm so the underside is what you're using to measure. You put your big toe right where you bend your wrist so your hand is waving at your face, you'll see that with only socks on your foot is the length of that part of your arm.

Then you can see if you can lick your Elbow.

[queentina3]

Then you can see if you can lick your Elbow.

LMAO, you know you can't!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA

Well, if you have a REALLY LONG tongue maybe, but you certaintly can't kiss it. :p

[iusedtobedigusr]

LMAO, you know you can't!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA

Well, if you have a REALLY LONG tongue maybe, but you certaintly can't kiss it. :p

I wanna know how many have tried it????????

[iusedtobedigusr]

And I think Gene Simmons could not do it. Yes I am Old and He was in KISS when I was young, But he did marry Cher once so I guess???????

[iusedtobedigusr]

Liquid Plummer
Warning: Do not reuse the bottle to store beverages.

Windex
Do not spray in eyes.

Toilet Plunger
Caution: Do not use near power lines.

Dremel Electric Rotary Tool
This product not intended for use as a dental drill.

Arm & Hammer Scoopable Cat Litter
Safe to use around pets.

Bowl Fresh
Safe to use around pets and children, although it is not recommended that either be permitted to drink from toilet.

Endust Duster
This product is not defined as flammable by the Consumer Products Safety Commision Regulations. However, this product can be ignited under certain circumstances.

Baby Oil
Keep out of reach of children

Little Ones Baby Lotion
Keep away from children

Hair Coloring
Do not use as an ice cream topping.

Wet-Nap
Directions: Tear open packet and use.

Dial Soap
Directions: Use like regular soap.

Stridex Foaming Face Wash
May contain foam.
Hairdryer:
Do not use while taking a shower.

Old Spice Red Zone Deoderant
Use only on underarms.Zantac 75
Do not take if allergic to zantac.

Sleeping Pills
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Christmas Lights
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Bic Lighter
Ignite lighter away from face.

Komatsu Floodlight
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Fire Extinguisher:
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Earplugs
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Mattress
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Matches
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Pepper Spray
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Auto-Shade Widnshield Visor
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Fix-a-Flat
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Rain Gauge
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RCA Television Remote Control
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Pine Mountain Fire Logs
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Triops Fish Food
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Home Depot Treated Lumber
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Hair Dryer
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Road Sign
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Camera
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Road Sign
Cemetery Road. Dead End

Church Parking Lot Sign
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Children's Superman Costume
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Silk Soy Milk
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Air Conditioner
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Rowenta Iron
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Slush Puppy Cup
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American Airlines Peanuts
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Nabisco Easy Cheese
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Swanson TV Dinners
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Hershey's Almond Bar
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Heinz Ketchup
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500-piece puzzle:
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Beach Ball
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Chainsaw
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Sears hairdryer:
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Bag of Fritos:
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Bar of Dial soap:
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Swann frozen dinners:
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Hotel provided shower cap in a box:
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Tesco's Tiramisu dessert: (printed on bottom of the box)
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Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding:
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Packaging for a Rowenta iron:
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Boot's Children's cough medicine:
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Nytol sleep aid:
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String of Chinese-made Christmas lights:
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Japanese food processor:
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Sainsbury's peanuts:
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American Airlines packet of nuts:
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Korean kitchen knife:
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Helmet mounted mirror used by us cyclists:
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New Zealand insect spray:
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Blanket from taiwan:
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Cardboard windshield sun shade:
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Infant's bathtub:
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Package of Fisherman's Friend throat lozenges:
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Disposable razor:
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Bottle of shampoo for dogs
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Curling Iron
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Hair Dryer
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Hair Dryer
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Hand-held Massaging Device
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Case of a chocolate CD in a gift basket.
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A toilet at a public sports facility
Recycled flush water unsafe for drinking.

Pair of shin guards made for bicyclists
Shin pads cannot protect any part of the body they do not cover.

Container of Underarm Deodorant.
Caution: Do not spray in eyes.

Aim-n-Flame fireplace lighter.
Do not use near fire, flame, or sparks.

Toner cartridge for a laser printer
Do not eat toner.

13-inch wheel on a wheelbarrow
Not intended for highway use.

Can of self-defense pepper spray.
May irritate eyes.

Novelty rock garden set called "Popcorn Rock"
Eating rocks may lead to broken teeth.

A frisbee
Warning: May contain small parts.

A toilet bowl cleaning brush.
Do not use orally.

A birthday card for a 1 year old.
Not suitable for children aged 36 months or less.

Heated seat cushion
Warning: Do not use on eyes.
Microwave Oven:
Do not use for drying pets.

Electric Cattle Prod
For use on animals only.

Can of air freshener.
For use by trained personnel only.

Silly Putty
Do not use as ear plugs.

Knife sharpening stone
Warning: knives are sharp!

Deodorant
Do not use intimately.

Rat Poison
Warning: has been found to cause cancer in laboratory mice.

Portable stroller
Caution: Remove infant before folding for storage.

Dashboard of a mail truck
Look before driving.

Children's cough medicine
Do not drive car or operate machinery.

Sign at a railroad station
Beware! To touch these wires is instant death.
Anyone found doing so will be prosecuted.

Bottom of a supermarket dessert box
Do not turn upside down.

Package of dice.
Not for human consumption.
Bottled Drink:
Twist top off with hands. Throw top away. Do not put top in mouth.

Shipment of hammers
May be harmful if swallowed.

Manual for an SGI computer.
Do not dangle the mouse by its cable or throw the mouse at co-workers.

Stamped on the metal barrel of a .22 calibre rifle
Warning: Misuse may cause injury or death.

Electric Thermometer.
Do not use orally after using rectally.

Packaging for a chain saw file, used to sharpen the cutting teeth on the chain.
Turn off motor before using this product.

6x10 inch inflatable picture frame
Not to be used as a personal flotation device.

Box of bottle rockets
Do not put in mouth.

Wrapper of a Fruit Roll-Up snack
Remove plastic before eating.

Box for a car jack
For lifting purposes only.
Instructions for a cordless phone:
Do not put lit candles on phone.

Small print from car commercial which shows a car in the ocean
Do not drive cars in ocean.

Small print from a car commercial which shows a vehicle "body-surfing" at a concert
Always drive on roads. Not on people.

Bus Stop
No stopping or standing.

Church Sign
These rows reserved for parents with children.

Bag of Fritos
You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside.

Credit card statement.
Payment is due by the due date.

Laundromat triple washer
No small children.

Sign in front of a newly renovated ramp that led to the entrance of a building
Take care: new non-slip surface.

Box of Pills
Take one capsule by mouth three times daily until gone.

Instructions on the packaging for a muffin at a 7-11
Remove wrapper, open mouth, insert muffin, eat.

Can of black pepper.
Instructions: usage known.

Bag of cat biscuits
Simply pour the biscuits into a bowl and allow the cat to eat when it wants.

Car Manual
In order to get out of car, open door, get out, lock doors, and then close doors.

Espresso Kettle
The appliance is switched on by setting the on/off switch to the 'on' position.

T.V. manual
Do not pour liquids into your television set.

Label on a hammer
Caution - Do not use this hammer to strike any solid object

VCR box
Instructional video on hooking up VCR included.

Toilet brush
Do not use for personal hygiene.

Black rubber fishing worm
Not for human consumption.
Orange Juice Can:
100% pure all-natural fresh-squeezed orange juice from concentrate.

Depend Adult Diapers
Step into underwear and pull them on just like regular underwear.

Furniture Wipes
Do not use for a baby wipe.

Stickers to put on the seat of a potty training toilet
This is not a toy. Stickers require adult supervision.

Lawnmower
Warning: When Motor Is Running - The Blade Is Turning

Instructions on the bottom of a grocery store pizza
Do not turn upside down.

Bottom of a Coca-Cola bottle
Do not open here.

Bottle of bathtub cleaner
For best results, start with clean bathtub before use.

Container of lighter fluid
WARNING: Contents flammable!

Box of household nails
CAUTION! - Do NOT swallow nails! May cause irritation!

Microwave popcorn, packaged so that the directions cannot be read unless you open the plastic and unfold it
Direction #1: Remove plastic.

Drink bottle label
Do not peel label off.

Woolite carpet cleaner
Safe for carpets, too!

Box of Frosted Cheerio's
The logo, "Tastes so good this box never closes," is located just underneath another announcement: "To close: place tab here."

Sterno
Do not use near fire or flame.

Container of salt
Warning: High in sodium

Hose Nozzle
Do not spray into electrical outlet.

[pinkster73]

It's only takes one dummy to cause a warning like those.

I always thought it was hilarious my prescription sleeping pills come with a vibrant yellow CAUTION: MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS label on it. Duh I hope so.

[iusedtobedigusr]

It's only takes one dummy to cause a warning like those.

I always thought it was hilarious my prescription sleeping pills come with a vibrant yellow CAUTION: MAY CAUSE DROWSINESS label on it. Duh I hope so.

Actually It only takes one Good Lawyer and a Jury that hates that company.

[lanicefaith]

Iusedtobdigusr forgot about curling irons warning: for external use only

[iusedtobedigusr]

Iusedtobdigusr forgot about curling irons warning: for external use only

I think when reading thru before I pasted I deleted that one, Since this is a kids site.

[RealFarmer1222]

The first 2-5 pages in the instruction manual of any power tool nowadays is ALL warnings. My dad used to get a kick outta that.

[queentina3]

I wanna know how many have tried it????????

Do you want to know where I THOUGHT that sentence was going before I got to the end of it?

I wanna know how many licks it takes to get to the..........................Center of the elbow doesn't work, but down to the bone would. :p

[pinkster73]

The first 2-5 pages in the instruction manual of any power tool nowadays is ALL warnings. My dad used to get a kick outta that.

Ya it should read: POWER TOOL-NUFF SAID

[ariesblu]

More people use blue toothbrushes than red ones.

Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, every time you breathe.

In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons.

Slugs have 4 noses.

Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours.

Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet.

Owls are the only birds who can see the color blue.

[iusedtobedigusr]

Do you want to know where I THOUGHT that sentence was going before I got to the end of it?

I wanna know how many licks it takes to get to the..........................Center of the elbow doesn't work, but down to the bone would. :p

MMMM, to the Center of a Tootsie Pop????????????????

[queentina3]

Owls are the only birds who can see the color blue.

This has always bugged me when they state things such as that. HOW do they know what animals can see what? It's one of those things that I've never understood, unless there is a real person that can speak to animals who then gave them answers. LOL

[iusedtobedigusr]

Owls are the only birds who can see the color blue.

I read that and why night vision so acute, besides fact they can turn heads to 270 degrees.


WOW TY, I never knew a group of Owls are called a Parliament and we always assume an owl wise.

[pinkster73]

This has always bugged me when they state things such as that. HOW do they know what animals can see what? It's one of those things that I've never understood, unless there is a real person that can speak to animals who then gave them answers. LOL

Are you inferring that my kitties and I don't speak to each other?

[iusedtobedigusr]

This has always bugged me when they state things such as that. HOW do they know what animals can see what? It's one of those things that I've never understood, unless there is a real person that can speak to animals who then gave them answers. LOL

Have you not seen the 4 versions of Dr Doolittle???????

[queentina3]

Are you inferring that my kitties and I don't speak to each other?

Has any of the neighborhood children whispered about you being the "crazy cat lady" lately? :p

[ariesblu]

This has always bugged me when they state things such as that. HOW do they know what animals can see what? It's one of those things that I've never understood, unless there is a real person that can speak to animals who then gave them answers. LOL
I would sometimes think about that too when people would say certain/all animals were colorblind.

But in regards to owls, they're night animals, and as such have more rods in their eyes than other birds. Rods give better night vision, but no color vision, while cones give color vision, but poor night vision. But owls do have cones, and so they probably see color at low saturation, but do see it. That's a little I found out about this, so maybe it's a guesstimation (I know, not a word, lol) on what color(s) they can see since supposedly a lot of animals do not see in color.

[pinkster73]

Has any of the neighborhood children whispered about you being the "crazy cat lady" lately? :p

No. I have good snacks :p

[queentina3]

Have you not seen the 4 versions of Dr Doolittle???????

Did you not see where I put "real person" in my post? hehehe

I've seen the first 2, or maybe only the 1st one. I remember an older version and the Eddie Murphy version, I think, but it's been awhile.

[pinkster73]

Queentina thinks animals can't talk. She's delusional. No offense.

[queentina3]

I would sometimes think about that too when people would say certain/all animals were colorblind.

But in regards to owls, they're night animals, and as such have more rods in their eyes than other birds. Rods give better night vision, but no color vision, while cones give color vision, but poor night vision. But owls do have cones, and so they probably see color at low saturation, but do see it. That's a little I found out about this, so maybe it's a guesstimation (I know, not a word, lol) on what color(s) they can see since supposedly a lot of animals do not see in color.

I guess that makes sense, in a way that they just assume that all eyes work the same (meaning animal vs human). My sister probably understands and agrees with this, as she was originally going to be a Vet but changed her mind half-way through college and decided to go into genetics instead. She should have stayed on the Vet route. :)

[queentina3]

Queentina thinks animals can't talk. She's delusional. No offense.

Hey, animals talk to me all the time, I just don't understand what they're saying. Unless they're my cats, I always know what they want but that's because of their body language and the way they are looking at me like "duh, I want......". :p

The squirrel's talk to me, they tell me to stop trying to hit them when they cross the rode 2 inches from my tires. The Moose I almost hit on my way home from class tonight also talked to me, he told me that if I hit him I would total my car. Or at least that is what I imagine they were both saying to me by the looks I got and the scaddling away they both did. Honestly, today was not my driving day. I was thankful when I made it home alive!

So there! :P

[pinkster73]

My sleeping pill is making me drowsy! Why didn't anyone warn me?! I'm getting a lawyer.

[viviansmo]

The Moose I almost hit on my way home from class tonight also talked to me, he told me that if I hit him I would total my car. :eek: so glad the moose is okay!! Oh, and glad you are, too... ;)

[queentina3]

:eek: so glad the moose is okay!! Oh, and glad you are, too... ;)

As sad as this sounds, I thought of you as soon as he finished crossing the road. I'm still unsure if I was more upset about almost hitting him, knowing if I hit him my car and most likely myself would be damaged, or thinking about the Moose you want so bad that I just ****ed one, possibly. That is so bad that you were the first thing that crossed my mind. *embarrased*

[iusedtobedigusr]

My thinks, someone like Moose and Squirrel.

http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd487/hoptooit/NGL_18rockybullwinkleSmall-thumb-350x384-63942.jpg

[viviansmo]

That is so bad that you were the first thing that crossed my mind. *embarrased*
Aww, that's sweet, not sad or bad. Thank you.

[pops1972]

Rocky & Bullwinkle's hometown, is actually based on a real place, International Falls, Minnesota. He nicknamed it Frostbite Falls after one reported called the area the "icebox of America". On a map, located on the northern border of Minnesota, right next to Canada, thus the "international" in the name. Today, its known for its recreational activities and beautiful national parks.

[RealFarmer1222]

International Falls IS the coldest place in the US hence, the 'icebox" moniker.

I was such a big fan of Rocky and Bullwinkle (aka moose and squirrel) that I applied to Whatsamater U.

[pinkster73]

International Falls IS the coldest place in the US hence, the 'icebox" moniker.

I was such a big fan of Rocky and Bullwinkle (aka moose and squirrel) that I applied to Whatsamater U.

So....... did you get in? :p:p:p

[RealFarmer1222]

since I couldn't fly and didn't have antlers.....no:(

[pinkster73]

since I couldn't fly and didn't have antlers.....no:(

That's discrimination!!

[RealFarmer1222]

Tell it to the moose!

[pops1972]

It is a fact that you can actually break a rib from laughing too hard. There should be a warning on these threads. You guys are ****ing me!!!

[iusedtobedigusr]

LMAO, I think that is listed on page 3-4 0f this thread

[iusedtobedigusr]

And Pinkster is the one.. She a Canadian... geez like that Candy and letterman guy, and that whole SCTV, Brit and Canadian humor are pointless to me, ya

[pinkster73]

And Pinkster is the one.. She a Canadian... geez like that Candy and letterman guy, and that whole SCTV, Brit and Canadian humor are pointless to me, ya

Well Philedelphian humor is pointless to me, ya :p

[iusedtobedigusr]

Nope, we don't have comedy, A helluva lot of Broken noses, but gee you really need to know about that..................

[queentina3]

They also have a lot of taxes. :p

[iusedtobedigusr]

Yes 8 % to flush, then another 35% to brush, then 100 % to get a swirly to wash our hair. 2nd SWIRLEY cheap just pay processing and handling.

[dria_91]

Fact:

Cats do not meow at each other. They only meow to communicate with humans.

Not to put down ur fact or anything lol, but i saw a mama cat meowing at her kittens when they started to move around and meow for her when they were hungry. lol or maybe it was because i was sitting by their box watching them....idk...

[dria_91]

Here's my weird fact. I got it from doing a bit of research when i was doing a speech in class on dreams. Ever had a dream where there was a person, or people that you've never seen before? Did you know that you can't make up people in your dreams? You've actually seen that person in real life before. Those people are stored in the subconscious part of your brain, so you can't really recall them when you're awake because you can easily forget them! The mind works in mysterious ways! lol

[iusedtobedigusr]

Saturday mail delivery in Canada was eliminated by Canada Post on February 1, 1969!

In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!

There are 18 different animal shapes in the Animal Crackers cookie zoo!

Should there be a crash, Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane as a precaution!

Your body is creating and ****ing 15 million red blood cells per second!

The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!

There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos!

There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants!

The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was the fashion in Renaissance Florence to shave them off!


Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500!

The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad!

Tablecloths were originally meant to be served as towels with which dinner guests could wipe their hands and faces after eating!

Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult!

One car out of every 230 made was stolen last year!

The names of Popeye's four nephews are Pipeye, Peepeye, Pupeye, and Poopeye!



Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia!

The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts three naked men with their hands on each other's shoulders!

When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second!

A Boeing 747 airliner holds 57,285 gallons of fuel!

A car uses 1.6 ounces of gas idling for one minute. Half an ounce is used to start the average automobile!

The Philadelphia mint produces 26 million pennies per day!


A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!

A violin contains about 70 separate pieces of wood!

It is estimated that 4 million "junk" telephone calls, phone solicitations by persons or programmed machine are made every day in the United States!

It takes glass one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!

Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill!

Almost half the newspapers in the world are published in the United States and Canada!


........1..2..3...breathe....and repeat...........


The two-foot long bird called a Kea that lives in New Zealand likes to eat the strips of rubber around car windows!

Most lipstick contains fish scales!

Skepticisms is the longest word that alternates hands when typing!

One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!

It's illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while you're sitting on a curb in St. Louis!

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum!


No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half!

A group of geese on the ground is a gaggle, a group of geese in the air is a skein!

Over 2500 left handed people a year are ****ed from using products made for right handed people!

There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building!

If you counted 24 hours a day, it would take 31,688 years to reach one trillion!

Taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive!

A crocodile always grows new teeth to replace the old teeth!

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

Clinophobia is the fear of beds!

A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!

Porcupines float in water!

Pinocchio is Italian for "pine eye"!

The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!

The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!

The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds!




........1..2..3...you know the drill...........




.......now wasn't that fun...back to the facts........


The sloth (a mammal) moves so slowly that green algae can grow undisturbed on its fur!

Cat urine glows under a black-light!

The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1!

The electric chair was invented by a dentist!

Windmills always turn counter-clockwise. Except for the windmills in Ireland!

A hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute on average!
Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand!

The placement of a donkey's eyes in its head enables it to see all four feet at all times!

Human teeth are almost as hard as rocks!

A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night!

Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone!

A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside!

A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove!

Hummingbirds can weigh less than a penny!!


Until 1796, there was a state in the United States called Franklin. Today it's known as Tennessee!

The Earth weighs around 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons (5,940 billion billion metric tons)!

A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off - it dies from starvation!

Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie!

The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year!

It's against the law to pawn your dentures in Las Vegas!

One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television!

The average American/Canadian will eat about 11.9 pounds of cereal per year!

It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a certain church in Omaha, Nebraska!

you're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206!

Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete!

Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows!

The state of Florida is bigger than England!

There are more than one million animal species on Earth!

In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing ******d suits

It was once against the law to have a pet dog in a city in Iceland!

Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!

[dria_91]

You are always within 10 feet of a spider.
you must get a kick outta scaring and grossing people out huh!? lolz i sooo did not need to know about the spider thing :( now im looking around my room all paranoid!

[iusedtobedigusr]

Here's my weird fact. I got it from doing a bit of research when i was doing a speech in class on dreams. Ever had a dream where there was a person, or people that you've never seen before? Did you know that you can't make up people in your dreams? You've actually seen that person in real life before. Those people are stored in the subconscious part of your brain, so you can't really recall them when you're awake because you can easily forget them! The mind works in mysterious ways! lol
Yep, part of the why , you can later in life meet the girl of your dreams. Not so much today but when I was young about 1,000 years ago.

[iusedtobedigusr]

you must get a kick outta scaring and grossing people out huh!? lolz i sooo did not need to know about the spider thing :( now im looking around my room all paranoid!

The itsy bitsy spider crawled up her snout, Then came the babies and they all just burst out, Down over her body they ran a swarmed.

[iusedtobedigusr]

It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a certain church in Omaha, Nebraska!


So CHILI or a 16 Bean soup on the menu there.

[iusedtobedigusr]

During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food, that's the weight of about 6 elephants!

Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they cant find any food!

Dolphins sleep with one eye open!

The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9000 years old!

In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!

There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S, than real ones!

About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30!

More people use blue toothbrushes, than red ones!

A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h.!

Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, every time you breathe!



In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons!

Slugs have 4 noses!

Recycling one glass jar, saves enough energy to watch T.V for 3 hours!

Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!

Owls are one of the only birds who can see the color blue!


The average American/Canadian drinks about 600 sodas a year!

It was once against the law to slam your car door in a city in Switzerland!
There wasn't a single pony in the Pony Express, just horses!

Honeybees have a type of hair on their eyes!


........1..2..3...breathe....and repeat...........





.......rest your eyes.. there's plenty more where that came from........



The starfish is one of the few animals who can turn it's stomach inside-out!

Eskimo ice cream is neither icy, or creamy!

A jellyfish is 95 percent water!

In Bangladesh, kids as young as 15 can be jailed for *****ing on their finals!

The katydid bug hears through holes in its hind legs!

A company in Taiwan makes dinnerware out of wheat, so you can eat your plate!

More Monopoly money is printed in a year, than real money printed throughout the world!

The elephant is one of the few mammals that can't jump!

The penguin is the only bird who can swim, but not fly!

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

One quarter of the bones in your body are in your feet!


America once issued a 5-cent bill!

You'll eat about 35,000 cookies in a lifetime! Wow!

Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!

There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and month! Interesting tries from our readers: orange: door hinge, melange (French for mix) purple: hurtle, durple?, turtle month: once, bunth?, hunch

Babe Ruth wore a cabbage leaf under his cap to keep him cool! He changed it every 2 innings!

Fortune cookies were actually invented in America, in 1918, by Charles Jung!

A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years! Wow!
A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!



Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!

Here are some interesting numbers to look at! (*1997)
166,875,000,000 pieces of mail are delivered each year in the U.S!
1,525,000,000 miles of telephone wire a strung across the U.S!
123,000,000 cars are being driven down the U.S's highways!
85,000,000 tons of paper are used each year in the U.S!
56,000,000 people go to Major League baseball each year!


Bats always turn left when exiting a cave!

The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its head!

In Tokyo, they sell toupees for dogs!

[EricasYummys]

It's impossible to tickle yourself.

I can tickle myself! Surely, I'm not the only one!

[RealFarmer1222]

America once issued a 5-cent bill!

They also printed 10 and 25 cent bills, The reason was the hoarding of silver during and after the Civil War. Stamps were also used for currency at that time.

[pinkster73]

Now I'm imagining how everyone looks trying it ha ha

[pinkster73]

I was referring to the tickling :)

[RealFarmer1222]

About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30!

So did most Phonecians, Babalyonians, Chinese, Sumerians, etc.....

The infant mortality rate was through the roof as well.

[RealFarmer1222]

The penguin is the only bird who can swim, but not fly!

Evengi Malkin was flying today!!!!!!!

[RealFarmer1222]

The Philadelphia mint produces 26 million pennies per day!

Speaking of pennies, if the US govt. recalled all pre 1982 pennies (the copper ones) and melted them down for scrap, they could knock about $50 Billion off the debt.

[EricasYummys]

Now I'm imagining how everyone looks trying it ha ha

Ha ha I can tickle myself on my sides (I'm very ticklish). My reflexes are so strong when being tickled I have to be careful I don't hurt anybody!

[pinkster73]

Ha ha I can tickle myself on my sides (I'm very ticklish). My reflexes are so strong when being tickled I have to be careful I don't hurt anybody!

Well then that fact is wrong. I'm sure somewhere there's someone who can lick their own elbow too.

[pinkster73]

June 23 every year is national pink day!!!

[TheRandomDude]

It takes 2000 frowns to create a wrinkle!

So please, SMILE!

[pinkster73]

Fact: when you've finally had enough of your hair and you're going to cut it a lot it always looks really good that day so you don't. It's like it knows.

[viviansmo]

Fact: when you've finally had enough of your hair and you're going to cut it a lot it always looks really good that day so you don't. It's like it knows.

ROFL! I don't think that's a fact...

[pinkster73]

ROFL! I don't think that's a fact...

It's a observational fact. Based on a survey of one person.

[viviansmo]

I think you need to create a pie chart to support these survey results.

[pinkster73]

http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i344/pinkster73/dME8OflN.png

[TheRandomDude]

Fact: when you've finally had enough of your hair and you're going to cut it a lot it always looks really good that day so you don't. It's like it knows.

That's actually true, the day I went to cut my hair it never looked better. So I decided not to cut it :p

[pinkster73]

That's actually true, the day I went to cut my hair it never looked better. So I decided not to cut it :p

See?! It's not just me. They know. Do do do do (theme from twilight the show, not the twilight movies)

[EricasYummys]

Well then that fact is wrong. I'm sure somewhere there's someone who can lick their own elbow too.

Ha ha I've seen somebody who could lick their nose

[queentina3]

Ewwww, who would want to?

[pinkster73]

Ewwww, who would want to?

Probably a teenaged boy. Or a man.

[queentina3]

Very true, they'd try it just on a dare alone. :rolleyes:

[pops1972]

My ten year old son can lick his own nose and elbow. My husband says he will grow up to be a lucky man.

[RealFarmer1222]

Among his many achievements, Tom Jefferson used calculus to create the optimal design for a mouldboard plow.

[lylahmae]

Among his many achievements, Tom Jefferson used calculus to create the optimal design for a mouldboard plow.
Fact: Plowing is being phased out by Monsanto's round up resistant crops. SUPPORT REALFARMER and the plow obsession BUY ORGANIC!!

[RealFarmer1222]

Fact: Plowing is being phased out by Monsanto's round up resistant crops. SUPPORT REALFARMER and the plow obsession BUY ORGANIC!!

Oh you are right about that! Most all the soybeans and field corn grown nowadays are no-till, and those that do plow use chisel plows.

I'm not totally organic, though. I do use chemical fertilzers and treat my seed potatoes with an insecticide(that costs an OUTRAGEOUS amount of money)

[pinkster73]

Fact: 8 out of 10 people think that the first kiss indicates how the rest of the relationship will be.

[pops1972]

Fact: Plowing is being phased out by Monsanto's round up resistant crops. SUPPORT REALFARMER and the plow obsession BUY ORGANIC!!
Large biotech agribusinesses like Monsanto control much of the global seed market with genetically modified (GM) crops. This centralization of GM seeds threatens food safety, food security, biodiversity, and democratic ideals.
The first time I kissed my hubby 20 years ago, it was just a peck. Hehe

[pinkster73]

Large biotech agribusinesses like Monsanto control much of the global seed market with genetically modified (GM) crops. This centralization of GM seeds threatens food safety, food security, biodiversity, and democratic ideals.
The first time I kissed my hubby 20 years ago, it was just a peck. Hehe

The first time I kissed my husband it was French. He's French ha ha. Mon mari es Francais hon hon hon.