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Jul 19, 2009 10:22:01 GMT -5
Post by Bill E312 MD on Jul 19, 2009 10:22:01 GMT -5
This is where you can post useful or useless facts. As long as it's a fact, it can be posted here. Chuck Norris facts are extremely welcome.
I'll start one of with this!
The Paomnnehal Pweor Of The Hmuan Mnid. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch as Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
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Jul 19, 2009 10:40:49 GMT -5
Post by Ariessya on Jul 19, 2009 10:40:49 GMT -5
Here's something weird:
The duckbill platypus can store as many as six hundred worms in the pouches of its cheeks.
o.O
And another:
Human birth control pills work on gorillas.
!! =P
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Jul 19, 2009 10:42:34 GMT -5
Post by Bill E312 MD on Jul 19, 2009 10:42:34 GMT -5
Oooo... Here's something special.
40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
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Jul 19, 2009 10:45:34 GMT -5
Post by Ariessya on Jul 19, 2009 10:45:34 GMT -5
A group of twelve or more cows is called a flink.
...who woulda thunk?
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Jul 19, 2009 10:47:12 GMT -5
Post by Bill E312 MD on Jul 19, 2009 10:47:12 GMT -5
A flink? Hmmm... Here's one for the guys in Las Vegas.
There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
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Jul 19, 2009 10:49:35 GMT -5
Post by Ariessya on Jul 19, 2009 10:49:35 GMT -5
One legend claims stealing someone's shadow (by measuring it against a wall and driving a nail through its head) can turn the victim into a vampire. =D THATS COOL (haha, im wearing my "I *heart* Vampires" shirt xD) Avoid people who talk to themselves. According to Ukrainian legend, that could indicate a dual soul and the second one doesn't die! Also watch out for the seventh son of a seventh son, a person born with a red caul (amniotic membrane covering the head), or a child born with teeth. A vampire can result if a cat or dog walks over a fresh grave, a bat flies over the corpse, or the person has died suddenly as a result of suicide or murder. Unfinished business can also cause a body to rise, as can inadequate burial rites, including a grave that is too shallow. theres another one
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Jul 19, 2009 10:54:03 GMT -5
Post by Bill E312 MD on Jul 19, 2009 10:54:03 GMT -5
That's quite... gruesome.
Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to slow film down while shooting so you could see his moves.
A tribute to the Chinese!
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Jul 19, 2009 10:56:51 GMT -5
Post by Ariessya on Jul 19, 2009 10:56:51 GMT -5
You can't plow a cotton field with an elephant in North Carolina.
keep that in mind. wouldnt want u arrested.
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Jul 19, 2009 10:57:50 GMT -5
Post by Bill E312 MD on Jul 19, 2009 10:57:50 GMT -5
Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
Am I one of them?
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Jul 19, 2009 10:59:34 GMT -5
Post by Ariessya on Jul 19, 2009 10:59:34 GMT -5
..one in 2 billion, bill...
It is against the law to whale hunt in Oklahoma. (Think about it...)
and
Lawn Darts are illegal in Canada. (I already knew that...)
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Jul 19, 2009 11:01:25 GMT -5
Post by Bill E312 MD on Jul 19, 2009 11:01:25 GMT -5
The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
IT'S GONNA SINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jul 19, 2009 11:04:26 GMT -5
Post by Ariessya on Jul 19, 2009 11:04:26 GMT -5
OMG!!!!!!!!!!! SAVE THE LIBRARY!!!!
For hundreds of years, the Chinese zealously guarded the secret of sericulture; imperial law decreed death by torture to those who disclosed how to make silk.
o.o scary...
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Jul 19, 2009 11:05:58 GMT -5
Post by Bill E312 MD on Jul 19, 2009 11:05:58 GMT -5
I knew that one. I was always an avid fan of the Chinese...
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
Think about it for a moment!
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Jul 19, 2009 11:08:43 GMT -5
Post by Ariessya on Jul 19, 2009 11:08:43 GMT -5
I will never trust Dr Yonge again...
In New York State, it is still illegal to shoot a rabbit from a moving trolley car.
Sorry to disappoint you, Dark. Looks like you gotta get off the trolley from now on.
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Jul 19, 2009 11:10:59 GMT -5
Post by Bill E312 MD on Jul 19, 2009 11:10:59 GMT -5
Dark shoots rabbits from a trolley car???
The slogan on New Hampshire license plates is "Live Free or Die." These license plates are manufactured by prisoners in the state prison in Concord.
Ironic....
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