|
Facts
Jul 19, 2009 12:14:24 GMT -5
Post by Bill E312 MD on Jul 19, 2009 12:14:24 GMT -5
I didn't know they had teeth... I thought they only had stingers...
Here's one for the Canadians!
On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
|
|
|
Facts
Jul 19, 2009 15:36:04 GMT -5
Post by IJ on Jul 19, 2009 15:36:04 GMT -5
lol didn't know that... but heres another fact about that bill I think it was 2000 when it happened (I can't remember it was a while ago ) so going with that... Year 2000 the Canadian 1 and 2 dollar bills stopped being printed... which is sad cuz I liked them
|
|
|
Facts
Jul 19, 2009 18:24:33 GMT -5
Post by Bill E312 MD on Jul 19, 2009 18:24:33 GMT -5
Not bad IJ. Here's one that's slightly different.
In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined.
Scary...
|
|
|
Facts
Jul 19, 2009 21:57:07 GMT -5
Post by IJ on Jul 19, 2009 21:57:07 GMT -5
Thats is actually scary . Alright lets see if you didn't know this The human body contains 5 liters of blood, which comes out to 10.56 quarts, the human body can function with only half of that.
|
|
|
Facts
Jul 19, 2009 22:03:09 GMT -5
Post by Bill E312 MD on Jul 19, 2009 22:03:09 GMT -5
Hmmm.... Interesting...
The tallest building in the world is the CN tower. Is it any wonder with those initials?
Hint: Chuck Norris
|
|
|
Facts
Jul 19, 2009 22:18:09 GMT -5
Post by IJ on Jul 19, 2009 22:18:09 GMT -5
lol thats nice bill CN=Chuck Norris much better than what it is actually. Heres another medical one that might actually surprise you The Vast majority of human beings, so basically 80-90% are naturally immune to leprosy.
|
|
|
Facts
Jul 19, 2009 22:41:47 GMT -5
Post by Bill E312 MD on Jul 19, 2009 22:41:47 GMT -5
What! I thought that people would get leprosy easily... Shows what I know.
The original story from "Tales of 1001 Arabian Nights" begins, "Aladdin was a little Chinese boy."
Wait, what?
|
|
|
Facts
Jul 20, 2009 8:41:12 GMT -5
Post by IJ on Jul 20, 2009 8:41:12 GMT -5
lol I heard about that ok heres one. The "Father of Psychology" was actually a cocaine addict.
|
|
|
Facts
Jul 20, 2009 9:06:54 GMT -5
Post by Bill E312 MD on Jul 20, 2009 9:06:54 GMT -5
What? No wonder they call 'em crackpots and shrinks!
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
Who does the actual counting?
|
|
|
Facts
Jul 20, 2009 9:54:05 GMT -5
Post by Darkie on Jul 20, 2009 9:54:05 GMT -5
House flies lay their eggs and breed in piles of trash or animal poop, so their feet are covered in filth! That's why it's a good idea to never eat any foods that a fly lands on.
and....
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
Woah....seriously?
|
|
|
Facts
Jul 20, 2009 10:09:04 GMT -5
Post by IJ on Jul 20, 2009 10:09:04 GMT -5
Thats actually really interesting. Heres another medical one that you might already know H.I.V/AIDS CAN'T kill you, people with AIDS die as a result of another disease.
|
|
|
Facts
Jul 20, 2009 10:28:01 GMT -5
Post by Darkie on Jul 20, 2009 10:28:01 GMT -5
True, AIDS weakens your immune system, making it easier for other disease like hepatitis and herpes to move in.
Here's another weird one:
Ever wonder why you blink? It's because your eyelids are heavy with tiny insects that live near the roots of your eyelashes called follicle mites!
|
|
|
Facts
Jul 20, 2009 12:05:25 GMT -5
Post by Bill E312 MD on Jul 20, 2009 12:05:25 GMT -5
I knew about the horse thing, but not the blinking thing!
Los Angeles's full name is: "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de losAngeles de Poriuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "LA."
Whaaaaaat??
|
|
|
Facts
Jul 20, 2009 13:22:04 GMT -5
Post by Ariessya on Jul 20, 2009 13:22:04 GMT -5
AHAHA IJ THAT BLOOD FACT REMINDED ME OF SAW AHAHAHAHAHAHAH Here's a cool one for Canadians Canadians consume more macaroni and cheese than any other nation on Earth. Wooot for Kraft Dinner!! This is just odd: Originally pitched as a patent medicine in the late 1800s, Coca-Cola was widely used as a cure for headaches and hangovers--and for good reason. It once contained the narcotic extract of the coca plant--cocaine. =D LET'S GET HIGH ON POP!!!
|
|
|
Facts
Jul 20, 2009 13:29:21 GMT -5
Post by IJ on Jul 20, 2009 13:29:21 GMT -5
Heres another
The Japanese are considered the BEST touists, and the worst... The French!
|
|