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thread starter jongphn Feb 02 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Post weird facts you know! The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. Walt Disney was afraid of mice. (mickey mouse) Pearls melt in vinegar. Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. Turtles can breathe through their butts. A rat can last longer with out water than a camel. A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly over head. If you are chased by a crocodile, run zigzag, a crocodile is not good at making sharp turns. A Crocodiles tongue is attached to the roof of its mouth. If a worm cant find food, it eats itself. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. It is illegal to be a prostitute in Siena, Italy, if your name is Mary. Irving Berlin, who was born on 11 May 1888 and who composed three thousand songs in his lifetime, couldn't read music. If you screamed for 8 years, 7 month and 6 days it would create enough energy to make a coffee hot. Elephants are the only animals that cant jump. All polar bears are left handed. The human and dolphins are the only living things that have sex for pleasure. Hitting your head against the wall burns 150 calories an hour. Multiplying 111,111,111 times 111,111,111 gives 12,345,678,987,654,321 If a statue with a person on a horse has the horses 2 feet on the air, it means the person died on combat. If the horse has 1 foot on the air it means that person died becaue of the wounds of combat, and if the horse has all 4 feet on the ground it means that person died because of natural causes. In old england, people couldnt mate without permission of the king. Thats where the word came from. It means F ornification U nder C onsent of the K ing. In wars, when nobody was killed, they would write 0 killed. Thats where the word O.K came from. Btw basil mods, if i have any bad words..its just to teach people about these things..So no suspensions or bans please :D Citations: http://www.strangefacts.com/facts1.html Others from my memory, and others from a powerpoint i had.

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vee2 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] jongphn : lol...lies....Cause then 10 american would die in a minute because of a hotdog...I dont think so. [/quote] Choke on a hotdog, fight for a hotdog, heart attack because of a hot dog... possibilities are endless

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jongphn 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] vee2 : Choke on a hotdog, fight for a hotdog, heart attack because of a hot dog... possibilities are endless [/quote] well yeah, but i dont think that many would die.

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limpei18 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Haha I didn't know the one with the fornication... Also, did you know that flipping someone off originated from wars? The crossbowmen would have their middle fingers chopped off if they were ever taken hostage because they use that finger to pull back the drawstring.

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jongphn 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] limpei18 : Haha I didn't know the one with the fornication... Also, did you know that flipping someone off originated from wars? The crossbowmen would have their middle fingers chopped off if they were ever taken hostage because they use that finger to pull back the drawstring. [/quote] woah..that sucks

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lotr8808 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] jongphn : Post weird facts you know! The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma. No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. Walt Disney was afraid of mice. (mickey mouse) Pearls melt in vinegar. Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. Turtles can breathe through their butts. A rat can last longer with out water than a camel. A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly over head. If you are chased by a crocodile, run zigzag, a crocodile is not good at making sharp turns. A Crocodiles tongue is attached to the roof of its mouth. If a worm cant find food, it eats itself. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. It is illegal to be a prostitute in Siena, Italy, if your name is Mary. Irving Berlin, who was born on 11 May 1888 and who composed three thousand songs in his lifetime, couldn't read music. If you screamed for 8 years, 7 month and 6 days it would create enough energy to make a coffee hot. Elephants are the only animals that cant jump. All polar bears are left handed. The human and dolphins are the only living things that have sex for pleasure. Hitting your head against the wall burns 150 calories an hour. Multiplying 111,111,111 times 111,111,111 gives 12,345,678,987,654,321 If a statue with a person on a horse has the horses 2 feet on the air, it means the person died on combat. If the horse has 1 foot on the air it means that person died becaue of the wounds of combat, and if the horse has all 4 feet on the ground it means that person died because of natural causes. In old england, people couldnt mate without permission of the king. Thats where the word came from. It means F ornification U nder C onsent of the K ing. In wars, when nobody was killed, they would write 0 killed. Thats where the word O.K came from. Btw basil mods, if i have any bad words..its just to teach people about these things..So no suspensions or bans please :D [/quote] This Has Cooler Facts

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AshunGirlie 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Earwax has the same amount of Vitamin C as an orange or orange juice would. So if you ever need quick and easy Vitamin C, reach for your earwax.

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jongphn 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] lotr8808 : This Has Cooler Facts [/quote] your right..that has cooler facts.

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hortonj 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Turtles breathe through their butts. Wow. Just. Wow.

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SceneSkyline 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Some ants have the ability to make themselves explode.

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geoduty 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] wizlid : So a octopus can jump? I don't know if all of these are facts. [/quote] He should have said all land animals as sea creatures cannot jump cause of the water

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Godking46 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] lotr8808 : This Has Cooler Facts [/quote] Whoa, the video was really interesting...

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Ostrich 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] geoduty : He should have said all land animals as sea creatures cannot jump cause of the water [/quote] octopi can survive out of water. not for a super long period of time, but im sure they can leap.

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Mangofries 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Are you sure something like a clam or a sea urchin can jump? What about a barnacle?

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Genesis 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] lotr8808 : This Has Cooler Facts [/quote] Saw that a long time ago, but I just rewatched and it was very interesting

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azel088 02/02/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Saudi Arabian coffee made my life.

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