Izzy ♥ Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 Well, I was bored and so I went wandering around the net and found these random facts. Some of them are kinda amusing... A camel can shut its nostrils during a desert sandstorm A new-born crocodile is three times the size of the egg it hatched from It takes a week to make jelly beans Tequila is made from the juice of the agave Dendrophobia is the fear of trees Gynophobia is the fear of women Androphobia is the fear of men The harmonica is the world's best selling instrument Men sweat approximately 40% more than women Nevada and Canberra are varieties of cauliflower Feel free to post any others you know :D
webpixie Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 the world's longest abbreviation NIIOMTPLABOPARMBETZHELBETRABSBOMONIMONKONOTDTEKHSTROMONT Meaning: Laboratory for Shuttering, Reinforcement, Concrete and Ferroconcrete Operations for Composite-monolithic and Monolithic Constructions of the Department of Technology of Building Assembly Operations of the Scientific Research Institute of the Organization for Building Mechanization and Technical Aid of the Academy of Building and Architecture of the USSR. my fav thing from this site http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatth...atlonglast.com/
antiaircraft Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 German measles is another name for rubella, but it has nothing to do with Germany, it comes from the Latin word germanus.
Meeptroid Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 Goldfish actually have a memory longer than three seconds.
antiaircraft Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 In roleplaying threads, the topic starter tends to have the most posts.
webpixie Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 Opossums are immune to rattlesnake venom Coconuts kill more people in the world than sharks do. Approximately 150 people are killed each year by coconuts. Bananas aren’t fruit, they are a type of herb. The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle. A rodent's teeth never stop growing.(i personally already knew that one) There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball
EnlightenedOne Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 faeces have less calories than a tic-tac. just thought i'd share.
Mira Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 People eat an average of 8 spiders in their sleep in a lifetime.
Guest Tyler Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 111111111 multiplied by 111111111 equals 12345678987654321 Japanese tanks have turn signals ((o_O))
Meeptroid Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 Metroids can reproduce asexually when exposed to beta radiation. (Well, it may not have anything to do with real life, but it is a random fact about a Metroid.)
Guest Tyler Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 Metroids can reproduce asexually when exposed to beta radiation. (Well, it may not have anything to do with real life, but it is a random fact about a Metroid.) But because Metroids do not exist, it is not a fact. Inflammable and Flammable both mean the same thing.
webpixie Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 Japanese tanks have turn signals ((o_O)) ok that one is my fav so far, lol But because Metroids do not exist, it is not a fact. she didnt say it couldnt be facts about fiction, heh
Meeptroid Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 But because Metroids do not exist, it is not a fact. Inflammable and Flammable both mean the same thing. But... MEtroids can be alive and well. Heck, one could be living underneath your house.
Guest Tyler Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 But... MEtroids can be alive and well. Heck, one could be living underneath your house. The basic laws of physics deny that, I don't live in a house... J/K
Meeptroid Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 Alright. This is a "real" fact. In Lord Jabu Jabu's Belly in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time, creatures known as Bari barred striking resembelance to Metroid.
Guest Tyler Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 In Lord Jabu Jabu's Belly in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time, creatures known as Bari barred striking resembelance to Metroid. That looks more like a jellyfish than a Metroid.
antiaircraft Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 Internet Explorer 6 is rated the third worst computing product from the last century.
Meeptroid Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 That looks more like a jellyfish than a Metroid. Notice the word resembelance. It didn't say it didn't look like a jellyfish.
Guest Tyler Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 So what exactly was the longest blackout in the world? Date: February 19 1998 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Length: 66 days Cause: 4 power cables broke down Notes: 7500 businesses and residents were affected. Estimated loss due to the power failure was $156 million USD. HEH HEH, nine years aniversary. ((I think Confusiousnz lives in Auckland.))
Izzy ♥ Posted February 20, 2007 Author Posted February 20, 2007 I still do :D And I was here then too, and I don't remember that... maybe it was just really localised! Gotta love that one about Japanese tanks though, its a classic :P EDIT: Here's some more from me 1. An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet. 2. 93% of all greeting cards are purchased by women. 3. A dime has 118 ridges around the edge. 4. A person uses approximately fifty-seven sheets of toilet paper each day. 5. Baby octopus are about the size of a flea when they are born. 6. A crocodile can open and close its jaw but cannot move it side to side. 7. Leeches have 32 brains. 8. Astronauts get taller when they are in space. 9. The word "comet" comes from the Greek word "kometes" meaning long hair and referring to the tail. 10. You can send a postcard from Hell. There is a small town located in the Cayman Islands called "Hell." They even have a post office.
.Dan. Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 Numa Numa is rated the world's most well-known piece of Flash animation.
Ellie_Penguin Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 Leeches have 32 brains okay that's something i really didn't know o_O Here's a list: The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis There are more chickens in the world than people Pinocchio was made of pine. Every year, Alaska has about 5,000 earthquakes. The hundred billionth Crayola crayon ever produced was Perriwinkle Blue. The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth. Strawberries have more vitamin c than oranges. More people in China speak English than in the United States. An ostrich egg would take four hours to hard boil.
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