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I like obscure facts, the stranger the better. I am wondering if, perhaps, my fellow forum members have any they would like to share with me? I'll start the ball rolling, did you know that Albert Einstein was unable to remember his own telephone number?
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midnightmosesuk, on 31 August 2010 - 01:18 AM, said:
did you know that Albert Einstein was unable to remember his own telephone number?
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midnightmosesuk, on 31 August 2010 - 01:18 AM, said:
I like obscure facts, the stranger the better. I am wondering if, perhaps, my fellow forum members have any they would like to share with me? I'll start the ball rolling, did you know that Albert Einstein was unable to remember his own telephone number?
Albert also appeared to wear the same clothes every day giving him the reputation of being somewhat of a minger. In actual fact he wore fresh clothes every day as he had 7 identical sets of shirts, ties, suits & shoes in his wardrobe. His theory was it removed the need for him to have to decide what to wear, which could take up precious brain space.
I personally feel this was a cop out he told the people in an attempt to protect his valuable reputation & he was indeed an old stinker
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Snaggletooth, on 01 September 2010 - 09:41 AM, said:
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Fifty Interesting and Obscure Facts By Pete Michner
Here we go! In countdown fashion, here are fifty little known facts about some widely known things for you to talk about next time you're hanging around the watercooler or just hanging out with friends.
50. If you laid all the DNA in your cells end to end, it would go from the earth to the moon more than 245,000 times.
49. On six-sided dice, the number of dots on opposing sides always adds up to seven.
48. The English invented football (soccer in America) when kicking around the heads of slaughtered Danish invaders.
47. In the classic Alfred Hitchcock movie Psycho, they used chocolate syrup for blood, and the 45-second scene took seven days to shoot.
46. Rowan Atkinson, the actor who plays the comedic character Mr. Bean, got his degree in electrical engineering.
45. Technically, zebras are black with white stripes; a shaved zebra would be completely black.
44. Animal cracker boxes were made with a string on the box so they could be used as Christmas tree ornaments.
43. What do bulletproof vests, windshield wipers, and fire escapes all have in common? Women invented all of them!
42. The 60's sc-fi series Lost in Space was set in the year 1997.
41. Watch Raiders of the Lost Ark at the part where Indy is in a snake pit and in the background you can see hieroglyphics of C3PO and R2D2 on one of the walls.
40. Among those voted least likely to succeed by their high school classmates: Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Gene Hackman, Tom Cruise, and Robin Williams.
39. The Statue of Liberty was originally planned to be put in Egypt to celebrate the completion of the Suez Canal.
38. Humphrey Bogart's character Rick never actually says, "Play it again, Sam" in the movie Casablanca.
37. The role of Dirty Harry was offered to Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, and Paul Newman, all of whom turned it down, before Clint Eastwood finally said yes.
36. Mel Blanc's tombstone reads, "That's all folks."
35. The first two female FBI agents were hired in 1972. One was a former nun, the other a former U.S. marine.
34. In the American Civil War, soldiers were required to have at least two opposing front teeth so they could open a gunpowder pouch. Some draftees had their front teeth removed to avoid service.
33. The original Oxford English Dictionary defined terrorism as, "government by intimidation."
32. The voice telling AOL users "You've got mail!" belongs to Elwood Edwards.
31. Chewing celery burns more calories than are in celery.
30. Some flavors of Jell-O that never caught on include cola, chocolate, celery, apple, and coffee.
29. The first time a toilet could be seen on an american television program was on an episode of Leave it to Beaver titled Captain Jack.
28. Viagra was originally designed to treat hypertension and angina when its main side effect was discovered.
27. When Pearl Harbor was bombed, the top Navy command was called CINCUS (pronounce it out loud).
26. There are more plastic flamingos in the United States than real ones.
25. In England, all the swans belong to the queen.
24. Traffic lights were in use before automobiles.
23. The can opener wasn't invented until 48 years after the invention of the sealed can.
22. When two hippos are about to fight, they point their anuses at each other, wag their stubby little tails vigorously, and flick feces at each other.
21. The largest denomination of legal tender ever used in the United States was the $100,000 bill. It had a picture of Woodrow Wilson on its face and was never circulated to the public.
20. Given her proportions, if Barbie were a real woman, she would be 7'2" and her measurements would be 38-18-34.
19. Bill Gates paid $30.8 million for Leonardo DaVinci's The Codex Leicester.
18. Technically, bananas are herbs.
17. Every month that begins on a Sunday will have a Friday the 13th.
16. The only job of male bees is to mate with the queen. Those that do die in the act.
15. Originally, Superman didn't have the ability to fly, just very powerful legs for extremely high jumping.
14. The first computer debugger was Ada Lovelace, who removed dead bugs from the mechanism of Charles Babbage's analytical engine, which was built using mechanical, not electronic, technology.
13. To this day, the ingredients of WD-40 remain a highly protected trade secret.
12. Hitler's personal train was named "Amerika."
11. Humans and giraffes have the same number of neck bones, the giraffe's neck bones are just longer.
10. The machine used in shoe stores to measure shoe size is called a Brannock device.
9. The medical term for cold sores is herpes simplex.
8. The word avocado comes from the Aztec word ahuacate, meaning testicle.
7. Denis Lawson, who played minor character Wedge Antilles in Star Wars Episodes IV, V and VI, is the uncle of Ewan McGregor, who played Obi Wan Kenobi in the more recent Star Wars Episodes I, II and III.
6. A U.S. spinning penny is actually slightly more likely to end up tails because slightly more material is used to make the heads side.
5. If a group of wrasses (a type of fish) is all female, the largest female of the group will transform into a male.
4. Once a male orangutan finds his own dwelling place, and not before, his body will grow large flaps out of the sides of his head and a large neck pouch.
3. Here's a Chuck Norris fact: Chuck Norris was born Carlos Ray.
2. Some scientists think that cavendish bananas (the most commonly sold banana in U.S. grocery stores) might be extinct within 30 years because of a fungal disease called Panama Disease.
1. Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliaphobia is the fear of long words.
Hope you all enjoyed this!
Here we go! In countdown fashion, here are fifty little known facts about some widely known things for you to talk about next time you're hanging around the watercooler or just hanging out with friends.
50. If you laid all the DNA in your cells end to end, it would go from the earth to the moon more than 245,000 times.
49. On six-sided dice, the number of dots on opposing sides always adds up to seven.
48. The English invented football (soccer in America) when kicking around the heads of slaughtered Danish invaders.
47. In the classic Alfred Hitchcock movie Psycho, they used chocolate syrup for blood, and the 45-second scene took seven days to shoot.
46. Rowan Atkinson, the actor who plays the comedic character Mr. Bean, got his degree in electrical engineering.
45. Technically, zebras are black with white stripes; a shaved zebra would be completely black.
44. Animal cracker boxes were made with a string on the box so they could be used as Christmas tree ornaments.
43. What do bulletproof vests, windshield wipers, and fire escapes all have in common? Women invented all of them!
42. The 60's sc-fi series Lost in Space was set in the year 1997.
41. Watch Raiders of the Lost Ark at the part where Indy is in a snake pit and in the background you can see hieroglyphics of C3PO and R2D2 on one of the walls.
40. Among those voted least likely to succeed by their high school classmates: Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Gene Hackman, Tom Cruise, and Robin Williams.
39. The Statue of Liberty was originally planned to be put in Egypt to celebrate the completion of the Suez Canal.
38. Humphrey Bogart's character Rick never actually says, "Play it again, Sam" in the movie Casablanca.
37. The role of Dirty Harry was offered to Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, and Paul Newman, all of whom turned it down, before Clint Eastwood finally said yes.
36. Mel Blanc's tombstone reads, "That's all folks."
35. The first two female FBI agents were hired in 1972. One was a former nun, the other a former U.S. marine.
34. In the American Civil War, soldiers were required to have at least two opposing front teeth so they could open a gunpowder pouch. Some draftees had their front teeth removed to avoid service.
33. The original Oxford English Dictionary defined terrorism as, "government by intimidation."
32. The voice telling AOL users "You've got mail!" belongs to Elwood Edwards.
31. Chewing celery burns more calories than are in celery.
30. Some flavors of Jell-O that never caught on include cola, chocolate, celery, apple, and coffee.
29. The first time a toilet could be seen on an american television program was on an episode of Leave it to Beaver titled Captain Jack.
28. Viagra was originally designed to treat hypertension and angina when its main side effect was discovered.
27. When Pearl Harbor was bombed, the top Navy command was called CINCUS (pronounce it out loud).
26. There are more plastic flamingos in the United States than real ones.
25. In England, all the swans belong to the queen.
24. Traffic lights were in use before automobiles.
23. The can opener wasn't invented until 48 years after the invention of the sealed can.
22. When two hippos are about to fight, they point their anuses at each other, wag their stubby little tails vigorously, and flick feces at each other.
21. The largest denomination of legal tender ever used in the United States was the $100,000 bill. It had a picture of Woodrow Wilson on its face and was never circulated to the public.
20. Given her proportions, if Barbie were a real woman, she would be 7'2" and her measurements would be 38-18-34.
19. Bill Gates paid $30.8 million for Leonardo DaVinci's The Codex Leicester.
18. Technically, bananas are herbs.
17. Every month that begins on a Sunday will have a Friday the 13th.
16. The only job of male bees is to mate with the queen. Those that do die in the act.
15. Originally, Superman didn't have the ability to fly, just very powerful legs for extremely high jumping.
14. The first computer debugger was Ada Lovelace, who removed dead bugs from the mechanism of Charles Babbage's analytical engine, which was built using mechanical, not electronic, technology.
13. To this day, the ingredients of WD-40 remain a highly protected trade secret.
12. Hitler's personal train was named "Amerika."
11. Humans and giraffes have the same number of neck bones, the giraffe's neck bones are just longer.
10. The machine used in shoe stores to measure shoe size is called a Brannock device.
9. The medical term for cold sores is herpes simplex.
8. The word avocado comes from the Aztec word ahuacate, meaning testicle.
7. Denis Lawson, who played minor character Wedge Antilles in Star Wars Episodes IV, V and VI, is the uncle of Ewan McGregor, who played Obi Wan Kenobi in the more recent Star Wars Episodes I, II and III.
6. A U.S. spinning penny is actually slightly more likely to end up tails because slightly more material is used to make the heads side.
5. If a group of wrasses (a type of fish) is all female, the largest female of the group will transform into a male.
4. Once a male orangutan finds his own dwelling place, and not before, his body will grow large flaps out of the sides of his head and a large neck pouch.
3. Here's a Chuck Norris fact: Chuck Norris was born Carlos Ray.
2. Some scientists think that cavendish bananas (the most commonly sold banana in U.S. grocery stores) might be extinct within 30 years because of a fungal disease called Panama Disease.
1. Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliaphobia is the fear of long words.
Hope you all enjoyed this!
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Snaggletooth, on 01 September 2010 - 09:41 AM, said:
Booker occassionally gets some of his words back to front
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booker, on 01 September 2010 - 03:09 PM, said:
Snaggletooth, on 01 September 2010 - 09:41 AM, said:
Booker occassionally get some of his words back to front
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Fifty Interesting and Obscure Facts By Pete Michner
Here we go! In countdown fashion, here are fifty little known facts about some widely known things for you to talk about next time you're hanging around the watercooler or just hanging out with friends.
50. If you laid all the DNA in your cells end to end, it would go from the earth to the moon more than 245,000 times.
49. On six-sided dice, the number of dots on opposing sides always adds up to seven.
48. The English invented football (soccer in America) when kicking around the heads of slaughtered Danish invaders.
47. In the classic Alfred Hitchcock movie Psycho, they used chocolate syrup for blood, and the 45-second scene took seven days to shoot.
46. Rowan Atkinson, the actor who plays the comedic character Mr. Bean, got his degree in electrical engineering.
45. Technically, zebras are black with white stripes; a shaved zebra would be completely black.
44. Animal cracker boxes were made with a string on the box so they could be used as Christmas tree ornaments.
43. What do bulletproof vests, windshield wipers, and fire escapes all have in common? Women invented all of them!
42. The 60's sc-fi series Lost in Space was set in the year 1997.
41. Watch Raiders of the Lost Ark at the part where Indy is in a snake pit and in the background you can see hieroglyphics of C3PO and R2D2 on one of the walls.
40. Among those voted least likely to succeed by their high school classmates: Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Gene Hackman, Tom Cruise, and Robin Williams.
39. The Statue of Liberty was originally planned to be put in Egypt to celebrate the completion of the Suez Canal.
38. Humphrey Bogart's character Rick never actually says, "Play it again, Sam" in the movie Casablanca.
37. The role of Dirty Harry was offered to Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, and Paul Newman, all of whom turned it down, before Clint Eastwood finally said yes.
36. Mel Blanc's tombstone reads, "That's all folks."
35. The first two female FBI agents were hired in 1972. One was a former nun, the other a former U.S. marine.
34. In the American Civil War, soldiers were required to have at least two opposing front teeth so they could open a gunpowder pouch. Some draftees had their front teeth removed to avoid service.
33. The original Oxford English Dictionary defined terrorism as, "government by intimidation."
32. The voice telling AOL users "You've got mail!" belongs to Elwood Edwards.
31. Chewing celery burns more calories than are in celery.
30. Some flavors of Jell-O that never caught on include cola, chocolate, celery, apple, and coffee.
29. The first time a toilet could be seen on an american television program was on an episode of Leave it to Beaver titled Captain Jack.
28. Viagra was originally designed to treat hypertension and angina when its main side effect was discovered.
27. When Pearl Harbor was bombed, the top Navy command was called CINCUS (pronounce it out loud).
26. There are more plastic flamingos in the United States than real ones.
25. In England, all the swans belong to the queen.
24. Traffic lights were in use before automobiles.
23. The can opener wasn't invented until 48 years after the invention of the sealed can.
22. When two hippos are about to fight, they point their anuses at each other, wag their stubby little tails vigorously, and flick feces at each other.
21. The largest denomination of legal tender ever used in the United States was the $100,000 bill. It had a picture of Woodrow Wilson on its face and was never circulated to the public.
20. Given her proportions, if Barbie were a real woman, she would be 7'2" and her measurements would be 38-18-34.
19. Bill Gates paid $30.8 million for Leonardo DaVinci's The Codex Leicester.
18. Technically, bananas are herbs.
17. Every month that begins on a Sunday will have a Friday the 13th.
16. The only job of male bees is to mate with the queen. Those that do die in the act.
15. Originally, Superman didn't have the ability to fly, just very powerful legs for extremely high jumping.
14. The first computer debugger was Ada Lovelace, who removed dead bugs from the mechanism of Charles Babbage's analytical engine, which was built using mechanical, not electronic, technology.
13. To this day, the ingredients of WD-40 remain a highly protected trade secret.
12. Hitler's personal train was named "Amerika."
11. Humans and giraffes have the same number of neck bones, the giraffe's neck bones are just longer.
10. The machine used in shoe stores to measure shoe size is called a Brannock device.
9. The medical term for cold sores is herpes simplex.
8. The word avocado comes from the Aztec word ahuacate, meaning testicle.
7. Denis Lawson, who played minor character Wedge Antilles in Star Wars Episodes IV, V and VI, is the uncle of Ewan McGregor, who played Obi Wan Kenobi in the more recent Star Wars Episodes I, II and III.
6. A U.S. spinning penny is actually slightly more likely to end up tails because slightly more material is used to make the heads side.
5. If a group of wrasses (a type of fish) is all female, the largest female of the group will transform into a male.
4. Once a male orangutan finds his own dwelling place, and not before, his body will grow large flaps out of the sides of his head and a large neck pouch.
3. Here's a Chuck Norris fact: Chuck Norris was born Carlos Ray.
2. Some scientists think that cavendish bananas (the most commonly sold banana in U.S. grocery stores) might be extinct within 30 years because of a fungal disease called Panama Disease.
1. Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliaphobia is the fear of long words.
Hope you all enjoyed this!
Here we go! In countdown fashion, here are fifty little known facts about some widely known things for you to talk about next time you're hanging around the watercooler or just hanging out with friends.
50. If you laid all the DNA in your cells end to end, it would go from the earth to the moon more than 245,000 times.
49. On six-sided dice, the number of dots on opposing sides always adds up to seven.
48. The English invented football (soccer in America) when kicking around the heads of slaughtered Danish invaders.
47. In the classic Alfred Hitchcock movie Psycho, they used chocolate syrup for blood, and the 45-second scene took seven days to shoot.
46. Rowan Atkinson, the actor who plays the comedic character Mr. Bean, got his degree in electrical engineering.
45. Technically, zebras are black with white stripes; a shaved zebra would be completely black.
44. Animal cracker boxes were made with a string on the box so they could be used as Christmas tree ornaments.
43. What do bulletproof vests, windshield wipers, and fire escapes all have in common? Women invented all of them!
42. The 60's sc-fi series Lost in Space was set in the year 1997.
41. Watch Raiders of the Lost Ark at the part where Indy is in a snake pit and in the background you can see hieroglyphics of C3PO and R2D2 on one of the walls.
40. Among those voted least likely to succeed by their high school classmates: Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Gene Hackman, Tom Cruise, and Robin Williams.
39. The Statue of Liberty was originally planned to be put in Egypt to celebrate the completion of the Suez Canal.
38. Humphrey Bogart's character Rick never actually says, "Play it again, Sam" in the movie Casablanca.
37. The role of Dirty Harry was offered to Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, and Paul Newman, all of whom turned it down, before Clint Eastwood finally said yes.
36. Mel Blanc's tombstone reads, "That's all folks."
35. The first two female FBI agents were hired in 1972. One was a former nun, the other a former U.S. marine.
34. In the American Civil War, soldiers were required to have at least two opposing front teeth so they could open a gunpowder pouch. Some draftees had their front teeth removed to avoid service.
33. The original Oxford English Dictionary defined terrorism as, "government by intimidation."
32. The voice telling AOL users "You've got mail!" belongs to Elwood Edwards.
31. Chewing celery burns more calories than are in celery.
30. Some flavors of Jell-O that never caught on include cola, chocolate, celery, apple, and coffee.
29. The first time a toilet could be seen on an american television program was on an episode of Leave it to Beaver titled Captain Jack.
28. Viagra was originally designed to treat hypertension and angina when its main side effect was discovered.
27. When Pearl Harbor was bombed, the top Navy command was called CINCUS (pronounce it out loud).
26. There are more plastic flamingos in the United States than real ones.
25. In England, all the swans belong to the queen.
24. Traffic lights were in use before automobiles.
23. The can opener wasn't invented until 48 years after the invention of the sealed can.
22. When two hippos are about to fight, they point their anuses at each other, wag their stubby little tails vigorously, and flick feces at each other.
21. The largest denomination of legal tender ever used in the United States was the $100,000 bill. It had a picture of Woodrow Wilson on its face and was never circulated to the public.
20. Given her proportions, if Barbie were a real woman, she would be 7'2" and her measurements would be 38-18-34.
19. Bill Gates paid $30.8 million for Leonardo DaVinci's The Codex Leicester.
18. Technically, bananas are herbs.
17. Every month that begins on a Sunday will have a Friday the 13th.
16. The only job of male bees is to mate with the queen. Those that do die in the act.
15. Originally, Superman didn't have the ability to fly, just very powerful legs for extremely high jumping.
14. The first computer debugger was Ada Lovelace, who removed dead bugs from the mechanism of Charles Babbage's analytical engine, which was built using mechanical, not electronic, technology.
13. To this day, the ingredients of WD-40 remain a highly protected trade secret.
12. Hitler's personal train was named "Amerika."
11. Humans and giraffes have the same number of neck bones, the giraffe's neck bones are just longer.
10. The machine used in shoe stores to measure shoe size is called a Brannock device.
9. The medical term for cold sores is herpes simplex.
8. The word avocado comes from the Aztec word ahuacate, meaning testicle.
7. Denis Lawson, who played minor character Wedge Antilles in Star Wars Episodes IV, V and VI, is the uncle of Ewan McGregor, who played Obi Wan Kenobi in the more recent Star Wars Episodes I, II and III.
6. A U.S. spinning penny is actually slightly more likely to end up tails because slightly more material is used to make the heads side.
5. If a group of wrasses (a type of fish) is all female, the largest female of the group will transform into a male.
4. Once a male orangutan finds his own dwelling place, and not before, his body will grow large flaps out of the sides of his head and a large neck pouch.
3. Here's a Chuck Norris fact: Chuck Norris was born Carlos Ray.
2. Some scientists think that cavendish bananas (the most commonly sold banana in U.S. grocery stores) might be extinct within 30 years because of a fungal disease called Panama Disease.
1. Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliaphobia is the fear of long words.
Hope you all enjoyed this!
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booker, on 01 September 2010 - 03:09 PM, said:
Snaggletooth, on 01 September 2010 - 09:41 AM, said:
Booker occassionally get some of his words back to front
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Fifty Interesting and Obscure Facts By Pete Michner
Here we go! In countdown fashion, here are fifty little known facts about some widely known things for you to talk about next time you're hanging around the watercooler or just hanging out with friends.
50. If you laid all the DNA in your cells end to end, it would go from the earth to the moon more than 245,000 times.
49. On six-sided dice, the number of dots on opposing sides always adds up to seven.
48. The English invented football (soccer in America) when kicking around the heads of slaughtered Danish invaders.
47. In the classic Alfred Hitchcock movie Psycho, they used chocolate syrup for blood, and the 45-second scene took seven days to shoot.
46. Rowan Atkinson, the actor who plays the comedic character Mr. Bean, got his degree in electrical engineering.
45. Technically, zebras are black with white stripes; a shaved zebra would be completely black.
44. Animal cracker boxes were made with a string on the box so they could be used as Christmas tree ornaments.
43. What do bulletproof vests, windshield wipers, and fire escapes all have in common? Women invented all of them!
42. The 60's sc-fi series Lost in Space was set in the year 1997.
41. Watch Raiders of the Lost Ark at the part where Indy is in a snake pit and in the background you can see hieroglyphics of C3PO and R2D2 on one of the walls.
40. Among those voted least likely to succeed by their high school classmates: Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Gene Hackman, Tom Cruise, and Robin Williams.
39. The Statue of Liberty was originally planned to be put in Egypt to celebrate the completion of the Suez Canal.
38. Humphrey Bogart's character Rick never actually says, "Play it again, Sam" in the movie Casablanca.
37. The role of Dirty Harry was offered to Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, and Paul Newman, all of whom turned it down, before Clint Eastwood finally said yes.
36. Mel Blanc's tombstone reads, "That's all folks."
35. The first two female FBI agents were hired in 1972. One was a former nun, the other a former U.S. marine.
34. In the American Civil War, soldiers were required to have at least two opposing front teeth so they could open a gunpowder pouch. Some draftees had their front teeth removed to avoid service.
33. The original Oxford English Dictionary defined terrorism as, "government by intimidation."
32. The voice telling AOL users "You've got mail!" belongs to Elwood Edwards.
31. Chewing celery burns more calories than are in celery.
30. Some flavors of Jell-O that never caught on include cola, chocolate, celery, apple, and coffee.
29. The first time a toilet could be seen on an american television program was on an episode of Leave it to Beaver titled Captain Jack.
28. Viagra was originally designed to treat hypertension and angina when its main side effect was discovered.
27. When Pearl Harbor was bombed, the top Navy command was called CINCUS (pronounce it out loud).
26. There are more plastic flamingos in the United States than real ones.
25. In England, all the swans belong to the queen.
24. Traffic lights were in use before automobiles.
23. The can opener wasn't invented until 48 years after the invention of the sealed can.
22. When two hippos are about to fight, they point their anuses at each other, wag their stubby little tails vigorously, and flick feces at each other.
21. The largest denomination of legal tender ever used in the United States was the $100,000 bill. It had a picture of Woodrow Wilson on its face and was never circulated to the public.
20. Given her proportions, if Barbie were a real woman, she would be 7'2" and her measurements would be 38-18-34.
19. Bill Gates paid $30.8 million for Leonardo DaVinci's The Codex Leicester.
18. Technically, bananas are herbs.
17. Every month that begins on a Sunday will have a Friday the 13th.
16. The only job of male bees is to mate with the queen. Those that do die in the act.
15. Originally, Superman didn't have the ability to fly, just very powerful legs for extremely high jumping.
14. The first computer debugger was Ada Lovelace, who removed dead bugs from the mechanism of Charles Babbage's analytical engine, which was built using mechanical, not electronic, technology.
13. To this day, the ingredients of WD-40 remain a highly protected trade secret.
12. Hitler's personal train was named "Amerika."
11. Humans and giraffes have the same number of neck bones, the giraffe's neck bones are just longer.
10. The machine used in shoe stores to measure shoe size is called a Brannock device.
9. The medical term for cold sores is herpes simplex.
8. The word avocado comes from the Aztec word ahuacate, meaning testicle.
7. Denis Lawson, who played minor character Wedge Antilles in Star Wars Episodes IV, V and VI, is the uncle of Ewan McGregor, who played Obi Wan Kenobi in the more recent Star Wars Episodes I, II and III.
6. A U.S. spinning penny is actually slightly more likely to end up tails because slightly more material is used to make the heads side.
5. If a group of wrasses (a type of fish) is all female, the largest female of the group will transform into a male.
4. Once a male orangutan finds his own dwelling place, and not before, his body will grow large flaps out of the sides of his head and a large neck pouch.
3. Here's a Chuck Norris fact: Chuck Norris was born Carlos Ray.
2. Some scientists think that cavendish bananas (the most commonly sold banana in U.S. grocery stores) might be extinct within 30 years because of a fungal disease called Panama Disease.
1. Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliaphobia is the fear of long words.
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Here we go! In countdown fashion, here are fifty little known facts about some widely known things for you to talk about next time you're hanging around the watercooler or just hanging out with friends.
50. If you laid all the DNA in your cells end to end, it would go from the earth to the moon more than 245,000 times.
49. On six-sided dice, the number of dots on opposing sides always adds up to seven.
48. The English invented football (soccer in America) when kicking around the heads of slaughtered Danish invaders.
47. In the classic Alfred Hitchcock movie Psycho, they used chocolate syrup for blood, and the 45-second scene took seven days to shoot.
46. Rowan Atkinson, the actor who plays the comedic character Mr. Bean, got his degree in electrical engineering.
45. Technically, zebras are black with white stripes; a shaved zebra would be completely black.
44. Animal cracker boxes were made with a string on the box so they could be used as Christmas tree ornaments.
43. What do bulletproof vests, windshield wipers, and fire escapes all have in common? Women invented all of them!
42. The 60's sc-fi series Lost in Space was set in the year 1997.
41. Watch Raiders of the Lost Ark at the part where Indy is in a snake pit and in the background you can see hieroglyphics of C3PO and R2D2 on one of the walls.
40. Among those voted least likely to succeed by their high school classmates: Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Gene Hackman, Tom Cruise, and Robin Williams.
39. The Statue of Liberty was originally planned to be put in Egypt to celebrate the completion of the Suez Canal.
38. Humphrey Bogart's character Rick never actually says, "Play it again, Sam" in the movie Casablanca.
37. The role of Dirty Harry was offered to Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, and Paul Newman, all of whom turned it down, before Clint Eastwood finally said yes.
36. Mel Blanc's tombstone reads, "That's all folks."
35. The first two female FBI agents were hired in 1972. One was a former nun, the other a former U.S. marine.
34. In the American Civil War, soldiers were required to have at least two opposing front teeth so they could open a gunpowder pouch. Some draftees had their front teeth removed to avoid service.
33. The original Oxford English Dictionary defined terrorism as, "government by intimidation."
32. The voice telling AOL users "You've got mail!" belongs to Elwood Edwards.
31. Chewing celery burns more calories than are in celery.
30. Some flavors of Jell-O that never caught on include cola, chocolate, celery, apple, and coffee.
29. The first time a toilet could be seen on an american television program was on an episode of Leave it to Beaver titled Captain Jack.
28. Viagra was originally designed to treat hypertension and angina when its main side effect was discovered.
27. When Pearl Harbor was bombed, the top Navy command was called CINCUS (pronounce it out loud).
26. There are more plastic flamingos in the United States than real ones.
25. In England, all the swans belong to the queen.
24. Traffic lights were in use before automobiles.
23. The can opener wasn't invented until 48 years after the invention of the sealed can.
22. When two hippos are about to fight, they point their anuses at each other, wag their stubby little tails vigorously, and flick feces at each other.
21. The largest denomination of legal tender ever used in the United States was the $100,000 bill. It had a picture of Woodrow Wilson on its face and was never circulated to the public.
20. Given her proportions, if Barbie were a real woman, she would be 7'2" and her measurements would be 38-18-34.
19. Bill Gates paid $30.8 million for Leonardo DaVinci's The Codex Leicester.
18. Technically, bananas are herbs.
17. Every month that begins on a Sunday will have a Friday the 13th.
16. The only job of male bees is to mate with the queen. Those that do die in the act.
15. Originally, Superman didn't have the ability to fly, just very powerful legs for extremely high jumping.
14. The first computer debugger was Ada Lovelace, who removed dead bugs from the mechanism of Charles Babbage's analytical engine, which was built using mechanical, not electronic, technology.
13. To this day, the ingredients of WD-40 remain a highly protected trade secret.
12. Hitler's personal train was named "Amerika."
11. Humans and giraffes have the same number of neck bones, the giraffe's neck bones are just longer.
10. The machine used in shoe stores to measure shoe size is called a Brannock device.
9. The medical term for cold sores is herpes simplex.
8. The word avocado comes from the Aztec word ahuacate, meaning testicle.
7. Denis Lawson, who played minor character Wedge Antilles in Star Wars Episodes IV, V and VI, is the uncle of Ewan McGregor, who played Obi Wan Kenobi in the more recent Star Wars Episodes I, II and III.
6. A U.S. spinning penny is actually slightly more likely to end up tails because slightly more material is used to make the heads side.
5. If a group of wrasses (a type of fish) is all female, the largest female of the group will transform into a male.
4. Once a male orangutan finds his own dwelling place, and not before, his body will grow large flaps out of the sides of his head and a large neck pouch.
3. Here's a Chuck Norris fact: Chuck Norris was born Carlos Ray.
2. Some scientists think that cavendish bananas (the most commonly sold banana in U.S. grocery stores) might be extinct within 30 years because of a fungal disease called Panama Disease.
1. Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliaphobia is the fear of long words.
Hope you all enjoyed this!
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midnightmosesuk, on 01 September 2010 - 03:48 PM, said:
booker, on 01 September 2010 - 03:09 PM, said:
Snaggletooth, on 01 September 2010 - 09:41 AM, said:
Booker occassionally get some of his words back to front
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Fifty Interesting and Obscure Facts By Pete Michner
25. In England, all the swans belong to the queen.
Hope you all enjoyed this!
25. In England, all the swans belong to the queen.
Hope you all enjoyed this!
And that one isn't a fact. It's only one type of swan and only those on open water.
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midnightmosesuk, on 01 September 2010 - 03:43 PM, said:
Snaggletooth, on 01 September 2010 - 09:41 AM, said:
Booker occassionally gets some of his words back to front
That's worth a thought, quite nervous now. Was quite blown away myself at his athletic abilities in The Phantom Menace, just a little green blur when fighting. Imagine how agile he must have been when young. Kick the crap outta anyone he would.
Obscure fact (could be anyway): The actor famous for playing Yoda in the Star Wars movies is a Red Bull addict & regularly drinks two dozen cans every day & a dozen more before any fight scenes.
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blackbug, on 01 September 2010 - 04:12 PM, said:
midnightmosesuk, on 01 September 2010 - 03:48 PM, said:
booker, on 01 September 2010 - 03:09 PM, said:
Snaggletooth, on 01 September 2010 - 09:41 AM, said:
Booker occassionally get some of his words back to front
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Fifty Interesting and Obscure Facts By Pete Michner
25. In England, all the swans belong to the queen.
Hope you all enjoyed this!
25. In England, all the swans belong to the queen.
Hope you all enjoyed this!
And that one isn't a fact. It's only one type of swan and only those on open water.
Gate's now opened for English land swan hunting
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Snaggletooth, on 01 September 2010 - 04:23 PM, said:
blackbug, on 01 September 2010 - 04:12 PM, said:
And that one isn't a fact. It's only one type of swan and only those on open water.
It's those astroswans you've got to watch.
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Snaggletooth, on 01 September 2010 - 04:23 PM, said:
blackbug&, on 01 September 2010 - 04:12 PM, said:
midnightmosesuk, on 01 September 2010 - 03:48 PM, said:
booker, on 01 September 2010 - 03:09 PM, said:
Snaggletooth, on 01 September 2010 - 09:41 AM, said:
Booker occassionally get some of his words back to front
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Fifty Interesting and Obscure Facts By Pete Michner
25. In England, all the swans belong to the queen.
Hope you all enjoyed this!
25. In England, all the swans belong to the queen.
Hope you all enjoyed this!
And that one isn't a fact. It's only one type of swan and only those on open water.
Gate's now opened for English land swan hunting
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midnightmosesuk, on 01 September 2010 - 04:47 PM, said:
Funny you should mention that. There have been a number of swan disappearences round my neck of the woods. Certain quarters have blamed eastern Europeans. Swans taste a bit gamey by the way.
Certain quarters would blame Eastern Europeans before you've even explained what's wrong.
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blackbug, on 01 September 2010 - 04:57 PM, said:
midnightmosesuk, on 01 September 2010 - 04:47 PM, said:
Funny you should mention that. There have been a number of swan disappearences round my neck of the woods. Certain quarters have blamed eastern Europeans. Swans taste a bit gamey by the way.
Certain quarters would blame Eastern Europeans before you've even explained what's wrong.
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Swans used to be eaten for Christmas dinner in the middle ages.
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