Interesting (Maybe False) Facts

[TheGrandSlayer]

Did you know?
Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open

In Florida, USA: It is considered an offense to shower naked.

In Sterling, Colorado, USA: Cats may not run loose without having been fit with a taillight.

The can opener was invented 48 years after cans were introduced

Its not healthy to sleep more than 10 hours in a row

Our DNA is 97% the same as apes

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

New Zealand is home to 4 million people and 70 million sheep.

80% of millionaires drive second-hand cars

Air bags have been estimated to save over 1500 lives since their introduction in the late 1980s

Hoover Dam's structural (in vegas) volume surpasses the largest pyramid in Egypt, which took 20 years and 100,000 men to complete. But, the Hoover Dam only took 4 years and 5,000 workers to complete.

The shortest French word with all five vowels is "oiseau" meaning bird

The electric chair was invented by a dentist (Proves that their evil!)

In 1870 there were more Irish living in London than in Dublin

Cat's urine glows under a blacklight

A snail can sleep for 3 years.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

On average, 150 couples get married in Las Vegas each day

In 1949, forecasting the relentless march of science, Popular Mechanics said "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."

After being awake for more than 20 hours the body starts producing painkillers. This is why most people get happy outbursts at late nights.

A Japanese Diablo 2 player died after playing 82 hours in a row.

The shortest war on record took place in 1896 when Zanzibar surrendered to Britain after 38 minutes

To make one pound of honey, the bee has to tap into 2 million flowers and travel 55,000 miles.

A chinese got blind after 10h of playing Diablo (using a 50 Hz monitor).

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

In Tennessee, USA: It is legal to gather and consume roadkill.

Since 1495, no 25-year period has been without war.

In Germany it's currently not allowed to sell old games like Super Mario or Zelda to minors.

If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction

The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used.

If you screamed nonstop for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would generate enough energy to heat a cup of coffee.

Vanilla is actually a black substance.

US Post Office handles 43% of the world's mail. Its nearest competitor is Japan with 6%.

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.

The average human lung holds 3.5 liters of air.

If you stack one million US$1 bills, it would be 110m (361 ft) high and weight exactly 1 ton.

Japan has the highest suicide rate in the world. In second place comes Sweden.

That there are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.

Global spending on defence total more than $700 billion. Global spending on education is less than $100 billion.


Glass is a "slow-melting" materia. In 10 000 years your windows will have melted down into a pile

The movie Daredevil was banned in Malaysia, because after cutting the violent scenes, the movie was to short to be shown (just 7% left of the original movie).

Men prefer falling to their death instead of drowning. Women don't!

In the United States: A US citizen can take possession of any foreign, uninhabited island, as long as it contains bird droppings.

There are more suicides in wintertime than in summertime.

Only 5% can lick their own nose.

Boomerang means "replay" in the traditional aborginal language.

South-Korea has its own TV-channel for Starcraft

In Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada: Residents are not allowed to have an Internet connection faster than 56k

Gaming in Nevada was legalized in 1869, outlawed in 1910, and reinstated in 1931.

During the Battle of Waterloo, Lord Uxbridge had his horse shot from under him 9 times.

More than a billion transistors are manufactured... every second.

In Houston, Texas: Beer may not be purchased after midnight on a Sunday, but it may be purchased on Monday.

Mel Blanc, who played the voice of Bugs Bunny, was allergic to carrots.

A clever man registered multiple company .com domains before the actual companies had the time to get them.

A man was once born blind, he was operated so he could see, but after he could see, he immediatly wanted to be blind again


Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor.

You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.

Robin Williams plays Warcraft III

The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

Napoleon Bonaparte was afraid of cats.

In New Brunswick, Canada: Driving on the roads is not allowed.

Nessie, the Loch Ness monster is protected by the 1912 Protection of Animals Acts of Scotland. With good reason - Nessie is worth $40 million annually to Scottish tourism.

In Alabama, USA: Boogers may not be flicked into the wind.

Las Vegas has over 120,000 hotel rooms. It would take one person 329 years to sleep in every room


Sorry For the long list...Please correct me if I'm false

[ 06-14-2003, 10:41 PM: Message edited by: TheGrandSlayer ]

[Faceman]

Originally posted by TheGrandSlayer: Did you know? It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open No it isn't, just did it Cat's urine glows under a blacklight human urine does too IIRC In 1949, forecasting the relentless march of science, Popular Mechanics said "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." And right they were! If you stack one million US$1 bills, it would be 110m (361 ft) high and weight exactly 1 ton. So these computers would be worth $1.5 million or did I miss something? Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why. Would "Fauntleroy" echo? Hoover Dam's structural (in vegas) volume surpasses the largest pyramid in Egypt, which took 20 years and 100,000 men to complete. But, the Hoover Dam only took 4 years and 5,000 workers to complete. The can opener was invented 48 years after cans were introduced What did they do right after inventing the can? Build two pyramids and two dams? Since 1495, no 25-year period has been without war. But there were a lot without can openers! A chinese got blind after 10h of playing Diablo. A Japanese Diablo 2 player died after playing 82 hours in a row. Which shows us that the Japanese was a fighter. Unlike the Chinese he managed to play another 3 days after he was blind A man was once born blind, he was operated so he could see, but after he could see, he immediatly wanted to be blind again I just found myself a Diablo multiplayter buddy The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used. because Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. Men prefer falling to their death instead of drowning. Women don't! because they don't know That there are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea. and they might come back as some radioactive monster Japan has the highest suicide rate in the world. In second place comes Sweden. because There are more suicides in wintertime than in summertime. Ah, these long Japanes winters! During the Battle of Waterloo, Lord Uxbridge had his horse shot from under him 9 times. In Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada: Residents are not allowed to have an Internet connection faster than 56k If they do, does it get shot from under them? South-Korea has its own TV-channel for Starcraft Robin Williams plays Warcraft III because he wanted to be a SK-comedy star too. Too bad he started out on the wrong program.

Getting tired. The list is to long for mocking everything

[ 06-15-2003, 08:05 AM: Message edited by: Faceman ]

[dafan]

In Florida, USA: It is considered an offense to shower naked.... offense to whom? I doubt anyone would take offense from seeing himself taking a shower?

[spydar]

We share 97% of our DNA with Chimpazees, not all apes. and we share more of it with Bonobos, who were once called pygmy chimpanzees. I'm a monkey geek, am studying primatology in school.


Here's one I've heard though if you stay awake for 72 hours straigt you risk the chance of going insane. And if you paint your child's room orange they will become psychotic beacuse their brain can't handle it.

[LordKathen]

Originally posted by spydar: We share 97% of our DNA with Chimpazees, not all apes. and we share more of it with Bonobos, who were once called pygmy chimpanzees. I'm a monkey geek, am studying primatology in school. Here's one I've heard though if you stay awake for 72 hours straigt you risk the chance of going insane. And if you paint your child's room orange they will become psychotic beacuse their brain can't handle it.

Correct. I was going to call him on that to.

[Cristian]

ok the one about the japanese guy is true the others i got to go and try now [img]tongue.gif[/img]
cool i got to paint my room orange now [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Sir Goulum]

The New Brunswick one is *Obviously* false [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[WillowIX]

Originally posted by TheGrandSlayer: Did you know? The average human lung holds 3.5 liters of air. Hmm not sure what you mean by this. The average lung capacity of males is about 5,2 and 4,7 for women. In Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada: Residents are not allowed to have an Internet connection faster than 56k HAHAHA! Nope! I doubt it since Compton is offereing cable internet there. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath. Nor can you strangle yourself with your bare hands. Unless you try a very awkward position. In New Brunswick, Canada: Driving on the roads is not allowed. Once again I doubt it. But then you never know with those eastern provinces. Sorry For the long list...Please correct me if I'm false

[dafan]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by WillowIX:
[QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by TheGrandSlayer:
[qb] Did you know?
The average human lung holds 3.5 liters of air.
Hmm not sure what you mean by this. The average lung capacity of males is about 5,2 and 4,7 for women.

hmmm that can't be true man... most men have about 4 liters... women some lesser... elite competitioners might have from 5 to 7 perhaps 8 though I know no one with that much

[Epona]

Originally posted by spydar: And if you paint your child's room orange they will become psychotic beacuse their brain can't handle it.

I'm living proof that orange rooms do not make kids psychotic - had an orange room from the age of 4 to 19. [img]tongue.gif[/img]