Itchygomba69 0 Posted April 20, 2005 (edited) Some Facts you might think are cool The one most people know Sherlock Holmes NEVER said "Elementary, my dear Watson", Humphrey Bogart NEVER said "Play it again, Sam" in Casablanca, and they NEVER said "Beam me up, Scotty" on Star Trek. Click For Spoiler More Monopoly money is printed yearly than real money throughout the world. Penguins are not found in the North Pole People photocopying their buttocks are the cause of 23% of all photocopier errors worldwide. A dentist invented the Electric Chair. Rudolf the Red-nosed reindeer was actually created as a promotional figure for Montgommery Wards department stores. A cockroach can live nine days without its head before it starves to death. Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38% A whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound. Walt Disney got the idea for Mickey Mouse from watching mice play in a garage, where he was forced to work, because he could not afford to rent an art studio. About 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens each year. About a third of all Americans flush the toilet while they're still sitting on it. Alexander Graham Bell's wife and mother were both deaf . The "O" when used as a prefix in Irish surnames means "descendant of." Alfred Hitchcock did not have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery. Cockroaches break wind every 15 minutes. Charlie Brown's dad was a barber. Fish scales are an ingredient in most lipsticks. Frank Baum, the writer of "The Wizrd of OZ", looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz." The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper. On average, every chocolate bar contains at least three insect legs. Up until the early 20th century, New Jersey and Wisconsin had laws allowing the castration of epileptics 101 Dalmatians" and "Peter Pan" are the only Disney animations in which both of a character's parents are present and don't die during the movie. Adcomsubordcomphibspac" is the longest acronym. It is a Navy term standing for Administrative Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet Subordinate Command Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order Asthma" and "isthmi" are the only six-letter words that begin and end with a vowel and have no other vowels between Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist. Canada" is an Indian word meaning "Big Village More to Come Whne I have a Chance What do you think? and post some facts you learn Edited April 20, 2005 by dragonwrangler95 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Odie 0 Posted April 20, 2005 Some Facts you might think are cool The one most people know Sherlock Holmes NEVER said "Elementary, my dear Watson", Humphrey Bogart NEVER said "Play it again, Sam" in Casablanca, and they NEVER said "Beam me up, Scotty" on Star Trek. Click For Spoiler More Monopoly money is printed yearly than real money throughout the world. The still doesn't have enough money to play a decent game! Penguins are not found in the North Pole The South Pole is a cooler and more well dress than the North Pole. Now if those penguins would where a red bow tie they would look great! People photocopying their buttocks are the cause of 23% of all photocopier errors worldwide. It most be from the shock of seeing so many bottoms! :P A dentist invented the Electric Chair. Here is more facts about the chair. 1881 - Dr. Albert Southwick, a dentist and former steamboat engineer, sees elderly drunkard touch terminals of electrical generator in Buffalo, New York. He is amazed at how quickly and apparently painlessly the man is killed and describes episode to friend State Senator David McMillan. Yes sir, it was invented in my hometown! Isn't is that special! Rudolf the Red-nosed reindeer was actually created as a promotional figure for Montgommery Wards department stores. I am not surprised by that, and I don't like shopping at Montgommery Wards anyway. A cockroach can live nine days without its head before it starves to death. I really hate those buggers! They are just built for survival. Yuck! Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38% Now that is very interesting. I thought the number would have been much higher in Africa and lower in North America. A whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound. That is interesting. Walt Disney got the idea for Mickey Mouse from watching mice play in a garage, where he was forced to work, because he could not afford to rent an art studio. I wonder how much Walt payed the mice when they found out about Mickey. About 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens each year. Note to self don't chew your pen. About a third of all Americans flush the toilet while they're still sitting on it. Lets just say a lot of them do it in Japan. There toilets are much more modern then what is in the states. I wish I could have taken my sit I had in Japan. It had a warmer built in it! Alexander Graham Bell's wife and mother were both deaf . Another interesting fact about Mr. Bell. The "O" when used as a prefix in Irish surnames means "descendant of." Yeah, I always thought was cool. Alfred Hitchcock did not have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery. I would hate to lose my belly button. I like my belly button very much! Cockroaches break wind every 15 minutes. Didn't I say I hate them! Charlie Brown's dad was a barber. That would explain why he had no hair. Fish scales are an ingredient in most lipsticks. Yum! I love fish! Frank Baum, the writer of "The Wizrd of OZ", looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz." I thought it would have more meaning than that! The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper. And the paper that will last longer than the paper that is used today. On average, every chocolate bar contains at least three insect legs. You mean there is protein in those bars! That is just another reason to eat a chocolate bar. Now if I can my dentist to agree with me on that one. Up until the early 20th century, New Jersey and Wisconsin had laws allowing the castration of epileptics Umm... That is interesting. 101 Dalmatians" and "Peter Pan" are the only Disney animations in which both of a character's parents are present and don't die during the movie. I have always wonder about that! Adcomsubordcomphibspac" is the longest acronym. It is a Navy term standing for Administrative Command, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Fleet Subordinate Command You've gotta love all those lovely acronyms that they Navy has. There is an actual book that defines all of them. Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order Cool! B) Asthma" and "isthmi" are the only six-letter words that begin and end with a vowel and have no other vowels between I have just learned something new today! Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist. I remember that video, and also that is when MTV play music videos as well. No Real World! Canada" is an Indian word meaning "Big Village There they still a big village anyway- j/k. Canada is a cool place in my book! B) And I am not joking on that one. More to Come Whne I have a Chance What do you think? and post some facts you learn 319925[/snapback] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wishfire 2 Posted April 20, 2005 Click For Spoiler A cockroach can live nine days without its head before it starves to death. From what I understood, it was 14 days. Ew. Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38% Not surprising, considering that North America (which is not only the US, but also Canada and Greenland) is pretty darn huge compared to Africa. Charlie Brown's dad was a barber. A bad one, judging from good ol' Charlie's haircut! The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper. Not to mention that both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were hemp farmers. Also, the original 13-star US flag was made of hemp. On average, every chocolate bar contains at least three insect legs. And THC! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Phaserman 0 Posted April 20, 2005 1 pound of spiders has more protien than a pound of beef. The sun, our star, is a G2 type star with a life expectancy of 10 Billion years. an M4 star, or Red Dwarf, has a life expectancy of over a BILLION years, and most are as old as the Universe itself. When we look at other Galaxies, they appear smaller than they really are. Why? We only see O and B type stars, which are the largest and brightest stars---and have the shortest lifespans, only about 100 Million years. this means that when we look at Andromeda, we only see the area from where an O-type star is born to where it dies as the Galaxy and stars proccess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Itchygomba69 0 Posted April 20, 2005 HERE ARE SOME MORE Click For Spoiler "Flushable" toilets were in use in ancient Rome Forty" is the only number which has its letters in alphabetical order. "One" is the only number with its letters in reverse alphabetical order. "Hang on Sloopy" is the official rock song of Ohio. Happy Birthday" was the first song to be performed in outer space, sung by the Apollo IX astronauts on March 8, 1969 One thousand" contains the letter A, but none of the words from one to nine hundred ninety-nine has an A. Rhythms" is the longest English word without the normal vowels, a, e, i, o, or u Speak of the Devil" is short for "Speak of the Devil and he shall come". It was believed that if you spoke about the Devil it would attract his attention. That's why when you're talking about someone and they show up people say "Speak of the Devil Taxi" is spelled exactly the same in English, French, German, Swedish, and Portuguese "Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und." 1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue 10 percent of all human beings ever born are alive at this very moment. 11% of the world is left-handed. (ME) 27% of Americans believe we never landed on the moon 315 entries in Webster's 1996 dictionary were misspelled 4 tablespoons of ketchup has about the same amount of nutrition as a ripe tomato 43.7% of all statistics are made up right on the spot 56,000,000 people go to Major League baseball games each yea In Disney's Fantasia, the Sorcerer to whom Mickey played an apprentice was named Yensid, which is Disney spelled backward 84% of a raw apple is wate It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. 85% of men who die of heartattacks during intercourse, are found to have been cheating on their wives Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. 90% of New York City cab drivers are recently arrived immigrants 98% of all murders and rapes are by a close family member or friend of the victim. 98% of the weight of water is made up from oxygen. 99% of the pumpkins sold in the US end up as jack-o-lanterns. More to Come Tomorrow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Odie 0 Posted April 20, 2005 11% of the world is left-handed. (ME) ME too! Lefties rule the world! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yillara Skye 1 Posted April 20, 2005 Click For Spoiler "Hang on Sloopy" is the official rock song of Ohio. :blush 2: and though I now know the real words to it, I still sometimes will sing "Hang on Stupid" instead(that started from back when I was about 5 or 6). 1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue mmmm, my birthday dinner is in under two weeks. Since I was about 6, Lobster was a part of my dinner. 4 tablespoons of ketchup has about the same amount of nutrition as a ripe tomato Just another reason to continue to like ketchup Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying. Gotta keep that in mind, next time. 98% of the weight of water is made up from oxygen. Yes, this is accurate. As the molecular weight of the two atoms of hydrogen would be 2.002g, and the one atom of oxygen is appx. 16.00g Also, Click For Spoiler Humans do not need milk past the age of 12. Save for the calcium it provides, it is not something our body needs to function per se. Sound travels fifteen times more swiftly through steel than through air. The average human brain has about 100 billion nerve cells. The brain of Neanderthal man was larger than that of modern man. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. When you sneeze, all your bodily functions stop even your heart. Ordinarily the body cannot go more than a week and a half without water. The longest recorded time anyone has gone without water is eleven days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Itchygomba69 0 Posted April 21, 2005 Part 3 from Me You know your Hooked Click For Spoiler A "2 by 4" is really 1 1/2 by 3 1/2. A "Blue Moon" is the second full moon in a calendar month (it is rarely blue) A "jiffy" is actually a proper time unit for 1/100th of a second A 17 year old girl from Miami, Florida started to sneeze on 4th January'66 ant continued till 8th June'66 A B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building on July 28, 1945. A Baboon called "Jackie" became a private in the South African army in World War I. A bat is the only mammal that flies. A beaver's teeth never stop growing. A bird requires more food in proportion to its size than a baby or a cat. A Blue Earth, Minnesota, law declares that no child under the age of twelve may talk over the telephone unless monitored by a parent. A blue whales heart only beats nine times per minute. A body decomposes four times as fast in water than on land. A Boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight. A bowling pin only needs to tilt 7.5 degrees to fall. A broken clock is right at least twice a day. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. A cat has 4 rows of whiskers. A cat uses it's whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through. A chameleon can move its eyes in two directions at the same time. A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body. A chef's hat is tall and balloons at the top so as to counteract the intense heat in the kitchen. The unique shape allows air to circulate around the scalp, keeping the head cool. A Chicago law forbids eating in a place that is on fire. A chicken who just lost its head can run the length of a football field before dropping dead. A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't. A cockroaches favorite food is the glue on the back of stamps. A company, Warner Communications paid $28 million for the copyright to the song "Happy Birthday". A Cornish game hen is really a young chicken, usually 5 to 6 weeks of age, that weighs no more than 2 pounds. A cough releases an explosive charge of air that moves at speeds up to 60 mph. A cow produces 200 times more gas a day than a person. A Dalmatian is the only dog that can get gout. A day on the planet Mercury is twice as long as its year. A diamond will not dissolve in acid. The only thing that can destroy it is intense heat. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate. A fetus acquires fingerprints at the age of three months. A fingernail or toenail takes about 6 months to grow from base to tip. A fish's memory span is 3 seconds. A fly always jumps backwards for a quick getaway when you try to hit it. A fly hums in the middle octave, key F. A full moon is nine times brighter than a half moon. A full-grown bear can run as fast as a horse. A full-grown pumpkin has about 15 miles of roots. A ghost writer pens an anonymous book. A hedgehog's heart beats 190 times a minute on average and drops to only 20 beats per minute during hibernation. A hedgehog's skin is so tough that when they get run over, its entrails come out of its mouth and its *buttocks*. A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside More to Come later on Whoooooooooo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Itchygomba69 0 Posted April 26, 2005 Click For Spoiler A hippopotamus can run faster than a man can. No two cows have exactly the same pattern of spots. A honey bee must tap two million flowers to make one pound of honey A Horse has 18 more bones than a Human. A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day. A human has a bone just after the spine ends, which helps proves that humans once had tails (possibly). A human head remains conscious for about 15 to 20 seconds after it is been decapitated A hummingbird weighs less than a penny A kangaroo can jump up to 3 meters high and leap up to 8 meters. A kangaroo can't jump unless it's tail is touching the ground. A Kentucky statute states, "No female shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway within this state unless she is escorted by at least two officers or unless she be armed with a club." Later, an amendment proposed: "The provisions of this statute shall not apply to any female weighing less than sixty pounds nor exceeding 200 pounds; nor shall it apply to female horses." A lions roar can be heard from five miles away. A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court. A lions roar can be heard from five miles away. A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court. A manned rocket can reach the moon in less time than it used to take to travel the length of England by stagecoach. A Michigan law states that a wife's hair legally belongs to her husband A mother in Sydney, Australia, gave birth to twins 56 days apart and in different years; one was born in 17th December'1952 and the other on 10th February'1953. A penguin swims at a speed of approximately 15 miles per hour A perfect game in baseball is one in which the same player pitches the entire game without allowing any player of the opposing team to reach first base -by any means. A person afflicted with hexadectylism has six fingers or six toes on one or both hands and feet. A person has to travel west to get from Los Angeles, CA to Reno, NV A person uses approximently fifty-seven sheets of toilet paper each day. You will get an upate later on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
