Misc. Facts Thread

Discussion in 'Off Topic Area' started by Fish Of Doom, Aug 10, 2005.

  1. CrowZer0

    CrowZer0 Assume formlessness.

    Hong Kong has more Rolls Royces per person than anywhere else in the world.
    The oldest pig in the world lived to the age of 68.
    Bacteria that cause tooth decay, acne, tuberculosis, and leprosy can be cured with cashews.
    In the U.S., for every dollar you spend on gasoline 27 cents of it is in taxes.
    There are three golf balls sitting on the moon.
    Diet Pepsi was originally called Patio Diet Cola.
    A group of frogs is called an army.
    By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.
    More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
    In Kentucky, it is illegal to carry ice-cream in your back pocket.
    The word Eskimo literally means 'raw meat eater'.
    Bananas aren’t fruit! They are a type of herb.
    Pilgrims did not eat with forks. They only used spoons, knives and their fingers. The revenue that is generated from gambling is more than the revenue that comes from movies, cruise ships, recorded music, theme parks, and spectator sports combined.
     
  2. Hiroji

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    the English flag is red and white
     
  3. CrowZer0

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    The english flag is red and white because of an old english myth about king george slaying a dragon and tis blood making the cross on a white peice of cloth!
     
  4. Hiroji

    Hiroji laugh often, love much

    months that start on a monday always have a Fri 13th

    on average a hedgehogs heart will beat 300 times a min

    coca-cola would be green if colouring isnt added

    dolphins sleep with one eye open ;)

    the human thigh bone is stronger than concrete

    women blink nearly twice as much as men

    slugs have 4 noses!
     
  5. CrowZer0

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  6. Hiroji

    Hiroji laugh often, love much

    is there anything you dont know?!
     
  7. CrowZer0

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    Lol there is lots I dont know, but then there's quite a bit I do know:p
     
  8. Hiroji

    Hiroji laugh often, love much

    ahhh i bet you dont know 20x20 do you? ahhhh! smarty pants! ner ner ner, ner ner, ner!
     
  9. CrowZer0

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    Lol, I got an A* in my maths, lol, by the way my 10 yr old bro would know that! I bet you dont know how old my hampster is!
     
  10. Hiroji

    Hiroji laugh often, love much

    well what is it then?! know it all, and dont go asking your bro!. Your hamster will be 6 months old as of tomorrow??
     
  11. baubin2

    baubin2 New Member

    The first man on the moon and the last were civilians. Everybody in betweeen was in the military.
     
  12. CrowZer0

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    400
     
  13. Hiroji

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    hehe! now your taking the wee!!.
     
  14. CrowZer0

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    You can keep your wee dude:p
     
  15. Hiroji

    Hiroji laugh often, love much

    Fine so stop tryin to take it! hehe
     
  16. Anth

    Anth Daft. Supporter

    Back on topic, and keep the facts sensible ;)
     
  17. CrowZer0

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    Ahh yes the facts, um in mecca and madina in arabia you get your hands chopped of for stealing, also no body has doors and if they do they are not locked, same as the stores.
     
  18. Hiroji

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    Sure thing Anth:

    Elephants are the only mammals that cant jump

    1/4 of the bones in your body are in your foot

    finger nails grow 10 times faster than toe nails

    Beetles taste like apples

    the words "french kissing" in english, is "english kissing" in french
     
  19. Hiroji

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    Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers were all invented buy women :eek:

    December 25th was not celebrated as the birth date of Christ until the year 440AD.

    In 1492, when the first western Europeans started their occupation of the Americas, there were more than 50 million indians living there.

    I have green eyes.
     
  20. CrowZer0

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    Father Christmas originally and traditionally dressed in green, due to coca cola advertising and the influence of cocoa cola on the media, this later turned into red.
    Also coca cola gets its name from coke, as in cocaine! It originally had cocaine inside it, it was medicine to help relieve pain.
     

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