[nooni]

Heres a thread where u can post random facts (whether from a forward or a snapple cap)
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Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden'.. .and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury.
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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%
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The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
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The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $ 16,400
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The average number of people airborne over the U.S. In any given hour: 61,000
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
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The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321
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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
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Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
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Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
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Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter 'A'?
A. One thousand
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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All were invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day
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In Shakespeare' s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase...... ... 'Goodnight, sleep tight.'
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It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.

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Now, At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
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[wheelworks]

At 2200 miles ridden in 23 days (2 rest days included), the tour de france is the toughest race of the toughest sport in the world

p.s. my post will probably make alot of Islamicans mad for some reason

[Wolfn]

Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust.

It's illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole in Atlanta, Georgia.

Until the age of 7, all kids say their favorite color is red.

[Nazfreak]

Random fact: 'noe' is actually spelled with a 'k'

[shadha]

I was reading the Stupid History book, according to that Thomas Edison didn't invent the bulb and Einstein didn't invent electricity and that the other person whatshisface didn't invent the steamboat.

Oh and it also said how Europe and Asia should technically be one continent since they originally back in the day mistaken there being a body of water separating the two.

Oh oh and another thing- it also said that Abraham Lincoln couldn't give two rats asses about freeing the slaves, he was only following through with a threat he made against the Union for their disloyalty. He knew that by freeing the slaves it'd tick them off.


shadha-

[sumiyia]

Originally Posted by Wolfn

Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust.

It's illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole in Atlanta, Georgia.

Until the age of 7, all kids say their favorite color is red.

really?? because thats the one thing i remember about my little brother.. he LOVED red...


.. i still do.


p.s. this thread is awesome

[wheelworks]

Originally Posted by sumiyia

really?? because thats the one thing i remember about my little brother.. he LOVED red...


.. i still do.


p.s. this thread is awesome

Red is so gay

Chocolate is where it's at

[shadha]

sumiyia: really?? because thats the one thing i remember about my little brother.. he LOVED red...

No. It's not.


shadha-

[IbnMardhiyah]

The average "pouring" speed of Heinz Ketchup from the bottle is about 0.003 miles per hour. (Not exactly supersonic, but it'll do.)

If you ate too many carrots, you WILL turn orange. (aww shucks I think I KNOW some people like that)

The average person spends two weeks waiting for a traffic light to change.

A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

A raisin dropped in a fresh glass of soda will bounce up and down continually from the bottom of the glass to the top.

On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily. (ladies ... y'all better take a real close look at them young 'uns)

Chocolate kills dogs! Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system. A few ounces is enough to kill a small sized dog. (Debated)

Most lipstick contains fish scales. (huahuhaHUAAA)

The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo. (*GASP* terrorism!!!)

If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and look like it is stinging itself to death. It spasms a lot.

Birds have the right of way on all Utah highways.

Before the year 1000, the word "she" did not exist in the English language. (And Islam is unfair to women?!)

Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit will damage it. (Yeah it probably sends them scooting forward like a rocket, too.)

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. (Watch every one of you run to the bathroom...)

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

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

There are more chickens than people in the world.

Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.

47.2% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula." (habla espanol senor?)

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

It is impossible to lick your elbow or stick your elbow in your ear.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twerp. (So then what's an idiot really?)

Rats and horses can't vomit.

Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants. (bani haraam!!!)

In 10 minutes, a hurricane expends more energy than all of the nuclear weapons in the world combined. (So hurricane Frances is classified as WMD? Does Bush know about this?!!)

A snail can sleep for three months.
Americans eat on average 18 acres worth of pizza every day. (I think they were excluding me)

The average person falls asleep in seven minutes. (So how come you aint asleep after reading all this?)

[iTz_NoT_Me_iTzZu]

Originally Posted by IbnMardhiyah

If you ate too many carrots, you WILL turn orange.

did anyone ever see that episode of the magic school bus?

[thejellymill]

- In about 3 billion years the Andromeda galaxy, which is moving towards us, will collide with the Milky Way, resulting in "Galactic Cannibalism." The Milky Way, mostly unscathed, will become a part of the Andromeda Galaxy.

- Most of the universe is made up of what astronomers call "Dark Matter." This should actually be called "invisible matter" because it cannot be seen on any known wavelength but they knows it's there and can see right through it. It is one of the greatest mysteries of modern astronomy.

- Sharks apparently are the only animals that never get sick. As far as is known, they are immune to every known disease including cancer.

- Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

- The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone. (As a child I always wondered why Lucy and Ricky had separate twin beds )

- A gorilla will stick out it’s tongue when angry

- The average life of a taste bud is 10 days

Originally Posted by Wolfn

Until the age of 7, all kids say their favorite color is red.

Not true. Mine was green.

Originally Posted by IbnMardhiyah

A raisin dropped in a fresh glass of soda will bounce up and down continually from the bottom of the glass to the top.

I've GOTTA try that

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. (Watch every one of you run to the bathroom...)

That's disgusting. My grandfather told me when I was 10 that whenever you flush a toilet the invisible germs go flying up 20 feet into the air. Ever since then I always close the lid before flushing and if the thing doesn't have a lid (public restrooms) I open the door, get ready to run and then flush.

(So then what's an idiot really?)[/size]

Unfortunately, like the word "retard," it was used to refer to somebody who was either mentally handicapped or in some way of seemingly lesser intelligence. Just like the word "retard" it eventually became an insult and a new word had to be invented to take its place.

[sumiyia]

Originally Posted by thejellymill

That's disgusting. My grandfather told me when I was 10 that whenever you flush a toilet the invisible germs go flying up 20 feet into the air. Ever since then I always close the lid before flushing and if the thing doesn't have a lid (public restrooms) I open the door, get ready to run and then flush.

haha.. i do the same.

[IbnMardhiyah]

Originally Posted by thejellymill

- The average life of a taste bud is 10 days

So ... you're saying that we eat bits and pieces of our tongue from time to time?

[thejellymill]

Originally Posted by IbnMardhiyah

So ... you're saying that we eat bits and pieces of our tongue from time to time?

ewww


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- The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start

- Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself. (YUCK!)

- The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle

- The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb. (also, the practice of taking one's husband's last name as your own originated from an English law that says the woman is now the property of the husband and not the father, therefore the father's name is replaced with the husband's)

- There are only 18 countries richer than Bill Gates