OT: Useless Fact for Most anyway - Page 4

BigAl07 · 08-09-2007, 07:11 PM

Well I couldn't resist. My foot is indeed the SAME as my forearm. But I tend to be called "big footed" (size 13ish).

Allen

Cougra · 08-09-2007, 07:42 PM

The day a healthy child turns 2 years old, they will be exactly half their full grown height baring any serious accident/illness during their growing years or intervention from doctors.

sasquatch · 08-09-2007, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Cougra

The day a healthy child turns 2 years old, they will be exactly half their full grown height baring any serious accident/illness during their growing years or intervention from doctors.

what about the hormones in chicken?

AQTCJAK · 08-09-2007, 09:06 PM

In 1984, Ronald Reagan declared the month of July to be "National Ice Cream Month."

At least he didnt forget it was my favorite dessert

sasquatch · 08-09-2007, 09:33 PM

I argued with my wife and won (once) am still paying for it lol

AQTCJAK · 08-09-2007, 11:40 PM

The origanal computer bug was really a moth

BEELZEBOB · 08-11-2007, 11:39 AM

The names of Popeye's four nephews are Pipeye, Peepeye, Pupeye, and Poopeye

Clinophobia is the fear of beds!

A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second

Cat urine glows under a black-light

Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie!

The placement of a donkey's eyes in its head enables it to see all four feet at all times!

A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born

A barnacle has the largest penis of any other animal in relation to its size

A female ferret can die if she goes into heat and cannot find a mate

The difference between horns and antlers is that horns never stop growing and antlers shed and grow every year.

Franklin Pierce was the first U.S. President to have a Christmas tree in the White House

In New Mexico, over eleven thousand people have visited a tortilla chip that appeared to have the face of Jesus Christ burned into it.

Parts of the Dead Sea Scrolls appeared for sale in the June 1, 1954 issue of the Wall Street Journal

A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for approximately sixty-nine years.

1 out of every 4 kids in the USA is overweight. (thats being nice!)

On average a person farts 14 times a day.

Only one out of every three people wash their hands when leaving a public bathroom

Archeologists report that cannabis was most likely the first plant cultivated by humans. Cannabis was used for linen, paper, and garments.

In 2000, there were 1,579,566 drug arrests in the United States. Of those, close to half were for marijuana.

It is possible to get high by licking a toad. The Cane Toad produces a toxin called bufotenine to ward off predators. When licked, this toxin acts as a hallucinogen.

LSD is made from lysergic acid, which is found in ergot, a type of fungus.

Tobacco kills more Americans each year than alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, homicide, suicide, car accidents, fire and AIDS combined.

thats all for now. im gonna go have a smoke

A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon

Dentoid · 08-11-2007, 11:50 AM

pnigophobia=fear of chocking on fish bones

taphephobia=fear of being buried alive

No one knows where Mozart is buried.

...and my favorite...Most toilets flush in E-flat.

Perhaps Mozart went down the toilet and the ringing E-flat is his spirits cry.

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AQTCJAK · 08-11-2007, 02:49 PM

Corals take a long time to grow. Some corals only grow one centimeter in one year

kathywithbirds · 08-11-2007, 02:54 PM

True parrots have short, stubby tails. For all those out there with conures, sorry, they're more related to parakeets and cockatiels -- cockatiels, BTW, are less related to cockatoos than other true parrots despite the common trail of a movable head crest.

kathywithbirds · 08-11-2007, 02:55 PM

In Florida, it is illegal to tie your pet alligator's leash to a fire hydrant.

kathywithbirds · 08-11-2007, 02:56 PM

3.5% of the oceans is dissolved salt.

AQTCJAK · 08-11-2007, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by kathywithbirds

In Florida, it is illegal to tie your pet alligator's leash to a fire hydrant.

Never had a gator a South American Kaymen though boy was he aggressive no leash though

goldenmean · 08-12-2007, 09:46 AM

23% of all photocopier faults world wide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their butts

lcstorc · 08-12-2007, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigAl07

Well I couldn't resist. My foot is indeed the SAME as my forearm. But I tend to be called "big footed" (size 13ish).

Allen

Does this mean we have 2 Sasquatches in the house?

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Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Useless Fact for Most anyway The day a healthy child turns 2 years old, they will be exactly half their full grown height baring any serious accident/illness during their growing years or intervention from doctors. __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

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AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,129 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT: Useless Fact for Most anyway In 1984, Ronald Reagan declared the month of July to be "National Ice Cream Month." At least he didnt forget it was my favorite dessert __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

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sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT: Useless Fact for Most anyway I argued with my wife and won (once) am still paying for it lol

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AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,129 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT: Useless Fact for Most anyway The origanal computer bug was really a moth __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

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Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,240 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Useless Fact for Most anyway pnigophobia=fear of chocking on fish bones taphephobia=fear of being buried alive No one knows where Mozart is buried. ...and my favorite...Most toilets flush in E-flat. Perhaps Mozart went down the toilet and the ringing E-flat is his spirits cry.: __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

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AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,129 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: OT: Useless Fact for Most anyway Corals take a long time to grow. Some corals only grow one centimeter in one year __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

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kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,747 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Useless Fact for Most anyway True parrots have short, stubby tails. For all those out there with conures, sorry, they're more related to parakeets and cockatiels -- cockatiels, BTW, are less related to cockatoos than other true parrots despite the common trail of a movable head crest. __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

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kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,747 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Useless Fact for Most anyway In Florida, it is illegal to tie your pet alligator's leash to a fire hydrant. __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

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kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,747 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: OT: Useless Fact for Most anyway 3.5% of the oceans is dissolved salt. __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

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