[ General Thread] Ten Things I Didnt Know Last Week ..

[Baron Mynd]

10. In America, it's possible to subpoena a dog.
9. The 88-storey Shangai Grand Hyatt Hotel has the worlds biggest laundry chute.
8. On an average Saturday, 35,000 people will shop at Harrods.
7. Nelson lost half his right eyebrow in battle, as well as sight in his right eye.
6. A six-pack, in paramilitary terms, involves being shot in the ankles, knees and elbows.
5. John Travolta says he hasnt consumed alcohol since getting drunk for the first time.
4. Bill Wyman loves metal detecting and has found more than 300 coins, including a gold half-noble from 1361.
3. The mother of Gavin Arvizo, the boy Michael jackson is accused of molesting, is now called Janet Jackson, after marrying Major Jay Jackson of the US army.
2. The 71 million packets of biscuits sold annually by United Biscuits, owner of McVities, generate 127.8 tonnes of crumbs.
1. By counrty of birth, there were approximately 100,000 more Germans than Bangladeshis living in England and Wales, according to the 2001 census.


Nothing amazing, im just a bit of a fact-lover and found these interesting. You never know when someone might use their Phone-A-Friend to contact me ..

[Har De Har]

Useless Info Thread.

I'll add yours to it as well.

[Har De Har]

If you're too lazy to register.. here's a few.

Fact:
In its ancient form, the carrot was purple, not orange.

Fact:
Only female mosquitoes bite; they need the blood to nourish their eggs.

Fact:
Women look at other women more than they look at men.

Fact:
The blue whale's tounge weighs as much as an adult elephant.

Fact:
Onions have no flavor, only a smell.

Fact:
Smallest mammal on Earth: The bumblebee bat. It weighs less than a penny.

Fact:
The wild turkey is the only bird with a beard.

Fact:
The American goldfinch's nest is so thick-walled it will hold water...some hatchlings drown.

Fact:
George Washington was named after England's King George.

Fact:
In 1941, a gallon of regular gas cost 19.2cents.

Fact:
So far, every U.S. president with a beard has been a Republican.

Fact:
There are no turkeys in Turkey.

Fact:
Time magazine's "Man of the Year" in 1938 was Adolt Hitler

Fact:
Pontius Pilate was born in Scotland.

Fact:
Infant beavers are called kittens.

Fact:
Ants don't sleep.

Fact:
Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.

Fact:
Franklin Roosevelt was related to 5 other presidents by blood, and 6 others by marriage.

Fact:
At least two people have actually been hit by meteors.

Fact:
If you shake a can of mixed nuts, the larger nuts goto the top.

Fact:
Other than the previous words "silver" and "orange", there are infact 2 more words that do not rhyme with any other word. "purple" and "month"

Fact:
Bluebirds cannot see the color blue.

Fact:
Even Antarctica has an area code. It's 672.

Fact:
The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.

Fact:
The battle hymn of the Ethiopian army used to be "The St. Louis Blues."

Fact:
#1 cause of depression in married people: being married. In unmarried people: being single.

Fact:
Given the opportunity, deer will chew gum. And marijuana.

Fact:
Crocodile babies don't have sex chromosomes; the temperature at which the egg developes determines gender.

Fact:
President Calvin Coolidge liked to eat breakfast while having his head rubbed with Vaseline.

Fact:
Your skeleton keeps growing until you're about 35... and then it starts to shrink.

Fact:
Book with the longest English word in the title: The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakingatchdern.

Fact:
Bob Zzzzzz, Otto Zzzzzz, and Z. Zzzzonzo are all listed in the San Francisco telephone directory.

Fact:
McDonald's sells "McSpaghetti" in the Philippines and "McLak" salmon burgers in Norway.

Fact:
"Republican" and "Democrat" are both towns in North Carolina

Fact:
The G in g-string stands for "groin."

Fact:
The can opener was invented 48 years after the can was.

Fact:
Diet Pepsi was originally called "Patio Diet Cola."

Fact:
The term "rookie" comes from the Civil War slang "reckie," which was short for "recruit."

Fact:
It takes six months to build a Rolls-Royce... and 13 hours to build a Toyota.

Fact:
Most, if not all, polar bears are left handed.

Fact:
On some Caribbean islands, the oysters can climb trees.

[Jonezy]

FACT: You cant blow your nose with your eyes open.


..Yes i can

[Har De Har]

FACT: You cant blow your nose with your eyes open.


..Yes i can

I know.. read a bit further down.

[Jonezy]

purple rhymes with hurtful

[Baron Mynd]

Useless Info Thread.

I'll add yours to it as well.

Remind me again, who posted that Entensity thread on Friday?


Pz!

[Har De Har]

purple rhymes with hurtful

.. and circle.

Orange is the hard one.

[Har De Har]

Remind me again, who posted that Entensity thread on Friday?


Pz!

What EF thread man?

[Har De Har]

purple rhymes with hurtful

I edited the post as well.

I just copied and pasted them all in before.

[Jonezy]

Orange = porrige , minge, binge

[Baron Mynd]

What EF thread man?

.. Who mentioned EF?! Lol.

[Baron Mynd]

.. and circle.

Orange is the hard one.

Carnage .. well, Canibus seems to think so anyway :^/

[Seth Law]

nice finds interestin shit, anymore?

[Har De Har]

nice finds interestin shit, anymore?

Peep the link.