useless facts (house, metal, American, Religious, quote)

Hypnotised or Mesmerized · 12-04-2005, 02:50 PM

anyone got any useless facts to share
here are some to start off with

The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it.
The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910
The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue
You are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.
Cat's urine glows under a black light.
A ****roach will live nine days without its head, before it starves to death.

now you lot add some of your own

ArtistInTheAmbulance · 12-04-2005, 02:53 PM

• The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

• Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.

• Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

• Coca-Cola was originally green.

• The youngest pope was 11 years old.

• 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.

• Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.

• The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6, 400

• The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61, 000

• Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

riseagainstrocks · 12-04-2005, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtistInTheAmbulance

If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

or didn't die at all.

Several statues were erected (at Gettysberg for example) before the general died or when he died at another battlefield.

i am a complete history dork.

holdyoualways · 12-04-2005, 02:54 PM

the first vacuum was so large it was brought to a house by horses.

got that off a snapple cap.

right-track · 12-04-2005, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Hypnotised or Mesmerized

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue

The strongest muscle in a womans body is a mans penis.

*runs like the wind to avoid female fury*

This is the only place in the world where you'll find Doro Pesch and 24/7 Spy on the same page.

EDGE · 12-04-2005, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by right-track

The strongest muscle in a womans body is a mans penis.

*runs like the wind to avoid female fury*

[bruise.pristine] · 12-04-2005, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Hypnotised or Mesmerized

The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it.

*isn't eating chocolate again*
...*until I forget about that*

Termites chew wood faster while listening to heavy metal.

Barney the dinosaur is from Dallas.

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words. [great one]

You share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world.

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

blackTshirt · 12-04-2005, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by [bruise.pristine]

*isn't eating chocolate again*

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

no they don't, maybe just in english
so it depends on the language

IamAlejo · 12-04-2005, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by [bruise.pristine]

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

I call BS. North America and South America.

deadkennediespunk · 12-04-2005, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by '[bruise.pristine

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words. [great one]

thats like lisp the it has the 4 most common letters for someone to have a problem pronouncing

12-04-2005, 02:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
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ArtistInTheAmbulance enchanted. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: cornwailles, angleterre. Posts: 2,537	• The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone. • Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury. • Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better. • Coca-Cola was originally green. • The youngest pope was 11 years old. • 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. • Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots. • The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6, 400 • The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61, 000 • Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. __________________ shake your wings like theyre laced with sound!

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holdyoualways Elevator to the moon Join Date: May 2005 Location: Snowy, cold, miserable Pennsylvania Posts: 1,088	the first vacuum was so large it was brought to a house by horses. got that off a snapple cap. __________________ You're my satellite <3