Weird things you didn't know

Nugget · 14 Oct 2005, 18:06

This is The WWW (Weird, Wild Wisdom)

Here you can post your weird, wild, crazy, useless, unbelieveble, believable, amazing, amusing -- Oh whatever, you got the thing -- facts.

If you scream as high as you can for 8 years and 6 months, you could warm up a cup of coffee. I wouldn't try

Cat urin glows in the dark! Eyeeew... Just what i hird, dunno if it's true. You can see for yourself

Some lions can mate up to 30 times a day! Much...

Now your turn.

MrBunsy · 14 Oct 2005, 18:11

the formular for working out the total of a sequence of consequtive squared numbers can be

n/6 (n+2)(2n+1)

(with n being the final number in the sequence)

Bet some of you didn't know that! And nor did I until this morning.

this wasn't what you wanted was it nugget? :P

philby4000 · 14 Oct 2005, 18:45

If can't say the words "beer can" without sounding like a Jamaican saying "bacon".

AndrewTaylor · 14 Oct 2005, 19:00

Raindrops are not the shape you think they are. They're shaped more like hamburgers and parachutes.

bonz · 14 Oct 2005, 19:11

i have coins worth of €19.69 in a cardboard easteregg depicting an easterbunny (female, with dress & scarf) with 6 baskets containing 34 coloured eggs (blue, green, red, yellow & purple). the same on the second half of the egg.

the coins are:
1x 2€
3x 1€
6x 50¢
26x 20¢
38x 10¢
32x 5¢
31x 1¢

UnKnown X · 14 Oct 2005, 22:44

quoted:

Originally Posted by AndrewTaylor

Raindrops are not the shape you think they are. They're shaped more like hamburgers and parachutes.

What if that's what I thought?

AndrewTaylor · 14 Oct 2005, 23:15

quoted:

Originally Posted by UnKnown X

What if that's what I thought?

I would generally assume you were lying.

Star Worms · 14 Oct 2005, 23:15

An albatross can sleep while it flies. It apparently dozes while cruising at 25 mph.

AndrewTaylor · 14 Oct 2005, 23:42

Pfff....

I can do that.

Bolton · 15 Oct 2005, 01:21

Prove it. come on

LightWorm · 15 Oct 2005, 07:07

Here's one: The longest tapeworm recorded inside the human boady was 33 feet in length!

MrBunsy · 15 Oct 2005, 09:40

quoted:

Originally Posted by Bolton

Prove it. come on

Aeroplane?

Star Worms · 15 Oct 2005, 09:50

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

Stupid Laws : Denver, Colorado - It is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.

Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.

In Maine, it's illegal for a police officer to tell you to have a nice day after giving you a traffic ticket.

Here: http://www.some-guy.com/facts.shtml

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

Nugget · 15 Oct 2005, 09:56

No man is smart, except by comparison to those who know less

Edgar Watson Howe

True ...

thomasp · 15 Oct 2005, 10:04

Flying is easy (without using an aircraft, glider, wings, aerofoils, etc - just your body) - you just throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Missing is hard.

Nugget · 15 Oct 2005, 10:11

Did you know that:

... Rats can last longer without water than a camel?

... Moths are not really attracted to light? Moths fly towards the blackest point which is behind the light.

... A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body?

... A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't?

... About 10% of the world's population is left-handed?

... A cat will clean itself with paw and tongue after a dangerous experience or when it has fought with another cat. This is an attempt by the animal to soothe its nerves by doing something natural and instinctive?

... A jellyfish is 95 percent water!

... More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes?

... A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime?

... If you farted for 6 years and 9 months, you had produced enough gas to make an atomic bomb! Oh dear

Boggy_B · 15 Oct 2005, 10:19

The highest fall EVER survived was higher than 10 km high? The man fell out of a plane and the chute didn't open, crashed on the ground and survived with broken legs, arms and couldn't move to his middle...

He should have taken Red Bull...

jerms · 15 Oct 2005, 10:23

quoted:

Originally Posted by Nugget

... A jellyfish is 95 percent water!

And complimenting that, a jellyfish has no brain...

Or... asparagus makes your pee stink

or... Frogs dont drink water...

and one for you math people... 3³ + 4³ + 5³ = 6³

thomasp · 15 Oct 2005, 10:26

quoted:

Originally Posted by jerms

Or... asparagus makes your pee stink

... because of its high ammonia content (I think)

jerms · 15 Oct 2005, 10:28

Actually because of the chemical Mercaptan...

and for geeks "Typewriter" can be written only with the top row of keys...

Alien King · 15 Oct 2005, 10:31

the mule is incapable of reproduction

(not certain about an ass)

jerms · 15 Oct 2005, 10:32

TRIVIA: What is the fastest animal?

thomasp · 15 Oct 2005, 10:34

quoted:

Originally Posted by jerms

and for geeks "Typewriter" can be written only with the top row of keys...

"TYPEWRITER" is also the longest English word that can be typed using the top row only.

Swed Simon · 15 Oct 2005, 10:37

The earliest recorded song that can be called a rock song by todays standards was a 1931 track called Tiger Rag by the Washboard Rythm Kings. That's 23 years before Elvis recorded That's Alright which most people think is ''the birth of rock and roll''

Star Worms · 15 Oct 2005, 10:50

quoted:

Originally Posted by Alien King

the mule is incapable of reproduction

(not certain about an ass)

An ass is the same as a donkey, so it isn't infertile.

Fastest animal is the Peregrine Falcon

Fraggle · 15 Oct 2005, 11:11

Rats can't burp or be sick, but their farts stink

Great white sharks have 8 fetus's but only give birth to 1. Before they are born, they kill and eat each other to survive.

A Ligra is a cross between a lion and triger and is also infertile. This is because it is a cross between 2 similar species. It is the same reason the at Mules are infertile as well.

Alien King · 15 Oct 2005, 11:17

quoted:

Originally Posted by Star Worms

An ass is the same as a donkey, so it isn't infertile

actually it is a cross between a horse and donkey, but were the donkey is the mother instead of the horse

(or is it the other way round?)

jerms · 15 Oct 2005, 11:22

On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year

A fart has been clocked at 10 ft a second

Cisken1 · 15 Oct 2005, 11:53

quoted:

Originally Posted by jerms

Actually because of the chemical Mercaptan...

and for geeks "Typewriter" can be written only with the top row of keys...

Not on an azerty keyboard.

Star Worms · 15 Oct 2005, 11:59

quoted:

Originally Posted by Alien King

actually it is a cross between a horse and donkey, but were the donkey is the mother instead of the horse

(or is it the other way round?)

Well in that case, it's infertile because a donkey and a horse are different species.

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Nugget Join Date: June 2005 Location: /0	Did you know that: ... Rats can last longer without water than a camel? ... Moths are not really attracted to light? Moths fly towards the blackest point which is behind the light. ... A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body? ... A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't? ... About 10% of the world's population is left-handed? ... A cat will clean itself with paw and tongue after a dangerous experience or when it has fought with another cat. This is an attempt by the animal to soothe its nerves by doing something natural and instinctive? ... A jellyfish is 95 percent water! ... More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes? ... A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime? ... If you farted for 6 years and 9 months, you had produced enough gas to make an atomic bomb! Oh dear __________________ Everything is ok in the end. If it's not ok, it's not the end. Last edited by Nugget; 15 Oct 2005 at 10:20.

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Boggy_B Join Date: July 2003 Location: Red Bull gives you wings!	The highest fall EVER survived was higher than 10 km high? The man fell out of a plane and the chute didn't open, crashed on the ground and survived with broken legs, arms and couldn't move to his middle... He should have taken Red Bull...

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Swed Simon Join Date: December 2002 Location: Sweden	The earliest recorded song that can be called a rock song by todays standards was a 1931 track called Tiger Rag by the Washboard Rythm Kings. That's 23 years before Elvis recorded That's Alright which most people think is ''the birth of rock and roll''

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Fraggle Join Date: September 2005 Location: Huddersfield	Rats can't burp or be sick, but their farts stink Great white sharks have 8 fetus's but only give birth to 1. Before they are born, they kill and eat each other to survive. A Ligra is a cross between a lion and triger and is also infertile. This is because it is a cross between 2 similar species. It is the same reason the at Mules are infertile as well. Last edited by Fraggle; 15 Oct 2005 at 11:15.

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jerms Join Date: March 2005 Location: Syntax Error	On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year A fart has been clocked at 10 ft a second __________________ my signature was too long!

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