Fun Facts

[Ozzie]

The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."

The fur of the binturong, also known as the "Asian Bear Cat," smells like popcorn. The scent is believed to come from a gland located near the tail.

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.

More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.

Colgate faced a big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command "go hang yourself."

I love the last one. I just found it, now I'm probably gonna tell everyone I see. lol

 

[Homerunsox2005]

//storage.proboards.com/2930147/avatar/cnEucbYCBIqxP0zXFVib.pngAug 30, 2010 17:49:55 GMT -5 Cameron said:You would have to spell out numbers all the way to 1,000, until you would find the letter "A."

Thats interesting!

 

[2091401]

It is possible to lead a cow up stairs, but it is impossible to lead a cow down stairs.

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why. :o

When you sneeze all your bodily functions stop....even your heart.

Apples are a more effiecent way to wake up in the morning than caffeine is.

The song with the longest title is "I'm a Cranky Old Yank in a Clanky Old Tank on the Streets of Yokohama with my Honolulu Mama Doin' Those Beat-o, Beat-o Flat-On-My-Seat-o, Hirohito Blues" written by Hoagy Carmichael in 1943.

 

[Ozzie]

People might eat oats when they're hungry, but people in Hungary don't eat oats.

 

[2091401]

Feb 26, 2011 23:00:37 GMT -5 2091401 saideople might eat oats when they're hungry, but people in Hungary don't eat oats.
That's prejudice against oats.

Here's a fun fact to send you guys to bed with!

The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night!

 

[2091401]

Coca-cola was originally green.

Almonds are members of the peach family.

 

[Ozzie]

The average Ozzie eats 8 cats in their lifetime at night.

The American Automobile Association (AAA) was founded for the sole purpose of warning motorists of police speed traps.

 

[2091401]

Oregon has more ghost towns then any other state.

 

[Ozzie]

Feb 27, 2011 18:48:57 GMT -5 Car889 saidregon has more ghost towns then any other state.

Lucky you. :P

Does that make Oregon the ghost state?

If you leave a goldfish in a dark room for a long time, it will turn white.

 

[Car889]

Feb 27, 2011 18:52:38 GMT -5 Ozzie said:

Feb 27, 2011 18:48:57 GMT -5 Car889 saidregon has more ghost towns then any other state.

Lucky you. :P

Does that make Oregon the ghost state?

If you leave a goldfish in a dark room for a long time, it will turn white.
Haha I want to try that. I have been to a lot of ghost towns, but I didn't know it had the most in the country.

 

[Car889]

The founder of McDonald's has a bachelor in Hamburgerology.

 

[Ozzie]

Feb 27, 2011 19:03:57 GMT -5 Car889 said:

Feb 27, 2011 18:58:58 GMT -5 Ozzie said:

Animal cruelty!!!!! Call PETA!!!!!!!!!!!
That's not cruel! Lol

PETA would probably think it is...

The average woman consumes 6 lbs. of lip balm/lipstick in a lifetime.

 

[Car889]

Feb 28, 2011 19:26:22 GMT -5 2091401 said:

Feb 28, 2011 17:58:48 GMT -5 Ozzie said:2091401 holds the world record for the most w00t's in a post, with over 50.
54, to be exact.

Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food.

Well humans sort of do too.....

 

[Ozzie]

Feb 27, 2011 18:56:17 GMT -5 Car889 said:

Feb 27, 2011 18:52:38 GMT -5 Ozzie said:

Lucky you. :P

Does that make Oregon the ghost state?

If you leave a goldfish in a dark room for a long time, it will turn white.
Haha I want to try that. I have been to a lot of ghost towns, but I didn't know it had the most in the country.

Animal cruelty!!!!! Call PETA!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Car889]

Feb 27, 2011 18:58:58 GMT -5 Ozzie said:

Feb 27, 2011 18:56:17 GMT -5 Car889 said:
Haha I want to try that. I have been to a lot of ghost towns, but I didn't know it had the most in the country.

Animal cruelty!!!!! Call PETA!!!!!!!!!!!
That's not cruel! Lol

 

[Ozzie]

Feb 28, 2011 17:58:48 GMT -5 Ozzie said:2091401 holds the world record for the most w00t's in a post, with over 50.
54, to be exact.

Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food.

 

[Ozzie]

Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

 

[Ozzie]

There is an average of 50,000 spiders per acre in green areas.

 

[Car889]

2091401 holds the world record for the most w00t's in a post, with over 50.

 

[2091401]

Mar 2, 2011 11:27:18 GMT -5 Ozzie said:Ribbon worms live in the ocean probably though...they're probably not even worms....
1. That's not fun.
2. That's not even really a fact.

You lose.

Each day is longer than the previous one by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century.