The Random Facts Thread

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Okay, thought this might be a nice idea for a fun thread where we can all learn something at the same time :)

Basically, I thought we could all contribute random and interesting facts about...well, anything, really. Whether they're about your country, favourite sport, animals, celebrities etc. All sorts of things - whatever you like (though please do keep in mind this is a PG 13 board - I don't think I need to expand on that point any further ;) ).

Okay, I'll start off with a few random ones:

There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building.

Other than humans, pigs are the only animals that can get sunburn.

You are more likely to be struck by lightning than you are to be eaten by a shark.

The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
 
What an excellent thread wibble :D

Here is an random fact -

Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump :D

I know loads of facts, but for some reason I can only remember the one. :lol:
 
Awesome thread guys
i got a few

a penguin has only one orgasm a year

a pigs orgasm lasts for 30 minutes

humans and dolphins are the only animals to have sex for pleasure

after the russian revolution, Americas biggest import into russia was hotdogs

coca-cola was originally green
i have a huge book with loads of random facts
 
Awesome thread wibby! Here's some :):

The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king is dead."

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint - no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers.

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"

The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
 
45.2% of people pee in the shower.

About 400 different kinds of microbes live on and in the human body.

A blue whale's heart is the size of a Volkswagen Beetle!
 
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
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and if you did sneeze with your eyes open the force would be so strong your eyes would pop out of their sockets (learnt that in science) :D
 
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
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and if you did sneeze with your eyes open the force would be so strong your eyes would pop out of their sockets (learnt that in science) :D
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Ok - that is quite scary. :lol:

When you die your hair still grows for a couple of months.

The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees.
 
Thia thread is cool

- A million dollars in one dollar bills weighs 1 ton.
- The average american's attention span is 11 minutes.
- If you microwave an egg it will explode.
- It's imopssible to lick you elbow.
- No matter how hard someone pinches the skin on your elbow, you will not feel pain in it if your arm is straightened.
- If you give a bird an antacid, it blows up.
- The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

I'll probaly have more later
 
- It's impossible to lick you elbow.
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Oh yeah. I tried that ages ago. Physically impossible. Unless you get someone else to lick your elbow. But not many people would. :lol:

- No matter how hard someone pinches the skin on your elbow, you will not feel pain in it if your arm is straightened.
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But if you scrape it, it hurts!

- If you give a bird an antacid, it blows up.
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*calls the birds in the back garden - handful of antacids* Not really. :devil:
 
I too have a book of random facts, Here are my faves:

John F Kennedy was related to the woman who posed for the Mona Lisa.

Flies can get athletes foot

There has only been one armed robbery in the history of Iceland

Moose are very nearsighted, some try to mate with cars(yes this is true, I've heard of it happening!)

every year, Mexico sinks about 10 inches.

Bats always turn left when exiting a cave

racehorses can't outrun ostriches

you get more vitamin C from strawberries then from oranges.

forty percent of Americans have NEVER visited a dentist.

Divorce rates rise in the winter.

The smartest puppies can only remember things for 45 seconds.

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When you die your hair still grows for a couple of months.
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Um, they made a statement to the contrary on CSI. Doc Robbins said that it's a common myth that hair grows after death, when in reality the skin contracts to reveal it. Maybe that only applies in certain situations though.
 
Ah, but they've never really been certain that a woman actually posed for the Mona Lisa... in fact many have felt that it was actually a self-portrait of the artist himself, sort of like the emailed picture of the "woman" in the CSI episode "A Little Murder".
 
Yeah, that one that is in debate, to be more specific:

John F Kennedy was related to Lisa Gheradini, the woman rumoured to have posed for the Mona Lisa
 
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