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here are some facts to keep your brain at its peek!!
please add your own intresting TRUE facts}



Leonardo da Vinci spent 12 years painting the Mona Lisa's lips.

Betsy Ross is the only real person that was the head on a Pez dispenser.

There is about 1/4 pound of salt in each gallon of seawater.

The tip of a bullwhip moves so fast that it breaks the sound barrier; the crack of the whip is actually a tiny sonic boom.

Jean-Paul Sartre rejected the 1964 Nobel Prize in literature, explaining that to accept such an award would compromise his integrity as a writer.

World wide consumption of Pork exceeds that of any other meat.

Marilyn Monroe had six toes.

MTV (Music Television) first aired at 12:01 AM on August 1, 1981. The first video was 'Video Killed the Radio Star' by the Bugles.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.

Charles de Gaulle's final words were, "It hurts"

It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.

The electric chair was invented by a dentist. (DUH!)

Jim Morrison (of the 60's rock group 'The Doors') was the first rock star to be arrested on stage.

Dry cereal for breakfast was invented by John Henry Kellogg at the turn of the century.

The "ZIP" in Zip Code stands for "Zone Improvement Plan."

A jumbo jet uses 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off.

In ancient Egypt, killing a cat was a crime punishable by death.

When Bugs Bunny first appeared in 1935, he was called Happy Rabbit.

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

It is estimated that millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them!

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

Heres one U all know, Pigs dont sweat,hence why they like the mud, to kool off.

The speed of "information" or "electric frequencys" in a fast or good Computer, travels at the speed of light.

Wolves are the most mis-understood creatures of all time and history. There not evil like soo many stories have told.

» There are 119 grooves on the edge of a quarter.

» The Honours of Scotland are the Crown, the Sceptre, and the Sword of State. They are emblems of kingly power when Scotland was a separate kingdom

» Saturday mail delivery in Canada was eliminated by Canada Post on February 1, 1969.

» In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes.

» The Indian epic poem the "Mahabhrata" is eight times longer than "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" combined.

» Scarlett O' Hara, Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind lead character, was originally given the name Pansy.

» In trucking circles, a "bumper sticker" is a tailgater who is following another vehicle too closely.

» Set in 175 acres of woodland in Yorkshire Dales, Britain's Lightwater Valley Theme Park has the longest roller coaster in the world, The Ultimate, as affirmed by the Guinness Book of World Records 2000.

» There are 18 different animal shapes in the Animal Crackers cookie zoo.

» There are 3 main groups/shapes of pathogenic bacteria: cocci (round), bacilli (rod-shaped), and spirilla (coil-like).

» The initials M.G. on the famous British-made automobile stand for "Morris Garage."

» There are 42 dots on a pair of dice.

» The kerosene fungus can live in jet fuel tanks. If there is a minute amount of water in the tank, the fungus can use the fuel as food.

» Should there be a crash, Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane as a precaution.

» There are 48 teaspoons in a cup: three teaspoons make a tablespoon and 16 tablespoons to a cup.

» The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card.

» Since 1874 the mints of the United States have been making currency for foreign governments, whose combined orders have at times exceeded the volume of domestic requirements.

» There are 640 acres in a square mile.

» The kings in a deck of cards each represent a great king from history. The king of spades is King David, the king of clubs is Alexander the Great, the king of hearts is Charlemagne, and the king of diamonds is Julius Caesar.

» Slime molds are half fungus and half bacteria. They live on the floor of South American rainforests and slither around like an animal in search of food while, like a plant, they scatter spores that will become more slime molds.

» There are about 3,000 hot dog vendors in metropolitan New York.


» Some microbes cause diseases, but most are harmless and many are actually helpful. For example, some microbes help clean up oil spills.

» There are more than 40,000 characters in Chinese script.

» The LEGO company was founded by Ole Kirk Christiansen in Billund, Denmark, in 1916. Today it has over 9,000 employees worldwide. The Danish words Leg and Godt were put together to make "LEGO." Later, it was discovered that in Latin, the term "Lego" means "I put together" or "I assemble."

» Some Persian rugs may last as long as 500 years before wearing out.

» There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.

» The little bits of paper left over when holes are punched in data cards or tape are called "chad."

» Some toothpaste and makeup contain crushed volcanic stone.

» There are odor technicians in the perfume trade with the olfactory skill to distinguish 20,000 odors at 20 levels of intensity.

taking a toaster that is plugged in into the bathtub with you is bad for your health.

er wait. nm.

okay lets see what I can remeber...

Coke was originally green.

The man who did the voice of Bugs Bunny was allergic to carrots

man my brain stopped...I'll get back to you

Extension for interesting fact above:

Dry cereal for breakfast was invented by John Henry Kellogg at the turn of the century.....


But it was invented as a way of lowering the libido of the populace to reduce sexual activity.

no more kellogs for me. :o]

did you know that eating the box is more healthy than the cereal? or so i heard...

really now deity
hehe
additions to above
coca cola will eat through an iron nail in under a week
coke is used in many machine shops as a bolt loosener when bolts are rusted shut

In response to the coke cola one, i saw those myths tested on myth busters on discovery channel and they werent true.

in addition to the coca cola one did u kno that during the great depression i believe coca cola at one time had a chance to buy pepsi becaz there was a sugar shortage and pepsi was hurtn really bad but coke turned it down caz they didnt feel it was right......hmmm what else

In Florida, if a man watches a woman undress in front of a window, he can be arrested as a peeping tom. On the other hand, if a woman watches a man undress in front of a window, she can have him arrested for indecent exposure.

wow O_o

1. Sex is a beauty treatment. Scientific tests find that when woman make love they produce double amounts of the hormone estrogen, which make hair shiny and skin smooth.

2. Gentle, relaxed lovemaking reduces your chances of suffering dermatitis,skin rashes and blemishes. The sweat produced cleanses the pores and makes your skin glow.

3. Lovemaking can burn up those calories you piled on during that romantic dinner.

4. Sex is one of the safest sports you can take up. It stretches and tunes up just about every muscles in the body. It's more enjoyable than swimming 20 laps and you don't need special sneakers!

5. Sex is an instant cure for mild depression. It releases the body endorphins into the bloodstream, producing a sense of euphoria and leaving you with a feeling of well-being.

6. The more sex you have, the more you will be offered. The sexually active body gives off greater quantities of chemicals called pheromones. These subtle sex perfumes drive the opposite sex crazy!

7. Sex is the safest tranquiliser in the world. It is 10 times more effective than Valium.

8. Kissing each day will keep the dentist away. Kissing encourages saliva to wash food from the teeth and lowers the level of the acid that causes decay, preventing plaque build-up.

9. Sex actually relieves headaches. A lovemaking session can release the tension that restricts blood vessels in the brain.

10. A lot of lovemaking can unblock a stuffy nose. Sex is a natural antihistamine. It can help combat asthma and hay fever!

11. The origin of the English word "orgasm" derives from the Greek, "orgaein," meaning "to swell" or "be excited or lustful."

12. Humans are the only species on earth that have face-to-face sex.

13-) Gun owners are among the most sexually active Americans.

14-) Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of the blue whale.

15-) The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."

16-) Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.

17-) Someone paid $14,000 for the bra Marilyn Monroe wore in Some Like It Hot.

18-) The average bra size today is 36C. Ten years ago it was 34B.

19-) A lifespan of an eyelash is approximately 150 days.

20-) A human eyeball weighs an ounce.


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as yes heres some more..
~over in missouri anyone under the age of 21 who takes out the household trash containing even a single container of alcohol can be charged!
~a cat has 32 muscles in each ear
~woman blink twice as much as men
~right handed people,on average,live 9 years longer than left handed
~heres a stupid one..in england the speaker of the house isnt allowed to speak
~almonds are a member of the peach family
~the world's youngest parents were 8 and 9, lived in china 1910
~The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
~oooh i like this one, did u kno the strongest muscle in the body is the TONGUE!!
~Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour, ouch

and lastly
~You can't kill yourself by holding your breath

*now what else

No matter how hard you try you can't lick your elbow

un less u have a really long tongue a dn a small arm in length...with ummm a flexible neck???

actually. whisper, there are a select few that can lick their tongue. Amazing!

lick their tongue?

wtf?!

i have chemistry on my mind. sorry


i meant

can lick their elbow

lol

Your foot is exactly the same length as the distance from the bottom of your palm to the crook of your elbow.

ooooh i have a few more intresting but stupid facts

† All of the clocks in the movie Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20.

† Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.

† Did you know you share your birthday with at least 9 other million people in the world? who woulda thunk

† Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie

† Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age

† You know that you are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.

theres alot more where that came from

Hippopotamuses actually sweat blood. Their skin contains a great amount of an oily substance that exudes from the pores, and when the beast perspires a little blood gets mixed in.

Bats are the only mammals that are able to fly.

hmmm...
yeah...
*dolphins make love as we do...for
the pleasure
* male orangutans are sometimes
raping the females
*The animal responsible for the most human deaths worldwide is the mosquito.
*People who drink coffee are less likely to commit suicide than people who don’t.

*Semen contains small amounts of more than thirty elements, including fructose, ascorbic acid, cholesterol, creatine, citric acid, lactic acid, nitrogen, vitamin B12, and various s salts and enzymes.
*Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous line in Terminator 'I'll be back' was originally scripted as 'I'll come back'.
*Women who went to college are more likely than high school dropouts to enjoy both the giving and receiving of oral sex.
*the average weight of a girafe`s heart is 12kg.
*A swan has 5000feathers on its neck only

more comming...maby

The outdoor temperature can be estimated to within several degrees by timing the chirps of a cricket. It is done this way: count the number of chirps in a 15-second period, and add 37 to the total. The result will be very close to the actual Fahrenheit temperature. This formula, however, only works in warm weather.

did u know that a catfish has over 100,000 taste buds?

ask smoke sometime to contribute to the fun facts he's full of them.

I would like to take this moment to say that i CAN lick my elbow :P...my tounge is creepily long...

wow, real life evidence. AWESOME! :o]

LOL Fangs....very niiiiiiice....well done!

fact:

my sister can eat 3 cups of ketchup

(kinda gross)

coke a cola used to have cokecain in it

thus the coke in COKE a cola and the coke im COKEain

no freakin duh....heh my mom works for coke

Correction on Coke.... I use it to clean a coin collection of mine.

Leave a coin in there for a few days and presto! Clean coin with out harsh abrasive cleanres... oki, I know, I'm a geek

And Banshee got it in one, Humans and Dolphins mate for pleasure.

Dolphins also use rape as a form of territory defence, males rape males

Kinky bunch our dolphines!

Love this thread!

Oh I got a pointless one for you..

Did you know the pig orgasm last 30 mintues? My nexy life I am clong back as a pig... yeah baby!

hmmm...heres some more useless facts

† the average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it.
† When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites.
† On average, people fear spiders more than they do death
† Cat's urine glows under a black light.
† Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.
† If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb
† If Barbie were life-size her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall and have a neck twice the length of a normal human's neck.
† A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
† Polar bears are left-handed.
† Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
† More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.

In Virginia, there is a law that has been on the books since Jamestown was started. You can get arrested in your own home and sentenced to a maximum possible 10 years in jail for having oral sex.

*mental note* Morey... don't move to Virginia!....

Polar Bears are Left handed! Now thats very interesting for one such as I... So in a former incarnation it's looking benign that i was a snow dwelling, long clawed, cold blooded killer of a beast...... (hold on, thats not too much different from how i am now) *evil demented grin*

John Le Mesuiers last words were "Its all been rather wonderful"

Polar bears... thats a scary fact!

Oh, on Spike Milligans grave it says I TOLD YOU I WAS ILL. I have loads of these. Infact, I used to do a Fact Of The Week in my work diary. I will dig an old one out and let you know x x

yeah...mail pigs ejaculate for 30 minutes...and do you know how much of `it` do they get out...i mean in?
you dont?
well...about 1,5 l !

another facrt... animals can have the Parkinson`s sindrom...my friend has a cat that has it...though it is very sad to se it, belive me I couldnt stop lauging...sick isent it?

-- Eddie Murpheys role in Beverly Hills Cop was origionally written for Sylvester Stalone.

-- The one thing Sir Sean Connery wore in ALL of his movies is a hair piece.

-- It is physically impossible for a human to sneeze with their eyes remaining open.

-- The role of Dirty Harry was written for Frank Sinatra, NOT Clint Eastwood.

-- There is no such thing as a true black rose. Rub the petals on a piece of white paper, it's purple.


Thats all I have for right now.

lol bunshee....yeah its sad ....ure evil!!!! lol jk, its kinda funny i guess?

anyway, Empress i love your little facts =)

The aquatic animal, the Red Sponge, can be broken into a thousand pieces and still reconstitute itself.

Bamboo can grow three feet in twenty-four hours.

Average speed of Heinz ketchup from the mouth of an opened bottle: 25 miles per year.

Carnivorous animals will not eat another animal that has been hit by a lightning strike

It takes about 142.18 licks to reach the center of a tootsie pop.

Goldfish can suffer motion sickness.

The plastic things at the end of shoe laces are called aglets.

The US government will not allow portaits of living people to be placed on stamps

i have some more fun facts but i'll post em lata

It's estimated that more bullets were fired during New Year's celebrations this year in Texas then in the Gulf War.

David Hasselhoff's great uncle was the inventor of the inflatable sheep.

The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

During WWII, a German U-Boat sunk due to a malfunctioning toilet.

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

hippopomonstraussusequilibdophobia.. is the fear of big words... :)

on anaconda the waterfall flows backwards wen they r going past it for the second time

toiletduct...are you sure about the texas fact???

Banshee and Diety, you know too much about pighs and bamboo *giggles ;-)*

You know, you can teach a octopus to open a jar, and pigs to play videogames, for food?

No Darkness, I just ran across it on a site.
It wouldn't surprise me though, there wasn't a tremendous amount of ground fire in the first Gulf War, it was nearly all aerial assult and the like.

Heres one i just heard. The Great Barrier Reef is the only animal viewable from space. hmmmm

lol dhampir, please dont tell me that you're a goat shanker *wink* shank me instead. :oX lol..kiddddddddding



ok, a polar bear's hair is not white, but transparent.

yeah and their skin is black

were do yall come up with this stuff???

that fact fairy visits us at night and blesses us with such knowledge.


no no.. it's www.google.com

Ahhh, bless Google for its insight into the insane.

You cant lick your own elbow.

I bet you tried.

once more.. i reiterate the fact that you can lick your elbow but only a few people are actually capable of it.

you can't lick your own bowels

HA! try THAT one ;)

haha nice one :o]

* Ants never walk over white paint.

* An ancient Egyptian household would shave off its eyebrows & eyelashes when a household cat died

* nails eventually curl off when they are too long, they dont keep on lenghting straightly.

*Baboons are known to assualt human females to rape them

* A gorilla once actually killed its master after it saw him making love to his wife.. the gorilla had fallen in love with the wife too.

*Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star

*The Catholic idea of Trinity in God came fro mthe Egyptian Idea of 3 Gods in one!

*Vodka is Russian for little water

*Aluminiun used to be more valuable that gold!

The historical meaning of the word FUCK was:

F- fornication
U- under
C- consent of the
K- king

You would apply to the King for permission and would be given a hanging for your door that said F.U.C.K.

It is also against the laws of Physics for a Bumble Bee to fly.

I guess no one told the little stinging bastards!

you mean current laws of physics? could you elaborate on this bumblebee thing. it clearly flies. so it can't be breaking any laws of anything... but then again our physics kinda sucks. there's a LOT we don't know

lol... nice thread :)

interesting... hehe

the bumble bee should not be able to fly because of the large size of it's body and the tiny size of it's wings there is apparantly not enough surface area of the wings to carry the large size of the body but hey look the buzz past us and attack us even still stupid little insects