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[Noala]

The parasite cymothoa exigua kills the the tongue of its host and then replaces the organ by attaching itself to the stump. It's the only parasite that will replace an organ.

It looks like a headcrab crossed facehugger formed inside a fish

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word in the English dictionary, it's a lung disease caused by the inhalation of fine silica dust (like from volcanoes, makes sense as 'volcano' is part of the condition).

When i looked at that i didnt even try to read the word... i kinda just skipped to "longest word in english dictionary"....

OT: A goldfish is the only animal that can see ultra violet and infra red lighting.

Also wasn't the longest word some place in NZ? A mountain or hill or something.

 

[Guffe]

It's soon Christmas... I'll be dressing up as santa and I'm only 20.
sry kids -.-

Finland is the second country in the world with most forest covering the country in percent. Second only to Canada, Finland also has over 60 000 lakes.

(had to say something about my country)

 

[Psymon138]

St John's Wood is the only station on the London Underground with none of the letters of the word 'mackerel' in it.

 

[Combustion Kevin]

appartheid is the most well-known dutch word in the world, albeit rarely identified as such.

 

[ShindoL Shill]

the first country to impose a smoking ban was Nazi Germany.
less than 1% of the internet is estimated to be porn.
90% of the universe is thought to be dark matter.
Only once in recorded history have two democracies declared war on each other: Britain and Finland during WW2.

the most believable fake statistics are odd numbers between 63-78%.
The first to words of the Ice Breath shout sound like Oprah.

Cracked.com is one of the leading sources of random information on the Escapist.

When Barney Stinson gets sick, he stops being sick and starts being awesome instead.
NPH, who plays Barney, has technically been engaged for years.

one of the facts i said has not been proven true. if i were to give you an estimated chance of you guessing correctly, your chances would improve. you have a 71% chance.

1 is the loneliest number

what about 0?

 

[4RM3D]

less than 1% of the internet is estimated to be porn.

one of the facts i said has not been proven true. if i were to give you an estimated chance of you guessing correctly, your chances would improve. you have a 71% chance.

This can't be true, right?

appartheid is the most well-known dutch word in the world, albeit rarely identified as such.

It's called 'apartheid'. And it is well known because of South-Africa.

 

[ShindoL Shill]

less than 1% of the internet is estimated to be porn.

one of the facts i said has not been proven true. if i were to give you an estimated chance of you guessing correctly, your chances would improve. you have a 71% chance.

This can't be true, right?

nope, that was on QI. so to my knowledge, it's true.

 

[hermes]

OT: If your using Google Chrome, and you go to Google: If you type in, "Do A Barrel Roll" and search, the page will Barrel Roll.

The phrase "Let it snow" will also have some interesting effect.

Napoleon wasn't really small, only in relative terms (people at the time were smaller than today). Also, his personal guard was handpicked among the largest men in the army, so he usually looked smaller when being escorted by them.

 

[hermes]

1 is the loneliest number

what about 0?

0 doesn't count...

 

[Combustion Kevin]

appartheid is the most well-known dutch word in the world, albeit rarely identified as such.

It's called 'apartheid'. And it is well known because of South-Africa.

dutch grammar dictates it to be spelled with two "p"s because of the short "a" sound, besides, can you guess who was boss around there when the associated, racist laws were implemented?

that was us, the dutch.

 

[tobyornottoby]

That medieval people thought the earth was flat is wrong. It's an urban legend spread by the darwinists, who were in a quarrel with the church on the subject of evolution. To make the church look dumb, they made everyone think the church thought the world was flat too. But that the earth is spherical has already been a widely accepted fact (by scholars) for millennia.

What is true is that the church at that time defended the position that the earth was the center of the universe. Because these 2 are pretty similar and easily grouped together, it's one of the most effective urban legends in history.

 

[tobyornottoby]

appartheid is the most well-known dutch word in the world, albeit rarely identified as such.

It's called 'apartheid'. And it is well known because of South-Africa.

dutch grammar dictates it to be spelled with two "p"s because of the short "a" sound, besides, can you guess who was boss around there when the associated, racist laws were implemented?

that was us, the dutch.

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid

???

 

[Combustion Kevin]

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid

???

ik snap mijn taal niet meer. -.-

 

[4RM3D]

appartheid is the most well-known dutch word in the world, albeit rarely identified as such.

It's called 'apartheid'. And it is well known because of South-Africa.

dutch grammar dictates it to be spelled with two "p"s because of the short "a" sound, besides, can you guess who was boss around there when the associated, racist laws were implemented?

that was us, the dutch.

*Looks at profile*
Ah, you are Dutch. Just double checking

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid

???

I was thinking the same thing.

Also, for the Dutch: http://vandale.nl/opzoeken?pattern=apartheid&lang=nn

 

[bojackx]

Eels actually have two sets of jaws; one to grab its prey, the second to pull the prey down into its throat.

 

[DrRockor]

Technically black is every colour mixed together and white is the absence of colour

Edit: I should have specified, I meant in terms of art and not in physics

 

[White_Lama]

When a honey bee drone mates with the queen, his genitalia explode and stays inside her.

(http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/30/30-strangest-animal-mating-habits/)

 

[Hennofletch]

The Monty Hall Paradox - Suppose you're given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. You pick a door, say No. 1 [but the door is not opened], and the host, who knows what's behind the doors, opens another door, say No. 3, which has a goat. He then says to you, "Do you want to pick door No. 2?" Is it to your advantage to switch your choice?

You are actually twice as likely to win if you switch.

For there to be a 100% chance two people share the same birthday there must be 366 people.
A 99% chance is reached by 57 people and a 50% chance by just 23.

6% of men propose over the telephone.

 

[4RM3D]

Technically black is every colour mixed together and white is the absence of colour

Technically, it's the other way around.

White light refracted in a prism revealing the color components:

 

[Rasmus Emilsson]

Technically black is every colour mixed together and white is the absence of colour

However, this is somewhat paradoxial. White light, coming from the sun is every color, when the light hits a "black" material it seems to be black because every wavelength of the light is absorbed. A white material reflects all wavelengths, therefore the material looks white.