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[AhumbleKnight]

Technically 5/2=3. You're only supposed to have as many decimals as the original numbers in the equation. So your supposed to round. It's a dumb rule.

Um, no. When performing calculations you should end an equasion in the same format you begin with. You're already starting with a fraction so you should end with one. If however, you are converting, then you don't need to round as you began with a fraction (wich is a decimal number, just expressed in a different format).

 

[Kuroneko97]

A frog's tongue isn't actually stretchy; it is simply folded in the mouth. When it goes to capture an insect, the tongue just folds out, and then folds back in.

 

[4RM3D]

-Cats can contract AIDS
-"Almost" is the longest english word in alphabetical order, rhytm is the longest without a vowel
-Jackie Chan, Arnold Swazenegger and Salvyster Stollone were noticed by agents after starring in pornos

It's spelled 'rhythm'.

Also, they are called Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. Unless I am unaware of their name change AFTER the porn movies to remove any relation with their history.

 

[RickyRich]

The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the fire engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and soon figured out how to walk up straight staircases.

 

[Jjtricky]

-Cats can contract AIDS
-"Almost" is the longest english word in alphabetical order, rhytm is the longest without a vowel
-Theoreticlly Jupiter would float if place in a large enough body of water
-Jackie Chan, Arnold Swazenegger and Salvyster Stollone were noticed by agents after starring in pornos
-The South African potato has unique immune boosting properties found nowhere else in the world
-The current Julian calender (BC, AD ect) will be off by 10 days somewhere near 2150

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y

"...represents either a vowel or a consonant in English."

This seems appropriate (sorry can't embed images)

http://surethingchief.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SOMETIMESYheader.jpg

Also, why would the calender be out?

Because it has no backbone, a seventy-pound octopus can squeeze through a hole the size of a silver dollar.

The amount of gold dissolved in the oceans is nearly ten million tons, which is about 180 times the total amount of gold dug in mines in the entire history of humanity.

Screw it, here's the link to these facts: http://wambooli.com/fun/fyi/

I kept it open since the last time there was a fun facts thread for times like this

 

[Pegghead]

The little girl who voiced Ducky in the first few Land Before Time films was murdered by her own father.

For fellow aussies, Australian banknotes feature a small watermark of the coat of arms (usually next to the portrait in the middle), hold those suckers up to a light and see for yourself.

 

[krugerrand123]

Lichtenstein is the largest exporter of dentures.
One cup of Green tea has more vitamin C than an orange.

 

[Muphin_Mann]

Ok...so WAAAAY back someone made a comment about goldfish being the only animals to see into infra-red and ultra-violet. Not true, and in fact the most advanced eyes on the planet belong to the Mantis Shrimp. They have somehting like 15 different types of photoreceptors. When your striking at 10 to 20 m/s underwater you need good eyes i guess.

R136a1 is the name of the brightest and most massive star. VY Canis Majoris is the largest. It would take 11,400,000,000,000,000 Earths to fill VY Canis Majoris.

 

[Muphin_Mann]

1 - There is NOT more caffeine in tea than coffee, this is one of those ridiculous lies that will not go away. Certain teas such as "pinhead gunpowder"(also the name of a great pop-punk band) contain unhealthy amounts of caffeine however the average cup of coffee contains far more caffeine than a cup of tea.

Both statements are true. Tea leaves contain more caffine than coffee beans once both are processed. A cup of coffee has more caffine than a cup of tea but a pound of tea leaves has more caffine than pound of coffee beans.

Edit: Sorry to double post. I tried to delete this one but i cant find the function to do so. If an editor comes along and does so, please move the content of it to the post above.

 

[gruggins]

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).

Not true actually. The longest word in the english language is the chemical name for the protien titin. the name is 189819 letters long and can take up to ten munutes to say fully.

here is it read aloud:

 

[conflictofinterests]

While the submarine is vastly superior to boats in every way, over 97% of people still use boats for aquatic transportation.
Hot water freezes quicker than cold water.
Honey does not spoil.
The billionth digit of pi is 9.
Humans can survive underwater, but not for very long.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.
Dental floss has superb tensile strength.
Cellular phones will not give you cancer, only hepatitis.
89% of magic tricks are not magic. Technically, they are sorcery.
Pants were invented by sailors in the 16th century to avoid Poseidon's wrath. It was believed that the sight of naked sailors angered the sea god.
Fact: Space does not exist.

And finally,
The Fact Sphere is the most intelligent sphere.

 

[conflictofinterests]

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).

Not true actually. The longest word in the english language is the chemical name for the protien titin. the name is 189819 letters long and can take up to ten munutes to say fully.

here is it read aloud:

Glad there's a common name, fuck, man o____o

 

[Yassen]

Nero did not "fiddle" during the Great Fire of Rome (violins had not yet been invented, nor was he playing the lyre). In fact, upon hearing news of the fire, Nero rushed back to Rome to organize a relief effort, which he paid for from his own funds. He also opened his palaces to provide shelter for the homeless, and arranged for food supplies to be delivered in order to prevent starvation among the survivors. Finally, he made a new urban development plan that attempted to make it more difficult for fires to spread. However, it is true that he blamed the fire on Christians.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions

Edit: Here's another good one, humans have more than five senses. The truth is we're not entirely sure what is defined as a "sense" so the list ranges from 9 to 20 senses. Besides the well known 5 we have sense of balance, sense of heat, and proprioception (where a part of your body is in relation to the rest in space).

 

[4RM3D]

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).

Not true actually. The longest word in the english language is the chemical name for the protien titin. the name is 189819 letters long and can take up to ten munutes to say fully.

here is it read aloud:

Floccinaucinihilipilification [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Floccinaucinihilipilification] is the longest non technical English word.

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis] is the longest recognized technical word in the English dictionary.

As far as I know (I might be wrong) the full name of Titin is not officially recognized yet in the dictionary. Also, even though the original length is quite amusing, not a soul on this planet is going to say it out loud. Everybody is just going to call it 'Titin', whereas pneumo...etcetera and flocci...etcetera do not have shorter names. Even though I just butchered both words.

 

[Burntpopcarn]

A group of monkeys is called a troop.
Cell phones do not cause cancer, only hepatitis

 

[4RM3D]

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

160 cars can drive side by side on the Monumental Axis in Brazil, the world's widest road.

If Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, there would only be 15 people living there.

 

[Derlwyn]

-Cats can contract AIDS
-"Almost" is the longest english word in alphabetical order, rhytm is the longest without a vowel
-Theoreticlly Jupiter would float if place in a large enough body of water
-Jackie Chan, Arnold Swazenegger and Salvyster Stollone were noticed by agents after starring in pornos
-The South African potato has unique immune boosting properties found nowhere else in the world
-The current Julian calender (BC, AD ect) will be off by 10 days somewhere near 2150

We follow the Gregorian calendar, not the Julian.

 

[craftomega]

There are only 2 known species known to conduct the art of war. Humans and ants.

Chimps.
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1998285,00.html

Termites.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8VDvOVDDWE&feature=like-suggest&list=UL

Google is your friend

 

[shadow.humper]

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.

That is all kinds of fucked up. I'm going to have nightmares now, I hope your happy.

 

[Boom129]

you are only allowed to bring alcohol across the Canadian border if you can sing their national anthem without mucking up any of the lyrics