The fun facts thread.
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You have a higher chance of dying on your way to buy a lottery ticket than you do of actually winning the lottery.
Lemons are actually sweeter than strawberries: They're just LOADED with acid that gives them that sour taste.
Ever said 'Bless You' when someone sneezes? That practice began because people believed that when you sneezed, you sneezed out your soul, and saying 'Bless you' restored it.
A fully-grown cat has the IQ of a toddler.
Pong was originally developed as a mility exercise to improve reflexes.
Ever said 'Bless You' when someone sneezes? That practice began because people believed that when you sneezed, you sneezed out your soul, and saying 'Bless you' restored it.
A fully-grown cat has the IQ of a toddler.
Pong was originally developed as a mility exercise to improve reflexes.
It's considered dangerous by it's reputation, and it is one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Maybe you should stop being so damn racist against Bogotions.DJ_DEnM said:
Oh, I stand corrected then. I had heard that second hand from my Father who had apparently gotten it out of a "fun fact" e-mail.Uber Evil said:
Lemmings do not have mass suicide. Mass overpopulation lead to overfeeding, and thus mass migrations into unfamiliar lands.
Upon encountering a lake or water, the front would stop, but the back would keep going and push the front off sometimes.
The mass suicide myth was created by Walt Disney's White Wilderness, which took place in lemming-free Alberta, Canada. The little critters falling into the ocean was the filmmakers throwing them into a river.
Upon encountering a lake or water, the front would stop, but the back would keep going and push the front off sometimes.
The mass suicide myth was created by Walt Disney's White Wilderness, which took place in lemming-free Alberta, Canada. The little critters falling into the ocean was the filmmakers throwing them into a river.
Any patent that has been around since 1890 has looooooooooong since expired my friend!Llil said:
Sorry if these have already been said.
Chickens have the Genes to grow teeth
More people aged 20-30 know that Mario is a Plumber then 10-20 year olds.
There is a galaxy that has so much pressure and carbon, it's almost like a giant diamond.
Saturn is mainly known for it's rings however Uranus(or Neptune) has more rings.
In pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Trapinch is described as an 'Ant trap' pokemon, however an Ant pokemon didn't appear until 5th gen.
Talking of 5th gen, The dragonspiral tower has a strange resemblance to the Sanctury Dungeon in Zelda a link the past < Try this one out
Chickens have the Genes to grow teeth
Megaman is only blue because in the 8-bit colour chart blue has the most variations and Inufane wanted Megaman to be detailed
Megaman was originally 2 individual sprites, his head and body were animated differently
Megaman 6 had the highest colour per sprite in any 8-bit game.
Knightman and Blademan (And Windman i think) were Robot masters designed by average people for a competition for Capcom.
Zero was supposed to be the main Protagonist for Megaman X, however they replaced him with X since he looks more like Classic Megaman
Due to Megaman x6 being released without Inufane's agreement the plot of Megaman Zero had to be altered.
The characters in Megaman x5 when imported over to the eastern countries they got renamed to names based off of members of Guns and Roses.
Megaman was originally 2 individual sprites, his head and body were animated differently
Megaman 6 had the highest colour per sprite in any 8-bit game.
Knightman and Blademan (And Windman i think) were Robot masters designed by average people for a competition for Capcom.
Zero was supposed to be the main Protagonist for Megaman X, however they replaced him with X since he looks more like Classic Megaman
Due to Megaman x6 being released without Inufane's agreement the plot of Megaman Zero had to be altered.
The characters in Megaman x5 when imported over to the eastern countries they got renamed to names based off of members of Guns and Roses.
There is a galaxy that has so much pressure and carbon, it's almost like a giant diamond.
Saturn is mainly known for it's rings however Uranus(or Neptune) has more rings.
In pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Trapinch is described as an 'Ant trap' pokemon, however an Ant pokemon didn't appear until 5th gen.
Talking of 5th gen, The dragonspiral tower has a strange resemblance to the Sanctury Dungeon in Zelda a link the past < Try this one out
It's called a Tarantula HawkSwitchblade1080 said:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Tarantula_hawk.JPG/800px-Tarantula_hawk.JPG
Also, it's sting is considered to be one of the most excruciatingly painful insect stings in the world.
Wow, what is it with me and insects today?
I'd better not poke it...
Piranhas hunt their prey in packs out of their own fear of Dolphins...
Piranhas hunt their prey in packs out of their own fear of Dolphins...
I'm pretty sure pong was based off of a game the radar guys created when playing with the radar screens.The Heavy Metal Nerd said:
Saturn is so light that if there were a giant pool that could hold it, Saturn would actually float in it.
If you were to fall into a black hole and could survive the gravity you would actually live long enough to see the end of the universe or die of starvation since time basically comes to a halt in a black hole.
I know others but I'm to lazy to double check my books to verify the facts so I'm not corrected.
If you were to fall into a black hole and could survive the gravity you would actually live long enough to see the end of the universe or die of starvation since time basically comes to a halt in a black hole.
I know others but I'm to lazy to double check my books to verify the facts so I'm not corrected.
