Weirdest Fact You Know
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Ahh, silly you. Sorry man, it's pronouncedSci-Fi luver437 said:
Cole-gott-eh
Still funny a bit, but inaccurate.
Ganaria would be funnier. It means "I will win" in the future, but sounds like an STD some of us might know and despise
Contrary to popular belief, cows are clever enough to detect weaknesses in fences and then crash through it, jump over it, or even fucking dig under it. I wouldn't believe that last one had I not witnessed it first hand.
The Chevy Nova sold very poorly in Mexico. The Reason: "No Va" literally translates to "No Go," an uninspiring name for a vehicle.
Piranhas a actually fairly cowardly unless cornered. I've personally stuck my arm in a piranha tank to adjust the filter, and they just backed off.
A Microwave communications tower is very poor at cooking things, despite having a much greater power output than a microwave oven. This is because microwave ovens use a specific frequency to excite water molecules, wile communications use a broader spectrum.
Bolztman, who came up with Boltzman's Constant and made many other advances in thermodynamics, committed suicide. So did the next two guys to pick up his work.
April 20 always has ground-level clouds in the main park of the University of Colorado at Boulder college campus, regardless of the actual weather (if you don't get this, google '420').
The Chevy Nova sold very poorly in Mexico. The Reason: "No Va" literally translates to "No Go," an uninspiring name for a vehicle.
Piranhas a actually fairly cowardly unless cornered. I've personally stuck my arm in a piranha tank to adjust the filter, and they just backed off.
A Microwave communications tower is very poor at cooking things, despite having a much greater power output than a microwave oven. This is because microwave ovens use a specific frequency to excite water molecules, wile communications use a broader spectrum.
Bolztman, who came up with Boltzman's Constant and made many other advances in thermodynamics, committed suicide. So did the next two guys to pick up his work.
April 20 always has ground-level clouds in the main park of the University of Colorado at Boulder college campus, regardless of the actual weather (if you don't get this, google '420').
Washington D.C. has the most cocain-contaminated currency in the entire U.S. [I blame Marrian Berry xD]bleachigo10 said:
To add on to the Praying Mantis factoid: Male praying mantises have 2 brains: Once the female eats the head during sex, the second brain takes control so as to finish sex makingCurtmiester said:
To add on to the Music factoid: It is a common misconception that Metal makes people homocidal/ suicidal: Country music however, is known to have the highest rate of listeners/ fans who commit suicideTaborMallory said:
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And now for mine: In America the act of Necrophelia is only a misdomenor offense
It would take you thirty years to count to one billion....... Not sure if it's true maybe one of you guys should test it.
There is no such thing as a panther, it is either a black jaguar or a black leopard. The name most likely stems from the family name from most big cats, Panthera.
There are 17 species of penguins, 10 of those species are warm weather species.
Approximately 70% of people open their mouths when looking up.
Polar bears fur is hollow and clear, and their skin black. this is all for insulation. the reason their fur looks white is the same reason that a bunch of layers of saran wrap look white.
Reference: Work at a Zoo.
There are 17 species of penguins, 10 of those species are warm weather species.
Approximately 70% of people open their mouths when looking up.
Polar bears fur is hollow and clear, and their skin black. this is all for insulation. the reason their fur looks white is the same reason that a bunch of layers of saran wrap look white.
the Bonobo is actually another animal that does it.madbird-valiant said:
Reference: Work at a Zoo.
I'm fairly confident that it is one of those bullshit urban legends. Spiders are smart enough to know that a warm, moist orifice with rapidly changing winds is not a safe place to wander.kemosabi4 said:
The most important thing though, is that your throat tends not to swallow unless instructed by the brain; so even the most adventurous spider probably couldn't get down to your stomach. If they did happen to wander into your mouth, they would most likely end up in your lungs, which you WOULD notice, immediately.
That probably depends on the brand of root beer, I would think most have it (though I don't have a can around to check and Wiki wasn't helpful on that point). The acid you're thinking of is Phosphoric Acid, which is a part of all soft drinks (it's what makes them 'soft' so I hear). While Phosphoric Acid can damage teeth, the amount it does is extremely minor compared to sugar. Seriously, ask your dentist; every single one I've talked to has said that sugary drinks are the worst thing you can do for your teeth (other than not brushing).Assassin Xaero said:
This would seem to be a confusion of statistics and probability. I would say this indicates that men are more likely to be doing an activity that puts them at higher risk of getting struck by lightning. So, 6 times more men than women struck by lightning does not mean men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning. Physiologically, there is no difference between men and women to account for even a tiny difference in chance to be struck by lightning (except average height), so it must be due to circumstances placing more men in harms way than women.VanityGirl said:
Very good! Most people don't actually know that. Bonus points if you can explain what that means. I know, so you can't lie to me about it (though you probably could use Wiki, I'm not a laser physicist).Aedwynn said:
I went to Japan there was a commercial for something, I couldn't understand exactly what, I think some sort of legume. Anyway, I could only understand the first couple of words, roughly translated, "Hey, did you know?" The premise of these commercials was that a person would receive some sort of bean as part of a meal or snack and the bean would say some random fact, then the person would become ill, mainly at the prospect of a talking bean.
They did one in English with Japanese subtitles, the content was a jellybean saying the following:
"say, did you know, A koala's appendix is two meters long?"
They did one in English with Japanese subtitles, the content was a jellybean saying the following:
"say, did you know, A koala's appendix is two meters long?"
