Title: Weird interesting facts you've heard/read
Post by: Wazzzup on March 13, 2019, 01:39:16 AM
Post by: Wazzzup on March 13, 2019, 01:39:16 AM
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Post by: Wazzzup on March 13, 2019, 01:39:25 AM
Post by: Wazzzup on March 13, 2019, 01:39:25 AM
The Romans made a kind of concrete that would even set under water
The Egyptians knew how to make colored glass
A group of crows is called a "murder"
Title: Re: Weird interesting facts you've heard/read
Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 01:58:32 AM
Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 01:58:32 AM
Known as Turritopsis dohrnii—or colloquially, the immortal jellyfish—this animal is able to revert back into its adolescent state after going through adulthood, and repeats this process for all eternity.
People in Medieval England had rap battles.
Before rap battles, there was "flyting," a type of trading of insults that was popular from the 5th to the 16th centuries in England and Scotland. As Atlas Obscura describes it, "Participants employed the timeless tools of provocation and perversion as well as satire, rhetoric, and early bathroom humor to publicly trounce opponents," and even society's elite would join in these battles of wits.
The first interracial TV kiss was on Star Trek.
While being mind-controlled by aliens, Kirk and Uhura (played by William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols, respectively) made television history by having the first-ever interracial kiss in a 1968 episode of the Star Trek television series.
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Post by: Wazzzup on March 13, 2019, 02:04:51 AM
Post by: Wazzzup on March 13, 2019, 02:04:51 AM
There is a Species of Jellyfish that Never DiesQuote from: "Herman"
Known as Turritopsis dohrnii—or colloquially, the immortal jellyfish—this animal is able to revert back into its adolescent state after going through adulthood, and repeats this process for all eternity.
I did not know that very cool.
I wonder if they had yo mama jokes back then?People in Medieval England had rap battles.Quote from: "Herman"
Before rap battles, there was "flyting," a type of trading of insults that was popular from the 5th to the 16th centuries in England and Scotland. As Atlas Obscura describes it, "Participants employed the timeless tools of provocation and perversion as well as satire, rhetoric, and early bathroom humor to publicly trounce opponents," and even society's elite would join in these battles of wits.
Another cool fact. This one I had heard about. I imagine at the time it was pretty controversial.The first interracial TV kiss was on Star Trek.Quote from: "Herman"
While being mind-controlled by aliens, Kirk and Uhura (played by William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols, respectively) made television history by having the first-ever interracial kiss in a 1968 episode of the Star Trek television series.
Title: Re: Weird interesting facts you've heard/read
Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 02:08:26 AM
Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 02:08:26 AM
There is a Species of Jellyfish that Never DiesQuote from: "Herman"
Known as Turritopsis dohrnii—or colloquially, the immortal jellyfish—this animal is able to revert back into its adolescent state after going through adulthood, and repeats this process for all eternity.
I did not know that very cool.I wonder if they had yo mama jokes back then?People in Medieval England had rap battles.Quote from: "Herman"
Before rap battles, there was "flyting," a type of trading of insults that was popular from the 5th to the 16th centuries in England and Scotland. As Atlas Obscura describes it, "Participants employed the timeless tools of provocation and perversion as well as satire, rhetoric, and early bathroom humor to publicly trounce opponents," and even society's elite would join in these battles of wits.:laugh: Another cool fact. This one I had heard about. I imagine at the time it was pretty controversial.The first interracial TV kiss was on Star Trek.Quote from: "Herman"
While being mind-controlled by aliens, Kirk and Uhura (played by William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols, respectively) made television history by having the first-ever interracial kiss in a 1968 episode of the Star Trek television series.
i don't know why, but I thought the first interracial kiss would have involved Sidney Poitier.
Title: Re: Weird interesting facts you've heard/read
Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 09:10:29 AM
Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 09:10:29 AM
Cap'n Crunch's full name is Horatio Magellan Crunch.
The Vatican City is the country that drinks the most wine per capita at 74 liters per citizen per year.
"Almost" is the longest word in English with all the letters in alphabetical order.
f a female ferret does not have sex for a year, she will die.
Title: Re: Weird interesting facts you've heard/read
Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 09:14:32 AM
Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 09:14:32 AM
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
Human birth control pills work on gorillas.
The "hashtag" key on your keyboard (#) is called an octotroph.
Alaska law says that you can't look at a moose from an airplane.
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Post by: Frood on March 13, 2019, 11:12:05 AM
Post by: Frood on March 13, 2019, 11:12:05 AM
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Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 12:15:59 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 12:15:59 PM
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Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 12:50:58 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 12:50:58 PM
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Post by: Wazzzup on March 13, 2019, 03:14:39 PM
Post by: Wazzzup on March 13, 2019, 03:14:39 PM
Title: Re: Weird interesting facts you've heard/read
Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 03:25:52 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 03:25:52 PM
Nice contributions all. Fash you really know a lot of odd and interesting facts. Well done.Quote from: "Wazzzup"ac_drinks
This is a very good thread Wazzzup..
But, I Google for bizarre facts.
Title: Re: Weird interesting facts you've heard/read
Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 03:38:21 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 03:38:21 PM
Every year 16 million gallons of oil runs off pavement into streams, rivers, and eventually, oceans in the United States. This is more oil than was spilled by the Exxon Valdez.
Title: Re: Weird interesting facts you've heard/read
Post by: Wazzzup on March 13, 2019, 03:39:42 PM
Post by: Wazzzup on March 13, 2019, 03:39:42 PM
That's okay. They're good that's what matters. The first ones I posted I heard on tv shows, but I googled these--
This is a very good thread Wazzzup..
But, I Google for bizarre facts.
ac_blush
Octopuses have three hearts and an earthworm has five.
Adolf Hitler was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
If you shrunk the sun down to the size of a white blood cell and shrunk the Milky Way Galaxy down using the same scale, it would be the size of the continental United States.
Humans share 50% of their DNA with bananas.
Honey never spoils. You can eat 32,000-year-old honey.
There are more atoms in a glass of water than glasses of water in all the oceans on Earth.
The probability of you drinking a glass of water that contains a molecule of water that also passed through a dinosaur is almost 100%.
This is what sand looks like under a microscope--
Title: Re: Weird interesting facts you've heard/read
Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 04:57:36 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 04:57:36 PM
Title: Re: Weird interesting facts you've heard/read
Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 05:56:57 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 13, 2019, 05:56:57 PM
-Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
-A pregnant goldfish is called a twit. Total Dunce is a pregnant goldfish.
-Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of the blue whale.
-The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
Title: Re: Weird interesting facts you've heard/read
Post by: Anonymous on March 14, 2019, 05:25:11 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 14, 2019, 05:25:11 PM
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
A single cloud can weight more than 1 million pounds.
A human will eat on average 70 assorted insects and 10 spiders while sleeping.
The average person walks the equivalent of three times around the world in a lifetime.
Coca-Cola would be green if coloring wasn't added to it.
You cannot snore and dream at the same time.
Chewing gum while you cut an onion will help keep you from crying.
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
Title: Re: Weird interesting facts you've heard/read
Post by: Anonymous on March 15, 2019, 09:08:39 AM
Post by: Anonymous on March 15, 2019, 09:08:39 AM
-India has a Bill Of Rights for cows.
-Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.
-Almonds are a member of the peach family.
=-In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
-The Bible is the world's most shoplifted book.
-In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.
-It is illegal to carry an icecream in your back pocket in Kentucky.
Title: Re: Weird interesting facts you've heard/read
Post by: Anonymous on March 16, 2019, 12:49:52 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 16, 2019, 12:49:52 PM
A drop of sea water has approximately 1 billion atoms of gold.
The lighter used to light cigarettes was invented before the matchbox.
The human stomach gets new linings after every three days.
One out of every 20 people have an extra rib.
A monkey was once prosecuted and convicted in South Bend Indiana for smoking a cigarette
Japanese scientists have proved that moderate drinking can significantly increase a person's IQ. I am going to test this one out today on an Irish pub crawl through Barrie. But, it's the moderate part though.
Title: Re: Weird interesting facts you've heard/read
Post by: Anonymous on March 16, 2019, 12:54:48 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 16, 2019, 12:54:48 PM
employees.
The color of the chicken's earlobe determines the color of the egg, i.e. a chicken with red earlobe will lay brown eggs whereas a chicken with white earlobes will lay white eggs. Chickens have earlobes.
Annually, there are more than 20 billion coconuts produced.
More than 1.7 billion cups of coffee are consumed daily worldwide.
It is illegal (against the law) in Alabama to wear a fake moustache that would cause laughter in the church.
When one dies, the first sense that is lost is the sight and the last sense that is lost is hearing.
In Italy, it is illegal to construct a coffin from any other material apart from wood and nutshell.
China has more English speakers than the United States of America.
The fastest moving snake on land is the black mamba that can sprint at 7 miles per hour.
Annually, 45 million Turkeys are eaten in America during thanks giving day.
Denmark consumes more candy than anywhere else in the world with approximately 29.5 pounds of candy per person consumed annually.
McDonald's chain of restaurant serves more than 43 million customers worldwide on a daily basis.
More than 70% of poor people in the world are female.
During World War II, soldiers used condoms to shield their rifle barrels from being damaged by salty water as they swam across to the sea shore.
The human body needs about 88 pounds of oxygen daily.
Title: Re: Weird interesting facts you've heard/read
Post by: Anonymous on March 16, 2019, 03:14:32 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 16, 2019, 03:14:32 PM
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Post by: deadskinmask on March 16, 2019, 05:59:30 PM
Post by: deadskinmask on March 16, 2019, 05:59:30 PM
Title: Re: Weird interesting facts you've heard/read
Post by: Gaon on March 17, 2019, 02:05:58 PM
Post by: Gaon on March 17, 2019, 02:05:58 PM
i've been told - all calico cats are female.... seems weird. can't say either way though.... i only pet them as opposed to taking them on dates so i never really checked.... i guess i could have googled it but i was afraid it would actually be false and leave me with nothing of interest to post....Quote from: "deadskinmask"
We left our cat in Israel. We regret that every time we see a cat or in this case, read about cats.
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Post by: feral on March 17, 2019, 04:19:02 PM
Post by: feral on March 17, 2019, 04:19:02 PM
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Post by: Anonymous on March 17, 2019, 07:29:28 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 17, 2019, 07:29:28 PM
Donald duck has been banned in Finland cause he doesnt wear pants.Quote from: "feral"
Is that why Odi never leaves the house....he'll be arrested.
Title: Re: Weird interesting facts you've heard/read
Post by: deadskinmask on March 17, 2019, 07:51:00 PM
Post by: deadskinmask on March 17, 2019, 07:51:00 PM
i've been told - all calico cats are female.... seems weird. can't say either way though.... i only pet them as opposed to taking them on dates so i never really checked.... i guess i could have googled it but i was afraid it would actually be false and leave me with nothing of interest to post....Quote from: "deadskinmask"
We left our cat in Israel. We regret that every time we see a cat or in this case, read about cats.
that sucks, man. i'm a cat enthusiast.... i plan to treat myself to a savannah cat once i'm off to myself.... the ppl i currently live with are 'kitty cat kryptonite'....
Title: Re: Weird interesting facts you've heard/read
Post by: Anonymous on March 17, 2019, 11:04:20 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 17, 2019, 11:04:20 PM
Neil Armstrong Had to Go Through U.S. Customs after Returning from the Moon
Saudi Arabia Imports Camels from Australia
The Current U.S. Flag Was Designed by a 17-Year-Old for a School Project. He Got a B-
Your iPhone Has More Computing Power than NASA Used for the Moon Landing
You're Twice as Likely to Be Killed by a Vending Machine as by a Shark
More Photos Were Taken in the Last 2 Minutes than in the Entire 19th Century