Interesting, amusing, but mostly useless tidbits of information

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 2:24 pm

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb. Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand. Shakespeare invented the word "assassination" and "bump." Marilyn Monroe had six toes on one foot. If you keep a Goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left handed people do. The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the Alphabet. The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it. The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night. A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair. It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world. Who's that playing the piano on the "Mad About You" theme? Paul Reiser himself. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched." On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building is an American flag. All of the clocks in the movie Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill. Almonds are members of the peach family. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable. The youngest pope was 11 years old. The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910. A snail can sleep for 3 years. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class. China has more English speakers than the United States. The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. A polar bear's skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear. Elvis had a twin brother named Garon, who died at birth, which is why Elvis' middle name was spelled Aron; in honor of his brother.

scherry2 · Post by **scherry2** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 6:06 pm

WOW your right they are amusing useless tidbits of information

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 9:06 pm

How long did it take you to find all that out

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 9:57 pm

i have seen all those listed together on joke websites. there are more, i'll see if i can dig some up!

Reynoma · Post by **Reynoma** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 11:18 pm

Quote, originally posted by ragingfish Â»The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it. The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night. Those are a little hard to believe.Quote, originally posted by ragingfish Â»A snail can sleep for 3 years. I think I can top that!

Pablo1669 · Post by **Pablo1669** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 1:00 am

Quote, originally posted by ragingfish Â»The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb. Rule of thumb, you can't do much damage with that, perhaps it should have been rule of wrist.Quote, originally posted by ragingfish Â»All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill. .Funny, I could only count 27 of them

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 1:25 am

The venom in a Daddy Long-Legs spider is more poisonous than a Black Widow's or a Brown Recluse, but they cannot bite humans because their jaws won't open wide enough. 2.On average, people fear spiders more than they do death. 3.The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. 4.If you toss a penny 10,000 times, it will not be heads 5,000 times, but more like 4950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom more often. 5.Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older. 6.Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots. 7.The pop you get when you crack your knuckles is actually a bubble of gas bursting. 8.101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan (Wendy) are the only two Disney cartoon movies that feature both parents, neither of which dies throughout the movie. 9.The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid. 10.There's no Betty Rubble in Flintstones Chewable Vitamins. 11.It's impossible to get water out of a rimless tire. 12.Did you know that you are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider? 13.In Minnesota it is illegal to cross state lines with a duck on your head. 14.In Indiana it is illegal to ride public transportation for at least 30 minutes after eating garlic. 15.Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do. 16.A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. 17.Polar bears are left-handed. 18.A roach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death. 19.Some lions mate over 50 times a day. 20.The average chocolate bar has 8 insects' legs in it. 21.A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair. 22.The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. 23.A polar bear's skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear. 24.Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors. 25.Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants. 26.More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes. 27.Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand. 28.Shakespeare invented the word "assassination" and "bump." 29.Marilyn Monroe had six toes. 30.If you keep a Goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white. 31.Women blink nearly twice as much as men. 32.The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language. 33.The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with. 34.The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want. 35.TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard. 36.If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction. 37.A snail can sleep for 3 years. 38.American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class. 39.China has more English speakers than the United States. 40.The electric chair was invented by a dentist. 41.Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, with a population of 1,000 and a size 108.7 acres. 42.The longest town name in the world has 167 letters. 43.You share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world. 44."I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. 45.The longest word in the English language is 1909 letters long and it refers to a distinct part of DNA. 46.No president of the United States was an only child. 47.The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night-sorry for the repeats, i don't have time to edit this

Sub-Vibe-R · Post by **Sub-Vibe-R** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 2:34 am

Quote, originally posted by ragingfish Â» On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building is an American flag. wow.... but paper $2 does not exist anymore for years now...But I'll check the one I kept.

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 2:37 am

What website is this from?

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 2:48 am

well well, everyone peep this! http://www.snopes.com/business/money/redensign.asp

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 4:16 am

in this case, would someone assasinate me? i never stated that any of my facts were conrete either, just for fun you sticklers!

MrDoopey · Post by **MrDoopey** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 7:42 am

Quote, originally posted by ragingfish Â»Marilyn Monroe had six toes on one foot. Hate to burst your bubble , fellow foot fetishers! snopes.com says this wasn't the case. http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/mmtoes.htm

Sub-Vibe-R · Post by **Sub-Vibe-R** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 12:31 am

Quote, originally posted by drunkenvibe Â»10.There's no Betty Rubble in Flintstones Chewable Vitamins. False... I took a look to my kid vitamins.Betty is there, with Dino and the little green e.t.

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drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 4:06 am

man, i just stumbled across this, it is the biggest compilation of facts i have ever seen. good luck reading every page! http://taylor.250x.com/Strange....html

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