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its a thread for us to share whatever interesting facts we know
from crazy stuff like for example
the blue whale ejaculates about 200 litres of sperm
to relatively known ones like
the fastest terraneous animal is the cheetah
its average speed is 93 km/h
but the record is the stunning 127km/h
I thought it was 400 litres...what a major bummer.
Originally posted by 4zzY
its a thread for us to share whatever interesting facts we know
from crazy stuff like for example
the blue whale ejaculates about 200 litres of sperm
to relatively known ones like
the fastest terraneous animal is the cheetah
its average speed is 93 km/h
but the record is the stunning 127km/h
cool
well i didnt know that of whale but i knew that of the cheetah one of my favorite animals:angel:
and hawk is the fastest animal on earth with 300km/h
here are some nice one's
~Romans learned of their errors. In the beginning they got, as it happens, all javelins which they threw to the enemy, shot. Since arcs the javelins have served automatically after the inpact so that reuse was impossible.
~The Caraibian island Nevis ( <-- hey Ben ) have ever spent a postage stamp on which Chrisoffel Columbus stood represented whereas he peered during its travel to America with a telescope to the horizon. Columbus travelled in 1492 to America, telescope just 116 years later, in 1608, was invented.
~Albert Einstein got the presidentsy of Israel offered in 1952.
~De Japanese throne since the 6th century it has already been held by the same family. The current emperor is number 125.
Spudster
30-06-2004, 20:24
ive got so many i could share...
The average American Household uses 119 roll of toilet paper per year.
It is harder for a ****roach to wlak vertically up a wall than to walk upside down across a ceiling.
The three English words that nothing can be rymed with are: Orange, Purple, and Silver.
Volcanic stone is used in toothpaste and makeup.
Your eyes move 36, 000, 000 times a year.
Blonds have 150, 000 hairs on their head, but brunets have 100, 000 and redheads have 60, 000.
Nearly 27 billion potatoes ore grown in Idaho each year.
The first Ice hockey goalies protected their shins with newspapers and magazines.
The gum on the back of postage stamps can have as much as 8 calories in it.
The fastest shark can swim 40 miles per hour.
The world record distance for spitting is 25 feet, 10 inches.
329 languages are spoken in the United States.
Speed bumps in Jamaica are called sleeping policemen.
Thomas Jefferson brought waffles to the United States.
Forests migrate approximately 13 miles per century.
1500 people are injured in ping-pong games each year.
Dentists use 87 tons of gold each year.
A toaster gets as hot as 500 degrees farenheit.
Clams have a stomach, heart, gills, intestines, and kidneys.
Porcupines have about 30, 000 quills.
In Vermont, it is illegal to whistle underwater.
The record for yo-yo endurance is 8 hours, 32 minutes.
The longest recorded time a person has been able to stay under water and live to tell about it is 13 minutes 42 seconds.
1 in 4 Americans have appeared on television.
Salt has over 14, 000 industrial uses.
The sonar of bats is so sensitive that they can dodge wires the thickness of a human hair.
The planet Neptune has made 3/4 of a revolution since it was discovered in 1846.
The average attention span when listening to someone else talk is 8 seconds.
The Artic Ocean is warmer that the Anatartic Ocean by 10 degrees.
Some mantis shrimp travel by doing backwards somersaults.
14 billion hot dogs are eaten each year worldwide - enough to stretch to the moon and back 3 times.
The human heart beats 40 million times a year.
Your ears grow ,.0087 of an inch each year.
Caterpillars have over 4, 000 muscles in their body.
Vergelle is the smallest town in the United States - population 3.
The color of milk a yak gives is pink.
Canada has the most donut shops per capita. yeah!
Some mushrooms eat bird feathers.
Whale songs rhyme.
A mother whale can produce 200 quarts of milk in 24 hours.
A chicken can travel up to 9 miles per hour.
The average person has 1, 460 dreams per year.
The smallest known shark is the cigar shark - 4.5 inches long.
The sea urchin walks on the tips of its teeth.
Mary Stuart became Queen of Scots when she was 1 week old.
Continents shift as fast as your fingernails grow.
The literal definition of the word mortgage is "death pledge."
The orangutang lets out a raging burp when it wants you to stay out of its territory.
"Pants" was once considered a dirty word in England in the 1880's.
An eel has 2 hearts.
There are more insects on 1 square mile of land than there are humans on the earth.
Jello flavors that were flops were apple, cola, celery, salad, and mixed vegetable.
Your largest slaivary gland secretes about 25, 000 quarts of saliva - enough to fill 125 bathtubs.
A pound of grasshoppers is more nutrious than a pound of beef.
Sharks swim constantly because they have no air bladders, so they must swim or sink.
Good, huh?
I typed these all myslef...not copied from a website.....its from a book...
Largefry07
30-06-2004, 20:25
Mike Tyson needs $38 million.
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Originally posted by Spudster
ive got so many i could share...
The average American Household uses 119 roll of toilet paper per year.
It is harder for a ****roach to wlak vertically up a wall than to walk upside down across a ceiling.
The three English words that nothing can be rymed with are: Orange, Purple, and Silver.
Volcanic stone is used in toothpaste and makeup.
Your eyes move 36, 000, 000 times a year.
Blonds have 150, 000 hairs on their head, but brunets have 100, 000 and redheads have 60, 000.
Nearly 27 billion potatoes ore grown in Idaho each year.
The first Ice hockey goalies protected their shins with newspapers and magazines.
The gum on the back of postage stamps can have as much as 8 calories in it.
The fastest shark can swim 40 miles per hour.
The world record distance for spitting is 25 feet, 10 inches.
329 languages are spoken in the United States.
Speed bumps in Jamaica are called sleeping policemen.
Thomas Jefferson brought waffles to the United States.
Forests migrate approximately 13 miles per century.
1500 people are injured in ping-pong games each year.
Dentists use 87 tons of gold each year.
A toaster gets as hot as 500 degrees farenheit.
Clams have a stomach, heart, gills, intestines, and kidneys.
Porcupines have about 30, 000 quills.
In Vermont, it is illegal to whistle underwater.
The record for yo-yo endurance is 8 hours, 32 minutes.
The longest recorded time a person has been able to stay under water and live to tell about it is 13 minutes 42 seconds.
1 in 4 Americans have appeared on television.
Salt has over 14, 000 industrial uses.
The sonar of bats is so sensitive that they can dodge wires the thickness of a human hair.
The planet Neptune has made 3/4 of a revolution since it was discovered in 1846.
The average attention span when listening to someone else talk is 8 seconds.
The Artic Ocean is warmer that the Anatartic Ocean by 10 degrees.
Some mantis shrimp travel by doing backwards somersaults.
14 billion hot dogs are eaten each year worldwide - enough to stretch to the moon and back 3 times.
The human heart beats 40 million times a year.
Your ears grow ,.0087 of an inch each year.
Caterpillars have over 4, 000 muscles in their body.
Vergelle is the smallest town in the United States - population 3.
The color of milk a yak gives is pink.
Canada has the most donut shops per capita. yeah!
Some mushrooms eat bird feathers.
Whale songs rhyme.
A mother whale can produce 200 quarts of milk in 24 hours.
A chicken can travel up to 9 miles per hour.
The average person has 1, 460 dreams per year.
The smallest known shark is the cigar shark - 4.5 inches long.
The sea urchin walks on the tips of its teeth.
Mary Stuart became Queen of Scots when she was 1 week old.
Continents shift as fast as your fingernails grow.
The literal definition of the word mortgage is "death pledge."
The orangutang lets out a raging burp when it wants you to stay out of its territory.
"Pants" was once considered a dirty word in England in the 1880's.
An eel has 2 hearts.
There are more insects on 1 square mile of land than there are humans on the earth.
Jello flavors that were flops were apple, cola, celery, salad, and mixed vegetable.
Your largest slaivary gland secretes about 25, 000 quarts of saliva - enough to fill 125 bathtubs.
A pound of grasshoppers is more nutrious than a pound of beef.
Sharks swim constantly because they have no air bladders, so they must swim or sink.
Good, huh?
I typed these all myslef...not copied from a website.....its from a book...
kuch* i got mine from the same site *kuch
Spudster
30-06-2004, 20:27
Mike Tyson needs $38 million.
from his ordeal?...get a loan!:D
Spudster
30-06-2004, 20:28
Originally posted by Hector
kuch* i got mine from the same site *kuch
I got mine from a book and i typed them all up..i didnt get them from a website!
Originally posted by Spudster
I got mine from a book and i typed them all up..i didnt get them from a website!
sure:cheers:
well i know a website that has exactly the same
Spudster
30-06-2004, 20:33
oh...ok...i know a website too!...useless Facts (http://www.pmbc.com/fact.html)
Largefry07
30-06-2004, 20:34
Originally posted by Hector
sure:cheers:
well i know a website that has exactly the same
There are books like that at book stores and stuff.
from his ordeal?
I don't know. I heard it on sports center this morning. He's going to have to fight 7 times to just break even.:eek:
Spudster
30-06-2004, 20:36
professional athletes are overpaid......:mad: only seven fights.....
Originally posted by Spudster
oh...ok...i know a website too!...useless Facts (http://www.pmbc.com/fact.html)
i know that one to
Spudster
30-06-2004, 20:39
what aobut this one (http://sbt.bhmedia.com/)
Largefry07
30-06-2004, 20:39
They are.
It is illegal to bathe more than once a week in Boston.
It is illegal to hunt camel in arzona.
Spudster
30-06-2004, 20:41
Americans eat enough pizza each day that it adds up to 7.5 acres of pizza...
Spudster
30-06-2004, 20:44
lions sleep up to 20 hours a day...
Turkish Towels are from France
37 countries in the world have no coastline
1 inch of skin contains 645 sweat glands, 63 hairs, 18 feet of blood vessels, and 78 yards of nerves!
Largefry07
30-06-2004, 20:47
Hotwheels has made enough cars to circle the glode 4 times.
Spudster
30-06-2004, 20:51
If you calculate by strength to realtive weight, a bumble bee is 150 times stronger than an elephant...
Largefry07
30-06-2004, 20:54
A day on venus is longer than a venus year.
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