Author Topic: Random Facts That You Know!!! (Read 392783 times)

Keenon Williams · « **Reply #150 on:** May 22, 2007, 10:14:16 pm »

Stealing avatars from internet trolls is a fun way to piss them off. =3

manekineko · « **Reply #151 on:** May 23, 2007, 12:23:35 am »

Dolphins are the only other mammals besides humans to have intercourse for pleasure (I couldn't help it).

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #152 on:** May 23, 2007, 08:59:46 am »

Fact: Back when John Kerry was running for president, he was once asked why he should lead the country instead of Bush, and his reply was "I have better hair."

superjaz · « **Reply #153 on:** May 23, 2007, 11:26:00 am »

one of the guys who claimed to invented earth day is a convicted murder

guspasho · « **Reply #154 on:** May 23, 2007, 02:23:04 pm »

This is me repeating myself.

Quote from: "guspasho"

Al Gore did not invent the Internet. He also never claimed to.

http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp

Facts only, please

Kimiski · « **Reply #155 on:** May 23, 2007, 03:04:07 pm »

That im running out of random facts

jaybug · « **Reply #156 on:** May 23, 2007, 04:13:23 pm »

Al Gore never said makaka. But he can dance the Macarena!

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #157 on:** May 23, 2007, 05:54:27 pm »

The twin towers were originally shown in the background of the poster for Spider-man, but due to the socially weakened state of the country, the filmmakers had to remove them from the shot.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #158 on:** May 23, 2007, 09:01:26 pm »

- Today is Pentacost!
- Saturday was named after the Roman god Saturn.
- I hate the Dallas Cowboys.
- 26 x 26 = 676.
- Military time starts at 000 hours, not 2400 hours.

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #159 on:** May 23, 2007, 09:02:28 pm »

Shabuoth is Hebrew for Pentecost.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #160 on:** May 23, 2007, 09:16:11 pm »

- Another way to write it is Shavu'ot, & is also known as the Feast of Seven Weeks.
- In most wrestling organizations, the full nelson is an illegal move.
- Most little kids are cute.

jaybug · « **Reply #161 on:** May 23, 2007, 09:19:16 pm »

Forks were not used in the American or British navies until the 1800s. They were considered to be too effeminate.

Also, the meal trays of the British were made of square pieces of wood, hence the term square meal.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #162 on:** May 23, 2007, 09:36:14 pm »

- There use to be a website called www.jarjarbinksmustdie.com
- Taylor Hicks has gray-ish hair.
- May is National Asian Heritage Month.
- The newspaper comic "Hi & Loius" is over 75 years old.
- Will Ferrell is over-rated.
- The ancient Egyptians made beer. Their key ingrediant was barley.

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #163 on:** May 23, 2007, 09:38:33 pm »

Johnny Depp prolonged the filming of the final scene of Pirates 3, due to his love for the character Jack Sparrow, and his reluctance to let it go. A great quality to see in an actor!

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #164 on:** May 23, 2007, 09:45:31 pm »

Johnny Depp's first movie was Nightmare on Elm Street.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #165 on:** May 23, 2007, 10:04:37 pm »

This year's American Idol is Jordin Sparks!!!

Kimiski · « **Reply #166 on:** May 24, 2007, 10:10:25 am »

I hate American Idol... *runs away* xD

Evaldas · « **Reply #167 on:** May 24, 2007, 11:39:36 am »

"Cottage cheese" is a legit term used in Geology for some grey sediment found in a wetland environment.

MEDIC!!! · « **Reply #168 on:** May 24, 2007, 11:56:57 am »

Retalin, the drug given to children who have ADD or ADHD , is used to for its calming effect on the nervous system.

Retalin has the exact same chemical makup has the illegal drug speed

there are some people w/ ADHD who get the opposite when drinking caffine

I am ones of those w/ ADHD who will fall promptly asleep after drinking one cup of coffee

jaybug · « **Reply #169 on:** May 24, 2007, 03:27:02 pm »

"Cottage cheese" and "Bacon" can be found in caves, Oregon caves has both variety of mineral formations. Note: cottage cheese is very soft, just like the real thing.

Negima · « **Reply #170 on:** May 24, 2007, 05:31:13 pm »

If you are ever caught and buried in an avalanche, spit. That will tell you which way is up as you'll probably be a little disoriented.

superjaz · « **Reply #171 on:** May 24, 2007, 08:55:32 pm »

I have the mythical 7 stars!!!

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #172 on:** May 24, 2007, 10:09:31 pm »

Gir likes tacos.

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #173 on:** May 25, 2007, 12:05:57 pm »

Naked mole rats are actually blind.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #174 on:** May 25, 2007, 12:56:14 pm »

- Sandwiches got their name from the Earl of Sandwich. He ordered that some food be slapped between two slices of bread so he could eat it all while he kept on gambling.
- Latitude lines run horizontal with the Earth while longitude lines run vertical.
- The first recorded Olympic Games occurred in 776 B.C., and had one event, a foot race of about 200 yards held on a plain by the Alpheus River(now the Ruphia) just outside the town of Olympia in Greece.
- Kami is a Japanese word meaning “above” or “superior” & is the name used to designate a great host of supernatural beings or deities.
- The Egyptian god Taurt had the head of a hippopotamus, the back and tail of a crocodile, and the claws of a lion.
- One of Virginia's nicknames is the Mother of Presidents, because no state has as many presidential birthplaces.
- In order to find out what time it is in Japan, add 17 hours to the current time (except when it's daylight's saving time, then add 16).
- MCCCXXXVIII is the Roman way to write 1338.
- etc. spelled out is "et cetera."
- Rounded to the nearest thousanth, the square root of 26 is 5.099.
- Levi Eshkol was the Prime Minister of Israel during the Six-Day War.

Evaldas · « **Reply #175 on:** May 25, 2007, 03:04:31 pm »

Goats can anything except Tansy. Tansy will kill them.

pieisexactlythree · « **Reply #176 on:** May 25, 2007, 03:48:28 pm »

Evaldas cannot form a coherent sentence.

totemo_oishii · « **Reply #177 on:** May 25, 2007, 04:14:09 pm »

English is the official language of Nigeria.

Pie Row Maniac · « **Reply #178 on:** May 25, 2007, 04:50:08 pm »

Hot dogs come in packs of eight

Buns come in packs of ten

What the hell

pieisexactlythree · « **Reply #179 on:** May 25, 2007, 05:00:44 pm »

Ironing a newspaper will set the ink so it doesn't get on your fingers. - I learned this from the Historical Notes included in the fansub of Emma.

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #180 on:** May 26, 2007, 07:00:09 am »

Today is the Bun Festival in Hong Kong, China, a festival to bring good luck.

GotHentai · « **Reply #181 on:** May 26, 2007, 08:47:53 am »

You have two different types of muscles. One that pulls and one that pushes. Some people have overdeveloped one type of muscle and not the other. This is why skinny people can often do limitless pull ups but cannot bench there own weight once.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #182 on:** May 26, 2007, 01:42:58 pm »

Quote from: "Pie Row Maniac"

Hot dogs come in packs of eight

Buns come in packs of ten

What the hell

I've seen more 8 pax of buns than 10.
Smoking is bad for you.

Kimiski · « **Reply #183 on:** May 26, 2007, 04:39:47 pm »

They changed the prophecy in the HP 5 movie. :shock:

guspasho · « **Reply #184 on:** May 26, 2007, 07:31:31 pm »

Quote from: "Pie Row Maniac"

Hot dogs come in packs of eight

Buns come in packs of ten

What the hell

You mean hot dogs come in packs of ten and buns in packs of eight?

Kimiski · « **Reply #185 on:** May 26, 2007, 08:34:12 pm »

Daddy long legs are actually the moist poisnious but they cant bite you causue their bitter thinges are to small xD I forgot the name, im tired.

TheInsanePuck · « **Reply #186 on:** May 26, 2007, 10:34:15 pm »

A Prince albert used to called a dressing ring in the 19th century that is why to this day if you get tailored for something they ask "Which side are you dressed on"

Kimiski · « **Reply #187 on:** May 27, 2007, 12:20:21 am »

Is now posting "rum"? :shock:

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #188 on:** May 27, 2007, 07:48:16 am »

The rum is never gone, not for these forums.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #189 on:** May 29, 2007, 08:48:26 am »

- Uzis were developed in Israel.
- Rum is nasty.

kurosakiichigo666 · « **Reply #190 on:** May 29, 2007, 10:13:10 am »

Quote from: "Washougal_Otaku"

- Kami is a Japanese word meaning “above” or “superior” & is the name used to designate a great host of supernatural beings or deities.

It also means paper :wink:

kurosakiichigo666 · « **Reply #191 on:** May 29, 2007, 10:19:16 am »

Quote from: "kimiski"

Daddy long legs are actually the moist poisnious but they cant bite you causue their bitter thinges are to small xD I forgot the name, im tired.

That's not true, they actually proved in Mythbusters that they can bite you, but their venom isn't as powerful as it was once thought.

jaybug · « **Reply #192 on:** May 29, 2007, 05:38:07 pm »

The heaviest molecule is that of Black Widow spider venom, it has a molecular weight of 238,000. For comparison a molecule of water has a molecular weight of 10.

The size of a CD was made to fit exactly one playing of Beethoven's 9th Symphony.

GotHentai · « **Reply #193 on:** May 29, 2007, 05:43:34 pm »

The waste produced by one chicken in its lifetime can supply enough electricity to run a 100 watt bulb for five hours.

Thats chicken power baby!

jaybug · « **Reply #194 on:** May 29, 2007, 07:43:05 pm »

The machine that was making light bulbs in 1922, is still making light bulbs today.

The General Electric motors used to open and close the locks at the Panama canal, are still being used.

The General Electric motors used in the elevators of the Empire State building, are still being used.

A consumer rated chain saw's motor is designed to last only 5 working hours.

That's progress!

Kotoumi · « **Reply #195 on:** May 29, 2007, 08:25:54 pm »

Quote from: "kurosakiichigo666"

Quote from: "Washougal_Otaku"
- Kami is a Japanese word meaning “above” or “superior” & is the name used to designate a great host of supernatural beings or deities.

It also means paper :wink:

And hair. =3

I cried a the last episode of Minimoni de Bremen no Ongakutai.
D:

Kimiski · « **Reply #196 on:** May 30, 2007, 12:39:00 am »

Quote from: "Kotoumi"

Quote from: "kurosakiichigo666"
Quote from: "Washougal_Otaku"
- Kami is a Japanese word meaning “above” or “superior” & is the name used to designate a great host of supernatural beings or deities.

It also means paper :wink:
And hair. =3

I cried a the last episode of Minimoni de Bremen no Ongakutai.
D:

Yeah we learned in class it depends on how you say it. Like if you emphazise which part first and what not. It took us a while to hear the differnce, it was odd.

@KurosakiiIchigo

Oh yeah huh... I even watched that episode. Opps... been a long long time.

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #197 on:** May 30, 2007, 08:25:41 am »

Captain Barbosa's first name is Hector.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #198 on:** May 30, 2007, 09:12:35 am »

- Orlando Bloom is actually a good singer.
- The Taco Bell delicacy known as "Chalupa" is named after a type of boat (at least this is what I was told by a Mexican that worked with me).
- Men's lacrosse has ten players & is a contact sport, whereas women's lacrosse has twelve players & is not a contact sport.
- Elizabeth Hasselbeck became "famous" by being a contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback.
- On a sidenote: she is married to Tim Hasselbeck, backup QB for the New York Giants (under Eli Manning) & brother to Matt Hasselbeck (Yeah Seahawks!).
- Quice is a fruit similar to pears.

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #199 on:** May 30, 2007, 09:15:13 am »

Johnny Depp's next film (already in post-production) will be Sweeney Todd, a dark comedy/musical. Johnny Depp will be playing Sweeney Todd, and singing. We haven't been able to hear him sing (well) since Crybaby! Excited much?

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