Blackshadow
Smash Ace
Its still food though, and your fact said that there is no naturally blue food though, right?
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Interesting 'Facts' 2.0
- Thread starter Zook
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Zook
Perpetual Lazy Bum
True. I guess I've been proven false!
psykoplympton
Smash Ace
this is way in the beginning but orange rhymes with door hinge.
Blackshadow
Smash Ace
But thats cheating, thats two words :D
MysticKenji
Smash Master
Only if you pronounce it a certain way.
Farmers in England are required by law to provide their pigs with toys
Kermit the frog delivered the commencement address at Southampton College located in the state of New York in 1996
Technically speaking, crystal glass is actually a liquid that flows very slowly
Falco&Victory
Smash Champion
Lol, that's what I'm saying
-The government is run by outer-space invaders
-Watermelons are mostly, tada, water
-Blueberries are blue....
-Prehistoric bees had a sort of saw blade instead of a stinger, who da thunk it?
Handorin
Smash Hero
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Have you ever realized this topic is for interesting facts and not things that are obviously not true?
Falco&Victory
Smash Champion
Spiders have silk spinning glands called spinnerets, at the tip of their abdomen.
There are more than 30,000 species of spiders.
Tarantulas shed their furry skin as they grow, leaving behind what looks just like another tarantula.
Male spiders are usually smaller than female spiders.(just like with humans lol)
Webs get dirty and torn, so lots of spiders make a new one every day. They don't waste the old one, though--they roll it up into a ball and eat it!
The trapdoor spider spins a web in a hole in the ground, and then catches insects as they walk by.
The tarantula is the largest in the spider family and may live for more than 30 years.
Daddy long legs are not true spiders
Spiders can be f'in creepy, especially those HUGE thin legged ones in hawaii, ugh...
There are more than 30,000 species of spiders.
Tarantulas shed their furry skin as they grow, leaving behind what looks just like another tarantula.
Male spiders are usually smaller than female spiders.(just like with humans lol)
Webs get dirty and torn, so lots of spiders make a new one every day. They don't waste the old one, though--they roll it up into a ball and eat it!
The trapdoor spider spins a web in a hole in the ground, and then catches insects as they walk by.
The tarantula is the largest in the spider family and may live for more than 30 years.
Daddy long legs are not true spiders
Spiders can be f'in creepy, especially those HUGE thin legged ones in hawaii, ugh...
Sanjuinuthus
Smash Apprentice
Now, is posting one wrong fact in a set of four enough to be banned from a thread? :|
Falco&Victory
Smash Champion
Ooh, congratz on moderator, when did that happen? Yeah, and I was kind of emo that day, my grandma died ]`=, so I was being a jerk. I had to apologize to about half my friends...
aaaaaaaaaanyway, MORE facts lol
Ferret facts:
Ferrets seldom cause allergies. People who are generally allergic to cats and dogs don't usually have problems with ferrets.
Ferrets seldom cause allergies. People who are generally allergic to cats and dogs don't usually have problems with ferrets.
Ferrets are classified as domestic animals, who are completely dependent on people for their existence. They are commonly mistaken for their distant cousin, the wild Black Footed Ferret, which is now endangered. To compare a Black Footed Ferret to a domestic ferret is like comparing a toy poodle to a wolf or a domestic short haired cat to a mountain lion.
A group of ferrets is called a "business".
A female ferret is called a Jill and a male is called a Hob. A spayed female is called a Sprite and a neutered male is called a Gib.
Ferrets were given as gifts by Queen Victoria who raised albino ferrets.
Ferrets do not claw or chew on furniture and are very quiet animals that do not make much noise.
Ferrets will never give you a dull moment. They are very inquisitive and playful when awake, but sleep most of the day (16 hours), if allowed to. They easily adapt to their owners schedule and will be awake when they are home and attentive.
I'm pro-ferret
Ferrets for US congress!
aaaaaaaaaanyway, MORE facts lol
Ferret facts:
Ferrets seldom cause allergies. People who are generally allergic to cats and dogs don't usually have problems with ferrets.
Ferrets seldom cause allergies. People who are generally allergic to cats and dogs don't usually have problems with ferrets.
Ferrets are classified as domestic animals, who are completely dependent on people for their existence. They are commonly mistaken for their distant cousin, the wild Black Footed Ferret, which is now endangered. To compare a Black Footed Ferret to a domestic ferret is like comparing a toy poodle to a wolf or a domestic short haired cat to a mountain lion.
A group of ferrets is called a "business".
A female ferret is called a Jill and a male is called a Hob. A spayed female is called a Sprite and a neutered male is called a Gib.
Ferrets were given as gifts by Queen Victoria who raised albino ferrets.
Ferrets do not claw or chew on furniture and are very quiet animals that do not make much noise.
Ferrets will never give you a dull moment. They are very inquisitive and playful when awake, but sleep most of the day (16 hours), if allowed to. They easily adapt to their owners schedule and will be awake when they are home and attentive.
I'm pro-ferret
Ferrets for US congress!
About four months ago
Seed of Sorrow
Smash Champion
lol.
the two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, produced about 240 decibels, more than enough to kill a person.
unsure fact: I think it takes about 180 - 200 decibels to kill a person
Mr.Lombardi34
Smash Ace
Yes, I see someone watched the mythbusters episode that was on earlier today...Yea, I beleive Adam said that it would take 198 to 205 decibells to kill someone.
voittaa711
Smash Journeyman
It takes Chuck Norris 20 minutes to watch 60 minutes.
...and that is a fact.
...and that is a fact.
Seed of Sorrow
Smash Champion
haha, yeah. I lol'd when he was taking about the speaker and said something along the lines of "It was so delightfully barbaric and primitive"
-Wolfy-
Smash Champion
Fact: Chuck Norris jokes, no matter how entertaining, are generally frowned upon in the realm of actual interesting facts.
BerDinosaur
Smash Cadet
It's a proven fact that you are more energized after taking a short nap then by taking a long one.
Peeze
Smash Master
A dragonfly can fly 50 to 60 mph.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
voittaa711
Smash Journeyman
This is no joke.
Mr.Lombardi34
Smash Ace
...This topic is dying...
The fastest bike was clocked at 65 MPH.
The fastest bike was clocked at 65 MPH.
GLCH
Smash Apprentice
b00bs are fun and doc pwns..
Mr.Lombardi34
Smash Ace
Hardly interesting, hardly facts. The are un interesting opinions in my opinion <<FACT^^
Blackshadow
Smash Ace
I can see why Goldshadow has abandoned the thread now, its turning into a spam fest, and no-one is proving facts anymore.
Mr.Lombardi34
Smash Ace
Yeah, it's really sad, this was a great thread...so many memories. I swear on this day, that someday, If noone else has, I SHALL CREAT A 3.0!!!!!!!!.
The profecy of lombardi XD^^^^
The profecy of lombardi XD^^^^
Why the hell would you create a 3.0 when this one still exists? I mean, the only thing that would happen is that every fact that was posted in this threat will also be posted in the new one, and be rechecked for no reason.
So instead, you could try to find some new facts and/or check facts that already have been posted.
So instead, you could try to find some new facts and/or check facts that already have been posted.
Mr.Lombardi34
Smash Ace
Thats why I dont check facts, because to check them you actually have to know things....and besides, why did zook make a second version then???
Grey Fox
Smash Journeyman
Heres one
The bananana is blue b/c its amino acids are gay.
The bananana is blue b/c its amino acids are gay.
Seed of Sorrow
Smash Champion
it hurts to chew tin foil because our body produces it's own electric field, which the amalgam in your fillings taps into and becomes a pseudo battery. then the aluminum foil mixed wet with your saliva acts like the polar end of the battery and sends about a 2 volt shock down the roots of your teeth. You taste metal because of the tin ions released.
You can look them up on the intrawebs, but be careful, you should really check if the source you are getting it from is plausible. If you are gonna check on "interesting facts" sites, you'll probably find out there's nothing more then the same fact written again.
As for you're question, the original Interesting Facts thread was I believe over a year old. Or at least, old enough to not bump it and start a new one.
Blackshadow
Smash Ace
I'd always wondered why tin foil hurts to chew, very interesting.Seed of Sorrow said:
Mr.Lombardi34
Smash Ace
Yeah...thats really cool. Now I feel like a hypocrit since I have no more facts 
I'm still alive and will be addressing some of these facts soon!
MysticKenji
Smash Master
"Walt Disney World generates about 120,000 pounds of garbage every day."
"Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration."
"Ninety-nine percent of pumpkins sold in the United States are for the sole purpose of decoration."
Eggz
Smash Hero
Fact: I just read through 14 pages (40 posts per page) of GoldShadow being 12 times as gangster as anyone else to have posted in this thread, including myself.
12 times is not an approximate, it is exact.
12 times is not an approximate, it is exact.
MysticKenji
Smash Master
FACT: Bumps are good.
A couple old ones (I want to work my way up... and I'll probably skip a bunch in the process. Oh well):
True. It is true! It's important to remember not to mix up complexity of an organism with chromosome number.
http://morgan.rutgers.edu/morganwebframes/level1/page2/ChromNum.html
http://www.ben.edu/TitleIII/Mitosis.ppt
http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/extreme/extremeheat/
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/99/16/10237
True. Sometimes more than a billion dollars, and often a few more years. I had a short stint as an intern at a pharmaceutical company and learned a few things about how hard it really is to make these drugs.
True. It is true! It's important to remember not to mix up complexity of an organism with chromosome number.
http://morgan.rutgers.edu/morganwebframes/level1/page2/ChromNum.html
http://www.ben.edu/TitleIII/Mitosis.ppt
True. That's about 6 x 10^21 molecules of hemoglobin. In a human, one red blood cell can bind to about 10^9 (that's 10 billion) oxygen molecules... each hemoglobin binds to 4 oxygen molecules. There are about 5 billion red blood cells per milliliter of blood, and a healthy adult human has about 5 liters of blood. That's a ton of hemoglobin! By the way, my source for this is my animal physiology textbook and professor.
True. Certain bacteria, known as thermophiles, can survive temperatures of up to 140 degrees Celsius.
http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/extreme/extremeheat/
Somewhat True. The common cold is most frequently caused by a rhinovirus, which is an RNA virus. This means that it mutates very quickly, and basically every single cold virus that someone gets is a different one. In that sense, any of several billion or any of an infinite number of viruses can cause the common cold.
True. The electrical activity of the brain requires 20% of the body's energy.
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/99/16/10237
False. There's better than a 1 in 2 chance that they share the same birth month, not day.
False. This is pure nonsense. Fur color and heat signature are completely unrelated; every organism gives off heat, especially mammals.
True. Sometimes more than a billion dollars, and often a few more years. I had a short stint as an intern at a pharmaceutical company and learned a few things about how hard it really is to make these drugs.
Falco&Victory
Smash Champion
Oh, I wasn't sure if that polar bear one was BS or not, and my google is blocked, hehe
23 people gathering in a room, with statistics of most common birth month and such, there is a fairly high chance of two people sharing a birthday, but it's probably like 1/5
In a class of 20 students 4 kids share the same birthday in my science class
fact: unbanninated, YES
23 people gathering in a room, with statistics of most common birth month and such, there is a fairly high chance of two people sharing a birthday, but it's probably like 1/5
In a class of 20 students 4 kids share the same birthday in my science class
fact: unbanninated, YES
A few more older ones!
http://www.fws.gov/r5crc/fish/salmon_fact_sheet.pdf
http://www.atlanticsalmontrust.org/salmon_facts/salmon_biology.html
http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/PRIVATE_FORESTS/docs/fp/RdStrmCrossRestorGuideA.pdf
http://blog.compete.com/2007/09/11/facebook-third-biggest-site-page-views-myspace-down/
True. Depending on the type of salmon, of course. Some as few as 1 foot. But some atlantic salmon have been known to jump up to 12 feet high!
http://www.fws.gov/r5crc/fish/salmon_fact_sheet.pdf
http://www.atlanticsalmontrust.org/salmon_facts/salmon_biology.html
http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/PRIVATE_FORESTS/docs/fp/RdStrmCrossRestorGuideA.pdf
False. A rainbow is made possible by the way sunlight is reflected by water. Moonlight and starlight are not enough to make this possible.
True. Not that I really need to "prove" this one, but it's pretty interesting. In fact, in August it received over 67 billion pageviews.
http://blog.compete.com/2007/09/11/facebook-third-biggest-site-page-views-myspace-down/