Crazy, Random Facts

I am bored so I thought I would start a mindless thread about crazy, random facts.
Have fun!


Here are some of my favorites...

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

Coca-Cola was originally green

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

In the course of an average lifetime you will, while sleeping, eat 70 assorted insects and 10 spiders.

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories a hour.

The most common name in the world is Mohammed.

Flying from London to New York by Concord, due to the time zones crossed, you can arrive 2 hours before you leave.

There are more chickens than people in the world.

The porpoise is second to man as the most intelligent animal on the planet.

315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.

The tongue of a Blue Whale is the size of an African Elephant.

Porpoises, cats, and Humans are the only animals that kill for sport.

kimish
The tongue of a Blue Whale is the size of an African Elephant.

Porpoises, cats, and Humans are the only animals that kill for sport.

edit on 13-9-2013 by kimish because: (no reason given)

The tongue kind of freaked me out. I got a visual. EWWWWWWWWWw.

I did not know that porpoises killed for sport!

reply to post by k21968


Yeah, it's crazy and disturbing. There are videos of Killer Whales (Orcas) killing for fun then leaving the carcass. On one video I saw, they were actually volleying a seal back and forth.

reply to post by kimish


That is disturbing! Can you find the video? Yes, I am that bored.

Every Adam and Eve paintings have belly buttons...

reply to post by SarnholeOntarable


Oh that is interesting. I would have never thought anything of it. I guess they would look strange without them though.

reply to post by k21968


After a male bee climaxes during sex, its genitals will explode and it dies a happy death.

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Meter Maids cost more to employ than they generate in revenue*

Meter Maids: Do I Need To Make This Title Longer or Do You See Where I'm Going With This?



*fabricated data that is probably true but, who cares

reply to post by kimish


Your second comment is incorrect, no insult. But "the ghost in the darkness?"

Dogs, wolves, loins, polar bears, Bengal tigers..

Many more I'm sure

reply to post by AK907ICECOLD


They don't kill for sport, they'll kill to protect or guard their territory, granted they may not eat what they've killed, but they sure don't do it for the fun of it. :/ Didn't the Lions of "Ghost..." eat some of the people?

reply to post by k21968

k21968
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories a hour.

If you're only burning 150 calories an hour, you're obviously not putting in enough effort.

And so it's not just a response, I will include an interesting tidbit myself.

"Ants stretch when they wake up and they also appear to yawn in a human like manner before taking up the tasks of the day."

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315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.

It took Miriam Webster 30 Years just to define the letter "D".

Humans are the only mammals on the planet to continue drinking Milk after they are weened.

The number of words in the Bible divided by the number of verses equals exactly 666.

If you would take ALL of the Gold in the World that has been mined, it would fill a cube 60' X 60' X 60'.

The Average man could lift over 25 Tons if All of the muscles in his body could pull in one direction.

reply to post by k21968

you unleashed a billion childhood memories

reply to post by ShadellacZumbrum


I've had cats that drink the crap outta milk...... just say'in.

reply to post by mwood


I have to agree with that.

But then,. . I would also have to agree that IF it weren't for HUMANS, cats wouldn't drink Milk. ..

An adult blue whale's heart can weigh close to 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms). It beats only once every ten seconds and can be detected from two miles (three kilometers) away. An agile person could crawl through its major arteries.

Fun Fact: An adult blue whale heart is the size of a Mini Cooper


Source

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--If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.

--Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour. ( Just saying... )

--Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka. ( Why am I not surprised there? )


My friends and I keep sending fun facts to each other all the time, it's a nice way to learn something new and have a good laugh in my opinion. Nice thread idea!

S&F