Strange and funny facts.

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Celsius
Have any of you ever come acroos any strange or funny facts? If you have be sure to post.

funny fact 1. A sprm whales erection is 11 feet long (thats rougly 3.3 meters or so.) stick out tongue

funny fact 2. a blue whale's testicle is the size of a voltswagwen beetle. eek!



I KNOW I KNOW!!! These are kinda gross, but this thread is not only about gross stuff, you may post any kinda funny fact. And Id' alsi like to see some funny laws.

Another_Smithy
Here is a strange fact....if you get shot in the head you die...you will probably die...

Baylin
And why would you want to find that out????? blink

Baylin
Smithy how does one get shot in the die?

Celsius
i think he meant in the eye. stick out tongue

come on seriously ppl. try to at least keep a little on the subject. sad

Another_Smithy
Sorry I meant head I fixed it...here is a strange fact...if Hitler waited 5 more years he would have won WWII. Proof is that he would have developed the jet engine and H-bomb.

Baylin
Ok ok. The average persons appendix is about 10cm long, whilst the human heart is usually about the size of the owners clenched fist.

Celsius
cool.

if you laid out all of the blood vessels in the human body (end to end), there would be enough to go around the equator twice.

Baylin
If you measured out the surface area of the lungs it would cover 2 tennis courts. Anyone for strawberries and cream.... evil face

ChinaNiki
there are lizards in the American West of which there are no males

cermiestar
a piece of the sun the size of a pen nib would vaporise everythuing in a ten mile radius

happy kine
In the durango desert, in mexico, there's a creepy spot called the "zone of silence." you can't pick up clear TV or radio signals. and locals say fireballs sometimes appear in the sky

the first man to distill bourbon whiskey in the US was a baptist preacher, in 1789.

the ancient egyptians recommended mixing half an onion with beer foam as a way of warding off death.

The chinese, in olden days, used marijuana only as a remedy for dysentery

a ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber. a ball of solid steel will bounce higher than one made entirely of glass.

SpikeSpiegel
My aunt sent me loads a while ago along with some joke. heres the facts:

Butterflies taste with their feet.
A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the
world's nuclear weapons combined.
On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.
On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived
immigrants.
Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are
already married.
Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
It's possible to lead a cow upstairs ... but not downstairs.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.
The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year
because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the
weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
A snail can sleep for three years.
No word in the English language rhymes with "MONTH."
Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears
never stop growing. SCARY!!!
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
All polar bears are left-handed.
In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies,
including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only
on one row of the keyboard.
"Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She
would stand seven feet, two inches tall.
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza every day.
Almost everyone who reads this will try to lick their elbow.
You tried to lick your elbow, didn't you?

bluegrass
In ancient China, people used to commit suicide by eating a pound of salt

The Calendar for the Mayan culture ends in the year 2012. Many people see this as the end of humanity as we know it

bluegrass
Spike Spiegel- Great facts and yes, i did try to lick my elbow!!!!

SpikeSpiegel
yeah me 2 i tried 2 prove it wrong, and failed.

Celsius
so did i. laughing out loud

gret facts ppl. well done. smile

shadow_angel
Dolphines are the only other mammal/animal besides humans that have sex for fun stick out tongue

LindsIsTightK
Mel Blanc, the creator of Bugs Bunny was allergic to carrots. That's why you will notice when Bugs Bunny is eating carrots, he spits them all back out as he is chewing them.~

-=Urot=-
The Wedding Veil.

Traditionally, brides have been thought to be particularly vulnerable to evil spirits and many of the customs and traditions associated with weddings are to provide protection. The veil was originally worn by Roman brides. It was thought that it would disguise the bride and therefore outwit malevolent spirits.

The veil became popular in Britain in the eighteen hundreds. In this country it is associated with modesty and chastity.

In some Eastern ceremonies the bride is veiled and the groom is not allowed to see the bride's face until after the wedding ceremony.

In some Jewish weddings there is a ritual where the groom ensures that the bride is his intended before placing the veil over her face.

GroundedAgain
if you spit into a breathalizer,the things cops give you to see what your blood-alcohol level is, you will blow a zero.

you will all thank me for that one day!!!

ChinaNiki
Martha Allen Carrier is the only Salem witch not to plead guilty, even after they imprisoned most of her family and tortured her two oldest sons.

GroundedAgain
it's a good idea to eat tons of pasta before you go out boozin' cuz the pasta absorbs all of the alcohol and ya won't be hungover the next morning

Ushgarak
Actually, cockroaches hear with their legs. If you pull off a cockroach's legs and shout "RUN!" at it, it won;t go anywhere...

Stovenutts
can't cockroaches live without thier heads for 10 days

Ushgarak
Probably.

I see my joke did not create guffaws of laughter...

Baylin
It did in Manchester Ush! laughing out loud

Kes
It was a good joke Ush stick out tongue
Stivenutts> Yes, they can live a few days without their heads.

Baylin
I know a few people that could probably survive without their heads for all the amount they use their brains!! stick out tongue

Kes
lol

-=Urot=-
Most dogs see everything as black, white, and grey.

Kes
Most dogs? I thought it was all dogs.

Baylin
Dogs arn't supposed to be able to perceive 3d images on a flat surface like TV. Tell that to my blonde labrador who loves watching tv especially when another blonde labrador appears! roll eyes (sarcastic)

-=Urot=-
Looks like he's in the mood for some doggie luvin!!! smile

Baylin
Nice thought, but I had his naks chopped off when he was a pup! laughing out loud

-=Urot=-
LOL!! Poor guy!!

GroundedAgain
the ordinary,unruffled potato chip is 55/1000 of an inch thick

-=Urot=-
A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!

Celsius
wow, this is great. smile

The human heart is strong enough to pump blood 50 feet in to the air.

-=Urot=-
Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!

Celsius
a concieved baby has only got a one in six chance of being born alive. This is because just when the feetus begins to take shape a lot of things can go wrong. and some ppl dont even know that they have been pregnant and had a misscarige. Weird huh?

ChinaNiki
did you know that half of all infections treated within a hospital originated there

Baylin
Brain tissue at room temperature has the same consistancy as toothpaste.

Hmm wonder if I'd be better off with toothpaste....

Ushgarak
If you put all of the world's economists in a row, head to foot, they still wouldn't reach a conclusion.

Baylin
laughing out loud

happy kine
eggs have hard shells and a yolk inside... the liquid yolk metamorphosis into an animal and cracks the shell from the inside when its finished metamorphing... amazing!

SpikeSpiegel
wow! really stick out tongue

-=Urot=-
In Tennessee, it is against the law to drive a car while sleeping.

In New York, it is against the law for a blind person to drive an automobile.

Our hard earned tax dollars at work. I wonder what the fines are for these offences?

diegocala
Sex is 10 times more powerful than Valium

bigbadbike2
Hmmm? Wonder why? roll eyes (sarcastic)

diegocala
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!

-=Urot=-
That is just nasty.
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The IRS employees tax manual has instructions for collecting taxes after a nuclear war. What the f**k?

Ushgarak
(shrugs) Someone has to do it!

-=Urot=-
Hehehe.

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In a study that was done by the University of Chicago in 1907, it was concluded that the easiest color to spot is yellow. This is why John Hertz, who is the founder of the Yellow Cab Company picked cabs to be yellow.

ChinaNiki
sea cucumber turns themselves inside out to fend off predators

Baylin
A female pigs orgasm lasts for half an hour

cermiestar
lol

Celsius
in my next life i wanna be a pig. :P

Baylin
What do you mean in your next life! stick out tongue

Celsius
I KNEW someone was gonna comment mad. stick out tongue

I hope you are familiar of the MOLE consept. A Molle is 600,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. Big number aint it?
This number is mainly used in Chemistry. anyway. if you staked that many 5 cent pieces on top of each other (australian 5 cent pieces) the stack would be long enough to reach to the edge of the universe and back.

skule
HAHAHAHAH yes i did!!!!!

diegocala
Life is sexually transmitted

ChinaNiki
lol never thought of it that way

Phoenix
yes, i did try to lick my elbow!!

Phoenix
on average, you will swallow 8 - 10 spiders in your sleep during your lifetime

Phoenix
on average, a woman swallows 8oz (or 8 lbs, i cant remeber, 8 oz is more likely) of lipstick in her lifetime

Phoenix
do you reckon transvestites and goth type guys swallow as much?

cermiestar
i don't like lipstick.....tastes funny

-=Urot=-
There is no mention of Adam and Eve eating an apple in the Bible.

And

A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.

I'm glad im not a female ferret. big grin

skule
If you cut a jellyfish in half each half grow into a seperate jelly fish.

Kes
Why did Flinstons celebrate Christmas if they lived before Christ?blink

Stovenutts
haha good one.

-=Urot=-
Nice one Kes!!!

ChinaNiki
"There is no mention of Adam and Eve eating an apple in the Bible."

So you're syaing the wholle "Sins of Eve" thing in the church was just BS?

Ushgarak
I believe all he is saying is thatThe Bible does not mention an apple in that part of it, I think.

Celsius
i think its a stone fruit. (is that what those things are called?) they have these little red juicy thing inside of them.

ChinaNiki
but it's the 'apple thing' that led church leaders waaaaaayyyy back in the day to come up with the "Sins of Eve" thus blaming women for the downfall of mankind

Celsius
stick out tongue. troublemakers. jk laughing out loud

ChinaNiki
that's me, troublesomewink

-=Urot=-
No apple just fruit/tree. The apple concept was made up by the church fathers. In Gen we were looking at the tree of good/evil and the tree of life.

In Rev. It was only the tree of Life. Short examples below.

KJV: Genesis 3: 1-6 & verus 22

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

Gen 3: 22

22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:


Heres another example.

Revelation 22: 1-2

22:1 And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
22:2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

I hope that clears it up. smile

Ushgarak
Indeed. If you read what I said, Niki, I said he only meant it did not say APPLE. You read far too much into things, you know!

diegocala
So there ya go!

Sheepz
- mosquitos are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas
- Loud Rock Music causes homosexuality in mice
- If the population of China walked past you in single file, the
line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
- The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It to Beaver".
- Eskimos use refrigerators to keep food FROM freezing.
- Men say the most erotic food a woman could eat would be a chocolate covered frozen banana.
- The Bible has been translated into Klingon.
- Five Jell-O flavors that flopped: celery, coffee, cola, apple, and chocolate.
- In a study of 200,000 ostriches
over a period of 80 years,
no one reported a single case where
an ostrich buried its head in the sand.
- 23% of all photocopier faults worldwide
are caused by people sitting on them
and photocopying their butts
- The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
- Turtles can breathe through their butts.
- The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
- The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki
maungahoronukupokaiwe-nuakit natahu, a New Zealand hill.

Ushgarak
Hang on... the people in China are copulating in line???

Captain REX
Chinese having sex while walking past you in a line? Interesting thoughts...

*smacks side of head*

Bad images! Bad images!

skule
- Men say the most erotic food a woman could eat would be a chocolate covered frozen banana.

Hehe...oh yeaaaaa......you got my vote there...ermm.

- The Bible has been translated into Klingon.
Uhm...no way.

- The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki

maungahoronukupokaiwe-nuakit natahu, a New Zealand hill.

I bet no one rights to many snail mail to that part of the world eh!!

Sheepz
No the babies just pop out like in Monty Pythons meaning of life. XP

diegocala
That must be why all the mice in my house have been wearing a lot of leather lately!

bigbadbike2
laughing out loud laughing out loud laughing out loud

Celsius
well done sheepz. smile
ill dig up some more and post as soon as i can.

Mist
Originally posted by Sheepz

- Turtles can breathe through their butts.


laughing out loud laughing out loud

if they fart, do they taste it?
sick
laughing

Celsius
i dont think they have tounges in their butts mist. roll eyes (sarcastic)

Mist
that would still be disgusting....breathing your farts

Baylin
Thats just reminded me of a really nasty strange but true fact - If you forced your self not to fart eventually your body will re-absorb the gas into your blood. It then goes round your body and is expelled via your lungs. eek! sick

IT REALLY IS GOOD TO FART!!!! big grin

princess leia
Stupid Laws:

NEW YORK -
* It is against the law to throw a ball at someone's head for fun.
* The penalty for jumping off a building is death.


NEW JERSEY -
* You cannot pump your own gas. All gas stations are full service only.

* In Ocean City, it is against the law to slurp your soup at a
restaurant.


CALIFORNIA -
* It is illegal to set a mousetrap without a hunting license.
* Women may not drive in a house coat.


FLORIDA -
* It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
* Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.


OHIO -
* Women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.
* It is illegal to get a fish drunk.


KANSAS -
* Pedestrians crossing the highways at night must wear tail lights.
* No one may catch fish with his bare hands.


OKLAHOMA -
* Violators can be arrested and/or jailed for making ugly faces at a
dog.
* State law prohibits anyone taking a bite out of another's hamburger.


ALABAMA -
* It is illegal to wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in
church.
* Boogers may not be flicked into the wind. Really.



WISCONSIN -
* In Racine, it is illegal to wake a fireman when he is asleep.
* Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons.


VIRGINIA -
* It is illegal to sell peanut brittle on Sundays.
* Flipping a coin in a restaurant to see who pays for coffee is
outlawed.


TEXAS -
* It is illegal have more than three sips of beer at a time while
standing.
* It is illegal for person to go barefoot without first obtaining a
permit.
* A few years ago they removed the "needed killing" plea for murder cases.

ILLINOIS -
* It is against the law to use a slingshot unless you are a police
officer.
* Law forbids eating in a place that is on fire.

OREGON
* It is against the law to pump your own gas.

IOWA -
* Public kisses may last for as much as, but no more than, five
minutes.
* One-armed piano players must perform for free.
* In Ottumwa, "It is unlawful for any male person, within the
corporate limits of the (city), to wink at any female person with whom
he is unacquainted."

WASHINGTON -
* It is illegal to paint polka dots on the American flag.
* People may not buy a mattress on Sunday.


MASSACHUSETTS -
* Mourners at a wake may not eat more than three sandwiches.
* It is illegal to go to bed without first having a full bath.


ARIZONA -
It is illegal to hunt camels within the state borders.
In Tucson, women may not wear pants.


ALASKA -
* Public flatulence carries a $100 fine.

ARKANSAS -
* The law against voter intimidation is written so that, if
enforced, nobody would be allowed to vote: "No Person shall be
permitted under any pretext whatever, to come nearer than 50
feet of any door or window of any polling room, from the
opening of the polls until the completion of the count and
certification of the counted returns."

GEORGIA -
* In Ackworth, all households must own fishing poles.

LOUISIANA -
* It is illegal to bring a tiger over the state line without
having it dipped. (Gov. Huey P. Long made the Ringling Bros. unable
hold their show by enforcing this one)

WASHINGTON -
* In 1989, Senator Jim West proposed legislation to make it
illegal for couples under 18 to engage in "heavy petting". It
was killed the next year.


Cities:
In Los Angeles, you cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the
same time.

In Zion, Ill., it is illegal for anyone to give lighted cigars to
dogs, cats, and other domesticated animals kept as pets.

In Carmel, N.Y., a man can't go outside while wearing a jacket and
pants that do not match.

In St. Louis, it's illegal to sit on the curb of any city street and
drink beer from a bucket.

In Hartford, Conn., you aren't allowed to cross a street while walking
on your hands.

In Baltimore, it's illegal to throw bales of hay from a second story
window within the city limits. It's also illegal to take a lion to the
movies.

In Oxford, Ohio, it's illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing
while standing in front of a man's picture.

In Carrizozo, N.M., it's forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in
public (includes legs and face).

In Pennsylvania it is illegal to have over 16 women live in a house
together because that constitutes a brothel... however up to 120 men
can live together, without breaking the law.

In Michigan, a woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her
husband's permission.

In Pennsylvania, "any motorist driving along a country road at night
must stop every mile and send up a rocket signal, wait 10 minutes for
the road to be cleared of livestock, and continue."

In Kentucky, "No female shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway
within this state unless she be escorted by at least two officers or
unless she be armed with a club."

An amendment to the above legislation: "The provisions of this statute
shall not apply to females weighing less than 90 pounds nor exceeding
200 pounds, nor shall it apply to female horses."

Celsius
laughing out loud
good work

Kes
laughing out loud laughing out loud Priceless!!!!!

Ushgarak
What if it is a very short building? Say, five feet high?

Kes
Ah 5ft building blink

Ushgarak
Like, a low bunker or bungalow... seems harsh to send you to the chair for jumping off it...

Kes
A bunker or a bungalow (thou I think these are taller cos ppl are suppose to fit in them) aren't buildings.

Ushgarak
Errr... by a dictionary definition they are!

Kes
Really? Cos a bunker is kinda underground and a bungalow is a house.

Ushgarak
So? A building is any structure!

Kes
I always considered a building a higher struckter. More like apartments and stuff stick out tongue

Ushgarak
Dunno if that is a translation issue, but nope... small shed is a building!

Kes
blink Alrighty then.
But can you find those in New York?

Ushgarak
You could make one and jump off it, see if they chair you for it!

Kes
lol Does New York have the death penalty (sp)? Cos it would be a kick if it doesn't laughing out loud

Ushgarak
Heh...

Celsius
STAY ON TOPIC!!! or penalties will be dealt stick out tongue jk.

Kes
messed

Ushgarak
It IS on topic, we are discussing a funny fact!

Celsius
NO!!!
wet noodle lashes for Ush and Kes!!!!!!!!

Celsius
i was just kidding Ush. stick out tongue

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