Random Facts...

[xXx]

Post any random facts you can think of! I'll start us off...

The world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat of Thailand, weighing less than a penny.

[Captain_BluTac]

cockroaches can survive a nuclear holocaust but cant stand cucumber

[Steve Rogers]

A banana is an herb.

[Captain_BluTac]

coloured cockatiels areone of the most difficult animals in the world totell its gender and usually has to be checked by x-ray

[Dew k. Mosi]

This thread has been done 82 billion times before... believe it.... or not

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[Captain_BluTac]

actually a banana trees is a herb a banana is an ovary

[xXx]

This thread has been done 82 billion times before... believe it.... or not

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My apologies...:woot:

[Captain_BluTac]

and banana trees move

[Captain_BluTac]

family guy is the only show to be revived based on the success of its dvd sales

[Captain_BluTac]

elephants are afraid of bees

[Steve Rogers]

actually a banana trees is a herb a banana is an ovaryWell excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me! Nah, it was something I was told once.

[Captain_BluTac]

in the buffy episode once more with feeling all the main/regular cast provided there own vocals despite professional singers being on hand if needed

[Captain_BluTac]

Well excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me! Nah, it was something I was told once.

TBH the only reason i know is because i was watching a repeat of QI last night and they were talking about it

[Steve Rogers]

TBH the only reason i know is because i was watching a repeat of QI last night and they were talking about itIs it true a tomato is a fruit and that Thomas Jefferson ate one to prove to people they weren't poisonous?

[Captain_BluTac]

they put peanut butter under mister Ed's lip to make it looklike he talked

[Captain_BluTac]

the fruit thing yes but as far as i am aware people have been eating tomatoes since before thomas jefferson

[Steve Rogers]

they put peanut butter under mister Ed's lip to make it looklike he talked
Yeah I heard that somewhere.

[Captain_BluTac]

Simon Amstell was the first jew to be open about his homosexuality on british tv

[A.X.L]

family guy is the only show to be revived based on the success of its dvd sales

and Futurama ;)

Revived in DVD Movie form

[Captain_BluTac]

ok its the first

[SuperFerret]

Is it true a tomato is a fruit and that Thomas Jefferson ate one to prove to people they weren't poisonous?

It wasn't Jefferson, it was someone else, and supposedly they ate a whole barrel while a town watched what they thought was a public suicide.

[Steve Rogers]

It wasn't Jefferson, it was someone else, and supposedly they ate a whole barrel while a town watched what they thought was a public suicide.A whole barrel would be suicide :wow: :wow: One tomato would be enough, but a whole barrel? He must have been trying to impress some chick.

[Captain_BluTac]

actually makes sense alot of the tomato family is poisonous belladonna for example

[Captain_BluTac]

if you ate nothing but rabbit that would become poisonous and kill you

[Steve Rogers]

if you ate nothing but rabbit that would become poisonous and kill you
That's true of a lot of foods.

[CBGB]

Meat Loaf is a vegetarian

[Sam Fisher]

I'm awasome.




Oh wait...

[Avangarde]

A banana is an herb.

Jesus I'm a chef and even I didn't know that.

[Eggyman]

Random fact: Wolverine is a home wrecker :D

[Immortalfire]

Hair and fingernails do not grow after death.

Ostriches do not stick their heads in the sand.

Despite what Smokey Bear says, most forest fires are not started by people. Lightning is the culprit.

Cutting hair does not make it grow faster or thicker.

Nero never played the fiddle, as it didn't even exist at the time.

The Bible does not say "God helps those that help themselves."

[Sam Fisher]

The television series "ER" was originally planned as a movie to be directed by Steven Spielberg. When plans fell through and the project eventually became a series, Spielberg became interested in another Michael Crichton creation: Jurassic Park

[Sam Fisher]

Ketchup has not always been made out of tomatoes. It started out as a general term for sauce, typically made of mushrooms or fish brine with herbs and spices. Mushroom ketchup is still available in some countries, such as the UK. Some popular early main ingredients include anchovy, oyster, lobster, walnut, kidney bean, cucumber, cranberry, lemon, and grape.

Hot dogs are the most widely consumed form of sausage in the USA.

[Sam Fisher]

Professor Charles Xavier from X-Men once tried to read Jack Bauer's mind. Now he's sitting in a wheel chair.

Jack Bauer arrested RoboCop. Think about that.

[Obi-Ron]

This thread has been done 82 billion times before... believe it.... or not

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AND REMEMBER!

You...


are my number one...


nnnguy......

:joker:

[Fledermaus]

Charles Manson took over 150 hours of Scientology courses, rejected it as too crazy, and then went on to murder a whole bunch of people.

Thanks, Obi-Ron. I did not know that.

[ElToro]

Charles Manson took over 150 hours of Scientology courses, rejected it as too crazy, and then went on to murder a whole bunch of people.

Thanks, Obi-Ron. I did not know that.
Manson is one of the craziest man of ever herd.

[Obi-Ron]

Helter Skelter, man, Helter Skelter

[SuBe]

The original Name for the Department of Defense was the Department of War, around the time of the Founding of the United States.

After WW2 the Government was going to rename it. Before settleing on Department of Defense, it was called the National Military Establishment or known as NME (Pronounced eN-eM-Ee, sounding like Enemy)

[ElToro]

Helter Skelter, man, Helter Skelter
I read that book dude.Crazy!

[SuBe]

The original word for Robot is rabota (Slavic) which means "to work" or "worker" as in a "Blue Collared Worker" like in a Factory. Now in factories Robots are replacing original "Robots"

[SuBe]

Lincoln - Kennedy coincidences

1) Lincoln was elected in 1860, Kennedy in 1960, 100 years apart

2) Both men were deeply involved in civil rights for African Americans.

3) Both men were assassinated on a Friday, in the presence of

their wives.

4) Each wife had lost a child while living at the White House.

5) Both men were killed by a bullet that entered the head from behind.

6) Lincoln was killed in Ford's Theater. Kennedy met his death while

riding in a Lincoln convertible made by the Ford Motor Company.

7) Both men were succeeded by vice-presidents named Johnson who were

southern Democrats and former senators.

8) Andrew Johnson was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson was born in 1908,

exactly one hundred years later.

9) The first name of Lincoln's private secretary was John, the last

name of Kennedy's private secretary was Lincoln.

10) John Wilkes Booth was born in 1839 [according to some sources] Lee

Harvey Oswald was born in 1939, one hundred years later.

11) Both assassins were Southerners who held extremist views.

12) Both assassins were murdered before they could be brought to trial.

13) Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and fled to a warehouse. Oswald

shot Kennedy from a warehouse and fled to a theater.

14) LlNCOLN and KENNEDY each has 7 letters.

15) ANDREW JOHNSON and LYNDON JOHNSON each has 13 letters.

16) JOHN WlLKES BOOTH and LEE HARVEY OSWALD each has 15 letters.

17) A Licoln staffer Miss Kennedy told him not to go to the Theater. A Kennedy staffer Miss Lincoln, told him not to go to Dallas.

[Immortalfire]

Conspiracy!

[Seibei]

Lincoln - Kennedy coincidences

1) Lincoln was elected in 1860, Kennedy in 1960, 100 years apart

2) Both men were deeply involved in civil rights for African Americans.

3) Both men were assassinated on a Friday, in the presence of

their wives.

4) Each wife had lost a child while living at the White House.

5) Both men were killed by a bullet that entered the head from behind.

6) Lincoln was killed in Ford's Theater. Kennedy met his death while

riding in a Lincoln convertible made by the Ford Motor Company.

7) Both men were succeeded by vice-presidents named Johnson who were

southern Democrats and former senators.

8) Andrew Johnson was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson was born in 1908,

exactly one hundred years later.

9) The first name of Lincoln's private secretary was John, the last

name of Kennedy's private secretary was Lincoln.

10) John Wilkes Booth was born in 1839 [according to some sources] Lee

Harvey Oswald was born in 1939, one hundred years later.

11) Both assassins were Southerners who held extremist views.

12) Both assassins were murdered before they could be brought to trial.

13) Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and fled to a warehouse. Oswald

shot Kennedy from a warehouse and fled to a theater.

14) LlNCOLN and KENNEDY each has 7 letters.

15) ANDREW JOHNSON and LYNDON JOHNSON each has 13 letters.

16) JOHN WlLKES BOOTH and LEE HARVEY OSWALD each has 15 letters.

17) A Licoln staffer Miss Kennedy told him not to go to the Theater. A Kennedy staffer Miss Lincoln, told him not to go to Dallas.

http://www.snopes.com/history/american/lincoln-kennedy.asp

[Immortalfire]

http://www.snopes.com/history/american/lincoln-kennedy.asp

Gotta love snopes :up:

[Steve Rogers]

If you have nine dimes, four pennies and one nickel, you'll always have exact change.

[knowsbleed]

It is illegal to mispronounce the word Arkansas in the state of Arkansas.

[Immortalfire]

It is illegal to mispronounce the word Arkansas in the state of Arkansas.

Arr-kansas [/Les Miles]

[Ghostrider87]

The initials for Jesus Christ makes sense. Becuase Jesus was Jewish first and then he was Christian and Christ is his last name.

[Ghostrider87]

What's with the saying

"Practice makes Perfect"

I would say it doesn't make the person or group perfect but it does make him, her, or them better.

[Immortalfire]

The initials for Jesus Christ makes sense. Becuase Jesus was Jewish first and then he was Christian and Christ is his last name.

Uh, not quite.

The name "Jesus" is an English transliteration of Latin (Iēsus) which in turn comes from the Greek name Iesous, and is also translated as Josuha in English.

Christ is a title, not a part of his name. And is an Anglicization of the Greek term for Messiah and means "anointed one."

[Obi-Ron]

It is illegal to mispronounce the word Arkansas in the state of Arkansas.


Spelling, I assume, is fair game.

[Ghostrider87]

If you cuss in this one church in North Carolina I can't remember where you go to Jail. It was on Ripleys Believe it or Not.
Anacondas are really slow.

[Superman79]

The initials for Jesus Christ makes sense. Becuase Jesus was Jewish first and then he was Christian and Christ is his last name.

Words escape me. :dry:

[Ghostrider87]

If a guy just looks on for 8 seconds or more with a girl waving who is a friend of his and he doesn't wave back until after 8 or more seconds she will be annoyed.
True story I did it.

[Superman79]

If a guy just looks on for 8 seconds or more with a girl waving who is a friend of his and he doesn't wave back until after 8 or more seconds she will be annoyed.
True story I did it.

House is not amused. :dry:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j230/BoSoxSuperman/Gifs/1179794960015.gif

[Ghostrider87]

House is not amused. :dry:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j230/BoSoxSuperman/Gifs/1179794960015.gif

Let me add in House in a just a crude pussy ******* that can talk a bunch of crap and act tough but can't back it up. Basically he is like Raphael from TMNT of acting crude and acting but he can't back it up.
He didn't challenge Foreman or hasn't taken him on in a fight because he would get owned. Foreman would hit House so hard you hear the bones break.

[Untilteld]

Just read this in Maxim.

An erect penis can be broken.

[Ghostrider87]

If you skip a meal thinking you will lose weight easily and won't feel bad then you are in for a big surprise. Expect to have a major headache and your throat hurts a lot even when you are eating and swallowing.

[Badger]

Just read this in Maxim.



An erect penis can be broken.

...and hitting the pelvic bone is the number one cause.

[knowsbleed]

A human being can ingest 4 lbs of metal without dying.

[Immortalfire]

If a guy just looks on for 8 seconds or more with a girl waving who is a friend of his and he doesn't wave back until after 8 or more seconds she will be annoyed.
True story I did it.

:dry:

[DV8]

Just read this in Maxim.

An erect penis can be broken.

almost happened to me once . . . that girl was quite the firecracker . . . I was pretty pissed

[Untilteld]

almost happened to me once . . . that girl was quite the firecracker . . . I was pretty pissed

Someone on the Hype has elaborated on a story of theirs and is now a refugee :(

[DV8]

^ha . . . I'm glad I didn't go into more detail :O

[Untilteld]

^ha . . . I'm glad I didn't go into more detail :O

He surely did. :down

[Ghostrider87]

More sit ups actually adds fats rather than making you lose it. I found that out from one of the postings at 24 hour fitness.

[SuperFerret]

If you put bits of bacon on a strip of bacon, you could travel back in time. It's like a tasty vortex.


Learned that from a man named Jim. :D

[DV8]

many cosmetic products include human placenta as an ingredient :yuck:

[SuperFerret]

many cosmetic products include human placenta as an ingredient :yuck:

Yuck?

You can't waste perfectly good placenta! Plus, at least it's not being sold to McDonalds.

Would you rather placenta on your face or in your mouth?

[Captain_BluTac]

http://www.therapistlocator.net/

http://www.whorepresents.com/

you can hypnotise a chicken with a line of chalk

[November Rain]

pubic hair does not burn...

try it

The molecules that make up pubic hair are heat resistant and also non-flamable.

Non-flamable fibres created naturallly are good heat insulators which keep the pubic region in the ideal temperature region of approximately 39.4 degrees celcius, which is perfect for breeding.

another tip is to shave your pubic hairs on male as as it leads to the development of more sperm that are less likely to pregnate a lady (i.e. blanks).

[DV8]

Yuck?

You can't waste perfectly good placenta! Plus, at least it's not being sold to McDonalds.

Would you rather placenta on your face or in your mouth?

that's uhhhhh . . . . what she said? :( :confused: :(

[DV8]

pubic hair does not burn...

try it

The molecules that make up pubic hair are heat resistant and also non-flamable.

Non-flamable fibres created naturallly are good heat insulators which keep the pubic region in the ideal temperature region of approximately 39.4 degrees celcius, which is perfect for breeding.

another tip is to shave your pubic hairs on male as as it leads to the development of more sperm that are less likely to pregnate a lady (i.e. blanks).

you almost got me :o

[Poetic Chaos]

No Strings Attached by NSync is the fastest selling album in history, selling over a million copies in it's opening day and 2.4 million by the end of it's debut week.

[DV8]

^:wow: that's just fkd up . . .

[November Rain]

you almost got me :o
i bet someone tries it by the end of the week...

[knowsbleed]

As the human brain matures and creates more "folds", the large intestine internally creates an equal number of "folds".

[Captain_BluTac]

i bet someone tries it by the end of the week...

I tried it when I was 16 *and drunk* They don't really burn properly

[knowsbleed]

Monkeys cannot fall down sideways.

[Badger]

It's impossible to keep your eyes open when you sneeze.

[knowsbleed]

The material corduroy was used originally in pants to create friction, to keep the wearer warm in cold climates.

[Avangarde]

knowsbleed's avy is awesome

[Badger]

A fat lady in 'cords' started the Great Chicago Fire.

[The Original Bamfer]

Tree roots almost act as a hand and grip the earth when heavy winds pick up.


Wow, that's crazy.

[The-Dark-Knight]

All Polar Bears are left handed.

[The-Dark-Knight]

Most people pronounce the word 'pronounce' wrong by saying Pro-nown-ce.

It should be said Pro-nun-ce.

[oakzap425]

family guy is the only show to be revived based on the success of its dvd sales

... I thought Futurama was also revived because of DVD sales and airings on AS? :confused:

[Jack Rabbit]

... I thought Futurama was also revived because of DVD sales and airings on AS? :confused:

:up:

Also, Firefly was made into a movie in part due to the DVD sales.:o

[Captain_BluTac]

:up:

Also, Firefly was made into a movie in part due to the DVD sales.:o

actually according to the official statement the futurama thing was due to the rating rather than the dvd sales and I did mean to edit it a while ago though to the first

[Ghostrider87]

Spiderman 3 is number 1 money making movie for 2007

Wild Hogs is number 10 Eat your heart out Die Hard that didn't even make the top 10.

[Concept Name]

Mohammed is the most common name.

[Immortalfire]

Elephants do not fear mice, nor much of anything else for that matter.

In spite of how often the term is used, there is no official definition of "middle class" in the United States.

Dinosaurs were not the largest of mobile animals. The blue whale was and still is the biggest.

There is no psychological harm in waking a sleepwalker.

One cannot introduce a "new" witness in court and get a Perry Mason ending. It simply isn't allowed. Most states have both sides access to the same information and witnesses. Surprise evidence and witnesses cause a mistrial. Sorry, Hollywood.

[Sam Fisher]

Organics suck.

[Hotwire]

All Polar Bears are left handed.
And actually have black skin.

[bullets]

In Sweden there is a ski-thru Mcdonalds.

[SuBe]

And actually have black skin.
And their fur is not really white. It is Clear, but from a distance looks white.

[Immortalfire]

Contrary to popular notion, there are not more suicides during the holidays.

[Captain_BluTac]

Lemming's do not jump of cliffs the clip everyone is fammiliar with was actually from a Disney movies

[chaseter]

Suicide is a crime, but no one has yet been convicted.

[Ghostrider87]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6S2QDqTlDQ

The artist who sang the Turtlepower song made a mistake. Raph isn't the leader it's Leo.

[Hudson]

A whole barrel would be suicide :wow: :wow: One tomato would be enough, but a whole barrel? He must have been trying to impress some chick.

it's good for your sperm count.

[Ghostrider87]

Both Pirates of the Carribean The Curse of the Black Peral and The Mask of Zorro used the same music



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7z74BvLWUg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7z74BvLWUg)
Pirates of the Carribean Curse of the Black Peral Trailer
It starts at 1:37

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQZ7ashy1T8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQZ7ashy1T8)
The Mask of Zorro trailer
It starts around 2:33

[Hudson]

Both Pirates of the Carribean The Curse of the Black Peral and The Mask of Zorro used the same music



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7z74BvLWUg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7z74BvLWUg)
Pirates of the Carribean Curse of the Black Peral Trailer
It starts at 1:37

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQZ7ashy1T8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQZ7ashy1T8)
The Mask of Zorro trailer
It starts around 2:33

Gladiator got almost the same theme as well.

[Ghostrider87]

Gladiator got almost the same theme as well.

In it's trailer?

[Drizzle]

Both Pirates of the Carribean The Curse of the Black Peral and The Mask of Zorro used the same music



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7z74BvLWUg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7z74BvLWUg)
Pirates of the Carribean Curse of the Black Peral Trailer
It starts at 1:37

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQZ7ashy1T8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQZ7ashy1T8)
The Mask of Zorro trailer
It starts around 2:33

So? Loads of trailers use the same music all the time.

[Superman79]

A lot of trailer use the same music...the actual movies have different scores

EDIT: Drizzle beat me to it.

[Ghostrider87]

Thanos is suppose to be a major threat in the Marvel Universe but he couldn't beat Squirrelgirl who isn't even in his league.

[Hudson]

In it's trailer?

yep what the others said, In the family robinson they used a song piece by Michael Kamen from the first x-men film. also, the dragonheart film has been used to death in different trailers.
and if I recall correctly a Batman musical piece was used in a trailer for King Kong. :o

[Ghostrider87]

Gambit owned Sabretooth in a X-Men issue. He set a simulation of all the people he killed. Sabretooth tried to attack him from behind but Gambit threw his signature cards at him. He then choked him with his metal staff. Sabretooth was the ****** in that fight. For being called a savage beast Sabretooth looked more like the hopeless savage ******.

[Drizzle]

yep what the others said, In the family robinson they used a song piece by Michael Kamen from the first x-men film. also, the dragonheart film has been used to death in different trailers.
and if I recall correctly a Batman musical piece was used in a trailer for King Kong. :o

The "Edward Scissorhands" theme and the instrumentals for "What's This?" from "The Nightmare Before Christmas" have been used in loads of trailers.

[Captain_BluTac]

Suicide is a crime, but no one has yet been convicted.

not true until the 1930's a dead person could be convicted of it but the oly punishment was that they were not allowed to be buried in a church yard and they were not allowed a religious ceremony funeral thingy

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

On most heads, the measurement of your forehead (assuming your hair in not receding) to your brow line, to the base of your nose, to the base of your chin, on average are all equal.

The measurement from your brow line to your nose, on average is equal to the length of your ear vertically if a line is followed around the head.

The side of your mouth barrel are on average, in line with the middle of your eye's.

[knowsbleed]

Certain species of monkeys are allergic human sperm.

[The Original Bamfer]

Certain species of monkeys are allergic human sperm.

Why would they be subjected to it in the first place? :huh:

[knowsbleed]

I was bored?


The female iguana's sexual organs are more phallic than male iguana's.

[Badger]

Nightcrawler hates Gays and was played by a gay man [/GR87]

[Captain_BluTac]

Nightcrawler hates Gays and was played by a gay man [/GR87]

I still find it wierd that nightcrawler is alan cumming

[The Original Bamfer]

Nightcrawler hates Gays and was played by a gay man [/GR87]

Hahahaha.

[knowsbleed]

Though men are usually labeled as hairier than women, women generally have longer nosehair than men. Increasing their sensitivity to certain scents.

[The Original Bamfer]

I was bored?

Poor, poor monkeys. :csad:

[Hotwire]

The measurement from tip to tip when you hald your arms out equals your height.
The measurement from the inside of your elbow to the wrist is the same as your foot.

[ComicChick]

The measurement from tip to tip when you hald your arms out equals your height.
The measurement from the inside of your elbow to the wrist is the same as your foot.

something similar to that is PHI: the divine proportion

look it up, it's really cool to see how much this is in nature and the world around us

[Superman79]

Nightcrawler hates Gays and was played by a gay man [/GR87]

Bwahahahahha!!! :woot:

[Scar Predator]

The measurement from tip to tip when you hald your arms out equals your height.
The measurement from the inside of your elbow to the wrist is the same as your foot.

It's usually true but not always. I've been measured because I have gorilla arms.:yay:

[TBadora]

Parkinson's disease is the most common disease among physicians.

[Ghostrider87]

It took the Bucs 1864 tries before they finally returned a kickoff return for a td.
Eva Mendes set in a mangazine not that long ago she would never starve herself for Hollywood.

[Ghostrider87]

Badger lied about the Nightcrawler comment.

[Badger]

Not that I care, but it's true.

[Ghostrider87]

Not that I care, but it's true.

No it isn't because I didn't play Nightcrawler.

[TBadora]

1) A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes!

2) The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue :p

[Badger]

No it isn't because I didn't play Nightcrawler.

You're too precious. :heart:

[Badger]

1) A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes!:p

That must have been fun for ya. :o

:oldrazz:

[TBadora]

That must have been fun for ya. :o

:oldrazz:

*Recalls George Costanza's comeback*

Yeah...well, I had sex with your wife!

[Badger]

Your mother should be able to give you all the details.

A mom joke, you can do better than that. :down

[Badger]

*Recalls George Costanza's comeback*

Yeah...well, I had sex with your wife!

Slightly better. :csad:

[TBadora]

Touche.

[November Rain]

The word 'Left' was actually supposed to describe 'right' but left in latin 'Lineaster' sounded like 'sinister' which is representative of evil and the 'left' side of the body as we know it now, so it was altered.

[Mister Sinister]

Charlie Chaplin once entered a Charlie Chaplin Lookalike Contest and came third.

[ang_hulk]

It's impossible to keep your eyes open when you sneeze.

bull****.

Thier is a gluten in most beer that helps you think better is negated by your second or third brew

[ang_hulk]

Jesus I'm a chef and even I didn't know that.

who told you that??? whats that based on,im really doubting that being true but heres one along the same lines

a pumpkin is a berry.

[The Original Bamfer]

Badger lied about the Nightcrawler comment.

Not that I care, but it's true.

No it isn't because I didn't play Nightcrawler.

So true. :o

[Obi-Ron]

1) A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes!

2) The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue :p


Did anyone else have "Dueling Banjos" in their head after reading this post? :wow:

[Captain_BluTac]

who told you that??? whats that based on,im really doubting that being true but heres one along the same lines

a pumpkin is a berry.

a pumpkin is a squash

a banana is actually an ovary but the banana tree is a herb

[Badger]

bull****.

Thier is a gluten in most beer that helps you think better is negated by your second or third brew

Not bull****. :o

[Badger]

who told you that??? whats that based on,im really doubting that being true but heres one along the same lines

a pumpkin is a berry.

Now that's bull****.

It's actually classified as a fruit, more specifically a gourd

a pumpkin is a squash

Squash is type of gourd as well.

[Ghostrider87]

Sportscenter put a postive spin on the Cubs being swept with saying maybe it wasn't meant for them to win on the 99th year but on the 100th year.

Mark Wahlberg owned Matt Damon in the Crime Drama The Departed.

In a real fight Mark Wahlberg would also own Matt Damon. Matt Damon would once again be the Bourne ******.

[Jack Rabbit]

...:eek:

...the ****?

[Logan's Runt]

Grr87 doesnt know what acfact is!

[Drizzle]

In a real fight Mark Wahlberg would also own Matt Damon. Matt Damon would once again be the Bourne ******.

This is the truest fact in this thread.

[The Original Bamfer]

Those are cold, hard facts!

[TBadora]

Those are cold, hard facts!

Pffft!

[EdRyder]

In a real fight Mark Wahlberg would also own Matt Damon. Matt Damon would once again be the Bourne ******.

Damon could buy all the Wahlbergs with his Bourne paycheck.

[Ghostrider87]

Damon could buy all the Wahlbergs with his Bourne paycheck.

Um maybe but he still couldn't beat Mark Wahlberg in a fight. Also Tom Cruise would also hand Matt Damon his @$$ in a fight.

[Ghostrider87]

Peter Manfredo Jr beat Sergio Mora in the rematch but the judges still managed to screw up and give Mora the victory.

[SuperFerret]

Those are cold, hard facts!

I prefer soft, warm lies.

[Ghostrider87]

Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) will become the first Green Lantern to be featured in a DC Comics animated movie in Justice League New Frontier.

[The Original Bamfer]

Now that's no fun!

[SuperFerret]

Now that's no fun!

Maybe not, but you are told that it is.

[Ghostrider87]

Football Coach Bill Parcells comes down on all players when they fail, he doesn't have favorites he won't come down on.
Baseball Manger Lou Pinella is the same way.

[Logan's Runt]

Your'ea lall fulli of leiS!

[Badger]

Fact... GR87 is unintentionally funny

Also facts...

In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'the rule of thumb'

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

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and ls at ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

[Sam Fisher]

During the early 1990s, screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio conceived of writing a film based on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. In their original pitch, Will Turner was the lead role, and the villainous pirates were searching for treasure. Steven Spielberg expressed interest, and wanted to cast Bill Murray, Robin Williams or Steve Martin as Jack Sparrow. Disney was already making Muppet Treasure Island at the time and did not give permission for the film to be made because the two had similar storylines.

[Sam Fisher]

Pirates of the Caribbean became the first Walt Disney Pictures release to earn a PG-13 rating by the MPAA

[XFanTim]

Yeah, but it should have been rated "Arrr!" :D

[Sam Fisher]

lol

[The Apocalypse]

In attempt to get Lou Pinella to sign with the Mets to become their new Manager, former GM Steve Phillips brought Pinella into the bathroom of the winter meetings and gave him a BJ.

[November Rain]

Poker originates from New zealand.

[Hotwire]

The peanut is actually a bean.

[Ghostrider87]

Last time I was in Chicago a beautiful woman accidently bumped her bag into my stomach.

[redmarvel]

I own over 3000 comic books.

(How is that for a random fact?)

[Erzengel]

Last time I was in Chicago a beautiful woman accidently bumped her bag into my stomach.
And where would you rank it in the top 10 most amazing things to happen to you?

[SuBe]

Chess originates from India

[Captain_BluTac]

Golf originates from scotland

[Eggyman]

BluTac ruins wallpaper :)

[Captain_BluTac]

Egg damages the paint on cars

[SuBe]

JAP is considered an ethnic slur

sorry eggyman:)

[Eggyman]

Random Fact: eggyman is sorry too for his racial sluring and genuinely bad conduct. Eggyman fails in life and SupemanBeyond knows it because he witnessed the fall of the egg and of all the offal in the vicinity.

:)

[SuBe]

Random Fact: eggyman is sorry too for his racial sluring and genuinely bad conduct. Eggyman fails in life and SupemanBeyond knows it because he witnessed the fall of the egg and of all the offal in the vicinity.

:)
Snopes says its true!:oldrazz:

[Eggyman]

Snopes says its true!:oldrazz:

It must be then :woot:

[redmarvel]

According to the Toronto Star, there are people who believe we must preserve the "redheaded" gene by having redheads interbreed with other redheads. To that end they have actually set up exclusive dating services for redheads:

http://www.thestar.com/living/article/293629

[Sam Fisher]

In the Chinese dubs of Beauty and the Beast, the voice of the Beast is provided by Jackie Chan. He provided both the speaking and singing voices in these versions.

Tarzan is the only animated Disney film which had been dubbed into Bahasa Melayu.

Tacos are cool.

[Sam Fisher]

Jungle 2 Jungle was the 7th highest grossing PG movie of 1997, taking in about 59.9 million in the US.

[Hotwire]

Golf originates from Scotland
And it's name was originally an ackronym for Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden.

[Hotwire]

If you never wear shoes, you will never get Athlete's Foot.

[Mister Sinister]

If you never wear shoes, you will never get Athlete's Foot.

But you'll have a WHOLE other load of problems.

[Asteroid-Man]

Here's a fact, Asteroid-Man is the creepiest poster.

[Ice-man]

According to the Toronto Star, there are people who believe we must preserve the "redheaded" gene by having redheads interbreed with other redheads. To that end they have actually set up exclusive dating services for redheads:

http://www.thestar.com/living/article/293629


NOOOO my worst nightmares are about to come true! a legion of gingers.

we dont need more gingers!

[Captain_BluTac]

But you'll have a WHOLE other load of problems.

actually studies have proven it is healthier to be bare foot

[Immortalfire]

Last time I was in Chicago a beautiful woman accidently bumped her bag into my stomach.

Hawt :heart:

[redmarvel]

actually studies have proven it is healthier to be bare foot

Right up until you step on a nail without having had your tetanus shot.

[knowsbleed]

People who sweat more easily are more inclined to commit suicide than those who don't.

[XFanTim]

And it's name was originally an ackronym for Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden.
I'm virtually sure that's an urban legend. Usually words that were around before the 20th century didn't start as acronyms (since acronyms weren't popular then), but there a lot of times people make up something that they "stand for" and it ends up catching on and getting reported as fact.

Snopes agrees (http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.asp)

[chaseter]

Your eyes actually see all colors but the one you are looking at because the light reflecting from the object into your eyes are all the colors except the one you see.

[XFanTim]

Other examples:

Some people say "tip" stands for "To Insure Promptness". It doesn't (http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/tip.asp)

Some people say "cop" stands for "Constable on patrol." Also false (http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/cop.asp)

There's a lot of supposed acronym origins for f***. All are false. (http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/****.asp)

NOTE: If you click that last link, you need to replace **** with the "f-word". I can't post the link correctly because of the SHH's autofilter.

[XFanTim]

While I'm exposing common linguistic mistakes, a lot of people say "You've got another thing coming" -- in fact, the original expression is "You've got another think coming." It comes from a joke "If that's what you think, you've got another think coming!" The bad grammar is on purpose, for humorous effect.
(see here (http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/thing.html))
(I've seen other sites that confirm the same thing, including one that notes the use of "another think coming" in an edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.)

Anyway, the popularity of the corrupted version "You've got another thing coming" is probably in part do to the song of that title by Judas Priest.

[chaseter]

'Ring Around the Rosey,' the popular children's rhyme, is actually about the Bubonic Plague.

[XFanTim]

Language nerd -- part 3

If people are good at something, they say it's their "forte". This word comes from the French word "fort", and so it should "correctly" be pronounced like fort. But most people say it for-TAY, probably influenced by the Itallian word forte (loud) that appars in music. (see "usage note" here (http://www.answers.com/forte&r=67))

Of course, some people say language is an evolving thing, and the "correct" pronounciation is whichever one is most popular today. But still, it started as a mistake.

[XFanTim]

Your eyes actually see all colors but the one you are looking at because the light reflecting from the object into your eyes are all the colors except the one you see.
Huh? If that were true then if I had no light coming into my eyes, I'd see all colors -- but instead I see black.:huh:

[JTIZZLEVILLE]

Your eyes actually see all colors but the one you are looking at because the light reflecting from the object into your eyes are all the colors except the one you see.

You've actually gotten it backwards.

Something isn't red because it reflects all the colors except red.

Something is red because that object ABSORBS all colors and only reflects red.

[chaseter]

Huh? If that were true then if I had no light coming into my eyes, I'd see all colors -- but instead I see black.:huh:
You see a blue ball for example. The light reflecting off of the surface is all the colors in the spectrum but blue, blue is being absorbed. Therefore, all the colors that are reflected go into your eye and it decodes it into color. Something black has no color because all the light is being absorbed, therefore your eyes makes you see black. White is all the colors in the spectrum being reflected on the surface.

[XFanTim]

The capital of South Dakota is Pierre. This is pronounced "peer", not "Pee-air".

[chaseter]

You've actually gotten it backwards.

Something isn't red because it reflects all the colors except red.

Something is red because that object ABSORBS all colors and only reflects red.
Maybe that's right, it's one or the other:woot:

[JTIZZLEVILLE]

You see a blue ball for example. The light reflecting off of the surface is all the colors in the spectrum but blue, blue is being absorbed. Therefore, all the colors that are reflected go into your eye and it decodes it into color. Something black has no color because all the light is being absorbed, therefore your eyes makes you see black. White is all the colors in the spectrum being reflected on the surface.

Once again you have it backwards.

A blue ball absorbs all colors and reflects blue.

If you still doubt I can give you a ton of resources. Plus, I also took a class that dealt with this concept.

[chaseter]

Once again you have it backwards.

A blue ball absorbs all colors and reflects blue.

If you still doubt I can give you a ton of resources. Plus, I also took a class that dealt with this concept.
I may have it backwards as it has been years since I had human anatomy:o I think I'm right on black and white. And, I am too lazy to look it up for myself.

[XFanTim]

JTIZZLEVILLE's answer is the one I know. The blue ball absorbs everything but blue, while reflecting blue. So blue light does enter my eyes.

But what you're saying for black and white makes sense -- black absorbs all colors, white absorbs no colors.

[XFanTim]

The Mongol's had the largest contiguous empire in history. (The only larger Empire was the British Empire, but that was divided by water.)

[chaseter]

Humans and dolphins are the only mammals that have sex for pleasure.

[The Original Bamfer]

Showtime does whatever I tell him to.

[SuBe]

Pigs have half hour long Orgasms

[Showtime]

Bamfer is not original, despite his name.

[The Original Bamfer]

Showtime is not awesome, despite how he says he is in every post. :o

[Obi-Ron]

Humans and dolphins are the only mammals that have sex for pleasure.

I guess it's all business when my brother's dog humps my leg then. :lips:

[Showtime]

If you go back over all 24,165 of my posts. You will not find one where I allude to myself as being awesome.

Factoid: Bamfer is a liar.

[chaseter]

I guess it's all business when my brother's dog humps my leg then. :lips:
:lips: :woot: They are acting of off impulse. What I don't get and I have witnessed, a female dog humping a male dog, leg, or stuffed doll.

[The Original Bamfer]

If you go back over all 24,165 of my posts. You will not find one where I allude to myself as being awesome.

Factoid: Bamfer is a liar.

It's all in tricky subliminal messaging.

[Showtime]

Showfact: Bamfer is jealous of my Showtime Icon. :angry:

[The Original Bamfer]

I'm not going to post why you're jealous of me. :ninja:

[XFanTim]

Marvel Comics has trademarked two onomatopoeias: "thwip" and "snikt"

[SuBe]

:lips: :woot: They are acting of off impulse. What I don't get and I have witnessed, a female dog humping a male dog, leg, or stuffed doll.
It is actually a sign of Dominance on the Dogs part. Male or Female, it doesn't matter.

[knowsbleed]

People with tongue rings are at greater risk to swallow their own tongue during an epileptic seizure.

[spideyboy_1111]

Marvel Comics has trademarked two onomatopoeias: "thwip" and "snikt"

they haven't done "bamf" yet? thats sad :(

[spideyboy_1111]

theres probably more too it... but in my color theory class i had 3 years ago, aparently there was some color study, where some how someone took 2 black and white projectors showing the same image on a wall... he lined them up over lapping them perfectly.. and some how the color version appeared on the wall... im probably missing some steps.. but either way sounds like witchcraft to me!

[The Original Bamfer]

they haven't done "bamf" yet? thats sad :(

Seriously!

[XFanTim]

they haven't done "bamf" yet? thats sad :(
Well, not according to wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onomatopoeia#Onomatopoeia_in_pop_culture) at any rate.

[XFanTim]

The original phonograph (record player) played cylinders, not discs.

[Abaddon]

the peanut is not a nut, it is a legume.

[SuBe]

Honey is Bee vomit

[spideyboy_1111]

the peanut is not a nut, it is a legume.

and a legume is a fruit :wow:

[Abaddon]

dry fruit.:o

[spideyboy_1111]

still a fruit

[XFanTim]

The longest common word that doesn't contain A, E, I, O, or U is rhythms.

[XFanTim]

The English language has many prefixes and suffixes, but its only infix is the word "f***ing" (plus various euphemisms for that word).

E.g. "abso-freakin-lutely!"

[Dangerous]

you said f**king was the only infix, but as you just demonstrated 'freakin' works too.

[XFanTim]

you said f**king was the only infix, but as you just demonstrated 'freakin' works too.

Yes, but freakin' is a euphomism for f**king. Like saying darn instead of damn.

I don't know of any that aren't some varient of f**king.

[XFanTim]

The dog was the first animal to be domesticated by humans.



17,000 years later, we're still working on the cat. ;)

[Mister Sinister]

The dog was the first animal to be domesticated by humans.

Wrong. It was the horse.

[XFanTim]

Wrong. It was the horse.
That's not what I've heard. link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestication#Approximate_dates_and_locations_of_o riginal_domestication)

I've heard it other places than wikipedia, but that was the first link I could find.

EDIT: Encyclopedia Brittanica (http://student.britannica.com/comptons/article-196418/domesticated-animal) agrees

[JTStarkiller]

Tie does NOT go to the runner.

[XFanTim]

So far as anyone knows, Isaac Newton died a virgin.

In contrast, Einstein had two wives (not at the same time).

Stephen Hawking has also had two wives (again, not at the same time) despite being completely paralyzed.

Erwin Schrödinger, one of the inventors of Quantum Mechanics, had two wives at the same time. (Technically a wife and a live-in mistress)

[XFanTim]

According to the Guiness Book of World Records, the longest work in Swedish is
NORDÖSTERSJÖKUSTARTILLERIFLYGSPANINGSSIMULATORANLÄ GGNINGSMATERIELUNDERHÅLLSUPPFÖLJNINGSSYSTEMDISKUSS IONSINLÄGGSFÖRBEREDELSEARBETEN

[SuBe]

According to the Guiness Book of World Records, the longest work in Swedish is
NORDÖSTERSJÖKUSTARTILLERIFLYGSPANINGSSIMULATORANLÄ GGNINGSMATERIELUNDERHÅLLSUPPFÖLJNINGSSYSTEMDISKUSS IONSINLÄGGSFÖRBEREDELSEARBETEN
That is a long word for Butthole. :yay:

[redmarvel]

The Blue Morpho Butterfly's wings are actually covered in microscopic scales which reflect light making it appear a brilliant blue.

[Space Moose]

Resraechres at cmabirgde uinvrestiy fnuod taht the odrer ltteers are wtitren in deson't mttaer as lnog as the frist and lsat ltteers are in the rgiht palce. yuo'llbe albe to raed the wrods croerctly no mtater how jubmled the ltters are. It semes taht yuor barin dosne't raed ecah lteter but sees the wohle wrod at ocne!

[Space Moose]

Count the number of "F"s in the following text:

"FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS"

There are 6 not 3. It is difficult for the brain to register the F in 'OF'

[Captain_BluTac]

The dog was the first animal to be domesticated by humans.
17,000 years later, we're still working on the cat. ;)

Wrong. It was the horse.

Both wrong, it was the pig.

[Space Moose]

Both wrong, it was the pig.
Fan of anti-humour, huh?

[turtlefocker]

looks are all the matter

[XFanTim]

The capital of Djbouti is . . . Djbouti.

This is also the title of its national anthem.

[Bubonic]

The gender of crocodiles, alligators, and turtles will be determined by the temperature the eggs are incubated in.

Under lab conditions its quite easy to take the eggs of said creatures, put them at a certain temperature, and they will all be a certain gender.

[XFanTim]

The gender of crocodiles, alligators, and turtles will be determined by the temperature the eggs are incubated in.

Under lab conditions its quite easy to take the eggs of said creatures, put them at a certain temperature, and they will all be a certain gender.
Really? Different genders don't have different chromosomes, like in people? Or they have some cells of each gender, and temperature determines which survives?