Facts that someone screwed up

[patrickbateman]

Jesus, don't encourage him. You've stomped all over months of progress.

lol
(prepares to make another thread)

 

[Underoath]

The Statue of Liberty is in the territorial waters of New Jersey, not New York. Also, that's not the monument's real name. It's Liberty Enlightening the World.

Thats pretty interesting

 

[E. Bison]

You need to add some Chuck Norris facts as well. I believe some of them are overexaggerated.

 

[theoneandonly]

chuck norris tears cure cancer...... chuck norris never crys

NOT TRUE

well about the crying part

his tears do cure cancer

 

[Honey Vibe]

Lassie was never female. Male dogs played the part.

swee m'ginny

 

[Honey Vibe]

Here's one:
You cannot tell how old a cactus is by the number of arms it has. Cacti begin growing multiple arms at the same time.

 

[Immortalfire]

I don't know how true these are, but they're similar.
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The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class.

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.

The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. So did the first "Marlboro Man."

Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs.

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

Turtles breathe through their butts.

 

[Underoath]

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

I've heard this one before but never tried it.

 

[Dodger]

chuck norris tears cure cancer...... chuck norris never crys

NOT TRUE

well about the crying part

his tears do cure cancer

Hey do you have a bigger version of you avvy?

 

[Roughneck]

The White House wasn't always white. It was in fact gray until after the war of 1812 when it was rebuilt and painted.

Yeah because Canada Burned it down.


That said there are some of these that I just don't believe.

And I don't wanna start a whole thing here.....but please don't refer to biblical things (Adam and Eve/Noah's arc) as facts. That is all I will say.

 

[Honey Vibe]

And I don't wanna start a whole thing here.....but please don't refer to biblical things (Adam and Eve/Noah's arc) as facts. That is all I will say.

All it said was "Adam and Eve didn't have belly buttons - think about it". You guys are waaaay too touchy

 

[ampersand]

You guys are waaaay too touchy

No kidding.

 

[Immortalfire]

Flying Fish do not. They glide.

The suicide rate did not increase during the Depression. Nor are there more suicides during holidays.

The thumb is not a finger.

Identical twins are not. They only appear to be if you don't get to technical. They have different fingerprints, for example.

Chain letters are not illegal.

Despite popular notions, Lucifer is only mentioned once in the Bible.

The Puritans were not anti-sex, they were for all things in moderation.

The human skull is not one bone, but about twenty-two actually.

Blind people do not have better hearing than those who are sighted. They do learn to listen more carefully, though.

Cobras do not hear the snake charmer's pipe. They follow the movement of the pipe. In fact, no snake can hear. Same for bees.

The majority of the world's oil does not come from the Middle East.

Male misquitoes do not bite.

Sardine is not species of fish, but rather a class of size.

Porcupines do not throw their quills (you probably knew that).

Mrs. O'Leary's cow did not start the 1871 Chicago fire by knocking over a lantern. It was made up by a reporter, who apparently later admitted it.

Woodpeckers do not get headaches.

Beavers do not build dams that curve against the flow, nor can they drop a tree where they want. Should add that they are sometimes killed by falling trees they chew down.

Home economist Betty Crocker did not exist. Aunt Jemima however, was real.

Bluebeard the pirate did not exist, he's a folklore character. Blackbeard did exist, and he died supposedly not telling anyone where his treasure was. Incidentally, his real name was Edward Teach.

The temprature and dampness of a dog's nose have nothing to do with it's health.

English muffins are not English, nor is a danish Danish.

Most measuring spoons are not totally acurate, but mass market approximates.

Technically, penicillin does not kill bacteria. It keeps it from reproducing.

There is no official definition of "middle class" in the United States.

Crickets do not chirp by rubbing their legs, it's actually their wings that rub.

 

[Mr.Webs]

Very interesting thread, by dear, fiery friend! Interesting indeed!

*twirls mustache*

 

[8Ball2/JanG5]

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times.

God I can't fold printer paper more than 6 times.

 

[theoneandonly]

Hey do you have a bigger version of you avvy?

hey
sorry i dont but if you take it and then ask someone to make it bigger

thye should do

 

[Immortalfire]

Wow, that avatar is cool

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

except for when it flashes to that ridiculous red+yellow one.
What were they thinking?

 

[Immortalfire]

I have to agree.

 

[TheSumOfGod]

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

But I HAVE seen an elephant in a zoo run away scared from a squirrel, so there.

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

That f***ing LIAR!!!

 

[Dodger]

hey
sorry i dont but if you take it and then ask someone to make it bigger

thye should do

Ok, cool.

 

[Kessel Day]

Despite popular notions, Lucifer is only mentioned once in the Bible.

"Satan" is mentioned 52 times. (and i think the name "lucifer" is only in the apochrypha.)


and on your theme:

the Bible does NOT say that money is the root of all evil. it states that "the love of money is the root of all sorts of injurious things".

 

[TheSumOfGod]

Another christian fun fact: The Book of Revelations was NOT written by the Apostle John. John was dead by the time it was written. It was most probably written by Marcion.

 

[Elijya]

...or possibly some guy who took too many shrooms

 

[TheSumOfGod]

...or possibly some guy who took too many shrooms

That would be Marcion.