Learn Something New Every Day

[Panda-Brain]

I thought this was a good idea.
I need to relieve this unnecessary knowledge somehow!
I put this post here because some of these things are quite... Clever I suppose.

So, daily, I shall post one of my random facts.

Today's fact?

You can't name a file 'con' in microsoft windows.

[Phang]

I checked this, and it is true.

Can I give my animal facts in here too?

[Panda-Brain]

Yea, go for it! =D

Today's fact;

Blue eyes are the most sensitive to light


I have blue eyes xP

[Kensei-Teichou]

Here's mine contribution:

Karoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese.

How awesome is that?! =D

[Saint]

Oooh!  I sense a bandwagon forming!  *Sets up a toll booth*  Muahaha!


Anyway, on topic.

Hummingbirds can't walk.

Today is the birthday of at least 9,000,000 other people.  This will be true on every single day in 2010.

[Panda-Brain]

Wow; cool guys! =D

Today's Fact;

Men are more likely to be struck by lightening than women.

[Kensei-Teichou]

Screw you, men! =P

Fact;

The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.

I can smell the irony!

[Chinaren]

Men are more likely to be struck by lightening than women.

That's because women are indoors doing the dishes. 

I have blue eyes

Me too!  We should start a club.  No brownies allowed. 

[Panda-Brain]

Off-Topic:

Hahaha, I hate sexist jokes but that one made me laugh.

Aw, we should!

Today's fact;

The longest car was 100ft long.

[Angel]

Man that must be HELL to get around a round-a-bout!! 

And yes, I did feel the need to use

[Saint]

A fact! =D

In 1992, Frank Perkins of Los Angeles made an attempt on the world flagpole-sitting record. By the time he had come down, eight hours short of the 400 day record, his sponsor had gone bust, his girlfriend had left him and his phone and electricity had been cut off.

[Panda-Brain]

Off-Topic:

Wow, that must have sucked O.O

Today's fact;

The longest book title was 670 words.

[Saint]

Selected Works of Nigel Tomm (2006/2007) (Shakespeare's Sonnets Remixed 2006 / Shakespeare's Hamlet Remixed 2007 / Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Remixed 2007 / Including Previously Unpublished Elvis Presley's Love Me Tender Remix 2007) Nigel Tomm is The Winner of The Anonymous Writers Club Award 2006 for The Best Anonymous Writer / Deconstructed Poetry Award 2006 for Innovations and Teamwork in Poetry / Decadence Prize 2007 for The Lifestyle / Flashy Rococo Coco Award 2006 for Flashy Thoughts / Baby Boomers Award 2006 for The Best Marketing / Anonymous Artists Prize 2007 for The Best Anonymous Artist / Life Academy Award 2006 for Ignorance of Some Aspects of Life / Graphomania Award 2007 for Writing / Formal English Institute Award 2006 for English Grammar Improvements / House of Original Remixes Award 2006 for Creativity / WordKillers Award 2006 for Killing Some Words Sometimes in Some Books / iStyle Award 2006 for Being Unnamed Style Icon / Librarians Under Sixty Award 2007 for Staying Young / Comedy Association Award 2007 for The Best Drama / Happy Dramatists Award 2006 for The Realest Reality Show / New Forms Award 2006 for Rediscovering Something Old / Best of The Best Award 2007 for Being The Best of The Bests / Alaska Lifetime Achievement Prize 2006 for Bringing The Sun to Canada / Flaming Unisex Award 2007 for Coming to Flaming Unisex Awards / Random Books Award 2006 for Random Words Which Sometimes Sell / Happy Housekeepers Award 2007 for Being an Example to Follow / Wild Foresters Award 2006 for Saving Trees from Book Lovers / Writing Bodybuilders Award 2007 for Keeping Nice Forms / Life Coaching Without Words Award 2006 for Bringing New Life to Some Words / Writing for Writing Foundation Award 2007 for Rewriting Some Writings / Speaking Parr

Must'a been one small-assed font on the cover.

[Panda-Brain]

Hahaha, bring on the magnifying glass! (H)

[BlackCat]

A lions roar can be heard five miles away.

[Panda-Brain]

There's enough fat in the human body to make 7 soap bars.

[Chinaren]

There's enough fat in the human body to make 7 soap bars.

Oh, but I use the liquid soap.  How many bottles/jars would that equate too?  And what scents would they come in?  And where can you buy these 'human' soaps?

[Angel]

@Panda: Funnily enough that made me think of Fightclub. They steal fat of humans to make soap... -shudder-

[Panda-Brain]

@C'ren; I have no idea. I don't particularly go buying "human" soaps! However, if you ask NicT...

@Angel; ... I have no comment for that, although, I did shudder. Quite a bit! :|


The average speed of a heinz ketchup squirt is 25mph.

[Saint]

Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

[Panda-Brain]

In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter.

Also, in the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow.

[NicTei]

@Panda-Brain:  Hey!  I dun' use human soap!  That's downright unethical!  Now, anyone care to join me for Bald Eagle head stew, panda bear pastries, and Siberian tiger rolls?

My state is one of the leading states in the U.S. for teenage pregnancies.

[Angel]

Awww PB I was gonna use the one in the city of York! Damn you!

[Panda-Brain]

@NicT; Oh yes, sorry. I was the human meat alternative you ate.

@Angel; One thing; MUHAHAHA!

[BlackCat]

I think my belly button is getting shorter and so am I....

[Panda-Brain]

Ducks have more neck bones than giraffes.

2520 is the smallest number that can be divided by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.

Statistics show that Great British women have the largest breasts.

Florida is bigger than the whole of England.

It takes up to 70 years for a banana peel to fully decompose in Antarctica.

[Silme]

Some nice facts here I'll have to remember!  Like Angel, the first thing I thought of was Fight Club with the human soap reference (seen the movie enough times I could quote almost the entire script).  It also seems I may have to pay a visit to Great Britain     
 
Anyhow, my contribution;
 
It only takes 7 pounds of pressure to crack open a persons skull....from the inside.
 
My rock solid source.

[Prometheus]

Cool thread!  Here's a few of mine:

The human thighbone can support the weight of two baby elephants

Bethovan was NOT born deaf.

Having family members with High Expressed Emotion (HEE) increases the likelyhood in stablized schizophrenics for relapsing.

Sappho did not run any kind of school.

[BlackCat]

Pesticides can make unborn children become hemophrodites
Pesticides can also give high estrogen levels, especially mushrooms...

[Chinaren]

I'll add some things...

The moon was once slightly yellow.

A woman in Zanzibar was made pregnant by a goat. She miscarriaged.

Flies can eat twice their weight in two hours.

Scientists have developed a way to make teeth regrow.

Some of these are false.