Random and/or pointless facts?

[CheezWizTimeLord]

Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson."

At 90 weapons per 100 civilians, the US has the world's highest rate of gun ownership.

The first cigarettes were rolled by Egyptian soldiers in the 1800s the men were just trying to salvage some discarded cigars.

There is a law on the books of Detroit, Michigan that states that "Alligators may not be tied to fire hydrants."

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

and...

Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door.

that is all I can think of

 

[Thietogreth]

You save gas the slower you drive =3

 

[Aden]

You save gas the slower you drive =3

FALSE. Most car engines attain their peak efficiencies around 4500 rpm.

Edit: Of course, it takes more gas to get up that speed, too.

 

[Tycho]

On the average, more animals are killed by motorists than by hunters with guns.

Adolf Hitler's favorite dog, Blondi, an Alsatian, was used to make sure his cyanide capsules were lethal. Hitler used the cyanide to commit suicide when he saw it worked on Blondi. (ANOTHER reason Hitler was a bastard.)

In Somalia, Africa, it's been decreed illegal to carry old chewing gum stuck on the tip of your nose.

More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.

You can tell the sex of a horse by its teeth. Most males have 40, females have 36. (Or, you might notice the fact that said horse has a baseball bat, not a catcher's mitt...)

Oscar Wilde served two years at hard labor after being found guilty of homosexuality. (It's difficult for me to imagine Mr. Wilde performing hard labor, having seen pictures of him.)

The 1997 Jack Nicholson film As Good As It Gets is known in China as "Mr. Cat Poop."

 

[KalinaEllenberg]

I like Cheerios!

 

[Kommodore]

The average density of the universe is one proton per cubic meter.

The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.

111,111,111 multiplied by 111,111,111 equals 12,345,678,987,654,321.


I love random factoids.

 

[Thietogreth]

You save gas the slower you drive =3

FALSE. Most car engines attain their peak efficiencies around 4500 rpm.

Edit: Of course, it takes more gas to get up that speed, too.

Must depend on the car then, cause they tested it.

 

[Turioko]

Just some things I found interesting.

"More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air
crashes."

"A pregnant goldfish is called a twit."

Random fact: In Canada, milk comes in bags.

They sell cartons here[to], don't they sell bagged milk in America? ~Grey

 

[AlexInsane]

Just some things I found interesting.

"More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air
crashes."

"A pregnant goldfish is called a twit."

Random fact: In Canada, milk comes in bags.

They sell cartons here[to], don't they sell bagged milk in America? ~Grey

I lol'd.

In other news, you're all gay.

Stephen Glass is old news and also a despised bastard.

 

[Rilvor]

At least 3 people have a Rilvor quote in their signature (If I remember correctly...I just thought about that because of Alex's sig)

 

[ArcanumWolf]

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

"In 1892, Italy raised the minimum age for marriage for girls to 12."
I'd be scared to know what it was before then. o_o

"The Boston University Bridge is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane"

 

[lobosabio]

The principality of Monaco has so many cars that they wouldn't be able to fit on the roads at the same time.

 

[Rhainor]

You save gas the slower you drive =3

FALSE. Most car engines attain their peak efficiencies around 4500 rpm.

True, but, a linear increase in speed results in an exponential increase in aerodynamic drag, requiring even more power to push through the air, which uses up more fuel per cylinder stroke.

 

[Beastcub]

it is impossible to lick your elbow




(now how many of you just tried it...i did when i first hear bout that fact T.T)

 

[Woofi]

it is impossible to lick your elbow




(now how many of you just tried it...i did when i first hear bout that fact T.T)

I licked someone else's elbow once. ಠ_ಠ

 

[OnyxVulpine]

My buddy can lick his elbow.

I think its better to say you can't touch your elbow with the hand of the same arm.

 

[Syz]

I have licked my elbow.

 

[AlexInsane]

I have licked my elbow.

Either you had a broken arm or a very long tongue.

Eating the green parts of a newly dug-up potato will kill you.

 

[nurematsu]

Eating the green parts of a newly dug-up potato will kill you.

I dunno about that... I lived in Idaho for about 10 years, and I don't think that's true. It's just a sunburned part of the potato. The only bad spots you should watch out for are parts that have been eaten away or rotted away

 

[Tycho]

Eating the green parts of a newly dug-up potato will kill you.

Potatoes are related to nightshade, so this strikes me as entirely probable. Although I'm not sure it would KILL you, it would certainly make you ill.

Cyanide can be found in the foliage of cherry trees, in trace amounts.

 

[Beastcub]

the size of a chickens egg is related to its age- AA eggs are laid by older hens

 

[nurematsu]

the size of a chickens egg is related to its age- AA eggs are laid by older hens

Very true My parents raise chickens and we find that to be true. And it goes according to breed too

 

[SoulEmber]

Bank robber John Dillinger played professional baseball.

If you toss a penny 10000 times, it will not be heads 5000 times, but more like 4950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom.

The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.

Hydroxydesoxycorticosterone and hydroxydeoxycorticosterones are the largest anagrams.

Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula."

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

 

[Githgulcag]

it is impossible to lick your elbow




(now how many of you just tried it...i did when i first hear bout that fact T.T)

Actually it's not impossible. I can lick my elbow and I know some other people who can also do it.

 

[Azure]

Pointless fact, I cannot lick my elbow.