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September 14, 11 2:59 PM (permalink)

Random but Interesting Fact Thread


Ancient Egyptians - 


The Egyptians were not exactly sure what the brain did, although many believed that its job was to produce snot.

Donald Duck's middle name is Flauntleroy.  


Coca-Cola was originally green.  

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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 3:26 PM (permalink)
    If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.

    Polar bears are left handed.

    Butterflies taste with their feet.

    Wilma Flintstone's maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal, and Betty Rubble's Maiden name was Betty Jean Mcbricker.

    In Minnesota it is illegal to cross state lines with a duck on your head.

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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 3:27 PM (permalink)
    Mooch's butt itches.
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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 3:47 PM (permalink)
    Zombie's don't care if it's that time of the month for their girl friends.

    "I pulled the head off Elvis, filled Fred up to his pelvis, yaba daba do, the King is gone, and so are you."
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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 4:11 PM (permalink)
    In France, 1386, a pig was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.

     
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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 4:13 PM (permalink)
     
    The ancient Greeks had no word to describe the colour blue.

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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 4:17 PM (permalink)
    Alaska:  In Fairbanks, it is illegal to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose
    Arizona:  In Tucson, it is illegal for women to wear pants.
    Massachusetts: In Boston, it is illegal to take a bath unless one has been ordered by a physician to do so.
    Michigan: Under state law, dentists are officially classified as "mechanics."

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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 4:18 PM (permalink)
     
    The 'S' in Harry S. Truman's name isn't short for anything.

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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 4:24 PM (permalink)
     
    Neither kilts, bagpipes, haggis, porridge, whisky or tartan actually originated in Scotland.
     
    Nor did the word 'Scotland"

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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 4:28 PM (permalink)
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    The ancient Greeks had no word to describe the colour blue.

    That is because there was no color blue until I invented it.  Yep.  That is also a cool pickup line "Hey babe, you see the color of the sky?  I created that!"


    But not as cool as it would be to pull out a $20 and say "Hey honey, thats me on the 20spot!"



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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 4:29 PM (permalink)
     
    Contrary to popular belief, Teflon was not a by-product of the space programme.
     
    It was created by accident in 1938 by Roy Plunkett, an employee of DuPont, who was experimenting with CFC's used in refrigeration.

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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 4:30 PM (permalink)
    The 'J' in Homer J. Simpson's name isn't short for anything.

    "I pulled the head off Elvis, filled Fred up to his pelvis, yaba daba do, the King is gone, and so are you."
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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 4:35 PM (permalink)
    If you lick stamps enough, you get enough starch to keep from starving.  Plus, i don't remember which ones have the LDS on them.  

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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 4:35 PM (permalink)
     
    Contrary to popular belief, Mozart's middle name was in fact 'Wolfgang(us)', not Amadeus.
     
    His full name was Johann Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart.
     
    He usually called himself Wolfgang Amade (and not Amadeus) or Wolfgang Gottlieb.
     
     

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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 4:37 PM (permalink)
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    The 'J' in Homer J. Simpson's name isn't short for anything.
     
    Sorry Bub - it's short for 'Jay'.
     
    Edit - he discovers it when he's shown a mural his mum painted of him when he was young:
     

     
     

     
     
     
     
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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 4:46 PM (permalink)
    In the movie 'Star Trek: First Contact, when Picard shows Lilly she is orbiting Earth, Australia and Papa New Guinea are clearly visible .. But New Zealand is missing..

     
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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 4:49 PM (permalink)
     
    The guillotine was invented in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
     

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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 4:51 PM (permalink)
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    Bub

    The 'J' in Homer J. Simpson's name isn't short for anything.
    Sorry Bub - it's short for 'Jay'.


     


    "I pulled the head off Elvis, filled Fred up to his pelvis, yaba daba do, the King is gone, and so are you."
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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 4:53 PM (permalink)
    James, about the disapperance of New Zealand...
     
    That's because the last of the Elves had already sailed beyond Middle Earth.  A certain hobbit later was one of the passengers of Oceanic 815.  The plane did or did not crash on an island that would move in time and space. 

    That's why it seemed to be missing.

    Hope that helps.
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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 4:56 PM (permalink)
     
    Bonk, Bobhope, Wanke, Honda, Humptydumpty, Brontosaurus, Isabelallende, James Bond, Pink Floyd, Cheshirecat, Sunshine, Gary, Dick, Fanny and Pecker are all names of asteroids.

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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:01 PM (permalink)
     
    The European earwig has two penises.
     
    One is a 'spare', in case the other snaps off.
     
     

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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:04 PM (permalink)
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    The European earwig has two penises.
     
    One is a 'spare', in case the other snaps off.
    You mean, two isn't the norm? DOH!

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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:04 PM (permalink)
    "Massachusetts: In Boston, it is illegal to take a bath unless one has been ordered by a physician to do so." It is also illegal to walk a bear across Boston Common.

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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:09 PM (permalink)

    The 'Number of the Beast' is actually 616.

    In 1999, and with sublime irony, the Moscow Transport Department decided to change the name of its 'jinxed' bus route 666. They changed it to 616

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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:11 PM (permalink)
    In the UK Bapu is still band.
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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:14 PM (permalink)
     
    Contrary to popular belief, America was actually named after a Welshman - a wealthy Bristol merchant called Richard Ameryk.

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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:18 PM (permalink)

    All of the clocks in the movie Pulp Fiction are stuck on 4:20.


    The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe.


    Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously


    Of the six men who made up the Three Stooges, three of them were real brothers (Moe, Curly and Shemp.)


    Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "L.A."


    Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.


    Betsy Ross was born with a fully formed set of teeth.


    The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross.


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


    The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life"


    The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.


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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:18 PM (permalink)

    Thomas Edison invented the word 'hello'.

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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:19 PM (permalink)
    Mooch's butt still itches.
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    Re:Random but Interesting Fact Thread September 14, 11 5:20 PM (permalink)

    Violin strings are not, and never have been, made of catgut.

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