Useless but interesting facts

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11-29-2006, 06:17 AM
Diango12

Useless but interesting facts

We need a data bank on useless facts lets begin then.

You blink over 10,000,000 times a year
11-29-2006, 06:19 AM
Shlup

Dammit, I knew I should've kept my Snapple caps...
11-29-2006, 06:24 AM
blackmage_nuke

90% of all facts are made up
11-29-2006, 06:25 AM
Kawaii Ryûkishi

In a year's time, the average person will swallow eight billion spiders in her sleep.
11-29-2006, 06:27 AM
Yamaneko

Those "useless" facts are being put to use in this thread, albeit it not for their intended purpose.
11-29-2006, 06:28 AM
Miriel

Tomatoes are not meant to be kept in refrigerator (until after you've cut them) as the cold temperature destroys the flavor and texture of tomatoes.

Rubbing salt on your hands and then rinsing them with water gets rid of bad smells that got on your hands in the process of cooking (garlic, onions, etc).

Fajitas first originated out of Texas as part of the Tex-Mex cuisine boom.

Oreos are Americas #1 cookies.

The top two items of food that are most often burned while cooking are bacon and nuts.

The Land O'Lakes butter company was the first to offer butter in stick form. Previously, all butter was sold in tubs.

These are all tidbits off the top of my head. I watch a lot of FoodNetwork. A LOT.

But none of these facts are useless, it's very useful to know these things!
11-29-2006, 06:31 AM
Jigsaw

Amongst the black hair on my arms is a patch of blonde hair.

Today I ran over an apple on the ground and fell off my bicycle.
11-29-2006, 06:40 AM
Diango12

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Every human has a blind spot in each of their eyes. Position your face between the X and the I below focusing on the dot between them. Close your right eye and look across your face at the letter I with your left eye. Now move your face back and forth at the screen, at a certain distance the X should vanish somewhere between 30cm away.

_______________X_________________.______ ____________I

This happens to all animals except squid, so if it doesn't work for you then the only logical conclusion is that you are a squid.
11-29-2006, 06:52 AM
fire_of_avalon

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Originally Posted by Diango12

Quote:

Every human has a blind spot in each of their eyes. Position your face between the X and the I below focusing on the dot between them. Close your right eye and look across your face at the letter I with your left eye. Now move your face back and forth at the screen, at a certain distance the X should vanish somewhere between 30cm away.

_______________X_________________.______ ____________I

This happens to all animals except squid, so if it doesn't work for you then the only logical conclusion is that you are a squid.

I am a squid.
11-29-2006, 06:53 AM
Clouded Sky

The largest fast food chain in China is KFC.
11-29-2006, 07:11 AM
Khaotic

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Originally Posted by fire_of_avalon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diango12

Quote:

Every human has a blind spot in each of their eyes. Position your face between the X and the I below focusing on the dot between them. Close your right eye and look across your face at the letter I with your left eye. Now move your face back and forth at the screen, at a certain distance the X should vanish somewhere between 30cm away.

_______________X_________________.______ ____________I

This happens to all animals except squid, so if it doesn't work for you then the only logical conclusion is that you are a squid.

I am a squid.

Apparently I am as well.
11-29-2006, 07:29 AM
Rase

Time to pull out the ol' Bathroom Reader...

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Originally Posted by Uncle John's Slightly Irregular Bathroom Reader

An eagle's bones weigh half as much as it's feathers.

British government toilet paper used to read, "Govt. Property, Now Wash Your Hands."

The average person will suffer 200 colds in their lifetime.

Sitka, Alaska was once the capital of a Russian territory.

Sharks can't swim backwards.

The crew of the Enterprise under Captain Kirk's command: 430. Under Picard: 1,012.

A newborn baby's heart has the same number of cells as an adult's.

Popular items at McDonald's in India: Maharaja Mac and the NcAloo Tikki.

The Old Testament mentions almonds 73 times.

North America has about 700 species of butterfly and 8,000 species of moths.In 1014 A.D., Viking ships pulled down the London Bridge, apparently on a whim.

A whistle sounds louder just before it rains.

In 1999, a survey concluded that of 25,500 standard English words, 93% had been registered as dot-coms.

The world's smallest tree s the dwarf willow f Greenland, which grows to about two inches in height.

When having a conversation, women make eye contact 15% more frequently than men.

The average traffic light is green 22% of the time, yellow 12%, and red 66% of the time.

Alexander the Great enjoyed leading parades dressed as the goddess Artemis.
Corduroy literally means "the cord of kings".

More of your brain is used to control your thumb than your stomach.
Americans consume 450 hot dogs every second.

In Jack the Ripper's day, many blamed the growing crime rate on violence in the theater.

Okay, I'm tired now. Just imagine 500 more facts like that.
11-29-2006, 12:30 PM
Bunny

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Originally Posted by Khaotic

Quote:

Originally Posted by fire_of_avalon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diango12

Quote:

Every human has a blind spot in each of their eyes. Position your face between the X and the I below focusing on the dot between them. Close your right eye and look across your face at the letter I with your left eye. Now move your face back and forth at the screen, at a certain distance the X should vanish somewhere between 30cm away.

_______________X_________________.______ ____________I

This happens to all animals except squid, so if it doesn't work for you then the only logical conclusion is that you are a squid.

I am a squid.

Apparently I am as well.

I am also a squid. This calls for a squid party.
11-29-2006, 12:34 PM
KentaRawr!

I would be a squid if it weren't for my nose.

Also, the word "nerd" was first used in the Dr. Seus book, "If I ran a zoo".
11-29-2006, 12:53 PM
Bunny
- It costs more to buy a new car today in the United States than it cost Christopher Columbus to equip and undertake three voyages to and from the New World.
- TYPEWRITER, is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard.
- The continents names all end with the same letter with which they start.
- The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language.
- Only humans and horses have hymens.
The validity of all of these is debateable.

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