Random Fact Thread.

[Wild Ones rulz101]

Well this a thread where you post random facts...I'll start.

~ In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.

~ The most common name in the world is Mohammed.

~ When you die your hair still grows for a couple of months. <--- Ewww

~ The most money ever paid for a cow in an auction was $1.3 million.

~ 1 in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright blue.

~ Diet Coke was only invented in 1982.

Alright let's hear some more!

[Kurouso]

Eh, I'm pretty bored, so why not.

~ A sentence that uses every single alphabet: "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog."
~ Belgians have tried to deliver mail using cats. It did not work (duh).
~ Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers were invented by women.
~ Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots. Talk about irony.
~ The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
~ Every year over 1000 birds meet their deaths from smashing into windows.
~ The Pentagon has twice as many restrooms as necessary. When it was built, segregation was still in place so separate restrooms for blacks and whites were required by law.
~ The flashing warning light on the cylindrical Capitol Records tower spells out HOLLYWOOD in Morse code.

Aaaaand the last one...

~ Square watermelons exist in Japan - and they stack better too.

[Cidolfas]

Didn't check all the facts, but a minor correction: laser printer was invented by a man named Gary Starkweather.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_printer#History

~ Thursday was derived from Thor's day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor%27s_day

~ On average, women live 7 years longer than men.
http://www.amazon.com/Why-Women-Live.../dp/078790340X

[GavB]

"The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in English.

Don't ask me who said it, or how they knew - but I'm having trouble saying it even with all my teeth in.

[-Dark_Knight-]

Eh, I'm pretty bored, so why not.

~ A sentence that uses every single alphabet: "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog."
~ Belgians have tried to deliver mail using cats. It did not work (duh).
~ Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers were invented by women.
~ Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots. Talk about irony.
~ The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
~ Every year over 1000 birds meet their deaths from smashing into windows.
~ The Pentagon has twice as many restrooms as necessary. When it was built, segregation was still in place so separate restrooms for blacks and whites were required by law.
~ The flashing warning light on the cylindrical Capitol Records tower spells out HOLLYWOOD in Morse code.

Aaaaand the last one...

~ Square watermelons exist in Japan - and they stack better too.

It's impossible to be a parent at the age of 8/9, the body is not ready yet. That's what they told us in science class.

[Meer Campbell]

About my username...
Meer Campbell is a character from Gundam Seed Destiny who serves as Lacus Clyne's body double (since the real one is currently missing)
Meer's name is dutch for "lake". Lacus's name is latin for "lake" as well.

[-Dark_Knight-]

~ Dogs have an additional sense, they can feel the energy of the other living beings around them. It is called universal sense.

^^ That is awesome.

[achthenuts]

Kate Winslet doesn't like "My Heart will Go On" by Celine Dion, despite she's in the 1997's Titantic film.

[TheBreen]

It is impossible to lick your own elbow.

Upon discovering this, 90% of people will attempt to lick their elbow.

Sharks have a sensory receptor called electroreception that can detect the electrical discharge of nearby bodies (as in, the heartbeat.) This is why the worst thing to do when confronted with a shark is to play dead. The shark will become confused with its mixed signals, and the typical response is to bite the body that appears to be dead.

[The Rat-man]

It is impossible to lick your own elbow.
Upon discovering this, 90% of people will attempt to lick their elbow.

i'm in 10% because i can successfully lick my own elbow.

also it's impossible to put back spilled toothpaste in its tube