silly useless facts

[HannahRichie]

amuse mee...
know any?

[johnny.5]

jumbo jets are hatched high in the himalayas from masive eggs incubated by yetis

[Clanad]

A 'jiffy' is an actual scientific term for a unit of equal to 1/100th of a second...

Most lipstick contains fish scales...

A fully loaded supertanker traveling at normal speed takes a least twenty minutes to stop...

An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain...

Crickets hear through their knees....

Earth is the only planet not named after a God...

If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off...

Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married... (lower than I thought)...

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dogs cant look up

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cows cant walk down a flight stairs

[4GS]

Elephants cant jump
Cats and Polar bears are left handed
Pig orgasms last 30 minutes

[dundurn]

re spaced's second answer - unfortunately cows can walk up stairs - this has caused problems!

re the last answer - if memory serves me right it would be more correct to say that male pig orgasms last 30 minutes, how the sow feels about it is not so clear - at veterinary college we were told that this is the main reason why male pigs are call boars (sorry!)

False pregnancy is quite common in goats - has been referred to as "kidding yourself on"

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durndun - i said walk down not up

[Maggoty]

I thought it was pigs that can't look up?

I'm sure my pooch does..... will check when I get home

[pussglen]

Spaced must be spaced out when my pooches chase squirrel they both look up the tree to see where it has gone, *** on.

[babybombo]

Thats a common myth that dogs cant look up, but actually they can.

I have a good one:-

When a new pope is making his first appearance before hand he is passed over his officials heads on a chair held up by other officials. There apparently once was a case where a woman tried to dress as the pope and go through this procedure to cause a religious statement or something of the sort. When the officials heard about this many years later they were not sure wether it was true or not but just to be sure they added this to the procedure. As the pope was passed over the officials they were to look up his gown and say " testiculae et benne pendente" translating roughly as "He has balls and they are well hung" Not sure of spelling as I dont speak latin but roughly correct.

That procedure is still done today, they do not look up at the popes private parts but they do still say the phrase.

Also people always tell us that there are no words in the english language which ryhme with purple but there are two:-

HURPLE (which may also be spelled HIRPLE)
meaning to hobble (walk with a limp).
Hurple will not be found in many orthodox dictionaries because it is not part of 'standard' English, but it is a genuine word.


CURPLE
1) the hind-quarters or rump of a horse 2) transf. the rump, posterior

[Miggy21]

a ducks quack doesnt echo and no-one knows why!!

Pearls melt in vinegar

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times

The King of Hearts is the only king without a moustache

[squarebear]

A duck's quack does echo. This is an urban myth.

[HAHA..]

A person uses approximately fifty-seven sheets of toilet paper each day.

[squarebear]

I find that hard to believe HAHA. I personally use probably 4.

[spaced]

i use a whole role. I hate fudge strips on my boxers.

[squarebear]

lol @ fudge strips.

[Bewlay Bros]

http://www.britneyisdead.com/Stuff.html

scroll down past the extra large writing and you can have all the wonderful facts you ever wanted!!!!