The Random Fact thread

2»

Comments

  • [quote="Drop The Leash 10


    No NFL team which plays its home games in a dome has ever won a Superbowl[/quote"]

    The Colts beat the Bears in 07, they played home games in the RCA DOME....
  • To what family of animals does a Hyena belong? Dog?

    Nope.

    It's actually related to weasels, ferrets, polecats, stoats and civets. The Hyena is a giant, very angry weasel.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • The very first high heels were made for soldiers in the 1500s who needed a way to keep their feet snugly tucked into their stirrups while riding on horseback.
    "The customer...is always...an ASSHOLE"

    "The world fascinates me."

    "Doesn't mean that much to me, to mean that much to you"

  • GVN2FLIGVN2FLI Posts: 46
    To escape the jaws of a crocodile, push your thumbs into its eyes - it will release you instantly.



    No NFL team which plays its home games in a dome has ever won a Superbowl


    Hello, Indianapolis Colts????
    I am Jack, The Pumpkin King!
    The eyes are the groin of the head.
  • During the Pleistocene, there was a type of beaver the size of a black bear. It became extinct during the Ice Age.
    No time to be void or save up on life. You got to spend it all.
  • The U.S. Census reports that over the average Fourth of July holiday, 150 million hot dogs will be consumed by Americans.

    :eek: gross...
    "The customer...is always...an ASSHOLE"

    "The world fascinates me."

    "Doesn't mean that much to me, to mean that much to you"

  • AusticmanAusticman Posts: 1,327
    Until European settlement there were no hoofed animals on the Australian continent.
    I can't go the library anymore, everyone STINKS!!
  • Red_DotRed_Dot Posts: 1,454
    The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

    The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
    Take me for a ride before we leave...
  • PJ_SalukiPJ_Saluki Posts: 1,006
    "In writing his own tombstone, Thomas Jefferson penned a lengthy memorial listing many of his great accomplishments, from “author of the Declaration of Independence” to “founder of the University of Virginia.” However, he did forget one small achievement. The tombstone fails to mention that Jefferson was once president of the United States."

    Neat site.
    "Almost all those politicians took money from Enron, and there they are holding hearings. That's like O.J. Simpson getting in the Rae Carruth jury pool." -- Charles Barkley
  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    Jimi Hendrix actually opened for the Monkees.


    *(i'm posting this one cause it was actually submitted to that site from someone from West Chester Pa...on town over from me:))
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    A group of eggs, such as those found in a bird’s nest, is known as a “clutch.”
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    this one's awesome! :D

    A large percentage of the budget for Monty Python and the Holy Grail was donated by members of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    from the Canadians I knew...this rings true!!! *(double-double);)

    Other than tap water, coffee is the favorite beverage among adult Canadians, who reportedly consume an average of 2.6 cups per day.
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • Thorns2010Thorns2010 Posts: 2,201
    The US interstate system requires that one in every fives miles of a highway to be straight. These straight strips serve as emergency purposes for airplanes and military causes.

    Sorry, not true.

    http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/mayjun00/onemileinfive.htm
  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    this one's awesome! :D

    A large percentage of the budget for Monty Python and the Holy Grail was donated by members of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.
    Not on the fact site, but related:

    The Life of Brian was entirely financed by George Harrison out of his own pocket.
    I'll Ride The Wave Where It Takes Me
  • Birds cock their heads at the ground not to listen for prey (such as insects or worms) but to better see them.
    "The customer...is always...an ASSHOLE"

    "The world fascinates me."

    "Doesn't mean that much to me, to mean that much to you"

Sign In or Register to comment.