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This should be a fun topic! Here are the rules/guidelines. I will post a random fact and the person below me has to post whether or not they knew that random fact and then post their own random fact!
Let's get started...
Elephants cannot jump! Most think it is physiologically impossible for a mature elephant to jump.
I didn't know that.
Halibut come in both left hand and right hand versions.
I didn't know that.
If you dilute the juice of one pineapple enough, you can cover the entire state of Oregon!
I didn't know that.
Polar bears have black skin and transparent (not white) fur.
I didn't know that
Children grow faster in the springtime.
I didn't know that.
There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
I knew that.
The most money ever paid for a cow in an auction was $1.3 million
That I did not know :P
The only Mayor of these forums is me. (sorry, couldn't resist)
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Originally Posted by EpsilonSilver
Even if you lose 3 pounds after heaving (actual experience) you will still gain it all back, and quickly.
Ewww, I knew that :P
Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions.
I didn't know that! :O
Pieces of bread/breadcrumbs were used to eraser pencil marks before rubber erasers.
How weird is that!I didn't know that!Quote:
bread/breadcrumbs were used to eraser pencil marks before rubber erasers.
State of California - SB-1221 Mammals: use of dogs to pursue bears and bobcats.:o
- It’s unlawful to let a dog pursue a bear or bobcat at any time.
I knew that.
Belgians have tried to deliver mail using cats... it did not work.
Cite: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/34227538
I didn't know that
Americans eat 18 acres of Pizza a day on average.
I didn't know that
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar
I didn't know that.
The Sun loses mass in the process of producing energy! :[
I knew that.
Elvis Presley owned over $60,000 worth of prescription glasses when he died.
I didnt know that
Did you know Cold weather makes fingernails grow faster
you are not allowd to drive horse and buggy on younge street on sundays
cats are used as mail carriers all over btw
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2...smuggling.html
and they carry more weight than pegions
Didn't know that.
Jimi Heselden, owner of the British company Hesco Bastion that produces Segways, died October 2010 in a tragic Segway accident. Police reported that Heselden apparently fell off a cliff and into a river while out on a ride.
I didn't know that.
Wow! now that's crazy !!! Good one Epsilon.... now to trying post one as interesting.... lol
A Wyoming community passed this one: "No female shall ride a horse while attired in a bathing suit within the boundaries of Riverton, unless she be escorted by at least two officers of the law or unless she be armed with a club." And continues with this amendment to the original: "The provisions of this statue shall not apply to females weighing less than ninety pounds nor exceeding two hundred pounds."