Random Facts War!!

[Lioness901]

Giraffe's are the only animals not in the cat family that walk the same way cats do

 

[forest flower]

Human height genetic plans rarely go above 6 foot 6 inch or 2.28 meters.

 

[forest flower]

The obvious is likely to be ignored unless stated.

 

[forest flower]

Maria survived, not Anastasia.

 

[brinny]

The numbers '172' can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.

 

[brinny]

It took Leo Tolstoy six years to write "War & Peace".

 

[Lioness901]

A shrimps heart is in its head

 

[forest flower]

In 2009, ABC News found a total of 119 different spellings of Libyian dictator Mummaar Gaddafi's name.

 

[moerunamida]

It's not impossible to lick your elbows. I can do it

 

[forest flower]

American car horns beep in the tone of F.

 

[WannaWitness]

The first Japanese jazz recording was released in 1925.

Rare 78rpm Japanese First Jazz Recording 1925 - YouTube

 

[MoneyGuy]

It took Leo Tolstoy six years to write "War & Peace".

Tolstoy originally wanted to call the book War, What is it Good For?

 

[~Anastasia~]

An earthworm has 5 hearts (or at least aortic arches, same function, sometimes called psuedo-hearts).

 

[forest flower]

Mosquitoes have 47 teeth.

 

[~Anastasia~]

Female cats tend to be right pawed, while male cats are more often left pawed. Interestingly, while 90% of humans are right handed, the remaining 10% of lefties also tend to be male.

 

[moerunamida]

Chickens breath through their feet.
(at least, that is what my grandpa told my grandma in order to get her to go out with him) I guess it's not true

 

[forest flower]

Female cats tend to be right pawed, while male cats are more often left pawed. Interestingly, while 90% of humans are right handed, the remaining 10% of lefties also tend to be male.

The 2 of the 5 lefties in my class of 25 are female.

Red hair is a recessive trait, which means that a child must inherit one red hair gene from each parent. Recessive traits often come in pairs, and redheads are more likely than other people to be left handed.

 

[~Anastasia~]

Chickens breath through their feet.
(at least, that is what my grandpa told my grandma in order to get her to go out with him) I guess it's not true

No, chickens breathe through their open beaks or nostrils. But I am TERRIBLY CURIOUS how this statement made your grandma go out with your grandpa?


The original cupcakes were so called because they were cakes made from ingredients measured by the cupful.

 

[forest flower]

The letter "W" is the only letter in the alphabet that doesn't have just one syllable – it has three.

 

[~Anastasia~]

Human babies are, pound for pound, stronger than an ox. While a baby certainly couldn’t pull a covered wagon at its present size, if the infant were the size of an oxen it just might very well be able to. Babies have especially strong and powerful legs for such tiny creatures, so watch out for those kicks!