Funny And Useless Facts

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Every minute in the U.S 6 people turn 17.

 

[poppinskw]

Tigers have striped skin, not just stripped fur.

ohhh I didnt know that one

 

[futuredoc]

Tigers have striped skin, not just stripped fur.

What about zebras???

 

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The McDonalds at the SkyDome (now the Rogers Centre) in Toronto, Ontario is the only one in the world that sells hot dogs.

 

[selfintercession]

What about zebras???

Them too

And by the way:

The common/plains zebra has 26 stripes per side, the mountain zebra has 43 stripes per side, and the Grevy's zebra has 80 stripes per side.

 

[poppinskw]

There is a 33% chance that a peanut grown in the U.S. will end up as peanut butter.

 

[Cosmic Charlie]

A strawberry is a vegetable not a fruit.

What we eat is the the extented end of the stamin, technically part of the support structure of the strawberry plant. Hence, by definition, a vegetable.

 

[Da_Funkey_Gibbon]

The Bible, as well as being the world's best selling book, is also the world's most shoplifted book.

Female athletes actually give better performances just after sex, however the reverse is true for male athletes.

 

[selfintercession]

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

 

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And why did you quote it?? It's slowing this page down too now...

Pinocchio was made of pine.

 

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Roman Emperor Caligula made his horse a senator.

 

[selfintercession]

The green stuff on the occasional freak potato chip is chlorophyll (think photosynthesis).

 

[futuredoc]

You can't help closing your eyes when you sneeze, but if you could keep them open your eyeballs would not pop out (contrary to numerous urban legends)

Sticking your face in cold water will slow your heart rate and drop your blood pressure.....but sticking your hand in cold water will raise your blood pressure.

 

[selfintercession]

In most advertisements, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.

 

[Brother Simon]

Oy... that Pi thing made my computer hitch for like 2 minutes.. and then a mod quoted it on another page... there should be a rule.

An electron, when fired at a board, takes an infinite number of routes to reach its destination.

 

[selfintercession]

Almonds are a member of the peach family.

 

[futuredoc]

Almonds are a member of the peach family.

This makes a whole lot more sense if you see them in their natural state rather than roasted at the grocery store

 

[selfintercession]

This makes a whole lot more sense if you see them in their natural state rather than roasted at the grocery store

I googled to see and found this:

Makes sense

It takes the Where's Waldo artist one month to complete a drawing.

 

[futuredoc]

I googled to see and found this:

Makes sense

It takes the Where's Waldo artist one month to complete a drawing.

If you see them on the tree they kind of have a fuzzy outside with a sort of fleshy covering. Inside is the almond where you would have a pit in a peach. Then as they dry they split open like that.

Peanuts are not nuts but legumes

Coffee beans are not beans but berries