Strange Things You Likely Didn't Know

daRk_heLmet · Aug 11, 2005, 12:45 PM

1. A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

2. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or
it will digest itself.

3. The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.

4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and
down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

5. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.

6. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

7. A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2" by 3-1/2".

8. During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur," a small red car can be seen
in the distance (and Heston's wearing a watch).

9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily!
(That explains a few mysteries....)

10. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said, "Elementary, my dear Watson."

11. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II
were made of wood.

12. The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per
side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.

13. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange,
purple and silver.

14. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space
because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them.

15. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II
killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

16. If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will
instantly go mad and sting itself to death. (Who was the sadist who
discovered this??)

17. Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down
so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.

18. The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in
the USA."

19. The original name for butterfly was flutterby.

20. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which
stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

21. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player
for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was
Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.

22. Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet.

23. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot
sink into quicksand.

24. Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a
piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.

25. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin
look-alike contest.

26. An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman
to take more than three steps backwards while dancing!

27. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book
most often stolen from public libraries.

28. The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.

29. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave!

**MIG-31** · Aug 11, 2005, 12:50 PM

I already know # 5/6

But as for the others....interesting..

Stop It · Aug 11, 2005, 01:10 PM

Just to add another random fact :

The phrase "Beam me up scotty", was never used by Captain Kirk in Star Trek :P

daedal · Aug 11, 2005, 01:14 PM

7. A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2" by 3-1/2".
Knew that one from working agt a home depot. :P

YAYitsAndrew · Aug 11, 2005, 01:41 PM

Some of those are cool, but I'd like sources or proof on some other ones.

SexPistoL · Aug 11, 2005, 04:22 PM

Is rule 20 still valid ?

**dj_stick** · Aug 11, 2005, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SexPistoL

Is rule 20 still valid ?

i would hope not

some interesting bits of info here

quakerjtf · Aug 12, 2005, 01:43 AM

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25. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin
look-alike contest.

hahaha

Lowfat · Aug 12, 2005, 02:26 AM

"19. The original name for butterfly was flutterby."

and it still should be.. makes more sense.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Aug 12, 2005, 03:16 AM

Here is a massive list
http://www.britneyisdead.com/Stuff.html

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stop It

Just to add another random fact :

The phrase "Beam me up scotty", was never used by Captain Kirk in Star Trek :P

it's not a fact when what you said is not "completely true" I know that excatly
that maybe not what has been said but so close some say below are actual quotes

"Scotty, beam me up"
"beam us up Scotty"
"Beam me up, Mr Scott"

I'm pretty sure I've herd him say Beam me up scotty, I know i've herd something like "Scotty, beam me up, Scotty?...."I know even picards said it in next generation I've only watched a good 50-60% of the series and all of the movies