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1. In 1998, a 14-year-old boy claimed to be allergic to school. He maintained that it gave him sneezing fits. :lol:
2. There are giant waterfalls under the ocean. The largest is between Greenland and Iceland. :eek:
3. Ergophobia is a fear of work. :)
2. That's interesting. Wonder how they figured that out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
3. I think I have a really bad case of ergophobia :rotfl:
1. In a clear night the human eye can see between 2,000 and 3,000 stars in the sky.
2. Water is the only substance on earth that is lighter as a solid than a liquid.
3. In 2001 an American set a new world record - doing 4,181 sit-ups in one hour. :eek:
1. In 2000, the longest-married couple in Belgium declared it was no fun. After 75 years they claimed they still rowed every day. :lol:
2. Sea water weighs approximately one and a half pounds more per cubit foot than fresh water.
3. The last thing to happen is the ultimate, the next-to-last is the penultimate and the second-to-last is the antepenultimate.
1. Beaver teeth are so sharp that Native Americans once used them as knife blades. :eek:
2. A lecturer published a book that was totally blank. Anne Lydiat said 'Lost For Words' was intended to be a 'feminine space where there is silence'. :confused:
3. An albatross can sleep while it flies. It apparently dozes while cruising at 25mph. :eek:
1. You need 100,000 Swiss francs or approximately £40,000 to open a Swiss bank account.
2. The Muppet Show was banned from Saudi Arabian TV because one of its stars was a pig.
A shrimp's heart is in its head.
1. A visitor to the Minneapolis Institute of Art sat on an artefact without realising and the £300,00 chair collapsed under him. :o :eek:
2. A man saying hello to his friend caused a full-scale security alert at Oakland airport when he said 'Hi Jack' near a microphone. :lol:
3. A blue whale's heart is the size of a Volkswagen Beetle.
1. The word 'News' is an acronym standing for the four cardinal compass points - North, East, West and South.
2. Panophobia is the fear of everything.
3. Perspiration is odourless; it's the bacteria on the skin that creates an odour.
1. Bacteria that causes tooth decay, acne, tuberculosis and leprosy can be cured with cashew nuts. :p
2. the odds of getting a hole-in-one in golf is about 18,000-to-one. :eek:
3. The first bagpipe was made from the liver of a sheep. :sick:
1. In 2000, a British tourist who caught a five-foot shark on a fishing trip took it back to his hotel room and put it in the bath, but it wasn't dead and flooded the room. :eek: :lol:
2. During your lifetime you'll eat 60,000lbs of food, which is the weight of six elephants. :p
3. A toothbrush within six feet of a toilet can get airborne bacteria from flushing. :eek: :sick:
1. The chances of you dying on the way to get your lottery tickets is greater than your chances of winning. :)
2. Musical condoms were lauched in Hungary in 1996. The choice of songs included the old Communist anthem 'Arise Ye Worker' :rotfl:
3. Avocados are poisonous to birds. :eek:
maybe ill never buy one again!Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
haha lol! :DQuote:
2. Musical condoms were lauched in Hungary in 1996. The choice of songs included the old Communist anthem 'Arise Ye Worker' :rotfl:
1. The World's Nettle Eating Champion, Simon Lambert of Dorset, ate his way through 76 feet of stinging nettles. :eek:
2. Women's hearts beat faster than men's. :heart:
3. In 1997, a graduate sold his soul in an internet auction for £11,61 after watching an episode of 'The Simpsons'. :cartman:
some of these are really werid
1. If you cut a 'V' shape into your toe nails, you can prevent in-growing toe nails.
2. Strawberries have more vitamin C than oranges.
3. In 1882, hailstones up to five inches in diameter fell during a 13-minute storm in Dubuque, Iowa. Frogs were found alive in two of the storms. :eek:
how does that work? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
To be honest, I tried cutting a 'V' shape into the centre of the nail, seems the only logical place to cut it, but it did not work for me, I still suffer from an in-grown toe nail, but it says prevent, not cure I suppose.Quote:
Originally Posted by di marcohow does that work? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
1. Lightning travels from the ground upwards, not from the sky downwards.
2. The word 'Tips' is an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'.
3. Frogs cannot swallow without blinking.
wow i would never have thought that!Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
1. Police in Germany are looking for thieves who stole a mile and a half of the central reservation from a motorway without anyone noticing. :confused:
2. Boys who have unusual first names are more likely to have mental problems than boys with conventional names. Girls don't seem to have this problem. :eek:
3. A man from Bosnia has been the victim of five meteorite attacks on his home. The man believes aliens must be targeting him. Experts are now investigating local magnetic fields to try and work out what makes his property so attractive to these attacks. :eek:
im so glad girls dont have this problem!Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
Haha, I think I've figured your name out :ninja:Quote:
Originally Posted by di marcoim so glad girls dont have this problem!Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
What do you think is the name: :angel: :D
1. Pollen never deteriorates. It's one of the few natural substances that lasts indefinitely.
2. A queen bee only uses her stinger to sting another queen bee.
3. In 1995 Albanian taxi drivers were charged a traffic light tax to enable the authorities to purchase some. :lol:
LuveshniQuote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
haha is that even a name?Quote:
Originally Posted by AbigailLuveshniQuote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
Yep. Someone in my group is called that. You said it was unusual, began with an L and we'd never guess it.Quote:
Originally Posted by di marcohaha is that even a name?Quote:
Originally Posted by AbigailLuveshniQuote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
But wasn't it a 7 letter name beginning with L and ending in E?.... that's why I jsut call Di M lettuce. It makes sense :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by AbigailYep. Someone in my group is called that. You said it was unusual, began with an L and we'd never guess it.Quote:
Originally Posted by di marcohaha is that even a name?Quote:
Originally Posted by AbigailLuveshniQuote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
that is correct kirsty :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirsty :]But wasn't it a 7 letter name beginning with L and ending in E?.... that's why I jsut call Di M lettuce. It makes sense :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by AbigailYep. Someone in my group is called that. You said it was unusual, began with an L and we'd never guess it.Quote:
Originally Posted by di marcohaha is that even a name?Quote:
Originally Posted by AbigailLuveshniQuote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
1. 75% of the earth is coverd with water.
2. Only 3% of the earth's water can be used as drinking water. :eek:
3. Bamboo can grow up to three feet in a 24-hour period.
1. Spiders have transparent blood. :sick:
2. Goldfish lose their colour if they're kept in dim light or are placed under running water. :p
3. A law in Arkansas that mistakenly allowed toddlers to marry with parental permission was rejected after months of embarrassment for the state. Lawmakers didn't realise until the end of 2007 that the law had been approved and have created a minimum age for marriage. :eek:
1. In 1997, Mait Lepik won Estonia's first banana-eating contest. He managed 10 bananas in three minutes and three seconds. To save time, he also ate the skins. :eek:
2. A campaign to promote Toronto was branded sexist as all its fibreglass models of Canadian moose were male. :lol:
3. Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. :eek:
1. An adult's hair can stretch 25% of its length without breaking.
2. Contrary to popular belief, hair doesn't grow back darker and thicker after it's been shaved.
3. A survey revealed that a third of newlyweds did not make love on their wedding night.
that made me feel sick just reading about it! :sick:Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
i tried, it didnt work!Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
How did you know when you had reached the 25% point? :hmm: :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by di marcoi tried, it didnt work!Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
1. Forensic scientiests can determine a person's sex, age and race by examining a single strand of hair. :eek:
2. Jumbo jets use 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off. :eek:
3. Mosquitoes are attracted to the colour bluetwice as much as any other colour.
That is indeed true. DNA can also be recovered if the root is removed with the hair.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
yep i remember learning that while watching some crime showQuote:
Originally Posted by AbigailThat is indeed true. DNA can also be recovered if the root is removed with the hair.Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
if i go somewhere where theres loads of mosquitoes i wont wear blue lol!Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita