Interesting But Useless Facts(?)

[LuzyC 0]

Interesting But Useless Facts!

1. Hitler and Napoleon both had only one testicle.

2. In America you will see an average of 500 advertisements a day.

3. It's illegal in Newcastle, WY to have sex in a butcher shop's meat freezer.

4. In ancient Rome, when a man testified in court he would swear on his testicles.

5. Jaguars are frightened by dogs.

6. Holland has the densest population per square mile of any nation in the world.

7. In Alaska it is illegal to whisper in someone's ear while they are moose hunting.

8. It takes about 48 hours for your body to completely digest the food from one meal.

9. It's against the law in Willowdale, Oregon, for a husband to curse during sex.

10. Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.

11. Human tapeworms can grow up to 22.9m.

12. It's been estimated that one out of every two hundred women is born with an extra nipple.

13. In Atlanta, GA, it is illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.

14. Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants in Marshalltown, Iowa.

15. It takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 to frown.

16. In Britain, failed suicides were hanged in the 19th century.

17. If a child burps during a church service in Omaha, Nebraska his or her parents may be arrested.

18. It takes a lobster approximately seven years to grow to be one pound.

19. In a lifetime the average US resident eats more than 50 tons of food and drinks more than 13,000 gallons of liquid.

20. In California, animals are banned from mating publicly within 1,500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

21. Hamsters blink one eye at a time.

22. If a person has two thirds of their liver removed through trauma or surgery, it will grow back to the original size in four weeks time.

23. Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

24. In Arkansas it is illegal to buy or sell blue lightbulbs.

25. If Barbie were life-size her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet two inches tall and have a neck twice the length of a normal humans neck.

26. Hondas and Toyotas are the most frequently stolen passenger cars because they have parts that can be readily exchanged between model years without a problem.

27. In 1386, a pig was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.

28. Humans are the only animals that use a smile as an emotional response.

29. When a small amount of liquor were placed on a scorpion, it would instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

30. Homosexuality remained on the American Psychiatric Association's list of mental illnesses until 1973.

[Fandango 1,439]

16. In Britain, failed suicides were hanged in the 19th century.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

1. Hitler and Napoleon both had only one testicle.

I had a feeling those two were oddballs.

[Fandango 1,439]

1. Hitler and Napoleon both had only one testicle.

I had a feeling those two were oddballs.

Don't forget to try the steak and he'll be here all week folks!

[Ban Hammer 13,345]

10. Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.

not true -nessa never spoils

[almaty 19]

10. Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.

not true -nessa never spoils

hmmmmmm...see you are making points here..my clever friend

[Fandango 1,439]

10. Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.

not true -nessa never spoils

That would be so sweet if it made sense

[Ban Hammer 13,345]

10. Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.

not true -nessa never spoils

That would be so sweet if it made sense

think about it long enough and you'll figure it out

[Savanphil 3]

Interesting But Useless Facts!

9. It's against the law in Willowdale, Oregon, for a husband to curse during sex.

So I guess talking dirty is out

[Henia 11]

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            2. In 1631, two London bible printers accidentally left the word "not" out of the seventh commandment, which then read, "Thou shalt commit adultery." This legendary book is now known as the "Wicked Bible."
               
            3. An artificial Christmas tree last up to six years in a home.
               
            4. The abbreviation Xmas for the word Christmas is of Greek origin. Since the word for Christ in the Greek language is Xristos, which starts with the letter "X," they started putting the X in place of Christ and came up with the short form for the word Christmas.
               
            5. In 1893, the first mosque in the United States was built.
               
            6. Cimetiere du Pere Lachaise located in Paris is the most visited cemetery in the world. The cemetery opened in 1805 and has over one million people buried there, including rock star Jim Morrison.
               
            7. Every year, an igloo hotel is built in Sweden that has the capacity to sleep 100 people.
               
            8. From 1939 to 1942, there was a undersea post office in the Bahamas.
               
            9. In the Czech Repulic , there is a church called the Sedlec Ossuary that has a chandelier made out of human bones.
               
            10. The total number of steps in the Eiffel Tower are 1665
                
            11. Ancient Egyptians kissed with their noses instead of with their lips.
                
            12. Ramses II, a pharaoh of Egypt died in 1225 B.C. At the time of his death, he had fathered 96 sons and 60 daughters
                
            13. Acient Romans at one time used human urine in their toothpast
                
            14. The Romans used to clean themselves with olive oil since they did not have any soap. They would pour the oil on their bodies, and then use a strigil, which is type of blade, to scrape off any dirt along with the oil.
                
            15. Abdul Kassam Ismael, Grand Vizier of Persia in the tenth century, carried his library with him wherever he went. Four hundred camels carried the 117,000 volumes.
                
            16. There was a time in Japan where a wife being left handed was a ground for divorce.
                

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[Savanphil 3]

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[Fandango 1,439]

10. Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.

not true -nessa never spoils

That would be so sweet if it made sense

think about it long enough and you'll figure it out

I wrongly assumed you were tryin to be complimentary, lol didn't think it'd be the ol 'ball and chain' schtick yet

[Ban Hammer 13,345]

Ramses II, a pharaoh of Egypt died in 1225 B.C. At the time of his death, he had fathered 96 sons and 60 daughters

i guess he didn't have cable tv to watch

10. Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.

not true -nessa never spoils

That would be so sweet if it made sense

think about it long enough and you'll figure it out

I wrongly assumed you were tryin to be complimentary, lol didn't think it'd be the ol 'ball and chain' schtick yet

quit trying to make something out of it that it's not, lisa

[Henia 11]

Ramses II, a pharaoh of Egypt died in 1225 B.C. At the time of his death, he had fathered 96 sons and 60 daughters

i guess he didn't have cable tv to watch

Probably not

[Fandango 1,439]

Ramses II, a pharaoh of Egypt died in 1225 B.C. At the time of his death, he had fathered 96 sons and 60 daughters

i guess he didn't have cable tv to watch

10. Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.

not true -nessa never spoils

That would be so sweet if it made sense

think about it long enough and you'll figure it out

I wrongly assumed you were tryin to be complimentary, lol didn't think it'd be the ol 'ball and chain' schtick yet

quit trying to make something out of it that it's not, lisa

just tellin ya how I read it! At first I thought you were tryin to say she was sweet like honey

jeez