Weird and Crazy Facts

[TheNotoriousMogg]

Did you know...

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.

A shrimp's heart is in its head.

In a study of 200,000 ostriches
over a period of 80 years,
no one reported a single case where
an ostrich buried its head in the sand.





It is physically impossible
for pigs to look up into the sky.



A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.



More than 50% of the people in the world
have never made or received a telephone call.



Horses can't vomit.



The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick"
is said to be the toughest tongue twister
in the English language.

If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib.
If you try to suppress a sneeze,
you can rupture a blood vessel
in your head or neck and die.
If you keep your eyes open by force,
they can pop out.



Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months,
two rats could have over a million descendants.



Wearing headphones for just an hour
will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.



If the government has no knowledge of aliens,
then why does Title 14, Section 1211
of the Code of Federal Regulations,
implemented on July 16, 1969,
make it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact
with extraterrestrials or their vehicles?



In every episode of Seinfeld
there is a Superman somewhere.


A duck's quack doesn't echo,
and no one knows why.



23% of all photocopier faults worldwide
are caused by people sitting on them
and photocopying their butts.


Most lipstick contains fish scales.



Like fingerprints,
everyone's tongue print is different.

Over 75% of people who read this
will try to lick their elbow.

[TexasF355F1]

I'm gonna have to say

[TRDboi]

...and 58.5% of statistics are made up on the fly...

[YogsVR4]

Any board that has been around for a few years will experience an influx of reposts by newer members.

[JeffForSale!]

But The server busy errors are driving most away

[YogsVR4]

Originally Posted by JeffForSale!

But The server busy errors are driving most away

I think we are all looking forward to that new server coming on line

[YellowMaranello]

Originally Posted by TheNotoriousMogg

A duck's quack doesn't echo,
and no one knows why.

I just read an article about a guy who disproved this, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. His guess as to why no one thought it echoed was because one, it was too quiet, and two, the end of a quck tapers off, and it would seem to mask any echo that could've been heard.

[jon@af]

Originally Posted by TheNotoriousMogg

Over 75% of people who read this
will try to lick their elbow.

yup, I tried and failed. I wonder if Gene Simmons could lick his elbow?

[-The Stig-]

Originally Posted by ILike2DriveCars

yup, I tried and failed. I wonder if Gene Simmons could lick his elbow?

I can almost do it... almost...


Ladies... feel free to email me...

[diablo roadster]

i tried... and failed

[fwdfreak]

LOL, I wont try it

[YogsVR4]

We have a guy in the office with a fake arm. One quick detach and he can lick his elbow. Does that count?

[TheNotoriousMogg]

Originally Posted by YogsVR4

We have a guy in the office with a fake arm. One quick detach and he can lick his elbow. Does that count?

no, its cheating

[zebrathree]

Im must admit I tried it as soon as I read it.

[Sean]

If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969, make it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles?

Now thats an interesting one. I don't happen to have a copy of the USA Code of Federal Regulations on me to check either.