[ARCHIVED THREAD] - RANDOM USELESS FACT THREAD (Page 1 of 6)
Posted: 4/1/2007 9:23:24 PM EDT
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lettuce has no nutritional value (iceberg) if you got a useless fact post it here 
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I know I know, but still, you know that out of the thousands of people out there, there's probably one dink who would actually do it and blow his gun up by slamfiring his crap...but then again, maybe a little chlorine in the firearm gene pool wouldn't be such a bad idea... |
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Surgery is performed on fish more often than you would think. An anesthetic called EM222, derived from cocaine is used on them. In an airplane, a "stall" does not mean the engine stopped. Interest rates affect P/E ratios. If you have a checking account, a "credit" decreases your balance, a "debit" increases it. Not the other way around, which is the bank's point of view. all I can think of right now, too tired. |
If that happened to me, I'd inadvertently kill myself and everyone around me from the ensuing mag dump. 
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Worst idea of the evening: reading up on the camel spider right before sliding into bed. Sure, they're not poisonous...But this still isn't appealing. My skin is already crawling. |
I could've done w/out ever seeing that picture...  But then again, I shouldn't have clicked... Damn curiosity!! On a side note, to the post that said when i laugh, i pee a little.. When I pee a little, I laugh cuz it tickles  
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-Adolf Hitler was Time's Man of the Year for 1938. -People who studies laughter are called a "gelotologists." -Annually 17 tons of gold is used to make wedding rings in the United States. -For you single guys : Being unmarried can shorten a man's life by ten years. -In 1982, a cactus in Phoenix, Arizona killed a man. David Grundman fired two shotgun blasts at a giant saguaro cactus that ended up falling on top of him. -Majority of brides plan their wedding for approximately 7 to 12 months. -The most overdue book in the world was borrowed from Sidney Sussex College in Cambridge, England and was returned 288 years later. -Touching and stroking a plant will aid in it growing healthy. -A barnacle has the largest penis of any other animal in relation to its size. -A turtle can breathe through its butt. THE BIG ONE-During the female orgasm, endorphines are released, which are powerful painkillers. So headaches are in fact a bad excuse not to have sex. -Impotence is grounds for divorce in 26 U.S. states. -There are approximately 100 million acts of sexual intercourse each day. -Back in 1919, the Russian transplant pioneer Serge Voronoff made headlines by grafting monkey testicles onto human males. -The tip of a bullwhip moves so fast that it breaks the sound barrier. The crack of the whip is actually a tiny sonic boom. -The average stay for a prisoner on Alcatraz, when it was used as a prison, was five years -Because of its enormous size, the Pentagon operates much like a small city; it has it's own shopping mall, power plant, water and sewage facilities, medical clinic, fire station, police force and a mayor. -Each year the Pentagon estimates their computer network is hacked about 250,000 times I think that oughta keep you guys busy for a while, enjoy!!
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Human hair and nails do NOT continue to grow after death. The skin around them recedes as the tissue drys out, giving the appearance of growth. It is not normal for a human to void their bladder or bowels after death, I have drained both the bowels and bladder of many corpse. |
Sooo... Shall we call you STINKY from here on out?? Sorry, had to do it! LOL
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That happens a little closer to home, too. Saharan Dust Affects Thunderstorm Behavior in Florida |
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I don't know how many of these are true and how many are urban myths.....I'm too lazy to google. -Human taste buds are replaced every ten days. -A pigs' orgasm can last 30 minuets. -The largest eyeball on record belonged to a giant squid and was 15 inches in diameter. -I like pie. |
that's not a fact, it's a myth. http://whatdoithinkabout.blogspot.com/2004/09/iceberg-lettuce.html "Here's a comparison of one cup of iceberg lettuce to romaine lettuce: The iceberg lettuce contains 11mg calcium, 11mg phosphorous, .3mg iron, 88mg potassium, 19RE vitamin A, and 2mg vitamin C; while the romaine lettuce has 20mg calcium, 25mg phosphorous, .6mg iron, 162mg potassium, 146RE vitamin A, and 13mg vitamin C. Both have 7 calories, 1g protein, 1g carbohydrate, 1g fiber. So iceberg lettuce is a perfectly good food, but darker lettuces are even better." |