Useless Factoid of the day

[Icarus999]

The female hyena has so much testosterone she grows a false penis and testicles. -kinda makes me wonder about a couple of mean faced clipped hair types that terrorize my workplace.

[+Stary]

the spa-town I live in (Krynica-Zdroj) was first recorded in XVI century

[MaverickMike]

It is illegal to die in the houses of parliment in london LOL

[coolpilot]

"It is illegal to die in the houses of parliment in london"

 

How are they going to arrest or punish you if you´re dead?

[macelena]

How are they going to arrest or punish you if you´re dead?

 

 

You can do something illegal and be punished. Getting some-much medieval, your family would be punished

[+Fubar512]

According to the Guinness, a common Budgie named Puck, is credited with having the largest vocabulary of any bird, at a whopping 1,728 words. Even more incredible, Puck had a knack for using words in proper context (if Puck's owner is to be believed): http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Talking-birds#Puck

[rovert97]

In WWII, when allied armies reached the Rhine River the first thing men did was pee in it. This was pretty universal from the lowest private to Winston Churchill (who made a big show of it). Gen. Patton had himself photographed in the act.

[commander]

Luposlipaphobia - The fear of being chased around the kitchen table by timberwolves while wearing socks on a newly waxed floor (Gary Larsen)

[Caesar]

A typical Harness, that is to say suit of plate armor, averaged only 55lbs in weight. That weight was spread across the body, and the armor was articulated to move with, rather than against its wearer.

[+JediMaster]

The elusive red-headed lesbian may be drawn out of hiding by playing a Sarah McLachlan tune.

[+Dave]

The earth is round....buts its also crooked.

[+76.IAP-Blackbird]

there is no atmosphere on the moon... and no man on the moon, and fact no cheese on the moon!

[+Dave]

fact no cheese on the moon!

 

Damn.

 

*Yells through a megaphone

Ok fellas, pack up the gear, the trip to the moon is now canceled.

 

Thanks for ruining our trip.

[+Bongodriver]

The earth is round....buts its also crooked.

 

it is in fact an oblate spheroid i.e. it is squashed from pole to pole, but it is indeed crooked :)

[+Syrinx]

An Armadillo is hard on the outside, but soft on the inside !

[+JediMaster]

A rotten tangerine is soft on the outside, but hard on the inside.

 

It also smells a lot like an armadillo.

[Longestpants]

Construction workers' hard hats were first invented and used in the building of the Hoover Dam in 1933.

Edited November 27, 2008 by Longestpants