NickTheGrip Posted January 10, 2011 Member ID: 177 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 16 Topic Count: 145 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1669 Content Per Day: 0.31 Reputation: 281 Achievement Points: 10581 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2023 Birthday: 05/08/1961 Device: iPhone Share Posted January 10, 2011 Fun Facts to Amaze Your Friends:(or to indicate that you have far too much free time on your hands)In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." (Thus thename of the Don McLean song.)Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great; Hearts - Charlemagne; and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins withoutbeing able to make change for a dollar.The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave It To Beaver".The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."In Cleveland, Ohio, it's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars.It's possible to lead a cow upstairs... but not downstairs.Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands.Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined.Reno, Nevada is west of Los Angeles, California.Elephants can't jump. Every other mammal can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
DEEJAYKEG Posted January 10, 2011 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.17 Reputation: 4984 Achievement Points: 50727 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted January 10, 2011 A duck's quack does echo. As the University of Salford says: "So a duck's quack certainly echoes around our reverberation chamber, so a duck's quack does echo. Which leads to the most interesting question, why did the myth arise? The are a few possible explanations that I can think of: The quack does echo, but it is usually too quiet to hear. When you want to hear an echo, you usually make a very loud noise to make sure the reflection can be heard. But a duck quacks too quietly, so the reflection is too quiet to hear. Ducks don't quack near reflecting surfaces. You need a large reflecting surface, a mountain or building for the sound to reflect off. Maybe ducks don't hang around reflecting surfaces. It is hard to hear the echo of a sound which fades in and fades out." http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/acoustics_info/duck/ The assertion about matches and lighters is debatable, too. I don't know if these are "fun facts" or just wrong, do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sonovabich Posted January 10, 2011 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.28 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.93 Reputation: 5172 Achievement Points: 131491 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 1 Device: Windows Share Posted January 10, 2011 Edd the Duck's quack echoes all around the freeze tags servers everytime he shoots me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryWeezer Posted January 10, 2011 Member ID: 20166 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 611 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 7654 Content Per Day: 1.96 Reputation: 7229 Achievement Points: 53674 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 36 Joined: 10/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 02:59 PM Birthday: 10/16/1946 Device: Windows Share Posted January 10, 2011 Sorry Nick but of the first eight of these "facts," five are false. So I would suspect many of the rest are as well. It is not true, for instance, that: - there's a Superman in every episode of Seinfeld - that a quack doesn't echo - that Holly's death plane was named "American Pie" - that the kings in a deck of cards are those cited - that one in every five interstate miles had to be straight for use as airstrips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Hemps Posted January 10, 2011 Member ID: 1482 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 37 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2018 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 1440 Achievement Points: 15303 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/05/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 1 Birthday: 07/13/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted January 10, 2011 The Fact-interstates in the US must have a turn in it every 5 miles or less to keep drivers from falling asleep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
NickTheGrip Posted January 10, 2011 Member ID: 177 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 16 Topic Count: 145 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1669 Content Per Day: 0.31 Reputation: 281 Achievement Points: 10581 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2023 Birthday: 05/08/1961 Device: iPhone Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 There you go. That proves that, while we are idiots, we are not dummies. It's always interesting to see how easily these "fun facts" are debunked. I think I will do some snooping, or should I say "snoping" tonight and find out just how many of these are actually true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TBB Posted January 10, 2011 Member ID: 989 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 273 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 18320 Content Per Day: 3.48 Reputation: 20384 Achievement Points: 134230 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 274 Joined: 01/07/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 01/27/1946 Device: Windows Share Posted January 10, 2011 Fun fact - only extreme idiots read and believe this stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
NickTheGrip Posted January 11, 2011 Member ID: 177 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 16 Topic Count: 145 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1669 Content Per Day: 0.31 Reputation: 281 Achievement Points: 10581 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2023 Birthday: 05/08/1961 Device: iPhone Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Debunked - well at least most of them till I gave up - it was interfering with my gaming and I need to supply Spanky with a 'nade target!!!!!!! In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.FALSE, there is a Superman, or reference to Superman in approx 75% of all theSeifneld shows, but not all of them Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.TRUE A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.FALSE The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "AmericanPie." (Thus thename of the Don McLean song.)FALSE – Don McLean never divulged what the reference to Miss American Pie was andthere have been numerous people who have tried to determine what he meant. Infact the song is thought to cover 10 years of events, not just the plane crash. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great kingfrom history. Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great; Hearts -Charlemagne; and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.TRUE and FALSE For a period, starting in the 15th century, French playing-cardmanufacturers assigned to each of the court cards names taken from history ormythology. This practice had largely disappeared by the 19th century. The most common names for the kingswere: King of Spades: David (a biblical king) King of Hearts: Charles (presumably after Charlemagne) King of Diamonds: Caesar (presumably after Julius Caesar, dictator of the Roman Republic) King of Clubs: Alexander (king of Macedon) 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321TRUE The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteenseconds.TRUE The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile inevery five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips intimes of war or other emergencies.FALSE The mythcomes from the fact that the correct name is the “Eisenhower Interstate andDefense Road Network”, but the reasoning for the defense part was thatEisenhower saw them as a means for rapidly transporting goods and troops in theevent of an invasion – nothing to do with runways The highest point in Pennsylvaniais lower than the lowest point in Colorado. TRUE Highestpoint in PA is Mount Davis at 3,213 feet Lowestpoint in Colorado – Arikaree Riveron KS border at 3,320 feet If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies,you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins withoutbeing able to make change for a dollar.TRUEThe first toilet ever seen on television was on "LeaveIt To Beaver".FALSE The name Wendy was made up for the book "PeterPan."TRUE In Cleveland, Ohio, it's illegal to catch micewithout a hunting license.FALSE It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leatherfor a year's supply of footballs.TRUE Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads fordating are already married.TRUE Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars.That’s as far as I got then got bored and wanted to kill people - LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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