Facts

[Icequeen]

Almonds are a member of the peach family. 

[Icequeen]

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear

[ALanHim]

On 5/14/2024 at 10:11 PM, Icequeen said:

Almonds are a member of the peach family. 

Is that were the peach fuzz came from on my nutz as a kid?

[ALanHim]

I guess a Fact... you can see light between a lizards ears. This is my buddy Lizzy and  he supervises me while warming up in the mornings for the second year. I noticed the light between his ears and he finally let me take a picture of him. He's Sun bathing on the other side. 

Lizzy is a good foot long. I know he's a male because he don't bitch and moan like other female lizards.

OK I might of made that joke part up.  

 

 

[TBB]

Only owning one guinea pig is illegal in Switzerland.

Guinea pigs are herd animals and therefore become severely depressed when alone. Switzerland considered only owning one illegal to practice social rights for animals.

[TBB]

The ‘?!’ punctuation mark has a term.

It is called an interrobang and was invented during the 1960s. This combination of punctuation made it easy for advertisements to express emotional questions. The interrobang originally looked like both marks were overlapped (‽).

[TBB]

A man in Florida once threw a live alligator through a drive-thru window.

A 24-year-old man named Joshua James was being handed his order at a Wendy’s drive-thru before he randomly threw an alligator into the window. He was then later charged for assault, theft, and the illegal possession of an alligator. 

[TBB]

Great Britain once had a number where you can report rogue traffic cones.

Britain launched a hotline in 1992 to improve public services. However, this policy was mocked for being pointless and a waste of government funds. 

[TBB]

The largest recorded snowflake is 15 inches wide.

This was dated January 28, 1887, in Montana, U.S.A. It was stated that army personnel witnessed the falling snowflake as frisbee-sized.

[TBB]

McDonald’s once had bubblegum flavored broccoli.

This was done as an attempt to make kids enjoy eating vegetables. However, this strange method failed for obvious reasons. 

[TBB]

‘OMG’ was first used in a letter to Winston Churchill in 1917.

A retired British admiral of the Royal Navy one day became excited due to headlines regarding the mobilizing forces of Britain. Excited to share this news with a college, the admiral quickly wrote a small acronym for ‘Oh My God!’ in his letter. Little did he know that he had just invented one of the most popular acronyms of today’s society.

[TBB]

Sailors consider black cats good luck.

Some sailors use black cats as the ship’s cat in hopes of a safe voyage. Some fishermen’s wives would even keep a black cat at home as well in hopes of their husband’s safe return. 

[Bamm]

Elephants think babies are cute. Their brain responds to seeing human babies in the same way as our brains respond when they see puppies or something similar.

[TBB]

A janitor invented the flaming hot Cheetos.

One of the janitors working at the Frito-Lay plant in Southern California pitched the idea of adding chili powder to the regular product. Top Brass liked the idea and so did many consumers. This leads the janitor to a generous promotion where he is now an executive for PepsiCo.

[TBB]

North Korean teachers were required to play the accordion.

This musical instrument is also known as the “people’s instrument” due to its convenient size suitable for taking to marches. Students from all schools in the country are required to learn them. This explains why teachers need to pass an accordion exam before they get their teaching licenses during the 1990s.

[TBB]

Melting glaciers make fizzy noises.

This is also known as bergy seltzer because of how similar it sounds to fizzing soda. The sound is mainly due to the melting waters that free tiny bubbles trapped in ice.

[TBB]

Male students attending Brigham Young University cannot grow beards.

This Mormon flagship university has several strict guidelines that include banning premarital sex, alcohol, and tattoos. Unless you have a medical condition or a specific religion, men from this university are not allowed to grow a beard.

[TBB]

Black taxis in London are tall for a reason.

This is so that gentlemen are able to ride in them without having to remove their top hats. For many, this is considered to be very convenient. 

[TBB]

Flipping a shark will render it temporarily immobile.

Certain types of sharks enter a state of tonic immobility due to the shock when flipped over. Some killer whales have been recorded to exploit this weakness and purposely flip them over.

[ALanHim]

Fact: it is Rattlesnake season
Fact: I get rattlesnakes here and all kinds of other snakes
Fact: Rattlesnakes will never.. I repeat NEVER chase you. Aggressive ones like the Mohave Rattlesnake, is a venomous pit viper species found in the deserts of the southwestern and they will strike quickly and aggressively but it will never chase you. Just don't get close to step on it and you are fine. 
Fact: Yesterday I sat down about to rinse my body off and I got distracted by a large pretty lady bug. I then reach around to keep the lady bug out of harms before I ran the water and I hear a little rattle... just a short soft rattle. I get up asking myself, "did I just hear a rattlesnake". I peak around the makeshift wall by tank and I realize I was sitting next to a Diamondback with my back next to it in a 2 foot patch of shade next to my seat. When I reached around to put the bug down it gave me a little warning. 

So I get my trashcan and scoop it up and it doesn't even seem to care. I planned to take it up the road a good mile but decided to let it go where I found it, then I moved in under a tree so I can take a shower. It only rattle once more when bring out of the can and then it moved away on it's own. They stand their ground when threatened and this only only wanted some shade. 
Opinion: I may be an idiot for not moving the snake far away or killing it but then I can't have any fun looking for it every time I go outside like I'm suppose to any this time of year anyway. Dog has no interest in them.  I've had too many close calls I need to stay on alert no matter what so leaving this one around will be a cool test. 

You can't hardly see him but he is by that wall or roofing material in the shade. That's were my dog goes but only when I tell her.. so I'll always check first. I was sitting on the step to the right, not that center one. 
 

[ALanHim]

On 5/24/2024 at 1:05 PM, TBB said:

Flipping a shark will render it temporarily immobile.

Certain types of sharks enter a state of tonic immobility due to the shock when flipped over. Some killer whales have been recorded to exploit this weakness and purposely flip them over.

Jumping the shark like in the TV show Happy Days after Fonzie jumped the shark means you ran out of material and you decided to pull stories out ones ass.. or a sharks ass.