Useless Facts

Wyvern · Post by **Wyvern** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 11:55 am

Here is another -

At least 94.7% of posts on this board are spam.

And another -

73.4% of all statistics are made up.

Pvt.Zombi · Post by **Pvt.Zombi** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:14 pm

Beer in a cooler filled with ice and salt water cools faster than Beer in a cooler filled with ice and normal water, or just ice. Then again that is slightly useful. Hmmm I need to make this post valid soooo...

Giraffes can't cough.

Eragon · Post by **Eragon** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 1:18 pm

J4, sometimes... Sometimes your mind scares me.

Useless piece of information coming up!

I...!

Am hungry!

Hah!

Now -that- is beyond useless information

Wormez · Post by **Wormez** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:36 pm

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.

A shrimp's heart is in its head.

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

Horses can't vomit.

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.

Wormez · Post by **Wormez** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:38 pm

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

Go on

You have got to try it out

Butterflies taste with their feet.

Wormez · Post by **Wormez** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:41 pm

Oh! I got 1 more

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?

They're out there Uuuuuuuuuuh

Wormez · Post by **Wormez** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 2:49 pm

Wormez wrote:It is impossible to lick your elbow.

Ummm.... how the...

Boon · Post by **Boon** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:06 pm

Anti-modem laws restrict Internet access in the country of Burma. Illegal possession of a modem can lead to a prison term.

Brigadier Syndir Isendur · Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:10 pm

Muletang wrote:My all time favourite of these:

a ducks quack is the only sound that doesn't echo......and nobody knows why

A duck's quack does echo. It was proven on Mythbusters.

Ohio41 · Post by **Ohio41** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 8:21 pm

Well, I give it a go..

F**king, Austria.

Yes, a town named F**king. The correct way to actually pronounce the town name is "fooking," which was founded in the 6th century after a man whose name was Focko.

Supposedly this place has a hell of a time keeping there signs up.

Muletang · Post by **Muletang** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 1:04 am

My favourite Antipodean names are (and these are really real):
Whakapapa (WH being pronounced as F)
Waikikamukau (why kick a moocow)

Brig, thank you for ruinin my favourite useless fact. Its true, ignorance issss bliss. (

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Wormez · Post by **Wormez** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 5:12 am

Muletang wrote:My favourite Antipodean names are (and these are really real):
Whakapapa (WH being pronounced as F)
Waikikamukau (why kick a moocow)

Brig, thank you for ruinin my favourite useless fact. Its true, ignorance issss bliss. ( )

Why kick a moocow.

*Drives along in the car and winds his window down* "Hello, do you have directions for why kick a moo cow?"

"Go take the *iss out of somebody else idiot" *smack*

Awww the pain

Post by **jhr4n** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:15 pm

Because I have blocked all oversized or animated avatars, in any given thread I can now see less than 1/2 of them!

Ohio41 · Post by **Ohio41** » Thu Jul 14, 2005 10:59 pm

The Pittsburgh Steelers have four Superbowl titles and the Cleveland Browns have none.

sorry...sorry...

its my last one....

Pvt.Zombi · Post by **Pvt.Zombi** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:52 am

The Pittsburgh Steelers have four Superbowl titles and the Cleveland Browns have none.l

Behold the Mystical Powers of MYRON COPE!!!

Papaphobia is the fear of Popes.