Posted by *Jojo*
The liquid inside young coconuts
can be used as a substitute for
Blood plasma.
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No piece of paper can be folded in half
more than seven (7) times.
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Donkeys kill more people annually
than plane crashes.
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You burn more calories sleeping
than you do watching television.
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Oak trees do not produce acorns
until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.
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The first product to have a bar code
was Wrigley's gum.
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The King of Hearts is the only king
WITHOUT A MOUSTACHE
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American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987
by eliminating one (1) olive
from each salad served in first-class.
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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
(Since Venus is normally associated with women,
what does this tell you!)
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Apples, not caffeine,
are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from
DEAD SKIN!
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The first owner of the Marlboro Company
died of lung cancer.
So did the first "Marlboro Man."
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Walt Disney was afraid
OF MICE!
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PEARLS MELT
IN VINEGAR!
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The three most valuable brand names on earth:
Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
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It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...
but not downstairs.
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A duck's quack doesn't echo,
and no one knows why.
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Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush
be kept at least six (6) feet away from
a toilet to avoid airborne particles
resulting from the flush.
(I keep my toothbrush in the living room now!)
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And the best for last.....
Turtles can breathe through their behinds.
(I know some people like that, don't YOU?)
Posted by axxxr
I can't believe all those are facts..are you sure?
entertaining nonetheless!
Posted by Luke-the-magic-man
good stuff, i love random racts like that
Posted by *Jojo*
@axxxr - They are facts mate ! Well in FACT I got them from MY . . . archive - Joke All You Can (file) !
Posted by stevemiddie
I,m sure i read somewhere that Nike was the 2nd after Coca Cola?
The one about VENUS is true enough for women
Posted by axxxr
After a bit of googling i found that some of those you mentioned are completely false.
No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times:
The claim is based on the mathematical concept of geometrical progression. On the seventh fold, there are 128 sheets (two on the first, four on the second, eight on the third, 16 on the fourth, 32 on the fifth, 64 on the sixth, 128 on the seventh). That would certainly be difficult to fold, but not impossible.
In January 2002, it's claimed that a high school junior, Britney Gallivan, folded paper in half 12 times.
Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes:
There is no organization that keeps track of deaths per year by donkeys. Even the World Heath Organization, with its sophisticated mortality tables, does not quantify “death by donkey.” To make such a claim you would have to know how many people are killed each year by donkeys, and that figure is not available.
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television:
According to MSNBC, which quotes as sources the American Heart Association and Johns Hopkins University, a 150-pound person burns 71 calories watching tv for an hour, and 64 calories sleeping for an hour. Even at eight hours, sleeping burns fewer calories.
Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older:
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the White Oak generally starts producing acorns at age 50. However, on good sites, it may produce seed as early as 20 years of age. The Northern Red Oak first bears fruit at age 25 or as early as 10 years on favorable sites. Seed production on the Chestnut Oak begins when the tree is about 20 years old. The Canyon Live Oak first flowers between 15 and 20 years of age. The California Black Oak, beginning at age 30.
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. :
The rotation of Venus is retrograde, or clockwise when viewed from above its north pole. This, of course, is opposite of the earth's rotation and almost every other planet in our solar system. There is some debate among astronomers over Uranus, which would give it a retrograde rotation as well. According to an astronomy site sponsored by The University of Arizona, the battle is over which of Uranus' poles is its north pole.
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin:
An article on airborne allergens by The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, quoted by WebMD, itemizes the contents of house dust as: fibers from different types of fabrics, cotton lint, feathers, other stuffing materials, animal dander, bacteria, mold and fungus spores, food particles, bits of plants and insects, and microscopic mites.
The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer:
First of all, there is no “Marlboro company.” If you mean Philip Morris Companies Inc., maker of Marlboro cigarettes, that company was founded by, oddly enough, Philip Morris, Esq., “a tobacconist and importer of fine cigars,” according to the company's Web site.
Beyond that, very little is known about Philip Morris, Esq. He died in 1873 but the cause of death is not mentioned in biographies available online. Lung cancer was known about as early as the mid-1800's, so it is possible the claim is true.
Two actors who portrayed the “Marlboro Man” in the cigarette advertisements died of lung cancer. This angle is researched by Urban Legends Reference Pages.
The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order:
The information is outdated. As of July 17, 2000, Interbrand/Citibank — as reported in the Financial Times — declared these the most valuable brand names:
#1 Coca-Cola ($72.5 billion)
#2 Microsoft ($70.2 billion)
#3 IBM ($53.2 billion)
Marlboro had wafted down to #11. Budweiser's ranking had gone flat at #26.
A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why:
“Sure, there's such a thing as destructive interference, in which colliding waveforms cancel each other out. But how this would cause 100 percent attenuation of an echo 100 percent of the time in uncontrolled conditions was beyond even me.”
Working with a duck and a sound engineer, Adams conducted an experiment that confirmed a duck's quack does echo.
Posted by *Jojo*
@axxxr - So, I guess my source was an outdated too mate
Thanks for the correction . . . I guess I have to remove that from my: Funniest Facts Archive I !
Posted by axxxr
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sorry but i found them unbelievable to begin with and had to do some research...although i was surprised and shocked to find some of them were true!
Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush:
This one is mostly true but not 100%
There's plenty of evidence that a toilet flush will propel germs into the air. The Clorox Company says germs can be spread “around your bathroom – on your sink, towels, even your toothbrush.”
But who exactly are these dentists, and why six feet? No sources on toothbrush hygiene, including the American Dental Association, go on record with a specific distance.
The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma:
100& True!
According to multiple sites, including what appears to be the official web site on coconuts, in an emergency, the liquid inside a young coconut can be used as a substitute for blood plasma. It was done during World War II when blood supplies were low.
American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from each salad served in first-class:
100% True!
Reached by telephone, American Airlines spokesperson Al Becker confirms this claim.
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning:
100% True!
The Michigan Department of Agriculture says, “Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the morning. The sugar in apples, and the act of chewing, works better than a cup of coffee for keeping people alert.”
Pearls melt in vinegar:
Close enough!
Technically, they dissolve. Numerous Web sites of pearl resellers, include J.C. Penney, warn not expose pearls to vinegar. An abstract published on the Web site of the American Philological Association says “the observable disintegration... occurs when calcium carbonate, which is the primary component of pearls, neutralizes the acetic acid in vinegar.”
“Melt” suggests a physical process in which a solid becomes a liquid, rather than a chemical process.
It is possible to lead a cow upstairs... but not downstairs:
Probably true!
According to The National Agricultural Library, part of the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, “It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs, because a cow's knees cannot bend properly in order to walk back down.”
Posted by *Jojo*
@axxxr - So, I guess I just get me a PASSING grade with that post dude
50% error-FREE !
Posted by axxxr
Well its less that 50% that you got correct but never mind!
Posted by Pradhika
Fine. Axxxr wont let things go wrong. How did he leave those turtles?
Posted by axxxr
How did i miss the turtles?
Well just to let you know that one is false aswell!
Turtles breathe in the same way that we do they inhale air into their lungs. Unlike us though they have to force air both in and out as their rib cage is fused to the shell - feel your ribs as you breathe, they expand and then contract to push the air out. Turtles, as they are cold blooded can go for longer periods without air and some can last for hours between breaths.
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Posted by jbm888
@JN that was a nice one mate! Very informative! Also entertaining!
Posted by methylated_spirit
I was about to mention the duck echo one but its already done
Posted by Glenny
we did the paper folding thing in maths, if you folded it 43 times, it would reach the moon and back and then back to the moon again
Posted by max99
yea we did dat in maths aswell
amazed me
was like yea wateva but its true
Also we worked out that like gettin 1p on day one, 2p day two, 4p day three n doubling each day, and doin that for 14 days then restarting means that you get like a load of money. cant rmeember how much but loads. so if dat was ur allowance u wud b rollin in it
Posted by Siosal
@JN: Thanks for posting an informative (if ill informed) thead.
@axxxr: Not only do you have my streak for uncovering truth in facts, you go above and beyond the call of duty. Phoning american airlines? I pity your girlfriend (or boyfriend) trying to sneak something past you.