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heth 02-08-2011 16:24

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Right after looking for my fart fact for the other thread I started looking at other facts..........WOW!!! :eek: There are so many I didnt know.

So here I go starting a thread asking you all whats the strangest/amusing/weirdest fact that you know or have found out?

To start you ok this is one that made me chuckle,


frogs can't swallow with their eyes open

Whats your one???
It can be about anything!!

MargaretR 02-08-2011 17:11

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Pistol shrimps use a sonic gun to catch their prey
‪Pistol Shrimp‬‏ - YouTube

http://youtu.be/eKPrGxB1Kzc

garinda 02-08-2011 18:32

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A son will always be as tall, or taller than his mother, never smaller.

Michael1954 02-08-2011 21:12

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An elephant cannot jump.

garinda 02-08-2011 21:15

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Edward VIII had a tiny winky, and could only reach climax because of a trick Wallace Simpson learned in a far eastern brothel, which was done with her feet.

Michael1954 02-08-2011 21:18

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Quote:

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 923068)
Edward VIII had a tiny winky, and could only reach climax because of a trick Wallace Simpson learned in a far eastern brothel, which was done with her feet.

What???

Come on, you gotta tell us the trick!

garinda 02-08-2011 21:35

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael1954 (Post 923071)
What???

Come on, you gotta tell us the trick!

I'd have to carry out hari-kari, if I passed on this ancient secret.

;)

shillelagh 02-08-2011 21:55

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Quote:

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 923068)
Edward VIII had a tiny winky, and could only reach climax because of a trick Wallace Simpson learned in a far eastern brothel, which was done with her feet.

so who taught you then ...:eek:. :D:D:D

garinda 02-08-2011 21:57

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Quote:

Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 923099)
so who taught you then ...:eek:. :D:D:D

Grasshopper.

http://clientes.netvisao.pt/kapoww/MasterPo.jpg

;):D

heth 03-08-2011 06:33

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If you filled a matchbox with gold it could be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court

garinda 03-08-2011 07:24

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The average man produces 10,000 litres of urine in a lifetime.

(This includes the pee that doesn't make it into the bowl.)

heth 03-08-2011 07:34

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You have to eat 5kg (11lb) of potatoes to put on .5kg (1lb) of weight (a potato has no more calories than an apple)

jaysay 03-08-2011 08:35

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Quote:

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 923147)
The average man produces 10,000 litres of urine in a lifetime.

(This includes the pee that doesn't make it into the bowl.)

Brings a whole new meaning to taking the pish:D

shillelagh 03-08-2011 16:23

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it was a crime to commit suicide ..... up to 50 years ago ...

BBC News - When suicide was illegal

flashy 03-08-2011 17:16

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Cracking your fingers doesn't actually cause arthritus

babies do not lose all their body heat through having an exposed head

thankyou to QI for those facts, love that programme

JCB 03-08-2011 20:05

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Eskimos use refrigerators to keep food from freezing .

katex 04-08-2011 17:04

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A chicken's left leg is more tender than the right.

Factoid on Steve Wright's show this afternoon.

jaysay 04-08-2011 17:47

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Quote:

Originally Posted by katex (Post 923487)
A chicken's left leg is more tender than the right.

Factoid on Steve Wright's show this afternoon.

Partial to a bit of breast miself;)

heth 05-08-2011 09:24

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Hippo milk is pink.

garinda 05-08-2011 10:20

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The Sun's first page 3 model, Stefanie Rahn, is now 61.

accyman 09-08-2011 16:58

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Quote:

Originally Posted by heth (Post 922975)


frogs can't swallow with their eyes open

kermit did or was that more of a gulp when he was in trouble with miss piggy :)

jaysay 09-08-2011 17:56

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Quote:

Originally Posted by accyman (Post 924829)
kermit did or was that more of a gulp when he was in trouble with miss piggy :)

No that was miss piggy ya fool :D:D


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