Some strange facts:

Heres are the firsts ones, post yours if you know some.

97% of people in Europe tried to improve their health with a diet.
40% of this people quit inmediately
22% make his diet for a month, then they quit


More than half of people hide their stuff(money and jewels) in their underwear case
20% hide it below their cushion of the bed
11% hide it in the freezerOo

Interesting

wow, people in europe eh? Lacking a bit of will power......

1. a jellyfish is 95% water

2. owls are the olly birds who can see the color blue

3. a roach can live up to 9 days w/o its head...

4. camels have 3 eyelids

5. a goldfish has a emory span of 3secs...

Talking about goldfish:
The oldest known goldfish lived to 41 years of age. Its name was Fred.


The color of a black box on a plane is orange so that it can be more easily detected after a crash.

More popcorn is eaten at scary movies than non-scary movies.

There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.

The dragonfly signifies good luck, courage and manliness in Japan.

There wasn't a single pony in the Pony Express, just horses.

Toxic house plants poison more children than household chemicals.

There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.

The average chocolate bar has 8 insect legs in it.

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Originally posted by maddymouse (view)
wow, people in europe eh? Lacking a bit of will power......

Indeed we do! *pats her belly*

Awesome facts, everyone. I knew of a couple, but most of these are new to me. So I like it! ^-^

I'll probably be thinking, "Yum, insects!" whenever I eat chocolate from now on.

heres some facts in a nice little vid:P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI-363A2Q

we (canadians) be hicks :ugh:

The Pentagon has twice as many restrooms as necessary. When it was built, segregation was still in place in Virginia, so separate restrooms for blacks and whites were required by law.

In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word.

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.

In 2003, there were 86 days of below-freezing weather in Hell, Michigan.

The average person laughs 15 times a day.
A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.

Until 1796, there was a state in the United States called Franklin. Today it is known as Tennessee.

The flashing warning light on the cylindrical Capitol Records tower spells out HOLLYWOOD in Morse code.

Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.

The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.

One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.

The average American will eat about 11.9 pounds of cereal per year.

Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

Over 1,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.

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One in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.

Ya know.... I initially thought that was amazing until I remember just how many people I personally knew who have been on TV (including myself). That begs the question.. who all here have been on TV before?

well you have a lot of programs like "Oprha" (or something like that) where you can see a lot of people that never do anything but complain :p

All too true!
Between all the 'Talk Shows'/etc that statistic is probably very accurate..

Here's a tidbit...

The Philippines is said to be the 'Texting Capital Of The World' because of its many subscribers who sends 1billion SMS a day...most of its subscribers are teens...

Aside from being the 'Texting Capital Of the World', The Philippines also beat India for the record for having the most number of call centers in the country.

In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!

There are 18 different animal shapes in the Animal Crackers cookie zoo!

Should there be a crash, Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane as a precaution!

Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second!

The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!

There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos!

There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants!

The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was the fashion in Renaissance Florence to shave them off!

(mmm I want a cookie zoo):D

pearl will melt in vinerger*sp*.

Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women!

Of all the words in the English language, the word set has the most definitions!

A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans!

Every 45 seconds, a house catches on fire in the United States!

In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word!

Rice paper does not have any rice in it!

Honolulu is the only place in the United States that has a royal palace!

There are approximately fifty Bibles sold each minute across the world!

Every second, Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate



STRANGE LAWS
In Texas, it's against the law for anyone to have a pair of pliers in his or her possession.

In Philadelphia, you can't put pretzels in bags based on an Act of 1760.

Alaska law says that you can't look at a moose from an airplane.

In Corpus Christie, Texas, it is illegal to raise alligators in your home.
In Georgia, it's against the law to spread a false rumor.

In the State of Kansas, you're not allowed to drive a buffalo through a street.

In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal.

In Oklahoma, no baseball team can hit the ball over the fence or out of a ballpark.

[ I still cant believe some of this are real@_@ ]