The Random Facts Topic

[SuperFireKirby]

Ever wanted to prove how smart you are? Or how much time you waste playing Trivial Pursuit? Well This Is The Place!

I'll start.
Did you know that some species of fish can speak?

[GreekGeek]

1) Did you know 2000 left-handed people die worldwide every year because they use stuff meant for right-handed people in a wrong way?
2) Did you know that Japanese has 3 alphabets? And that one consists of a variation of Chinese characters?
3) Did you know that a Greek verb has more than 1000 forms in conjugation in theory?
4) Did you know I can all recognize them? (*boost boost*)
5) Did you know Dutch people are the tallest people in the world?
6) Did you know Dutch is a difficult language, because of the difficult rules. E.g.:
Singular and plural is mixed with expressions of time, for no reason. Translated it is like this:
nine minutes
nine hour (singular where it should be plural?!)
nine days
nine months
nine year (same for year)

[SuperFireKirby]

of those I only knew the second one. And the alphebet consisting of chinese symbols is called kenji but it's not widely used.

Did you know that the military accidently bought an 82-year supply of freeze dried tuna salad for troops stationed in europe?

[Cobraroll]

Did you know that Disney World in Florida in reality is two stories tall? The entire park is built one story above the natural ground. This is because it is so swampy there, but has another reason as well. Workers in costumes can go from the wardrobes to differently themed areas without ruining the atmosphere of the lands they travel through.

Also, Disneyland Florida's Tower of Terror attraction is designed to fit in with the Morocco theme at EPCOT. More at
http://www.coasterforce.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25286&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=27

[WiiMan96]

Tom Hanks is related to Abraham Lincoln.

[GreekGeek]

of those I only knew the second one. And the alphebet consisting of chinese symbols is called kanji but it's not widely used.

Did you know that the military accidently bought an 82-year supply of freeze dried tuna salad for troops stationed in europe?

Sorry, had to fix that.

[SuperFireKirby]

Oh, my mistake.

Here's my favorite random fact:

If every person in China walked past you in a single file line, the line would never end due to China's reproduction rate.

[Composer #40]

The largest word in the English language consists of 189,819 letters relating to the largest known chemical protein's scientific name. Its common word is Titin, a measly five letters.

[SuperFireKirby]

About 1 in every 30 Americans is either in prison or on probation.

[mantis985]

In casinos, they pump pure oxygen into the air so that you get high and spend more money.

[GreekGeek]

50% of all men has had sexual contact with another guy in their youth.

[Harvest]

50% of all men has had sexual contact with another guy in their youth.

Hahaha, incorrect.

[SuperFireKirby]

You can tell that a rolex watch is a fake if the second hand ticks instead of smoothly moving along.

[Cobraroll]

In 1666, there was a great fire in London. To commemorate the six people who died (and the property destroyed (the whole city)), the city raised a 61,5 meter tall monument in 1671. Since then, seven people have died from falling from the Monument's stairs or viewing platform.

[ZeldaFan]

ohhhh.... i got lots of these 

1. You can lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs.
2. The average American will spend 6 months of their life at stoplights.
3. The plastic or metal tip on the end of a shoelace is called an 'aglet'.
4. The calico cat is the official state cat of Maryland.
5. 4 men once tried to bring a cow to the top of the Matterhorn. They all froze to death.
6. Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of getting peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth.
7. In 1980, the yellow pages accidentally listed a Texas funeral home under Frozen Foods.
8. Traffic accidents rise 10% in the 1st week of Daylight savings (which Benjamin Franklin invented btw.)
9. Iceland consumes more Coke per capita than any other nation on Earth.
10. The best selling candy bar in Russia is Snickers.
11. More collect calls are made on Father's Day than any other day of the year.
12. THe world's termites outweigh the world's human 10 to 1.
13. There are an average of 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald's Big Mac bun.
14. Shoplifters take the most stuff between 3 & 6 pm on Friday and Sunday.
15.The longest English word in a book title: The Baron Kinkvervankotsdorsprakingatchdern.