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« on: July 07, 2008, 10:06 PM »

Hello people! I am new to this forum so I don't know If this thread is posted correctly.

I need some help, I have a little project going on. It is a website with a lot of unnecessary knowledge.. useless facts.. And at the moment there is only about 110 different facts and I need some help.

Please post some fun information that nowone actually need to know. And if you like the idea and want to help me out with the site please send me a message www.unkno.com is the site.

Thank you in advance!
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« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2008, 10:07 PM »

Penuins have an organ that turns salt water into fresh water.
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« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2008, 10:10 PM »

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« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2008, 10:23 PM »

Wolverines will sometimes stop what they are doing to scream at each other for a solid minute.
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« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2008, 10:27 PM »

It is impossible for a fish to wear a shirt or any other human article of clothing.
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« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2008, 10:35 PM »

http://www.amusingfacts.com/

There is a section with animal facts if that is what you are looking for. But there are tons on there for ya.
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« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2008, 10:39 PM »

http://www.cracked.com/forums/topic/35523/collecting-useless-facts21

Ya might also try this forum topic about collecting useless facts.
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« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2008, 11:08 PM »

-A dog will become enraged upon hearing the sound of a ham being slapped.

-An adult human has 206 bones, while a baby has only five.

-The longest piece of spaghetti ever noticed was about seventeen inches.

-Kicking a guy in half is the coolest way to win a fight... but also the second most difficult.

-The dolphin is the only animal other than man that laughs at its own farts.
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« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2008, 11:15 PM »

The human brain has well over ten thousand neurons.
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« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2008, 11:16 PM »


-The longest piece of spaghetti ever noticed was about seventeen inches.


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« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2008, 11:26 PM »

-Witches are the only animal besides humans that can get sunburn.

-The Komodo Dragon is not a true dragon, because it cannot breathe fire and is only about 30 percent majestic.

- The inner ear contains structures known as the drum, the hammer, the turpin, the clanker, and the whango.  These were named in honor of the original Beatles.

- The light from a star takes a million billion years to reach the Earth.  By the time you feel the sun's rays on your face, the sun has been dead for ages.

-The first prize available in a box of Cracker Jacks was a human tooth.
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« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2008, 11:32 PM »

-If you shave hair off of your body, it will grow back thicker and darker than before.  If you shave it a second time, it will grow back as strong as steel and twice as deadly.

-The best way to remove a splinter is to coax it out gently, with mild encouragement.

-The New York Yankees were originally known as the New York Happy Snappies.

-The first show broadcast on television was Howdy Doody.  However, Howdy did not speak or move; he simply stared, watching, and he knew that you lied.

-Oreos were originally called "Cream-a-Dings."
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« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2008, 11:41 PM »

Seaweed is made from recycled plastic Christmas trees.

Nebraska is the largest island in the Gulf of Aden.

The alphabet has 27 letters, 2 of which are silent.

Monopoly money is legal tender and accepted at any bank with proper identification.

The largest planet in the world is the Earth.
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« Reply #13 on: July 07, 2008, 11:46 PM »

The longest erect penis ever measured was 6.5 inches.
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« Reply #14 on: July 07, 2008, 11:53 PM »

-Yoga experts, known as Yogis, are able to lower their pulse at will, raise their body temperature to over one hundred degrees, and steal pick-a-nick baskets without being seen.

-A bear cannot see you if you stand directly in front of its babies.

-It's surprisingly difficult to pilot a helicopter.

- Pteradactyls got their name from the Latin ptera ("flying") and dactyl ("giant pteradactyl").
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« Reply #15 on: July 07, 2008, 11:56 PM »

Corporate sponsor Chester Cheetah was based on actor Don Knots' early years in the vaudeville circuit.

Albino crocodiles are white not due to a lack of pigment in their skin, but parasitic algae.

It is true what they say about the size of a man's hand.  Mainly, it is an important characteristic in the game of basketball.
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« Reply #16 on: July 07, 2008, 11:57 PM »

- If you stand still and listen long enough, you can hear the sound of people wondering why you're standing still.

- In Alaska, if you change your clothes at precisely 11.20am, you cannot be convicted of any crimes committed in the preceding 12 hours.

- If a Microsoft product passes the threshold of an Apple store, the sound of self-righteous derision can cause heart arrhythmia.

- Tall people are often taller than short people.
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« Reply #17 on: July 08, 2008, 12:00 AM »

- The average human sheds six pounds of dead skin every day.

- It is rare that a tiny snake will crawl up your nose while you're asleep, but it's not impossible.

- Dreams of falling represent anxiety in your waking life. 

- Dreams of losing teeth represent a need for change. 

- Dreams of getting your scrotum caught in a belt sander are terrifying and I do not wish them on anybody.

- It's impossible to be sad while petting a puppy.
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« Reply #18 on: July 08, 2008, 12:01 AM »

The common brown bear was the first species of bear to ride a unicycle for entertainment purposes.  Its name was Dennis.

People from Iceland are known as "Icelanders" while people from Greenland are known as "Gay."

If you weighed all of the newspapers printed today, they would weigh nearly the same as all the newspapers printed yesterday.

Videotapes were, surprisingly, once more common than DVDs.  Where did they all go?
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« Reply #19 on: July 08, 2008, 12:01 AM »

Travel by wheelbarrow is the third-most popular form of transportation in Serbia, after pogo-sticking and Yugo-pushing.

Butter is illegal in 17 states.

There are approximately 1700 synonyms in the Chinese language to describe "money". Coincidentally, there are no synonyms for "love".

Philips screwdrivers were invented 20 years after the Philips screw was invented. During this time, many people in the building industry were baffled by the existence of these screws, and as a result, all of society fell into chaos. This era is commonly referred to as the Dark Ages.

Orange juice was accidentally discovered by Hernan Cortes, who threw oranges at the heads of invading Aztecs. Upon being hit by the orange, the Aztecs discovered that the juice was, in fact, delicious. The two sides made peace, and thus Florida was founded.
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