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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 09:31 PM Original message |
Post a random fact you would like everyone to know. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. The Earth is round |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 07:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
71. It is not round so stop saying that! |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. White socks and underwear are healthier for you. |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 09:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. The worst thing to come out of the whole no more dyes or perfumes... |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 10:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. Before or after? |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 11:29 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. . |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:58 PM Response to Reply #15 |
42. Before, silly. |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 09:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. white cotton -- |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 10:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. That and bleach kills dead everything... |
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coffeenap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
31. removed, wrong place |
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wildhorses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
5. ambien is kinda trippy if you stay up --- |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
6. You have a blind spot in each of your eyes... |
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TheFriendlyAnarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 07:52 PM Response to Reply #6 |
70. I just spent ten minutes looking around seeing if I could notice anything, lol. |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
7. The acoustics in the hall of a government building |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
9. The blood of the horseshoe crab is blue, being based on copper instead of iron. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
10. The difference between a translator and an interpreter: |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. Asthma attacks that happen at night tend to be more severe. |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
12. According to the gay poll |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. HeHe... |
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SPKrazy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 07:50 PM Response to Reply #21 |
69. Well, just ask... |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
13. WD-40 was originally developed for the space program |
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DuaneBidoux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
14. At the speed of light time ceases to exist. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
16. Butterflies can taste with their feet. |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-18-07 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
17. Nitrogen is liquid at -320.44 F |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
19. Many trips are easier to do on a bike than in a car |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
20. James Garfield was the last President born in a log cabin. |
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slj0101 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:44 PM Response to Reply #20 |
37. Gee, who was the contestant that week? |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:59 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. One of my all time favorite contestants! |
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ZombieNixon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
22. The term "Jungle telegraph" for African drumming used for communication is a misnomer |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
23. Hepatitis A is transmitted through fecal-oral contact. |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Oh No... |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:41 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. Why do you think restaurant bathrooms have |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. crap! |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:37 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Oh, Double EWWW |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 01:21 PM Response to Reply #23 |
48. don't you wish that more people washed their damned hands? |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #48 |
62. Yes, I do. |
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aljones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
24. Before WWI "French Toast" was known as "German Toast" |
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swag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
27. There is no "rick" in "asterisk." |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
28. westerners frequently commit the fundamental attribution error. |
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LaraMN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
30. SophieMN is a shell crab. |
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coffeenap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
32. Abe Sklar invented the copula. |
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Red State Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
33. In Order To Cool Themselves, Turkey Buzzards Urinate On their Feet |
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Quakerfriend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
35. Gatorade has an osmolality of ~700 & is one of he WORST |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:44 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. thats what i have always suspected. plus that blue stuff creeps me out~ |
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Liberalynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
38. Julian Mcmahon |
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slj0101 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:48 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Shane McMahon |
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slj0101 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
39. Water bears have 100+ year lifespans. |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 12:57 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I wonder if they have those in the Ukraine then? |
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bluethruandthru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
44. It's SherBET...not SherBERT! |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #44 |
65. That's one of my pet peeves. |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 11:18 AM Response to Reply #44 |
88. Wrong: Sherbert, Drarwrer, Idear, Garwrarge. Every word needs MORE RRRRS! |
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Guava Jelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
45. Shaving on a trampoline is just stupid |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 01:25 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. NOW you tell me. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
46. Madness invented ska |
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mark414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 07:56 PM Response to Reply #46 |
72. no, that would be this guy: |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 06:19 AM Response to Reply #72 |
82. The OP requested facts and here's a fact, Jack: |
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mark414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 11:14 AM Response to Reply #82 |
86. a bland, white ska band from 1980's England invented ska.... |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 12:14 PM Response to Reply #86 |
91. Facts are facts man |
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reyd reid reed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
47. Kids are weird. |
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DixieBlue (504 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 01:24 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. amen. |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
49. Bush administration wants to eliminate employee health care |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
50. All that glitters really ISN"T gold. |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 01:26 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. many a man his life hath sold, but my outside to behold. |
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NewWaveChick1981 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
54. Contrary to popular belief, college and university financial aid administrators do NOT |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
55. Gatorade |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
56. I prefer tightie whities. Boxers bunch! |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
57. Don't drink the water in Dinosaur, Colorado. It's orange. |
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cwydro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
58. There is a miniature species of deer living in the Florida Keys. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
59. There were 47 episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus |
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Evoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
60. Don't put salt in your eyes. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 11:19 AM Response to Reply #60 |
89. Don't eat hot wings and then touch your eyes |
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Yog Sothoth (83 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
61. Staring at a solar eclipse is really not a good idea |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
63. 72 points does NOT equal one inch |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
64. June Lockhart visited me when I was recovering from surgery |
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Duncan Grant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
66. Antonello da Messina is widely credited with bringing oil painting techniques* to Italy (c. 1455). |
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GenDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
67. The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 05:36 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. It was made of rock, so I guess it was ok... |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
73. Pensacola, FL is farther west than Washington Island, WI. |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
74. If everyone on the planet lived like most middle class Americans |
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hellbound-liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 08:29 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. This guy says it would take six planets! |
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mykpart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
76. Chili peppers are a good source of Vitamin C. |
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ThingsGottaChange (805 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
77. I got scolded today |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 10:41 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. Did you deserve it? |
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ThingsGottaChange (805 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 10:45 PM Response to Reply #78 |
80. I used the F-word, caps and exclamation points |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 11:02 PM Response to Reply #80 |
81. Wow. |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-19-07 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
79. I don't use toenail polish. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
83. It's "it-alian", not "I-talian" |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 07:32 AM Response to Reply #83 |
85. When my mom says I-talian... |
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bluecrush (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
84. British soldiers coordinated movement during the Revolutionary War |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
87. 75% of the time random facts are just made up shit |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 01:12 PM Response to Reply #87 |
95. Yes, but the remaining 50% of the time, they are true. |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
90. Mine |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
92. Ben-Gay should never be used on your upper thighs |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
93. Cats cannot actually see in the dark |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-20-07 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
94. The British won the War of 1812. |
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