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Since Trivia is all of the sudden popular here, here are some "Did you know?"
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| Lepanto |
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients in dynamite.
Tigers have striped skin not just striped fur.
No words in the English language rhyme with month, orange, silver, or purple.
A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, hor- rendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
A goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds
The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street are named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver on "It's a Wonderful Life."
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends with "mt."
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
post your own :) |
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| dj_bas |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lepanto
A goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds
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false |
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| Lepanto |
| quote: | Originally posted by dj_bas
false |
true. it's also a snapple fact :D |
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| dj_bas |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lepanto
true. it's also a snapple fact :D |
no its actually false, i watched this thing where fish swam through a maze. something that had to do with busting this myth. it was on myth busters...take that snapple nazis! |
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| Masonious |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lepanto
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends with "mt."
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daydreamt |
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| DJ RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by Masonious
daydreamt |
pwnd! way to go regular stormy! 
A duck can't walk without bobbing it's head... favorite Snapple fact/one of my favorite "facts" evAr! |
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| sooper |
| here's a good one - turns out hight is spelled height |
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| Masonious |
| quote: | Originally posted by sooper
here's a good one - turns out hight is spelled height |
:stongue:
Transformer Trivia:
Official profiles of Megatron state that he has no known weakness. However, in his pistol mode, he must be held by another Decepticon in order to be shot or aimed.
Edit: d00d, what happened to Bizarro Stormy :conf: |
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| DOOMBOT |
| Crazynous. End of discussion. :mad: |
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| Ian^ |
| so are any of those true ? |
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| Lepanto |
| quote: | Originally posted by josh4
i gave him like 10 different words for the other one and i didnt get any praise! |
you're right but those words are medical terms that derive from latin so that doesn't work hehe but you still get praise..so
+praise :)
daydreamt doesn't count either.
snapple facts own all :D
some more i ran into
In Japan, it is completely acceptable to name your child Buttocks or Prostitute!
The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to seven.
Mosquitoes prefer children to adults, blondes to brunettes.
Black bears are not always black. They can be brown, cinnamon, yellow, and sometimes white.
The energy of a discharge of an electric eel could start 50 cars.
Mexico City is sinking at a rate of 18 inches per year!
Spinach consumption in the U.S. rose 33% after the Popeye comic strip became a hit in 1931.
From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet! LMAO my fav for sure
In what country will you find the most Universities? India.
The Stanley Cup originally was only seven and a half inches high.
Girls have more tastebuds than boys. :D
Strawberries have more vitamin c than oranges. |
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| LuNaSeA |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lepanto
true. it's also a snapple fact :D |
i got a snapple cap fact that said "Not all Snapple Facts are true."
swear to god. |
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