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satman next generation
01-04-2007, 06:39 PM
1,525,000,000 miles of telephone wire are strung across the Unites States.

1.7 litres of saliva is produced each day. In Discovery Channel, its a quart.

10 percent of all human beings ever born are alive at this very moment.

10% of human dry weight comes from bacteria

11% of the world is left-handed.

111, 111, 111 X 111, 111, 111 = 12, 345, 678, 987, 654, 321

1200 equals 1 pound (72 ******).

123,000,000 cars are being driven on highways in the United States.

166,875,000,000 pieces of mail are delivered each year in the United States.

2 and 5 are the only prime numbers that end in 2 or 5.

203 million dollars is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.

22,000 checks will be deducted from the wrong bank accounts in the next hour.

23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on them and photocopying their buttocks.

25% of a human's bones are in its feet.

259200 people die every day.


27% of Americans believe we never landed on the moon.

27% of U.S. male college students believe life is "a meaningless existential ****."

3% of all mammals are monogamous

315 entries in Webster's 1996 dictionary were misspelled.

315 words in the 1996 Webster's dictionary were mispelled.

4 tablespoons of ketchup has about the same amount of nutrition as a ripe tomato.

40% of all people who come to a party snoop in your medicine cabinet.

40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.

43.7% of all statistics are made up right on the spot

48% of astronauts experience motion sickness.

52% of Americans drink coffee. (I LIKE THIS ONE)

55.1% of all US prisoners are in prison for drug offenses.

56,000,000 people go to Major League baseball games each year

67 million pounds of pesticides and about 3 million tons of fertilizer are used annually on lawns in the US.

78 rpm albums, used prior to 1948, were only capable of recording for four minutes. It wasn’t until later that year that Columbia Records introduced 33 rpm albums capable of playing 23 minutes per side.

80% of animals on earth are insects.

80% of arrested criminals are male.

In Disney's Fantasia, the Sorcerer to whom Mickey played an apprentice was named Yensid, which is Disney spelled backward.

By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.

One in ten people live on an island.

84% of a raw apple is water.

It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.

85% of men who die of heartattacks during intercourse, are found to have been cheating on their wives.

85,000,000 tons of paper are used in the United States each year.

28% of Africa is classified as wilderness. In North America, its 38%.

Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

Sherlock Holmes NEVER said "Elementary, my dear Watson", Humphrey Bogart NEVER said "Play it again, Sam" in Casablanca, and they NEVER said "Beam me up, Scotty" on Star Trek.

90% of bird species are monogamous; only 3% of animals are.

90% of New York City cab drivers are recently arrived immigrants.

98% of all murders and rapes are by a close family member or friend of the victim.

98% of the weight of water is made up from oxygen.

99% of the pumpkins sold in the US end up as jack-o-lanterns.

lor
01-05-2007, 12:36 PM
I thought that would end with something like ___% of all readers will read all of these :p Did you?

satman next generation
01-06-2007, 03:14 AM
Oh there's plenty more,:eek: I just didn't want to use up all the bandwidth;)
Do you think I need a new hobby:D

nide44
01-06-2007, 03:18 PM
Maybe a new:eek: life:confused:;):p:cool:?

(Just joking- this IS Comic Relief :) ..... matter of fact,
I'm gonna copy these and send them out
to some friends- they're really fascinating)

satman next generation
01-06-2007, 08:51 PM
A life :eek: wow, thats a good idea. I think I had one of those once, but I can't remember where I put it :p any ideas where I can find one of those :D I have five kids and they won't let me have one :rolleyes:

God Bless....In HIS Service....Dan

Cry Tears
01-07-2007, 09:25 PM
Too funny! Hope its OK here.

nide44
01-10-2007, 11:57 AM
I have five kids and they won't let me have one

Gee........:cool: anybody (else) to blame.....? :rolleyes:

(My daughter has 5 kids, too - and is taking care of her quadraplegic brother 24/7.
She took him in, after the hospitals discharged him.
I sometimes don't think she'll make it to the next week ! :()

satman next generation
01-10-2007, 07:48 PM
Gee........:cool: anybody (else) to blame.....? :rolleyes:
Yeah, I think my wife might have something to do with it :eek:
and out of 5 kids, the only one with my hair color is the dog :confused:

(My daughter has 5 kids, too - and is taking care of her quadraplegic brother 24/7.
She took him in, after the hospitals discharged him.
I sometimes don't think she'll make it to the next week ! :()

Bob, that is one daughter you must be very proud of. I just hope my kids will be that dedicated to each other when they are adults. Right now they just keep trying to "PUT" :rolleyes: each other in the hospital. Can your daughter get any help from any agencies? She is in our prayers.

God Bless....In HIS Service....Dan

nide44
01-11-2007, 12:38 PM
Both she and he need all the payers and help they can get.
I posted about this when it happened (Sept 3, 2006-Labor Day weekend- pool accident) :eek:
He fractured his C-5, incomplete. :(
Thank you for your concern. :o

The Dude
01-12-2007, 04:31 AM
Very interesting :)