The Little Thread of Random Facts & Nuggets of Wisdom

[Benjamin]

A place to put all those random facts about the world that you know. :)

* On the average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.


* Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as a medicine.

* There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.

The top 15 Facebook countries:

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[Mystic Mock]

Ketchup, the nicest medicine ever tasted.

[Benjamin]

* Rats and horses can't vomit
* The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
* In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
* Most lipstick contains fish scales.

[King Gizzard]

Did you know Airdrie is coupled with Miami?

[Mystic Mock]

Did you know that Every person has a unique tongue print?

[Benjamin]

One thread on TiBB (that I know of) has over 1 million views.

[GypsyGoth]

Have a random fact you'd like to share? Post it here :D


It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

[Ninastar]

ee is on bbc3 rn

[GypsyGoth]

:laugh:

Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

[Kizzy]

koalas have pouches like kangaroos...

[Ammi]

..There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building...

[King Gizzard]

The average Goth can last 82 days without drinking milk

[Shaun]

Have a random fact you'd like to share? Post it here :D


It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.


MYTH: CAN SNEEZING WITH YOUR EYES OPEN MAKE YOUR EYEBALLS POP OUT?

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Finding: BUSTED

Explanation: Probably since there's been school recess, children have been warning allergy-prone classmates their eyeballs would pop out if they sneezed. But can a forceful "achoo" really put your eye out? The MythBusters put this eye-popping rumor to the test by forcing a few sneezes.

Let's start with Anatomy 101: Your eyes are actually quite secure, and your eye sockets aren't connected to your nose at all. So, although a sneeze can erupt from your nose at an explosive 200 miles per hour, it can't transfer this pressure into your eye sockets to dethrone your eyeballs. Plus, there's no muscle directly behind the eye to violently contract and push the orbs outward. Eyelids aren't big on muscle power, so even if they were tasked with keeping eyeballs in place, they'd fail.

So why do eyelids snap shut when a sneeze comes on, as if they're guarding the gate? Quite simply, it's a reflex. The nose and eyes are linked by cranial nerves, so the stimulation from the sneeze travels up one nerve to the brain, then down another nerve to the eyelids, triggering a blink for most people. However, it's possible for some people to sneeze with their eyes open -- without fear of peeper loss.

Now that your eyes are open, too, you can see right through this myth.

can someone lock this thread please, fed up with claudia peddling her deceit

[LemonJam]

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[Shaun]

did yuo kno :love:

[Ninastar]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m83bxuPtg71runggso1_500.jpg

lmfao

[Ammi]

..the laws in Alaska say that you're not allowed to look at a moose from an aeroplane window..

[GypsyGoth]

can someone lock this thread please, fed up with claudia peddling her deceit

Well done Shaun, you have passed the test. You have been promoted to random fact checker :love:

[michael21]

GypsyGoth will go for at least 3 walks a week fact

[Mrluvaluva]

Did you know, an ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain?

[nicole_burks]

Every person entering the swimming pool contaminates the water with 0.14 grams of poop.

[Benjamin]

The "recombobulation area" is the place where travelers try to recover their belongings and composure after going through airport security.

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[Benjamin]

The "recombobulation area" is the place where travelers try to recover their belongings and composure after going through airport security.

[Kizzy]

Crocodiles are unable to stick out their tongue.

[Livia]

It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament. It's also illegal for an MP to enter the Commons wearing a suit of armour. One law is a little easier to enforce than the other, of course.

[Benjamin]

Cheddar, Cheshire and Leicester cheeses have been colored with annatto seed for over 200 years. Carrot juice and marigold petals have also been used to color cheeses. Coloring may have originally been added to cheese made with winter milk from cows eating hay to match the orange hue (from vitamin A) of cheeses made with milk from cows fed on green plants.