Learn Random Facts Here.

[Loukas]

Earlier Remy posted a random interesting fact about BB9 housemate Stuart. So why not have random facts about ANYTHING!

If you have any please post them and lets learn some random facts :wink: :tongue:

First Fact:
In Charleston, West Virginia it is still legal to beat your wife on the steps on the court house. :shocked: :conf2:


Learn and discuss the facts. Have fun!!

DT!!

[Shaun]

In France, it is forbidden to call a pig Napoleon.

[Shaun]

In Vermont, women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth.

[Loukas]

Originally posted by Shaun
In France, it is forbidden to call a pig Napoleon.

Seriously!! WOW! Random!! :spin:

[Lauren]

Hippopotamus' milk is pink.

[Loukas]

There are four cars and eleven light posts on the back of a ten-dollar bill. :wink:

Bet you didn't know that :bigsmile:

[Shaun]

"In England, all men over the age of 14 must carry out two hours of longbow practice a day. "

:laugh2:

Crap!

I've missed 4 years worth...so that's...4 x 365... 1460 days...2920 hours of longbow I need to catch up on!

[Conzors]

There is a law that was made by the protestant people in the past that no football is allowed to be played on a sunday.

And that rule hasnt been reoved LMAO

[Shaun]

(I'm getting these strange laws here, by the way:

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article2251280.ece )

Obviously they're all out-dated and unlikely to be enforced :tongue:

[xe]

In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits.

[Loukas]

Great! Im learning!! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Heres one.

In the theme song from "The Flintstones" the line after "Let's ride with the family down the street" is "Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet."

:laugh2:

[Loukas]

Originally posted by xe
In Natoma, Kansas, it's illegal to throw knives at men wearing striped suits.

:conf2: LOL! Wtf!? :bigsmile:

[xe]

A rat can last longer without water than a camel can.

[xe]

In Cleveland, Ohio, it's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.

[dennissabre]

The song playing in the background in Silence of the Lambs when the young women is in the Pit and Buffalo Bill is putting on his make-up is called
Goodbye Horses by Lazzarus. :whistle: :dance:

[Shaun]

The country of Andorra has a zero percent unemployment rate.

[Loukas]

Do you hate cutting Onion's because it makes you cry.WELL

Chewing gum while cutting onions will prevent crying

Apparently.. :spin:

[xe]

In the UK, a man who feels compelled to urinate in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel and keeps his right hand on his vehicle.

[Nicky.]

Originally posted by DoubleTrouble
Do you hate cutting Onion's because it makes you cry.WELL

Chewing gum while cutting onions will prevent crying

Apparently.. :spin:

Lol - this thread is well good ! x

If you cut them underwater (ie in the sink lol)

Then that stops it too =) x

[xe]

In Ohio, it is against state law to get a fish drunk.

[Loukas]

45% of every American dollar bill an American has ever owned has been in a stripper's G-string :whistle:

[Lauren]

Originally posted by DoubleTrouble
45% of every American dollar bill you have ever owned has been in a stripper's G-string :whistle:

Oh gross.

Think of all the STD's and horrid things you're touching. :bawling:

[Loukas]

Originally posted by Lauren
Originally posted by DoubleTrouble
45% of every American dollar bill you have ever owned has been in a stripper's G-string :whistle:

Oh gross.

Think of all the STD's and horrid things you're touching. :bawling:

I find it sickening personally!! :bored:

[Loukas]

In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. :conf:

LOL.

[Loukas]

Ohhh here's a strange one..

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself. lol.

[xe]

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself.

The average person will spend 2 weeks over their lifetime waiting for the traffic light to change.

The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

A person uses approximately fifty-seven sheets of toilet paper each day

[Loukas]

Originally posted by xe
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself.


I just said that one :P

[xe]

Originally posted by DoubleTrouble
Ohhh here's a strange one..

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself. lol.

We're using the same site :thumbs2:

[xe]

Didn't see it :blush2:

[dennissabre]

Originally posted by DoubleTrouble
In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. :conf:

LOL.

Order! Order! :hugesmile:

[Matt10k]

A brain cell taken from a mouse and the universe are remarkably similar:


http://home.cogeco.ca/~youngfox69/neuron-galaxy.jpg

:joker::joker::joker::joker::joker::joker::joker:

[AngRemembered]

Bangladesh is the only country in the world ending in the letter H

jeez i almost put myself to sleep with that one :whistle:

[ProjectWeirdo]

Cockroaches can live for 9 days after their head has been cut off. =)

... whoever took the time to find that out must have lived a very sad life... and I apologize if that person is on this forum and happens to read this.... :conf2:

[stacey]

Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."

[Harry!]

The 2003 version of 'You spin me round' contains a small (uncredited) sample from Madonna's "Die Another Day" (the "uuh" vocal, right before the second verse kicks in).
You spin me round
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFm8TsYG0-I
Die Another Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7lOSl6L7Oc

[Ashleee:)]

Alligators can run as fast as 35mph on land.

[Shaun]

Originally posted by stacey
Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."

He invented more than those two :tongue:

[Tom]

The human body is constantly renewing itself, some places more/faster than others so in 10-15 years time you will have a completely different body to the one you have now :spin2:

[Tom]

Another one- the myth about the amount of spiders you eat in a lifetime is just that, a myth. It was made up by some radio DJ so see how gullible the British public are- and its worked!

[Bells]

Wow, I'm loving these facts! You really do learn something new every day. :hugesmile: - or in my case, a load of random things...

[Xander]

n 2003, a North Carolina State University study of over 15,000 women found that women who performed the act of fellatio and swallowed semen on a regular basis - one to two times a week - reduced their risk of breast cancer by up to 40 percent. No benefit was found for those who did not participate regularly. :whistle:

In addition to reducing risk of breast cancer, semen was shown to reduce the length and severity of common colds, soothes a sore throat, and even manage depression! :whistle:

Urine is in cosmetics, an ingredient called urea which is an excellent moisturizer. :yuk:

[Killian]

Men can get breast cancer.

Also I hear that it is legal to have sex with a kangaroo in a certain part of Austrailla if you are drunk. :shocked:

[stacey]

Originally posted by Killian

Also I hear that it is legal to have sex with a kangaroo in a certain part of Austrailla if you are drunk. :shocked:

lmao you shouldnt have told people that :wink:

[Loukas]

Originally posted by stacey
Originally posted by Killian

Also I hear that it is legal to have sex with a kangaroo in a certain part of Austrailla if you are drunk. :shocked:

lmao you shouldnt have told people that :wink:

:shocked: OMG! Ewww! LOL! That's messed up!! :conf2:

[GhettoSuperstar]

Gay men have shorter ring fingers than straight men.

[KKBL]

a woman once died after having sex wiith a horse

[x_mel_x]

According to suicide statistics, Monday is the favored day for self-destruction.

Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day.

The most common name in the world is Mohammed.

The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigleys gum.

The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.

[melanie]

Ants don't sleep.

[andyman]

.. A dairy cow can produce 5 gallons of ice cream a day.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

In singapore it is illegal to sell or own chewing gum. :bigsmile:

[JOSHUAH!]

WOW REALLY. I'm never going to Singapore.

[Ross]

Polar bears are left-handed.

[Annie]

Sheep,goats,buffalo,horses,donkeys,camels,yaks,wat er buffalo,reindeer and zebras are also providers of milk.

[Annie]

In Cleveland, Ohio it is illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.

[Loukas]

I feel like a mod now..

Already posted :flowers:

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=86643#pid1274123

[melanie]

Right here

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=86643

[Ross]

Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.

[Ross]

Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.

[melanie]

Originally posted by DoubleTrouble
I feel like a mod now..

Already posted :flowers:

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=86643#pid1274123

LOL

[Loukas]

Originally posted by melanie
Right here

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=86643


Awww Thanks Mel! :spin:

[Locke.]

Most species of woodpeckers prefer dead trees or "snags," and drill out a space for them to nest. Only the Red-cockaded Woodpecker uses living trees to nest. The Red-cockaded woodpecker is also the only species to live in colonies.

[Fom]

Originally posted by Shaun
Originally posted by stacey
Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."

He invented more than those two :tongue:

Here is a weird fact about good old willy... It is rumoured that William Shakespeare re wrote the bible and translated it into (what was then) modern english. As we would never be able to read the original bible as english wasn't invented back then.

[Benjamin]

in Olde English law, (and this law still exists now but is never used) it is illeagal to make or eat mince pies on Christmas Day!

[andyman]

A cat's urine glows under a blacklight.

[Tom8592]

I once touched an Elephant

[Locke.]

During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food, that's the weight of about 6 elephants.

[Locke.]

A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h.

[Locke.]

The reported percent of women who wash their hands after leaving a restroom is 80%.

Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

[Locke.]

In York, excluding Sundays, it is legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow.

[Locke.]

PS3 sales are up by 85%

[Axiom]

Toilets always flush in E-flat. :wavey:

[_Seth]

The sandwich came from Mr Sandwich who didn't want to get his hands messy so he had two slices with it, and soon people would say I'll have what Sandwich is having.

[Firewire]

In a lifetime, you eat 8 spiders whilst asleep.

[Firewire]

In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.

Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.

The most money ever paid for a cow in an auction was $1.3 million.

Women are 37% more likely to go to a psychiatrist than men are.

There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia as there are people. The kangaroo population is estimated at about 40 million.

The average person makes about 1,140 telephone calls each year.

The average person spends about 2 years on the phone in a lifetime.

[Killian]

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

[officialleafan]

Big Brother is fixed :tongue:

*runs away*