Wow, guess what i just learned!!!

moonlights mom · Aug 8, 2007

Originally Posted by SwampWitch

The Humboldt Squid's body flashes different colored lights, several colors per second, to communicate. They have been found to be as large as 14 feet in length and weighing more than 700 pounds. They live in water up to 3,000 feet deep.

They have excellent problem-solving skills, are fiercely aggressive, hunt in packs of more than 1000, and can fly above the water for short distances to escape predators or catch prey. They have been known to snatch people from boats and devour them. Each squid has more than 24,000 teeth.

On the inside, they have three hearts that pump blue, copper-based blood. They can swim up to 24 mph, and are one of the fastest creatures in the ocean.

SCUBA, anyone?

Woah, that's pretty cool.

moonlights mom · Aug 8, 2007

Originally Posted by tierre0

Elephants are the only animals that have 4 knees, they can bend both their front and back legs.

Wow, I never thought of that one either!

twstychik · Aug 8, 2007

Originally Posted by tierre0

Elephants are the only animals that have 4 knees, they can bend both their front and back legs.

Really? I thought most animals (mammals at least) could bend all their legs?!

katl8e · Aug 8, 2007

There are only TWO venomous species of lizards, in the world - the Gila (HEE-la) monster and the Mexican beaded lizard. Both are found only in the Sonoran Desert of northern Mexico and the Southwestern US (I live smack in the middle of it).

The Komodo dragon has toxic bite. It's gums bleed and the rotting meat in it's teeth causes bacterial growth. The lizard's prey dies of a subsequent infection, NOT from venom.

katiemae1277 · Aug 8, 2007

Originally Posted by SwampWitch

The Humboldt Squid's body flashes different colored lights, several colors per second, to communicate. They have been found to be as large as 14 feet in length and weighing more than 700 pounds. They live in water up to 3,000 feet deep.

They have excellent problem-solving skills, are fiercely aggressive, hunt in packs of more than 1000, and can fly above the water for short distances to escape predators or catch prey. They have been known to snatch people from boats and devour them. Each squid has more than 24,000 teeth.

On the inside, they have three hearts that pump blue, copper-based blood. They can swim up to 24 mph, and are one of the fastest creatures in the ocean.

SCUBA, anyone?

wow, and here I always thought 20,000 leagues under the sea was complete fantasy

these are all very interesting factoids! but I have nothing to add cause my brain is paralyzed right now by the thought of a giant squid coming to eat me

valanhb · Aug 8, 2007

Originally Posted by tierre0

And Vlad the Impaler ( Count Dracula) had a younger brother named Radu.

To add to this, Dracula is actually derived from his father who was a member of the Order of the Dragon, or Dracul. So Vlad was called Dracula, or son of (-a) the dragon.

The Mayfly only has a life cycle of approximately 1 day. They mate twice and die. They do not have a mouth.

ilovemykitty · Aug 8, 2007

Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill!
â€¢ If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.

â€¢ The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable"!

â€¢ The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds!
â€¢ There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S, than real ones!
â€¢ Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
â€¢ Humans, dolphins and Bonobo Chimpanzees are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
â€¢ It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
â€¢ You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
â€¢ A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.
â€¢ The flea can jump 350 times its body length, that is like a human jumping the length of a football field.
â€¢ A cockroach will live nine days without it's head, before it starves to death.
â€¢ The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. â€¢ The female initiates sex by ripping the males head off.
â€¢ The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.
â€¢ Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
â€¢ The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
â€¢ A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
â€¢ A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

twstychik · Aug 8, 2007

Oh... I actually have one to add.

secretary is the longest typed word using only the left hand.

angelkitty · Aug 8, 2007

I wanna add too!!!!

What you find when you shave the striped fur off of a tiger? Striped skin.
Worcestershire Sauce is basically an Anchovy ketchup.
Wine will spoil if exposed to light; hence tinted bottles.
Vultures fly without flapping their wings.
Strawberries have more vitamin c than oranges.
85% of men don't use the slit in their underwear.
Walt Disney World generates about 120,000 pounds of garbage every day.

hopehacker · Aug 8, 2007

Two Blue eyed people cannot have a brown eyed child
but, two brown eyed people can have a blue eyed child.

swampwitch · Aug 8, 2007

The seahorse is the only known creature in which the male becomes pregnant.

The female deposits her eggs in the male's brood pouch, where the eggs are fertilized. The pouch acts like a womb, complete with placental fluid that cushions the eggs, provides oxygen and nutrients to the embryos, and removes waste. After two to four weeks, the male goes into labor, usually at night. The young are miniature adult seahorses, independent from birth. Most species of seahorses are monogymous.

sofiecusion · Aug 8, 2007

Interesting....

Cats have 30 muscles in each ear (that's why they are able to turn them 180 degrees)

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard

It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

luvmy2cats · Aug 8, 2007

Originally Posted by twstychik

Oh... I actually have one to add.

secretary is the longest typed word using only the left hand.

It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow. Quote from sofiecushion

A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes. Quote from llovemykitty

I thought people used their right hand to type Y? It is impossible to lick your elbow cuz I just tried.(I'm sure a lot of you did when you read that fact). I wish I were a pig.(just kidding, but it'd be nice to have 30 min. orgasms)

moonlights mom · Aug 8, 2007

Here are some I found

-There is only one book more distributed than the Bible, the IKEA catalog
-On average, women can hear better than men
-An eggplant is a fruit, not a vegetable
-Apples are more efficient of waking you up in the morning than caffeine.
-One person out of 2 billion will live to be older than 116.

dixie_darlin · Aug 8, 2007

I posted this in the PL and found it hilarious!

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have
produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
(Hardly seems worth it.)

If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough
gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb .
(Now that's more like it!)

The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to
the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
(O.M.G.!)

A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes.
(In my next life, I want to be a pig.)

A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it
starves to death. (Creepy...)
(I'm still not over the pig.)

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calorie s a hour
(Don't try this at home, maybe at work)

The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is
attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male's head
off.
(Honey, I'm home. What the...?!)

The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It's like a
human jumping the length of a football field.
(30 minutes... Lucky pig! Can you imagine?)

The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.
(What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?)

Some lions mate over 50 times a day.
(I still want to be a pig in my next life...quality over quantity)

Butterflies taste with their feet.
(Something I always wanted to know.)

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
(Hmmmmmm......)

Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than
left-handed people.
(If you're ambidextrous, do you split the difference?)

Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump
(Okay, so that would be a good thing)

A cat's urine glows under a black light.
(I wonder who was paid to figure that out?)

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
( I know some people like that.)

Starfish have no brains
(I know some people like that too.)

Polar bears are left-handed.
(If they switch, they'll live a lot longer

Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for
pleasure.
(What about that pig??)

(and God love that pig!)

luvmy2cats · Aug 8, 2007

Originally Posted by Dixie_Darlin

I posted this in the PL and found it hilarious!
If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough
gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb .
(Now that's more like it!)

I could probably manage to do that. I get gassy a lot.

mybabyphx · Aug 8, 2007

Not sure if these have been mentioned or not, but I just received an email and thought I would share them

During an hour's swimming at a municipal pool you will ingest 1/12 liter of urine.

In an average day your hands will have come into indirect contact with 15 penises (touching door handles, etc.)

An average person's yearly fast food intake will contain 12 pubic hairs.

In a year you will have swallowed 14 insects - while you slept!

Annually you will shake hands with 11 women who have recently masturbated and failed to wash their hands.

Annually you will shake hands with 6 men who have recently masturbated and failed to wash their hands.

In a lifetime 22 workmen will have examined the contents of your dirty linen basket.

At an average wedding reception you have a 1/100 chance of getting a cold sore from one of the guests.

Daily you will breath in 1 liter of other peoples' anal gases.

HAVE A GREAT DAY... and wash your darn hands!

bonnie1965 · Aug 8, 2007

Originally Posted by mybabyphx

Not sure if these have been mentioned or not, but I just received an email and thought I would share them

During an hour's swimming at a municipal pool you will ingest 1/12 liter of urine.

In an average day your hands will have come into indirect contact with 15 penises (touching door handles, etc.)

An average person's yearly fast food intake will contain 12 pubic hairs.

In a year you will have swallowed 14 insects - while you slept!
This is the part I thought would make you feel good Chris (the insects)
Annually you will shake hands with 11 women who have recently masturbated and failed to wash their hands.

Annually you will shake hands with 6 men who have recently masturbated and failed to wash their hands.

In a lifetime 22 workmen will have examined the contents of your dirty linen basket.

At an average wedding reception you have a 1/100 chance of getting a cold sore from one of the guests.

Daily you will breath in 1 liter of other peoples' anal gases.

HAVE A GREAT DAY... and wash your darn hands!

Makes me think Mr Monk has the right idea! (show on USA channel)

dragoriana · Aug 8, 2007

Originally Posted by tierre0

I am a bit of a trivia buff so this thread is right up my alley.

Here are three sumwhat interesting trival facts.

Elephants are the only animals that have 4 knees, they can bend both their front and back legs.

The only man made structure that can be seen from outer space is the Great Wall of China.

And Vlad the Impaler ( Count Dracula) had a younger brother named Radu.

So giraffes and camels and hippos etc have two knees???

how sad

Wow this thread has really taken off, i didn't expect it to

Moz · Aug 8, 2007

Originally Posted by sofiecusion

It's physically impossible for you to lick your elbow.

An elementary school friend of mine could lick the pointiest part of her elbow. I'm planning to get photographic evidence of this feat.

Wow, guess what i just learned!!!

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