"Did you know..?" Fun fact game thread

neetanddave

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Originally Posted by Trouts mom

I can clover my tongue
and roll it and flip it..I have a veritable tongue circus
I guess your popularity just went up with a certain population.
 
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Originally Posted by neetanddave

I guess your popularity just went up with a certain population.
She's flirting with you Neet!
 

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At this moment, nearly 2000 thunderstorms are taking place around the world.

Dr. Seuss coined the word "nerd" in this 1950 book If I Ran The Zoo.

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The heaviest dog on record was a St. Bernard that weighed 310 pounds.

Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation on Earth.

Calorie counting? People who work at night tend to weigh more than people who don't.

There are an average of 178 sesame seeds on a McDonald's Big Mac bun.

The average bra is designed to last for only 180 days of use.

Tug of war was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.

If you're a healthy, full-grown adult, your thigh bones are stonger than concrete.

If you're of average weight, multiply it by .02--that's how much your brain weighs.

Humans are the only primates without pigment in the palms of their hands.

Hamsters get their name from Hamstern, a German word that means "to hoard".

According to NASA, it's nearly impossible to shed tears in zero gravity.

If you're 6 feet of taller, you're too tall to become an astronaut.

There's a "Cinderella" story in Finnish folklore. But the girl's name isn't Cinderella. It's Tuna.

Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of where they grew up.

Ancient Egyptians shaved off their eyebrows when their cats died as a sign on mourning.

Peanuts are one of the ingredients used to make dynamite.

Why don't dogs eat citrus fruit? They make their own vitamin C.

Humans are the only animals that cry tears.

According to one study, 24% of Iowans have some sort of lawn ornament in their yard.

Every 2.7 seconds, a Tupperware party behins somewhere in the world.
 
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