Phanerothyme Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 300.. Butterflies taste with their feet. 301.. A cat's urine glows under a blacklight. 302.. The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone. 303.. The Ten Commandments contain 297 words. 304.. The Bill of Rights is stated in 463 words. 305.. Lincoln's Gettysburg Address contains 266 words. 306.. A recent federal directive to regulate the price of cabbage contains 26,911 words. 307.. There are more collect calls made on Father's Day than on any other day. ... 366.. If Barbie were life-size, her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would stand seven feet, two inches tall. 367.. The average fart travels over 16 feet when released. 368.. An ant can live underwater for over 14 days. 369.. Camels have a straight spine despite their hump. 370.. In some places in Egypt it is free to use the restroom but you must bring/buy your own toilet paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy78 Posted August 5, 2004 Author Share Posted August 5, 2004 holy mother of crap! that was some list matey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy78 Posted August 5, 2004 Author Share Posted August 5, 2004 Ok phan, explain the deletions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phanerothyme Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 they took up too much space. its on the snopes bulletin board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lickszz Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 The Bombardier Beetle (Brachinus) is a beetle that has the ability to eject boiling chemicals at up to 100 degrees centigrade from two "guns" in its body at up to 1000 pulses per second. Each time it shoots out these chemicals, the beetle itself gets drenched, yet it manages to survive. At the slightest touch to its body, the guns start operating, except during mating. The Bombardier Beetle has chambers within its centimeter long body to store substitute hydroquinones, tolyhydroquinone and hydrogen peroxide. These chemicals mix peacefully unless high temperatures are applied. The chambers feed into a mixing reservoir which lets into a combustion chamber that sports two gun turrets. When danger approaches, the chemicals are squirted into a chamber where incredibly complex enzyme molecules encourage the chemicals to bond explosively out of the barrels. The interesting part is how evolution explains this extremely complex creature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lickszz Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 The rarest naturally occuring metal on Earth, and probably in the universe is Francium. It is estimated that there is approximately 25 grammes of Francium present in the whole of the Earths crust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lickszz Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 Originally posted by Snook Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump. (OK, so that would be a good thing....) What about Snails, can they jump? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojoworking Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 Originally posted by Snook Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump. (OK, so that would be a good thing....) It's something to do with them being the only animals with four knees (ie their back legs bend the same way as their front legs, unlike just about all other 4 legged animals) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojoworking Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 Originally posted by Phanerothyme Well obviously they have never heard of Sir Henry Opsimath and eremite, feudal-still reactionary, Rawlinson End. I don't know what I want, but I want it now! God bless Vivian Stanshall, a true English eccentric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy78 Posted August 6, 2004 Author Share Posted August 6, 2004 Come on people, keep em coming. I'm greedy and want more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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