Snook Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 Originally posted by Lickszz What about Snails, can they jump? I used to tran jumping snails for the National Snail Jumping Championship in Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojoworking Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 The nucleus of an atom is hundreds of millions of times smaller than the rest of the atom. The comparison goes like this: if the atom was enlarged to the size of a cathedral, then the nucleus would only be the size of a fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomme Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 Originally posted by Snook Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. I'm having trouble believing this one. No mention of peanuts here for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamite Can anyone back up this claim? Nomme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snook Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 Originally posted by nomme I'm having trouble believing this one. No mention of peanuts here for example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamite Can anyone back up this claim? Nomme Don't know if it's true or not, but this site disproves a lot of 'facts' that are on t'internet. 'Of the five unanswered claims, I would say some evidence supports peanuts being an ingredient of dynamite. Also it appears true that in an average American lifetime you will spend six months sitting at red lights, not to mention eight months opening junk mail and seven years in the bathroom.' http://www.brokenenglish.com/archives/2004/06/google_knows_ev_1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomme Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 Originally posted by Snook Don't know if it's true or not, but this site disproves a lot of 'facts' that are on t'internet. 'Of the five unanswered claims, I would say some evidence supports peanuts being an ingredient of dynamite. Also it appears true that in an average American lifetime you will spend six months sitting at red lights, not to mention eight months opening junk mail and seven years in the bathroom.' http://www.brokenenglish.com/archives/2004/06/google_knows_ev_1.html Hm. The 'evidence' though is just 2 sites which just claim the fact. I like the last one of this list though: Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and white worms like fried pork rinds. The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; “7” was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. “UP” indicated the direction of the bubbles. The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had. The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squashing her hands in jelly. Pearls melt in vinegar. A fresh onion, when cut, releases a gas called propanethiol-S into the air. When this gas reaches your eyes, it mixes with the water in the eye to form a weak acid. This acid irritates the eye and causes the tear-producing glands to flood the eye with water in an attempt to wash away the irritant. These tears are what makes you look like you’re crying. Two-thirds of the world’s eggplant is grown in New Jersey . The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley’s gum. Betsy Ross is the only real person to ever have been the head on a Pez dispenser. Almonds are a member of the peach family. A man from Madrid set a world’s record for cracking 30 walnuts in 57 seconds. (The unusual thing about it - he did it with his buttocks!?!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Ludd Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 Originally posted by Lickszz What about Snails, can they jump? Does being fired from a catapult into a neighbours garden count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NakatomiNick Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 ok, I'm in work and very bored, does anyone have any interesting facts that we're unlikely to know? Keep them short and sharp. Phanerthyme, I'm expecting some gems from you! Pound for pound, lemons contain more sugar than strawberries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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