Random Fact!

Deadbeat · 3 Oct 2009 at 19:55

SlyReaper said:
No, I'm sure there was an ostrich involved...

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

And the first bomb dropped on Berlin during the second world war killed the only elephant in Berlin zoo. This could be a myth.

SlyReaper · 3 Oct 2009 at 19:56

Deadbeat said:
Actually, it's the fear of extremely long words, and its validity as a word is questionable. Sesquipedaliaphobia is the fear of long words.

floccinaucinihilipilification, to my knowledge, is the longest word in the english language to qualify. It means 'the act of estimating something as worthless'. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicavolcanoconeosis doesn't qualify, as it's a medical portmanteau. It's a lung condition caused by the inhalation of fine silica dust.

Paracetamoxyfrusebendroneomycin?

Azagoth · 3 Oct 2009 at 20:06

dangerstat said:
A pack of cards will stop a bullet

Yeah?

Mr.Nick · 3 Oct 2009 at 21:40

Llama's are Cool Beans

me227 · 3 Oct 2009 at 21:54

Cool Beans are made from Llamas.

gillywibble · 5 Oct 2009 at 08:50

There's always one.

Inquisitor · 5 Oct 2009 at 09:04

KaHn said:
The probability of anything happening on an infinite timeline is 1.

KaHn

Unless the event is impossible.

Cosimo · 5 Oct 2009 at 09:05

Chameleons can move their eyes in two different directions at the same time.

Sirrel Squirrel · 5 Oct 2009 at 10:49

9 out of 10 people enjoy gang rape

DampCat · 5 Oct 2009 at 10:58

6 out of 7 Dwarves are not happy.

Cosimo · 5 Oct 2009 at 11:00

An adult skeleton has 213 bones.

mac1st3 · 5 Oct 2009 at 11:03

simulatorman said:
An adult skeleton has 213 bones.

I've got 214 at the moment ;D

*gets coat*

mrk · 5 Oct 2009 at 11:03

In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. That’s where the phrase, “goodnight, sleep tight” came from.

craig3000 · 5 Oct 2009 at 11:05

Judgment day is inevitable (the one with all the terminators)

mac1st3 · 5 Oct 2009 at 11:08

Butterflies taste with their feet

V4NT0M · 5 Oct 2009 at 11:27

Butterflies taste like feet.

Cosimo · 5 Oct 2009 at 11:32

The word “planet” comes from the Greek word "planetai" meaning “wanderer".

Dark_Angel · 5 Oct 2009 at 11:33

A bat isn't actually blind!

RSR · 5 Oct 2009 at 11:35

Hippos and Whales are part of the same family

blix · 5 Oct 2009 at 11:39

The bite of the Brazilian Wandering Spider can induce involuntary erections that last several hours. Researchers are working on an anti-impotence drug using one of the components of the venom.