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Just The Facts
Just The Facts I would like to post more often but have hit the proverbial 'brick wall' trying to think of new story ideas. Being the curious type, weird, whacky facts and trivia have always interested me. Perhaps you are the same and will enjoy these tidbits of information which were posted online by Reader's Digest: Flamingos bend their legs at the ankle, not the knee They essentially stand on tip-toe. Their knees are closer to the body and are covered by feathers. Roller coasters were invented to distract Americans from sin In the 1880s, hosiery businessman LaMarcus Thompson hated that Americans were tempted by hedonistic places like saloons and brothels. So he set out to straighten up one of the most immoral places he could think of: Coney Island in New York. There, he built America’s first roller coaster to give New Yorkers some good, clean fun. Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins can By slowing their heart rates, sloths can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes. Dolphins need to come up for air after about 10 minutes. Supermarket apples can be a year old Those fresh apples aren’t all that fresh, per say. They’re usually picked between August and November, covered in wax, hot-air dried, and sent into cold storage. After six to 12 months, they finally land on your grocery store shelves. It’s impossible to hum while holding your nose You just tested it, didn’t you? Normally, when you hum, the air is able to escape through your nose to create the sound, and of course, it can’t do that when you’re holding it shut. Octopuses have three hearts Squids do too. One pumps blood to their whole systems, and two are dedicated just to the gills. In the Philippines, McDonald’s serves spaghetti The pasta comes with a beef tomato sauce and a piece of “McDo” fried chicken. Lobsters taste with their feet Tiny bristles inside a lobster’s little pincers are their equivalent to human taste buds. Meanwhile, lobsters’ teeth are in one of their three stomachs. 3 Musketeers bars got their name because they used to come with three flavours The original 3 Musketeers bars of the 1930s came in three-packs, with a different nougat flavour in each: vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry. World War II rations made that triple threat expensive, so the company cut down to one. The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes When the sultan of British-protected Zanzibar died and a new one took over without British approval in 1896, the Brits were not happy. Tension escalated when Sultan Khalid bin Barghash refused to step down, but the British warships spent less than 40 minutes bombarding the palace before Khalid fled, marking the (very quick) end of the Anglo-Zanzibar War. The world’s largest waterfall is underwater Yes, there are waterfalls under the ocean. At the Denmark Straight, the cold water from the Nordic Sea is denser than the Irminger Sea’s warm water, making it drop almost two miles down at 123 million cubic feet per second. Strawberries aren’t berries Neither are raspberries and blackberries, according to botanists. True berries stem from one single-ovary flower and have two or more seeds. Strawberries don’t fit that bill, but bananas, kiwis, and watermelon do. The U.S. treasury once printed $100,000 bills Between December 18, 1934, and January 9, 1935, the notes with Woodrow Wilson’s face were issued to Federal Reserve Banks but never went out to the general public. A flock of ravens is called an “unkindness” They’re also known as a “conspiracy,” which is equally creepy. Before toilet paper was invented, Americans used to use corn cobs Alternatively, they’d use periodicals like the Farmers Almanac, which was designed with a hole so it could hang in outhouses. William McKinley was shot right after giving away his good-luck charm President McKinley always wore a red carnation for good luck but sometimes gave it out as a memento. When greeting the crowd in 1901, he handed a 12-year-old girl, Myrtle, the bloom off his lapel, saying “I must give this flower to another little flower.” Minutes later, he was fatally shot by a man in the crowd. So......did you learn something new? |
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Does anyone remember Trivia Pursuit?
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Yes... I'll never get those 5 minutes back... Lol... Just kidding... Very interesting. I now have to get some of this info into a conversation.. Hnmm The dolphin one was Kool. Have a great Friday. ... is there another way to look at it Going Too Fucking Far NEW Blog Features RevealeD O O A Foolproof Method Posted Over on that NEW site O O
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Interesting... Still play that game!
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Yes... I'll never get those 5 minutes back... Lol... Just kidding... Very interesting. I now have to get some of this info into a conversation.. Hnmm The dolphin one was Kool. Have a great Friday.
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Interesting... Still play that game!
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Was interesting how they came out with different versions of it too. Sounds like you have a special talent!
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Okay... here's one.... In Irish, the word for "Men" is "Fir"....and the word for "Women" is "Mna". This creates a problem with public bathroom doors, in some places in Ireland, because the door for men, has the letter "F"..... and the door marked for women , has the letter "M". Thanks for dropping by and sharing that information.
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Okay... here's one.... In Irish, the word for "Men" is "Fir"....and the word for "Women" is "Mna". This creates a problem with public bathroom doors, in some places in Ireland, because the door for men, has the letter "F"..... and the door marked for women , has the letter "M". Check out my profile or and become a "watcher" of my blog FMAOPLS,to learn more about me, and for intelligent, lively, smartassy and fun discussion, with a little irreverence thrown in. "Like" or comment on my photos, and I promise I'll add more. Thanks.
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Americans used to use corn cobs Also the Sears catalog which is going down the toilet. When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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10/19/2018 7:10 am |
Here's a couple of facts: I will never eat corn on the cob or apples again.
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Americans used to use corn cobs Also the Sears catalog which is going down the toilet.
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Thanks for the warning, I'm traveling to Ireland next Spring.
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Here's a couple of facts: I will never eat corn on the cob or apples again.
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These are great facts hun and you know just blog about what you want to blog about, I get writers block all the time. I hope you have a great weekend..
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These are great facts hun and you know just blog about what you want to blog about, I get writers block all the time. I hope you have a great weekend.. Always appreciate support from other bloggers -it’s especially gratifying when it comes from other women 👍 Have a great weekend.
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I like your blog just like ti is!! Mine sometimes resorts to silly facts or mind expanding trivia that I have researched. Just post what you find- it's all good (Virtual Symposium Group) use Virtual Symposium Group
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I like your blog just like ti is!! Mine sometimes resorts to silly facts or mind expanding trivia that I have researched. Just post what you find- it's all good Always appreciate support from other women on here 👍 Have a great weekend!
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I love this kind of post. Please keep 'em coming. Check out my profile or and become a "watcher" of my blog FMAOPLS,to learn more about me, and for intelligent, lively, smartassy and fun discussion, with a little irreverence thrown in. "Like" or comment on my photos, and I promise I'll add more. Thanks.
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I love this kind of post. Please keep 'em coming. Have a great weekend.
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I enjoyed your information. Have a nice weekend.
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I enjoyed your information. Have a nice weekend.
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Squids are so cool!
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Squids are so cool!
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Yes I agree. Our brains need to be stimulated just as much, if not more than other body parts. Thanks for the props - I will try to stop blushing now.
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10/23/2018 6:22 am |
are you only playing on here....I ask ...well you know...planning on being in the Toronot area a lot the next little while...lunch to start?
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are you only playing on here....I ask ...well you know...planning on being in the Toronot area a lot the next little while...lunch to start?
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10/29/2018 9:13 pm |
Very interesting
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Very interesting Thanks for stopping by.
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11/29/2018 8:31 am |
such good general knowledge on an adu;t site!!!! .. god bless u
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such good general knowledge on an adu;t site!!!! .. god bless u
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