Fact Of The Day

Psycho Circus · August 11, 2011, 01:25:44 PM

Advertisements for wristwatches always show the time as ten past ten.

Nightowl · August 11, 2011, 01:56:31 PM

Jack Daniels is made in Lynchberg,TN which happens to be a dry county.

retrorussell · August 11, 2011, 01:56:43 PM

Man.. I keep thinking that says "Fart of the day". Where's the thread for that? I had some doozies lately..

Psycho Circus · August 13, 2011, 08:30:56 AM

Aerodontia is the branch of dentistry dealing with problems caused by flying.

Leah · August 14, 2011, 10:55:40 AM

In order to cheat a speeding camera, you must be doing 170 mph because the camera won't catch it. thank you Top Gear (U.K.)

Rev. Powell · August 15, 2011, 09:30:24 AM

Water that has previously been boiled and cooled boils faster than water of the same temperature that's never been boiled.

Psycho Circus · August 15, 2011, 04:01:34 PM

The coastline of Africa is shorter than the coastline of Greenland.

Hammock Rider · August 16, 2011, 08:26:16 AM

A baby humpback whale gains about 100 pounds a day.

Psycho Circus · August 16, 2011, 12:25:09 PM

In 1950, less than 10% of Africa had been mapped.

BoyScoutKevin · August 18, 2011, 06:25:57 PM

Quote from: Circus Circus on August 15, 2011, 04:01:34 PM
The coastline of Africa is shorter than the coastline of Greenland.

And the coastline of Greenland may be longer than we think. Now that the icecap that covers Greenland is melting, some people think that Greenland is actually several islands. We were just unaware of this fact, because Greenland was covered by the ice cap.

Silverlady · August 18, 2011, 06:51:40 PM

Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly BACKWARDS!

Nightowl · August 19, 2011, 12:46:48 AM

Quote from: Silverlady on August 18, 2011, 06:51:40 PM

Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly BACKWARDS!

Thats pretty interesting.

Dolph Lundgren(Ivan Drago-Rocky IV)has an IQ of around 160; he speaks 7 languages (French, Swedish, German, English, Spanish, some Japanese and some Italian) and was a graduate in chemical engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.He also holds a 3rd degree black belt in Kyokushin karate

Leah · August 19, 2011, 07:36:31 AM

in the world of a practical super cars, the Koenigsegg is the best alternative because it can, by mistake, can fit golf clubs in the bonnet.

Hammock Rider · August 19, 2011, 10:41:37 AM

Sea cucumbers have no true brain. A ring of neural tissue surrounds the oral cavity, and sends nerves to the tentacles and the pharynx. The animal is, however, quite capable of functioning and moving about if the nerve ring is surgically removed.

Psycho Circus · August 19, 2011, 03:41:10 PM

South Africa has nine official languages and three official capitals.