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Quaxar

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IndomitableSam said:
Guffe said:
The Whale is not a fish, it's acutally a mammal (or however you spell that)
I still can't believe people don't know this. Live birth is a (general/one of many) staple(s) of being a mammal. Breathing air kinda makes them not fish, also. It's an early grade-school lesson.
Pitching in there, although generally associated live birth is in fact NOT something specifically mammalian. Various fish give live birth, seahorses but also a few reptiles and arachnids for example. There's even one species of shark that has something equal to a placenta.
On the other hand mammarial glands, hence the name, and thereby suckling the young IS specific.
It is still no excuse to think whales are fish since it's probably the first thing you learn about them in kindergarten but anyway.

On an unrelated note, pandas have a secondary evolved sixth finger and we had one of those fact threads about a week ago.
 

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Guffe said:
The Whale is not a fish, it's acutally a mammal (or however you spell that)
you spell it actually.

As for bizarre facts, the idea that every single atom that has ever existed on earth was once in the belly of a giant star is pretty crazy.
 

The Wykydtron

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Fun Fact: Vayne has statistically the highest amount of Pentakills within the entire Champion pool in LoL. With Katarina being around 2nd or 3rd.

Oh and I would guess that the Friend Zone does exist, even if it isn't as prominent as half the Internet makes it seem. Despite my experience with women being between fuck and all my opinion is still valid!

This huge F-Zone lark can't be all nonsense when there's this huge amount of stuff surrounding it
 

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Shepards armour is Mass Effect was originally going to be white, however they decided to change it to coal black because it made him/her "it looked more medic than a solder"
 

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Fun fact: All 'fun facts' are actually completely made up, making this sentence brainhurtingly illogical.

- Echidnas are the only creature known to star exclusively in Sonic the Hedgehog games.*

- You've probably never seen a baby seagull and probably never will.*

-The collective noun for nightingales is 'a watch of nightingales' which, coincidentally, is the most amazing name a novel could ever have.&

- Kinder Eggs are the only egg-shaped chocolate that exists at all times of the year.*

-The average UK citizen will have sex three times a month...
...With me. &

(* - As far as I know)
(& - Absolute truth)
 

excalipoor

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Nintendo wasn't founded as a videogame company. Among their ventures are playing cards, instant rice packets, a tv-station, a taxi company, and a love hotel chain.

In the same vein, Nokia makes rubber boots and tires.
 

Eddie the head

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The Ratchet and Clank Games are the only western developed games that reached number 1 in Japanese markets. That's about the only thing I got that will not be overused.

Edit. You know what I am going to say the last time I checked.
 

Guffe

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Altorin said:
Guffe said:
The Whale is not a fish, it's acutally a mammal (or however you spell that)
you spell it actually.
HAHAHAHAAHHAAAAA!!!
Oh Jesus it took me like 30 seconds to get that but when I saw it I just burst out in laugh xD
You just owned me big time mate :D
 

sky14kemea

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Lionsfan said:
TizzytheTormentor said:
The friend-zone doesn't exist *huge gasp*
The friend zone exists, it's just overused by antisocial 9Gag'rs

Example, a friend of mine just got friend zoned. He met this girl at a party, and they hung out a couple times in large groups, and my friend started to like her. But when he asked her out she said she liked him as a friend.

If that's not being friend zoned, I don't know what is
I think that's called "being let down easy".

I don't like the concept of the Friend Zone, half the time I see it on the internet, it makes the women look like huge bitches, when really they're either completely oblivious to it, or they just don't want to date someone but still like them as a person. >_>

OT: The only fact I can think of is "A ducks penis is a spiral, like a screw." Which I got from QI.
 

Muspelheim

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There is, and will always be, fecal matter in your laundry. Biological life is filthy, deal with it.

The meteor that ruins it for everyone in Rage is apparently real, and it does drunkenly stumble a bit too close to Earth's comfort zone at times.

Gustav III, king of Sweden, was the first head of state in the world to officially reckognise the United States in 1777. There is also preserved 18'th century Rule 34 starring him. Some things never change, do they?
 

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Pinkamena said:
Making an atomic bomb is fairly easy. The problem is obtaining the Uranium-235.
Too true.

I had to break into the White House, meet and then later assassinate no less than eight 'contacts' and...

I mean, yes, I have heard that can be fairly difficult.

OT: Ayn Rand always opposed free/assisted healthcare plans due to her Objectivist nature. However, in her later years, she applied to Medicare under her husband's name to avoid her hypocrisy coming to light.

Damn wench.
 

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sky14kemea said:
Lionsfan said:
TizzytheTormentor said:
The friend-zone doesn't exist *huge gasp*
The friend zone exists, it's just overused by antisocial 9Gag'rs

Example, a friend of mine just got friend zoned. He met this girl at a party, and they hung out a couple times in large groups, and my friend started to like her. But when he asked her out she said she liked him as a friend.

If that's not being friend zoned, I don't know what is
I think that's called "being let down easy".

I don't like the concept of the Friend Zone, half the time I see it on the internet, it makes the women look like huge bitches, when really they're either completely oblivious to it, or they just don't want to date someone but still like them as a person. >_>
Yeah. I'm surprised it hasn't become social convention for women to wear shirts or get tattoos saying 'I reserve the right to refuse to date anyone regardless of whether I treat them pleasantly'.

I'd say the only time someone should get annoyed about being 'strung along' or something is if the girl outright lied and claimed romantic feelings at some point. Which I have seen happen.
 

sky14kemea

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Binnsyboy said:
Yeah. I'm surprised it hasn't become social convention for women to wear shirts or get tattoos saying 'I reserve the right to refuse to date anyone regardless of whether I treat them pleasantly'.

I'd say the only time someone should get annoyed about being 'strung along' or something is if the girl outright lied and claimed romantic feelings at some point. Which I have seen happen.
That I'd completely agree with.

I just think that if males are only being friends with a girl to boink them, maybe they should just tell the girl they can't be friends. :/
 

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Mr. Goldchain said:
During the average human life, you will consume 70 assorted bugs as well as 10 spiders as you sleep.
That's a load of bollocks. Spiders are scared of humans and are also intelligent enough to avoid crawling into people's mouths. That 'fact' came from a chain email in the earlier days of the internet.

The bugs thing is a bit more realistic, because things like midges do sometimes fly into peoples mouths. Especially if you're ever foolish enough to try talking whilst going fast on a bike or in an open topped car. But even then, I doubt the number is that high.

Of course, in some counties bugs are consumed normally as part of their diet. So the world average might be quite high, but if you take that factor into account the number should be lower.