Things you did not know

[death13245]

http://www.oddee.com/item_96473.aspx

Look at number 4! That proves you can not sleep for years! :3 and he isn't dead yet so it is possible.

 

[type_zero]

Heres some:

Pearls will dissolve in vinager

You will get drunk faster if you pour the alcohol up through your anus

They've genetically created a human nose that can smell up to ten times that of the normal human nose, which is still weaker then that of the average dog

 

[Anarchemitis]

Sergei Rachmaninov, a famous Russian Late-Romanticist composer wrote in his will that he wished to be buried at his death at his villa in Switzerland, but was buried at his residence at the time in Valhalla, New York. Transport to Switzerland was impossible for his body due to World War II.

 

[werepossum]

Heres some:
You will get drunk faster if you pour the alcohol up through your anus

Yes, but I'd have to already BE drunk to pour alcohol up through my anus, wouldn't I?

 

[The Iron Ninja]

http://www.oddee.com/item_96473.aspx

Look at number 4! That proves you can not sleep for years! :3 and he isn't dead yet so it is possible.

Huh... I stand corrected

 

[the monopoly guy]

elephants can't jump.

Why would they want to? Let alone need to.

 

[werepossum]

http://www.oddee.com/item_96473.aspx

Look at number 4! That proves you can not sleep for years! :3 and he isn't dead yet so it is possible.

AAAA! Zombie!

 

[Jumplion]

http://www.oddee.com/item_96473.aspx

Look at number 4! That proves you can not sleep for years! :3 and he isn't dead yet so it is possible.

I'm more interested in number one O-o; That woman must have extremely high standards.

 

[Isaac Dodgson]

According the Genesis 1, the Chicken technically came first

 

[Stormcloud23]

The longest word on earth is from Finland (Best country ever) and is as follows
lentokonesuihkuturbiinimoottoriapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas
which has 61 characters and translates approximately to technical warrant officer trainee specialized in aircraft jet engines. This word has actually been in use in the Finnish Air Force.

Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle at 25 miles PER YEAR

Amount American Airlines saved in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class: $440,000

Only animal besides human that can get sunburn: Pig

In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees

Polar bears are left-handed

The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910

And I'll close it with another Finland fact...

Finland drinks the most coffee per capita daily... an average of 9 cups

 

[Anarchemitis]

The longest word on earth is from Finland (Best country ever) and is as follows
lentokonesuihkuturbiinimoottoriapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas
which has 61 characters and translates approximately to technical warrant officer trainee specialized in aircraft jet engines.

Correction, the largest word in the English is abbreviated as 'titin'. It is a Protein chain located in human muscles and has 189,819 letters.
Link [http://www.othyr.com/titin.html].

 

[Stormcloud23]

Correction, the largest word in the English is abbreviated as 'titin'. It is a Protein chain located in human muscles and has 189,819 letters.
Link [http://www.othyr.com/titin.html].

That can't count.... there is no one on earth that could pronounce it and lentokonesuihkuturbiinimoottoriapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas is a word that is actually used and known by a decent amount of the populous

 

[ThaBenMan]

Humans and armadillos are the only two species that can contract leprosy.

 

[Atvomat_Nikonov]

I don't know if this has been posted but, the Volkswagen was Hitlers idea of a perfect car. I learned it in history a few months ago, when we were learning about how Hitler helped Germany by coming up with some ideas like cheap holdiays and cheap cars. Unfortunately, no-one ever got a Volkswagen during Hitlers 'reign', as when WWII started the volkswagen factory was turned into a weapons factory.

 

[Lord Krunk]

That the Moon Landing footage was first received in Australia, because the Americans, when trying to receive the footage themselves, forgot to flick the switch that changes the image from upside-down to rightside-up.

 

[puffbro1]

Yeah, bringing back the most awesome thread on the Escapist. Now back on topic

You will get drunk faster if you pour the alcohol up through your anus

This is true for most drugs. Heroin has something like a 99% absorbency rate up the ass. I actually know people who've tried it with Ecstacy.

 

[QSiv]

http://www.oddee.com/item_96473.aspx

Look at number 4! That proves you can not sleep for years! :3 and he isn't dead yet so it is possible.

No it isn't possible!

after 1 day: your imune system is down for the next 2 days
after 3 days: you are at half your normal mental capacity
after 7 days: you lose temporarily 25% of your brain functions
after 10 days: you lose temporarily 60% of your brain functions
after 12 days: you die

This happens to you if you don't sleep at all!

That kid didn't stay awake for 3 years.
It sais that he is awake ALMOST 24 hours a day,
meaning he does sleep half an hour per day.
Yes you can live if you sleep half an hour per day.

 

[TheGhostOfSin]

It sais that he is awake ALMOST 24 hours a day,
meaning he does sleep half an hour per day.
Yes you can live if you sleep half an hour per day.

Where have you got this from?