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The smallest nation in the world is the principality of sealand...an abandoned naval base off the coast of England described as a micro-nation inhabited by one man and his immediate family.
They have there own currency, passports and national anthem and the whole thing is 550m squared.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand
They have there own currency, passports and national anthem and the whole thing is 550m squared.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand
I have been informed by a friend that in Alaska there is a law that simply states "Clown's Beware"
In New York City, approximately 1,600 people are bitten by other humans every year.
Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.
A snail can sleep for 3 years.
The longest word in the English language is 1909 letters long and it refers to a distinct part of DNA.
In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age.
Feb 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula". And can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "L.A.".
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
Left-handed people are better at sports that require good spatial judgment and fast reaction, compared to right-handed individuals.
A snail can sleep for 3 years.
The longest word in the English language is 1909 letters long and it refers to a distinct part of DNA.
In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age.
Feb 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula". And can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "L.A.".
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
The closest animal relative to a Sea Manitee is an Elephant.
Termites make the most elaborate structures of the animal kingdom
The most dangerous wasp of all is the Japanese Hornet.
A Tardigrade can go into suspended animation for an undisclosed period making them possibly the oldest living creatures on earth, much longer than the Giant Tortoise.
Love the Sealand one! It just reminds me a little of the Republic of Dave from Fallout 3.
Oh, almost forgot one!
The oldest a part of a human body can possibly be is approximately 8 years old, so we never get older than 8 on a cellular level.
Termites make the most elaborate structures of the animal kingdom
The most dangerous wasp of all is the Japanese Hornet.
A Tardigrade can go into suspended animation for an undisclosed period making them possibly the oldest living creatures on earth, much longer than the Giant Tortoise.
Love the Sealand one! It just reminds me a little of the Republic of Dave from Fallout 3.
Oh, almost forgot one!
The oldest a part of a human body can possibly be is approximately 8 years old, so we never get older than 8 on a cellular level.
A cat's penis is barbed so it can stay in the female cat. That's why it sounds so painful when they mate.
Gold fish have memory spans of 3 seconds
Peanuts are one of the ingredients in Dynamite.
Cats have 32 muscles in each ear.
Gold fish have memory spans of 3 seconds
Peanuts are one of the ingredients in Dynamite.
Cats have 32 muscles in each ear.
Uber Evil said:
2 quotes in 2 minutes? Wow.darkless said:
Never watch mythbusters and I just read that off a website.
Octopi dont have tentacles they have 8 cephalopod arms, tentacles dont have suction cups.
Unless it is looking at its arms an octopus has no idea where they are or what they are doing.
EDIT: Squid brains are ring shaped with a hole in the middle which its throat passes through, so if a squid swallows something even slightly larger than its throat it can kill itself by crushing its own brain.
Unless it is looking at its arms an octopus has no idea where they are or what they are doing.
EDIT: Squid brains are ring shaped with a hole in the middle which its throat passes through, so if a squid swallows something even slightly larger than its throat it can kill itself by crushing its own brain.
There's this word here in Belgium that is used for little kids. The equivalent of Rascal. Now, the word is: Kapoen. Problem is, that the original meaning of the word was: castrated rooster.
(A better thread would be one about strange laws xD)
(A better thread would be one about strange laws xD)