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Superhyperactiveman

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Gebi10000 said:
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Spicy meatball said:
However, WWII is not over.
where the heck have you been the last 64 years? dark side of the moon ,in a cave,with your fingers in your ears, ignoring evreything that happend?
Technically, WWII is not over. We only agreed to a cease-fire. And we still have troops stationed in Japan and Germany.
thats like saying the irak war never happend because it was never declared.
Now you're catching on!!!

Korolev said:
Superhyperactiveman said:
Gebi10000 said:
Spicy meatball said:
However, WWII is not over.
where the heck have you been the last 64 years? dark side of the moon ,in a cave,with your fingers in your ears, ignoring evreything that happend?
Technically, WWII is not over. We only agreed to a cease-fire. And we still have troops stationed in Japan and Germany.
Actually you are mistaken - Japan fully surrendered his military forces. The US has troops stationed there on the invitation of the Japanese government. Germany, after May 1945, unconditionally surrendered to both the Americans and the Russians and the French and the English. The US has troops stationed there due to fears in the 50's that the Russians would take over all of Germany.

But in both cases, clear as day, both sides unconditionally surrendered (although Japan was not forced to surrender the Emperor). True, an armistice was first declared between Germany and the US, but after the instrument of surrender was signed, the governments of Germany and Japan came under direct rule by the winning side, for a number of years. Both in name and in practice, both German and Japan surrendered. This is why the Nazi party no longer exists (and is illegal in Germany), and why Germany and Japan are currently helping the US in its military endevours (Germany's got troops in Afghanistan and the Japanese Self Defense Force helps refuel US ships near Iraq).
Ah, my mistake then. Perhaps I should actually finish my reading for freshman history class one day...
 

aakibar

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leady129 said:
2007 was the Chinese year of the horse, which coincided nicely with the outbreak of equine influenza (horse flu)

2008 was the Chinese year of the bird, paving the way for Aviation flu (bird flu)

This year is the Chinese year of the pig. (I believe swine flu is something of a worldwide issue at the moment)

If anyone else has noticed a pattern here then it may concern you to learn that next year is the Chinese year of the Cock!!!...!!!


Cock Flu O MY GOD!!!!
 

Ryokugax

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In the US aproximately 1% of the population of males in the country has committed beastiality.

When broken down into areas, certain rural towns can spike this percentage to 50%
 

Housebroken Lunatic

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One of the only living species on earth capable of biological immortality (meaning they won't die from ageing) is a species of jellyfish.

This particular species revert to a polyp stage after reaching sexual maturity, in a way they stop growing after a while and starts to revert to "baby-form" and then they repeat this process for all eternity unless they get killed by any other means.

Apparently the price for immortality is that you have to lack a brain...
 

Zombus

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Hem-lines on the clothing of women rise as nation tensions build, which explains why the miniskirt has never really gone out of style since the 60's.
 

lucaro

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your blood is blue until it come into contact with oxygen

75% of people in Bakewell (where i am for half the year XD) would be prepared to assault someone who confused the Bakewell Tart with those Mr Kipling icing and raspberries monstrosities

THEY'RE PUDDINGS, DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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Code Monkey said:
Cat piss glows under a black light.
HOW IS THAT USEFULL AS A SURVIVAL TACTIC?!?
Well if you were to implement cat pee as a trail marker, or as, let's say, a teammate indicator (think glasses which perceive things visible under black light, which you use to see whether people are friendly).

OT: A species of frog has a penis with four heads...don't know which breed.
 

Zombus

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scoHish said:
Dolphins are the only other mammals that have sex for pleasure. Go figure.
Bonobo monkies also have sex for pleasure, and they are the second closest animal to the human species on a genetic level, after chimpanzees.
 

CorruptOne

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-Whether or not you can roll your tongue is decided from conception and is genetic. If you can't do it you'll never be able to.

-Also genetically and by the way in which is grows a Pineapple is technically a form of berry.

-93% of chemical processes that occur in bananas also occur in humans.

-Almost all mental wards are painted a pale minty green.

-The name given to the little bit of loose skin on your elbow is "wenis"

lucaro said:
your blood is blue until it come into contact with oxygen

75% of people in Bakewell (where i am for half the year XD) would be prepared to assault someone who confused the Bakewell Tart with those Mr Kipling icing and raspberries monstrosities

THEY'RE PUDDINGS, DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Correction, your blood is colourless until oxygen combines with the haemoglobin, it only looks blue in veins because of the layers of skin and cells.
Or so I believe, not sure if this was the myth or the true one.

-Human skin tone is naturally green, and only takes the pinkish hue because of light bouncing around the layers of blood vessels. This is why when you are ill you look greenish, because blood drains from the upper layers of the skin.

Learnt that little titbit while trying to accurately create a texture that looks like skin.
 

Pegghead

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The guy who invented the compass could turn his entire hand around on his wrist.

The longest word in the English language is pneumenultramicroscopissilicovolanoconiosis, it is a lung disease caused by intake of silica dust.

An Ostriches eyes are bigger than its brain.

Bram Stoker thought of Dracula after a nightmare brought on by too many crabs at supper.

The classic team huddle in American football originated from a team who had a deaf player, so they huddled to cover up his sign language.

Kevin Rudd is in parliament.
 

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FallenJellyDoughnut said:
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TheLazyKnight said:
Dogs can't look up.
Damnit! Stop listening to Big Al! Of course they can look up!
But John is Northlander mafia.
He is not! And that rifle is deactivated!
Alright the rifles real, but I'm telling you dogs can look up (Glass cracks as zombies burst in) These are Shaun of The Dead references right? Do I get a cookie?
 

Housebroken Lunatic

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CorruptOne said:
-93% of chemical processes that occur in bananas also occur in humans.
Hmm. Then why the hell do some people use the expression that someone or something is "driving them bananas"?

Does it mean that they feel 7 % different than usual? : /
 

badgersprite

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About 130 people are crushed by vending machines every year (in the US alone).

The lesson here is don't shake the machine, just get a big stick and break the glass, and run away very very fast.
 

CanOfBeans

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the earth is farther away from the sun during summer than during winter

reason for why we have seasons is axis tilt