What Fact Shocked You The Most
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Have you seen JanatUrlich's "Show us your accent!" thread?Jenkins said:Trivun said:I was surprised to learn so many Escapists have such lovely voices and accentsAlso, the 'eating 200 spiders in your sleep in a lifetime' thing is nowhere near accurate, I read somewhere it's about 8 in your lifetime. Ane even then that's only an average and it'll probably be zero for people who sleep with their mouths closed (see, snoring can be useful
wait... Am I missing out on something??
Agreed for all except the staying up until 6 in the morning parttraceur_ said:
Objects doesnt "have" or "are" any colours at all, but like you said, they reflect different kinds of light which creatures like humans evolved to distinguish between, allowing coloured vision.GoldenRaz said:
"objects are every colour" I would guess is something people say just to make it sound more interesting or falsely pedagogical. So that part is not really a fact.
Well, I'm certainly no expert and that's just how I interpreted what my teacher said. But you are quite right though, I did not phrase the description of the "fact" very well. I simplified it quite a lot since I did not have the energy to search the internet to write an entire essay on the subject.Animated Rope said:
But it's still kinda interesting, right?
Tendons attached to the bone in the forearm, or the muscle, I fogtet which.bernthalbob616 said:
You've never noticed how when you flex your fingers your forearm twitches?
it's also why your forearm hurts if you do something like rock climbing.
The only thing on your hand with muscles is the thumb, hence it's apposability(spelling?). And even then I'm not sure if that's right.
Because it isn't filtered like a cigarette is.berethond said:Actually calling marijuana 'completely harmless' is total BS.Toners said:that morphine, used frequently as a painkiller, is the pure form of heroin. seriously. also how would cocaine STOP your nose from bleeding? :S
also (more drug related stuff) why tobacco, known to cause lung, throat and mouth cancers is readily available in shops, but marajuana, a completely harmless substance, is an illegal drug. also alcohol... what the hell? that kills thousands of people a year (never stopped me though
Drug lecture over
You're still inhaling smoke and addicting brain-altering chemicals.
Also, marijuana actually has more carcinogens than tobacco.
Which is only because it is illegal.
clay aikin was gay!!! lol just kidding i found out incest is legal in some states and under certain sitiuations, no lie
Yea I'm well aware of that. It's usually a deficiency of the neurotransmitters serotonin and/or noradrenaline in a few parts of the brain. The lack of stimulation of 5-HT receptors can lead to feelings of tiredness, lack of libido, or most commonly unhappiness. So essentially yes, depression is unhappiness, just explained and experienced for extended periods of time.WrongSprite said:
Wouldn't the bacteria/viruses that are excreted be pretty much harmless because of the immune-systems response? Other people would still see it as a threat, but would your own body still see it as a threat after being excreted and taken in again?klakkat said:
according to multiple websites and sources, two legal adults can screw each with regardless of blood ties as long as both are of legal age and outside the country some can marry inside the family for money based reason
Look, we english have:wewontdie11 said:
Awful weather
Terrible politics
We are taxed to hell (31% on wages, 15% VAT + council taxes & things)
We're awful at sports
We're slated everywhere we go
I large majority is ruled by the minorities.
Political correctness has gone crazy
Traffic is unbearable
It is quick to learn how to grow wings & fly then take a bus
National stupidity is at an all time high
Good old fashion british humour (i.e the pythons) is pretty much dead
And your telling me its a chemical imbalance? Probably, But what have we got too look forward too?
Hell we have the olympics in 2012 & the only reason we wanted it was to stop the french getting it.
Red wine stimulates the brain in moderation.
The human brain has no pain receptors.
Einstein disproved gravity.
Light travels at about 186,000 miles/sec.
Alien-hand syndrome can kill you.
The brain loses millions of cells, beginning at birth.
The heart has enough pressure to squirt blood 30 ft.
In 1999, Pepsi paid $0.0 in income tax.
The youngest pope was 11 years old.
The current Catholic pope, Benedict XVI, was a Nazi.
Asians lack a gene to process alcohol (worse hangovers).
The oil jewelers use costs around $6,000 a gallon.
Pope Pius XII was a Nazi supporter, he signed an agreement with the Germans in 1933.
This treaty is still in effect in Germany today.
Father Dragonovic and the U.S. Counter Intelligence Corp. organized the escape of Klaus Barbie to South America.
Bishop Alois Hudal helped Nazis escape to South America by creating false papers and hiding places in Rome.
Cardinal Faulhauber of Munich told Pacelli (Pius XII's pre-pope name) "The Jews can help themselves."
The human brain has no pain receptors.
Einstein disproved gravity.
Light travels at about 186,000 miles/sec.
Alien-hand syndrome can kill you.
The brain loses millions of cells, beginning at birth.
The heart has enough pressure to squirt blood 30 ft.
In 1999, Pepsi paid $0.0 in income tax.
The youngest pope was 11 years old.
The current Catholic pope, Benedict XVI, was a Nazi.
Asians lack a gene to process alcohol (worse hangovers).
The oil jewelers use costs around $6,000 a gallon.
Pope Pius XII was a Nazi supporter, he signed an agreement with the Germans in 1933.
This treaty is still in effect in Germany today.
Father Dragonovic and the U.S. Counter Intelligence Corp. organized the escape of Klaus Barbie to South America.
Bishop Alois Hudal helped Nazis escape to South America by creating false papers and hiding places in Rome.
Cardinal Faulhauber of Munich told Pacelli (Pius XII's pre-pope name) "The Jews can help themselves."