What Fact Shocked You The Most

[SharPhoe]

I think it was said that on average 200 spiders crawl into your mouth and get eaten while your sleeping in your lifetime.

... I fucking hate you.

Fear not. If I recall correctly, that "fact" is actually made up.

 

[NotAPie]

Well, I was shocked today because I found out I was a twin.
Honestly, I never thought me of all people would be a twin.

 

[Eatbrainz]

Zelda: Twilight Princess being delayed, that almost made me scream when it happened

 

[Delicious]

When I learned that sticking a common kitchen utensil into an electrical socket will hurt.

What? You said, "What fact shocked you the most?" after all.

 

[quack35]

I was so shocked when I LOST THE GAME.

 

[ExodusinFlames]

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 ). It turns out one of the main reasons marajuana was banned in the UK was because it wasn't easy to control its production, because it grows naturally in our climate. huh. (also the paranoia risk, but mainly the first reason)
Drug lecture over

I <3 your logic

similarly, apparently if you eat a poppy seed roll you'll fail a drugs test if you take one the next day. although i doubt that one

That one's true, happened to my mom's boyfriend. He's a truck driver, and every 6 months they have to get tested. He used to love poppy seed bagels and he can't eat them anymore as a result

 

[traceur_]

And I'm pretty sure Hitler didn't have one testicle. And I never heard the mom almost having an abortion thing, but I suppose it could be true.

And while we're all spouting off facts about Hitler (most of which probably aren't true) I was surprised to find out that Hitler was wounded in either the thigh or groin in World War 1. And that's true.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1945960.ece

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3481932/Nazi-leader-Hitler-really-did-have-only-one-ball.html

 

[Lukeje]

Cigarette Smoke cures Ulcerative Colitis and Crone'sCrohn's disease.

('Crone' means something quite different).

...and it's not a cure, it just relieves the symptoms. The only known cure is surgery (and that often doesn't work because the scar tissue often blocks the intestines in the same way that the disease would).

 

[arc101]

That hitler had one testicle

No he didnt

 

[manicfoot]

60% of facts are made up.

 

[XJ-0461]

You have no muscles in your fingers, I don't know why but that always seemed weird to me.

What the...? If this is true how do your fingers move?

 

[StarStruckStrumpets]

Viagra was originally a heart medication that they found had an interesting side effect.

You sir, just made my day. Thank you for educating me some more.

 

[goatzilla8463]

60% of facts are made up.

Holy shit *dies*

 

[Sewblon]

Only dolphins and humans enjoy sex, I have no idea if that is accurate.

 

[ThePocketWeasel]

Only dolphins and humans enjoy sex, I have no idea if that is accurate.

I heard that too.
I can;t help but wonder how they found out. Cant exactly ask a dolphin.

 

[wordsmith]

what about the fact that 24.7% of all statistics are completely made up?

EDIT:

60% of facts are made up.

Holy shit *dies*

DAMNIT! Ninja'd

 

[Beefcakes]

Einstein was a high school drop out, and failed his 'University' entrance exam. (Not Uni, some German/Italian equivalent of the time...)
See where it got him?
Dropping out is the way to go