list some interesting facts

[thaster 10+ year member]

1. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.

2. The numbers "172" can be found on the back of the US 5 dollar bill, in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.

3. Coconuts kill about 150 people each year. That's more than sharks.

4. Half of all bank robberies take place on a Friday.

5. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan. There was never a recorded Wendy before it.

6. The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672.

7. The first bomb the Allies dropped on Berlin in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

8. The average raindrop falls at 7 miles per hour.

9. It took Leonardo Da Vinci 10 years to paint Mona Lisa. He never signed or dated the painting. Leonardo and Mona had identical bone structures according to the painting. X-ray images have shown that there are 3 other versions under the original.

10. If you put a drop of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

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[tc3k101 5,000+ posts]

#10 is cool

 

[David19 10+ year member]

wow interesting

 

[hollowpoint 10+ year member]

Never knew about #5 rest were interesting as well

 

[Liquid Bass 10+ year member]

every 8 seconds someone dies of lung cancer

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

I just went 5-1 in a double elimination ping pong tournament and won the whole thing //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif there is an interesting fact.

 

[JBLCAMRY 10+ year member]

Kermit the Frog has 11 points on his collar around his neck

 

[PsychoTheRapist 5,000+ posts]

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.

John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946

Lincoln failed to win the Vice Presidential nomination in 1856.

Kennedy failed to win the Vice Presidential nomination in 1956.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.

John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

Lincoln defeated Stephen Douglas who was born in 1813.

Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon who was born in 1913.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.

Both wives lost children while in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.

Both Presidents were shot in the head.

Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.

Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.

Both were assassinated by Southerners.

Both were succeeded by Southerners.

Both Presidents had Vice Presidents named Johnson.

Lincoln's Vice President was called Andrew Johnson who served in the House of Representatives in 1847.

Kennedy's Vice President was called Lyndon Johnson who served in the House of Representatives in1947.

Both successors (their Vice Presidents) were named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.

Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

Both assassins were known by the three names.

Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

Lincoln was shot at the theater called "Ford."

Kennedy was shot in a car named "Lincoln", made by Ford.

Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.

Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

 

[MyFartsStink 10+ year member]

I want a scorpion now

 

[phantom240 5,000+ posts]

EDIT:

Sorry, bad taste.

 

[JBLCAMRY 10+ year member]

There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S, than real ones

 

[thaster 10+ year member]

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946

Lincoln failed to win the Vice Presidential nomination in 1856.

Kennedy failed to win the Vice Presidential nomination in 1956.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.

John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

Lincoln defeated Stephen Douglas who was born in 1813.

Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon who was born in 1913.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.

Both wives lost children while in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.

Both Presidents were shot in the head.

Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.

Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.

Both were assassinated by Southerners.

Both were succeeded by Southerners.

Both Presidents had Vice Presidents named Johnson.

Lincoln's Vice President was called Andrew Johnson who served in the House of Representatives in 1847.

Kennedy's Vice President was called Lyndon Johnson who served in the House of Representatives in1947.

Both successors (their Vice Presidents) were named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.

Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

Both assassins were known by the three names.

Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

Lincoln was shot at the theater called "Ford."

Kennedy was shot in a car named "Lincoln", made by Ford.

Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.

Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

wow thats crazy. did you know abraham lincoln's dog was also assasinated by booth.

 

[thaster 10+ year member]

-A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death.

-Elephants are the only mammals that cannot jump.

-An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

-Starfish have no brains.

-John Hancock and Charles Thomson were the only people to sign the Declaration of independence on July 4th, 1776. The last signature came five years later.

-Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula".

 

[Macklessdaddy 10+ year member]

Zero was invented in India by Indian mathematicians

 

[Macklessdaddy 10+ year member]

The Hawaaian alphabet only has 12 letters