interesting fun facts!

[earthquake]

i love fun facts -- let's face it, who doesn't love a good random fact that you aren't supposed to know off the top of your head, but do anyway?

so guys! let's get to posting weird facts!

there was a thread like this a while back, but i cant find it, and i loved it, so heres a new one

hippopotamuses:
a) are not spelled hippopotami like i assumed before typing that and are in fact spelled, "hippopotamuses". weiiiiiird.

b) have reddish-brown sweat. gross, i know.

 

[amandabelle]

crabs have blue blood? that's something i know from when i visited the baltimore aquarium. people never cease to be amazed at that one.

 

[Karminny]

Almost is the longest American word where all of the letters are alphabetical

 

[earthquake]

there's one breed of banana that went completely extinct after an epidemic wiped them out...but the taste of like generic banana products that taste nothing like the bananas we eat are modeled after the taste of THOSE bananas which is why they taste so ridiculously bizarre.

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people say "bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze,your heart stops for a millisecond.
also, if you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib, if you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die, and if you keep your eyes open by force when you sneeze, you might pop an eyeball out.

 

[amandabelle]

there's one breed of banana that went completely extinct after an epidemic wiped them out...but the taste of like generic banana products that taste nothing like the bananas we eat are modeled after the taste of THOSE bananas which is why they taste so ridiculously bizarre.

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people say "bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze,your heart stops for a millisecond.
also, if you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib, if you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die, and if you keep your eyes open by force when you sneeze, you might pop an eyeball out.

eww wtf why do u know that......

 

[LoonieToonies]

Sand tiger shark embryos fight each other in the womb. The survivor is born.

 

[Karminny]

there's one breed of banana that went completely extinct after an epidemic wiped them out...but the taste of like generic banana products that taste nothing like the bananas we eat are modeled after the taste of THOSE bananas which is why they taste so ridiculously bizarre.

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people say "bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze,your heart stops for a millisecond.
also, if you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib, if you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die, and if you keep your eyes open by force when you sneeze, you might pop an eyeball out.

That's scary omf

 

[earthquake]

Sand tiger shark embryos fight each other in the womb. The survivor is born.

whoa...talk about sibling rivalry haha

 

[amandabelle]

whoa...talk about sibling rivalry haha

hahahahahahahahahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA YOURE NOT FUNNY

 

[LoonieToonies]

I'm gonna have way too much fun with this...

Babies that are between 4-6 months naturally know how to swim. After that time, this disappears and they need to be retaught.

 

[Cherry879]

During the course of our lifetime, we will shed 40Ibs of skin!

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Wow! xD

 

[earthquake]

hahahahahahahahahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA YOURE NOT FUNNY

In 2007, an American man named Corey Taylor tried to fake his own death in order to get out of his cell phone contract without paying a fee. It didn?t work.

 

[Cherry879]

Quickly - guess what the largest organ in our body is...

 

[earthquake]

During the course of our lifetime, we will shed 40Ibs of skin!

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Wow! xD

THIS IS HORRIFYING AND YET LEAVES ME INTRIGUED AND WANTING TO MEASURE MY SKIN LOSS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE WHAT HAVE YOU DONE

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Quickly - guess what the largest organ in our body is...

the skin....

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omfg....this one is actually so weird...

In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race, but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.

can u imagine..like "congrats bro! oh my god! jim, call the ambulance hes dead!"

 

[amandabelle]

Female kangaroos have three vaginas.

She will never need a C-section......

 

[Cherry879]

Correct! So many people get that one wrong! >.<

The shedding skin thing is crazy! Who knew!?

 

[earthquake]

Female kangaroos have three vaginas.

She will never need a C-section......

gives a new meaning to orgy....

 

[Karminny]

gives a new meaning to orgy....

oMG

 

[earthquake]

In 1993, San Francisco held a referendum over whether a police officer called Bob Geary was allowed to patrol while carrying a ventriloquist?s dummy called Brendan O?Smarty. He was.

 

[Cherry879]

THIS IS HORRIFYING AND YET LEAVES ME INTRIGUED AND WANTING TO MEASURE MY SKIN LOSS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE WHAT HAVE YOU DONE

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the skin....

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omfg....this one is actually so weird...

In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race, but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.

can u imagine..like "congrats bro! oh my god! jim, call the ambulance hes dead!"

Well dayum. This one's really weird...but pretty amazing at the same time! I'm surprised he didn't fall off!!