Pretty funny facts




Posted by VirtualRealityZone

Here, post any random/funny fact.

STFU- Southern Tenant Farmers Union

Originally set up during the Great Depression in the United States, the Southern Tenant Farmer's Union (STFU) was founded as a civil farmer's union to further organize the tenant farmers in the southern parts of the United States.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Tenant_Farmers_Union




Posted by Wally The Weird

Here is one.
BAMF-Not badass, but rather the sound (I guess in this case, anomonapia, which I know I spelled wrong) that Nightcrawler from the X-men would make whenever he teleported.

BAMF!




Posted by Speedfreak

The Earth has 4 moons. The bubbles in champange come from a dirty glass. Loofahs grow on trees, not in the sea.




Posted by Lord of Spam


Quoting Speedfreak: The Earth has 4 moons. The bubbles in champange come from a dirty glass. Loofahs grow on trees, not in the sea.



...explain everything except the champagne thing.



Posted by Klarth

Penguins are the only fish that can fly.




Posted by Wally The Weird

No, serious, ACTUAL facts is what I think he was getting at. Like how Greenland/Iceland are named that way despite being totaly oposite of their names, because it was a real-estate scandle.




Posted by NES Queen


Quoting Klarth: Penguins are the only fish that can fly.

Is it opposite day and no one told me? Penguins are birds that can't fly.

The 7-Eleven Extreme Gulp is 50% bigger than the volume of the human stomach.



Posted by Axis

In 1926, the first outdoor mini-golf courses were built on rooftops in NYC.
Elephants sleep only 2 hours a day.
The longest one-syllable word is 'screeched.'
The average speed of a house fly is 4.5 miles per hour.
Hawaii is the only U.S. state that grows coffee.
Thailand means "Land of the Free."
There is a town in Alaska called Chicken.
Leonardo da Vinci could draw with one hand while writing with the other.
A one-day weather forecast requires about 10 billion mathematical calculations.
The first human-made object to break the sound barrier was a whip.
Lemons are more acidic than vinegar.
The biggest pig in recorded history weighed almost one ton.
The height of the Eiffel Tower varies by as much as 6 inches depending on the temperature.
Holland is the only country with a national dog.
Pennsylvania is misspelled on the Liberty Bell.
You have to play ping-pong for 12 hours to lose one pound.
"Arachibutlphobia" is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth.


These are all from Snapple caps that I had in a little ziplock bag. REAL FACTS.




Posted by Xero


Quoting Speedfreak: The Earth has 4 moons.


The earth also has 3 suns to warm it up a bit.



Posted by Klarth


Quoting Flame ghost: The earth also has 3 suns to warm it up a bit.

You're an idiot.

Penguins, fish, etc.



Posted by Xero

Pretty funny facts do not go with "flame ghost is an idiot" klarth




Posted by Wally The Weird

Hey, both my facts are ligitamate.
From yet another Snapple Cap,
Q is the only letter of the alphebet that does not appear in any of the 50 US state names.

Canada was named by three guys who each decided to choose a letter. The first one said "C, ay" the second said "N, a!" and the third said "D, a!" Canada!

ok, the second one is just a bad joke.




Posted by Linko_16


Quoting Axis: Elephants sleep only 2 hours a day.


That's got to rock.

Funny facts, huh? Here's one: the scientific name for the green iguana is Iguana iguana.




Posted by NES Queen

Elephants are the only animal that can't jump.




Posted by Speedfreak

[quote=Lord of Spam]...explain everything except the champagne thing.

[URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=tKmYyGyGEV8&search=quite%20interesting%20QI"]http://youtube.com/watch?v=tKmYyGyGEV8&search=quite%20interesting%20QI[/URL]

There's the proof for the moons.

...and loofahs just don't grow in the sea, they grow on trees! There's no reason to think they grow in the sea!

EDIT: No, wait, 5 moons!




Posted by Xenos

Britney Spears is a Jew.




Posted by Speedfreak

The length of all the markings from a graphite pencil is 35 miles.




Posted by Axis


Quoting Speedfreak: [URL="http://youtube.com/watch?v=tKmYyGyGEV8&search=quite%20interesting%20QI"]http://youtube.com/watch?v=tKmYyGyGEV8&search=quite%20interesting%20QI[/URL]

There's the proof for the moons.

...and loofahs just don't grow in the sea, they grow on trees! There's no reason to think they grow in the sea!

EDIT: No, wait, 5 moons!

Oh my ***, I almost cried during that clip.

"It's just a comedy show but I'm not going to let that fecker get away with that!"




Posted by higbvuyb


Quoting Linko_16: That's got to rock.

Funny facts, huh? Here's one: the scientific name for the green iguana is Iguana iguana.


Well, the scientific name of the boa constrictor is boa constrictor.



Posted by Xero


Quoting NES Queen: Elephants are the only animal that can't jump.


Thank ***...



Posted by Echo

Branwell Bront




Posted by VirtualRealityZone

Death is hereditary. :D




Posted by Klarth


Quoting Flame ghost: Pretty funny facts do not go with "flame ghost is an idiot" klarth

I dunno, the truth's pretty funny sometimes. This thread is a testament to that :cookie:



Posted by VirtualRealityZone

The electric chair was invented by a dentist.




Posted by Wally The Weird

Why am I not surprised about the chair?

Here is one,

The only death that was a result of the first battle of the american civil war, was a confederate horse, making it a Union victory.




Posted by Linko_16

They guy who invented the toilet, I believe, was named John Crapper.




Posted by Moogs

lol awesome video...




Posted by Wally The Weird

Ah yes, I remember now! I had a great fact picked out, and then forgot it at the last second, but now it came to me again!

The guy who wrote Matilda and Charly and the Chocolate Factory, also wrote porn. Seriously too.




Posted by Newhope

that is a sin. It is from the devil himself.

Fun Fact: What is the only domesticated animal not mentioned in the Bible? A Cat.




Posted by Wally The Weird

Well, the cat hasn't been domesticated for very long, and the bible took place between 2000-G0d only knows how long ago (Litteraly too) so that may be why.
Besides, the cats threatened to sue if we included them. Something about Egyptians and what-not.
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Infact, I think they were domesticated DURING the Bible, go figure. Well, bible times anyway.




Posted by Newhope

well
I got more! That is the great thing about the Bible! it has the best facts in the world because it is all real!

What language is Jesus believed to have spoken?
A: Aramaic.




Posted by Klarth

Q: What should you do if your homosexual neighbour is wearing a polyester shirt and glasses, and has a slight limp in his left leg?
A: Stone him to death, just as it says in Leviticus :cookie:




Posted by Newhope

AMEN. This is the bidding of the LORD.




Posted by Xero

I'm pretty sure Jesus was a goat ****er.




Posted by Wally The Weird

How about we just leave religion out of this ok?

Here is one: Never claim to be hung like a gorilla. The average erectile length of a male gorilla is 2 inches.
So the large bodies are just compensation really.