40 random facts you probably didnt know until now Options

[mickybeans]

some of these are just bizarre and hilarious! hope you alll feel a little smarter by the time you read all 40 facts :D



40 things you may not have known before today.

1. Money isn't made out of paper; it's made
out of cotton.

2. The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents the varieties of pickle the company once had.

3. Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it would digest itself.

4. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.

5. The dot over the letter 'i' is called a "tittle."

6. A raisin dropped in a glass of freshchampagne will bounce up
and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

7. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.

8. A duck's quack doesn't echo ... no one knows why.

9. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.

10. Every person has a unique tongue print.

11. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.

12. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was albino.

13. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.

14. During the chariot scene in 'Ben Hur' a small red car can be seen in the distance.

15. Warren Beatty and Shirley McLain are brother and sister.

16. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog.

17. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.

18. Most lipstick contains fish scales.

19. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't
wear pants.

20. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.

21. Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower' because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the 'upper case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters.

22 Leonardo Da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

23. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.

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

25. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan, there was never a recorded Wendy before!

26. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and silver!

27. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10
years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.

28. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

29. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was
a Captain Kirk mask painted white.

30. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.

31. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless).

32. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law, which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

33. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class.

34. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.

35. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with apples!

36. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!

37. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.

38. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.

39. Back in the mid to late 80's, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered a hundred percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator game.

40. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into
space because passing wind in a space suit damages them

[MasterNe0]

I knew like 20 out of 40. Some are unique like the Guiness Book Of Records being the most stolen book.

[cocoalightning27]

40. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into
space because passing wind in a space suit damages them

Rofl....haha

[Nicolatofu]

haha yeah i've heard quite a few of those facts before, but they are really interesting!

[*nightmare4taki*]

13. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily

Thats really sad. I hope that doesnt happen to me when i have kids.

[sportschick1]

seen it before but still cool

[xbr0kensmil3]

heard this before but still quite interesting

[lilshelil]

Heard most of them before but some were pretty good.

[jennyjenny]

I've never seen them before...
only like, 2

[angel-roh]

Yeah same as Jenny. I only knew 2. And also I knew about the beans part. It's because they can puke easily. Of course everyone should know the reason to that. But ketchup was a medicine back then? LOL that's kinad hilarious.... are these all true? hard to believe lol and leonardo da vinci...wow one hand drawing and the other hand was writing wow... how is that possible? dang. and donald duck... i think i heard about that, but thinking it again it's just too hilarious. i keep forgetting that he has no pants ROFL!!! Half of them is what I don't get... kinda hard to understand too..what's a hemp? I know that orcas can kill sharks but never knew it can make the sharks explode...that's unbeliavable and awkwardly weird. ah so the quicksand is like same as the water? lol... i didnt know that... wait actually that is right... cause if you were in your vertical way. then you could've went down faster... but if you put your legs up... and lie on your back... your body will feel lightweighted if only you dont tighten your body like a solid rock.

[KissMe2408]

13. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily
^wow that's comforting

Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
^well duh ketchup IS the best ;)

28. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
^same effect happens to people. Remember that kids.

[StarryEyedSurpri...]

Hahahaha interesing

[Flaunted]

i knew about # 3,16,17,18,24,26,36
:]

[starlette]

hehe I like that. I love random trivia. Thanks for sharing!!

[Mireh]

40. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into
space because passing wind in a space suit damages them

aww. cute.

[xj_liana_tx]

the first one.. isn't paper made out of cotton too?

[iheartsimba]

whoa. i didn't know like any of that. some of that was interesting

[Angel_Cece]

lol

31. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless).

just incase that ever happens, now i know what to do!!!!

[Rachel]

13. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.

ahahahaha

[aznxdreamer]

31. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless).

yay, now i now what to do just incase i walk into some quicksand on the streets

i knew the first one. ^_^

[HoodieObsessed]

I knew 1, 3 10, and 16.

#19 is halarius.

I havn’t finished the list yet, lol, I’m too lazy to read it

[Baku]

13. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily

maybe your parents now arn't really your parents

[jr0h]

wow those are really interesting. my favorites are 1,6,17,19,27,28,31,36,40 haha i love 19 and 40.

[greedybunny92]

lol.. #19 was so funny ^^

[teeners4]

that was great! there should be a forum dedictaed to random facts haha i love random facts o.o wow the quicksand one is koo