Little known facts

[Philpug]

What are some little known facts that you are proud to spew at parties and such?

One of mine...

The only animal with 4 knees...Elephant.

 

[bvibert]

I got a whole ton of them from reading the 'real facts' inside of Snapple caps.

Texas is the only state that permits residents to cast absentee ballots from space.

 

[wa-loaf]

Lobsters used to be prison food.

 

[ERJ-145CA]

Lobsters used to be prison food.

The prisoners used to complain about having to eat lobster all the time.

 

[Trekchick]

An average family of 4 should have their septic tank pumped every 3 years.

 

[wa-loaf]

The prisoners used to complain about having to eat lobster all the time.

They even passed a law (in Maine anyway) limiting how many lobsters you could feed the prisoners. I guess you used to be able to just scoop them up out of the tide pools.

 

[bvibert]

The square dance is the official dance of the state of Washington.

 

[Dr Skimeister]

Cat peckers have little prickly barbs on them.

*shrug*

 

[wa-loaf]

Cat peckers have little prickly barbs on them.

*shrug*

Barnacles proportionately have the largest penis'.

 

[bvibert]

Hawaii is the only U.S. state never to report a temperature of zero degrees F or below.

Cat peckers have little prickly barbs on them.

*shrug*

Is that where the term 'prick' came from?

 

[ski_resort_observer]

That Mt Washington is NOT the highest peak in the east

 

[Beetlenut]

The opossum is the only North American marsupial.

The opossum has the most advanced immune system on the planet.

The opossum has an opposable thumb on their hind feet allowing them to grasp.

 

[hardline]

the mason dixon line almost runs through nj.

 

[ckofer]

Bob Weir has dyslexia

 

[ski9]

The average bra size today is 36C. Ten years ago it was 34B.

 

[ski9]

North Jersey is the car theft capital of the world, with more cars stolen in Newark then any other city. Even the 2 largest cities, NYC and LA put together.

 

[ski9]

Rudyard Kipling, living in Vermont in the 1890’s invented the game of snow golf.

 

[ski9]

Humans are the only species on earth that have face-to-face sex.

 

[Dr Skimeister]

North Jersey is the car theft capital of the world, with more cars stolen in Newark then any other city. Even the 2 largest cities, NYC and LA put together.

Top Ten Auto-Theft Cities 2007

1.
Modesto, CA
2.
Las Vegas, NV
3.
San Diego / Carls-bad/San Marcos CA
4.
Stockton, CA
5.
San Francisco/ Oak-land/Freemont CA
6.
Laredo, TX
7.
Alburquerque, NM
8.
Phoenix/Mesa/ Scottsdale AZ
9.
Yakima, WA
10.
Tuscon AZ

Ranked by the rate of vehicle thefts reported per 100,000 people based on the 2007 U.S. Census Population Estimates.
Source: National Insurance Crime Bureau.

 

[deadheadskier]

Bob Weir has dyslexia

So....do you suppose Barlow dumbed things down for him? :lol: