kylef
Gone
+1,352|6464|N. Ireland
Saw this on another forum...I didn't write it and I doubt the poster at the other forum did either...anyway, thanks to Unknown I guess!

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

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

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

4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.

6. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.

7. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.

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

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

10. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.

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

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

13. Most lipstick contains fish scales (eeww).

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

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

16. 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.

17. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time ... hence, multi-tasking was invented.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25. 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 (good to know.)

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

27. 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.

28. 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.

29. 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!

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

31. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher. Oye!

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

33. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages it.
naightknifar
Served and Out
+642|6532|Southampton, UK

Pretty good read.
Couple of them are god to know, but others just pointless.
I found the best was:

32. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
AussieReaper
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
+5,761|6123|what

34. The word “lethologica” describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.

Last edited by TheAussieReaper (2008-05-03 05:27:47)

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liquidat0r
wtf.
+2,223|6598|UK
I feel enlightened.
hurricane2oo5
Do One Ya Mug !!!
+176|6735|mansfield
35 - I'm still hungover from Mansfield on thursday night .
cablecopulate
Member
+449|6708|Massachusetts.
That's great except for all of them that are false.
DrunkFace
Germans did 911
+427|6652|Disaster Free Zone

kylef wrote:

Saw this on another forum...I didn't write it and I doubt the poster at the other forum did either...anyway, thanks to Unknown I guess!

1. Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of polypropylene polymer.

25. If you have one 50c, four 20c, and one 5c coins, you have $1.35. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar (good to know.) (or you could have unlimited $2 coins....)
fixed.

Last edited by DrunkFace (2008-05-03 05:41:23)

Freezer7Pro
I don't come here a lot anymore.
+1,447|6168|Winland

I'm confused... Some of them are true, whiles others are just plain wrong.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
Funky_Finny
Banned
+456|6103|Carnoustie, Scotland
36. Immaway to get sommmmmmmmmme
Stimey
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+786|6091|Ontario | Canada

Funky_Finny wrote:

36. Immaway to get sommmmmmmmmme

ig wrote:

wat
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Funky_Finny
Banned
+456|6103|Carnoustie, Scotland

Stimey wrote:

Funky_Finny wrote:

36. Immaway to get sommmmmmmmmme

ig wrote:

wat
Wife's coming over "soonish"
Tetrino
International OMGWTFBBQ
+200|6701|Uhh... erm...
Another reason why killer whales rock.
DonFck
Hibernator
+3,227|6602|Finland

kylef wrote:

14. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
Umm.. ..bullshit. Urban legend from the early 70's.
I need around tree fiddy.
firebolt5
Member
+114|6126
5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.
That's wrong...
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005166/
Cheez
Herman is a warmaphrodite
+1,027|6409|King Of The Islands

kylef wrote:

1. Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.
Stopped reading right there, our money's polymer.
My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.
chittydog
less busy
+586|6806|Kubra, Damn it!

firebolt5 wrote:

5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.
That's wrong...
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005166/
Aside from being wrong, why is that something anyone should know?
firebolt5
Member
+114|6126
2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
I thought it was parchment paper, which is animal skin...
Lynx14
Member
+41|5941
11. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog.

No I never knew that *insert sarcasm here*
SgtSlutter
Banned
+550|6608|Amsterdam, NY

Funky_Finny wrote:

Stimey wrote:

Funky_Finny wrote:

36. Immaway to get sommmmmmmmmme

ig wrote:

wat
Wife's coming over "soonish"
wife? arent you like 15
Mekstizzle
WALKER
+3,611|6592|London, England

hurricane2oo5 wrote:

35 - I'm still hungover from Mansfield on thursday night .
FatherTed
xD
+3,936|6471|so randum
Oh jesus, give a shit if some are wrong! - the post was funny, and leave it at that!

If this was all srs and shit, it would be in D&ST.


Lighten up!
Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
Mekstizzle
WALKER
+3,611|6592|London, England

chittydog wrote:

firebolt5 wrote:

5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.
That's wrong...
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005166/
Aside from being wrong, why is that something anyone should know?
QFT with this too. Who the fuck are they.
GodFather
Blademaster's bottom bitch
+387|6190|Phoenix, AZ

hurricane2oo5 wrote:

35 - I'm still hungover from Mansfield on thursday night .
care to enlighten us?
Markooo*Est
Previously known as CC-Marley
+334|6119|Estonia
You just wanted karma boost? Right?
The#1Spot
Member
+105|6510|byah
11. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog.

False. I have a rat terrier and she ate half a bar of chocolate before I caught her. Showed no symptoms.

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