30+1 facts that you will probably never need to know

[qwigoqwaga 7]

1. LASER stands for Light Amplification by Simulated Emission of Radiation

 

2. There are 412 doors in the white house

 

3. January comes from the roman word for door

 

4. Koala literally means "no drink animal"

 

5. Human's spine and knees were built for an animal that walks on four legs

 

6. Whales have hand bones

 

7. Obama rhymes with llama

 

8. Six in Latin is sex

 

9. The average person eats over 30 pounds of cheese a year

 

10. The fear of long words is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

 

11. There is also a fear of phobias, phobaphobia

 

12. The first song sung in outer space was Happy Birthday

 

13. There are 195 countries in the world

 

14. The book translated into the most languages is the Bible

 

15. Extra fingers and toes are actually a dominant trait, most people don't have them though

 

16. Horshoe crabs are arachnids

 

17. Goat milk is the most popular kind in the world

 

18. The most eaten meat in the world is fish

 

19. The teddy bear was named after Theodore Roosevelt

 

20. In New York, the penalty for jumping off a building is death

 

21. The longest recorded chicken flight is 9 seconds

 

22. The internet was first invented for military purposes

 

23. Antarctica is a war-free zone

 

24. The toaster was invented in 1919

 

25. Salt is necessary to live, it is made of sodium chloride, but alone sodium and chlorine are both very toxic

 

26. Gorrillas are only one amino acid in hemoglobin away from humans

 

27. Coca-Cola came up with the image for Santa Clause

 

28. Clownfish can change gender

 

29. If you cut a worm in half, it merely turns into two worms

 

30. The strongest animal in the world proportion-wise is the rhinocerous beetle

 

31. Giraffees have the same number of bones in their necks as humans, seven

[Silia Heartz 1]

20. In New York, the penalty for jumping off a building is death

 

So....

suppose you survive jumping off a building...the government will kill you anyway?

o_o

Gee, I feel real safe now...

[xionultima 44]

I knew like 3 of those /shot the teddy bear one the internet one and the LASER one

[Oblivion 15]

Those who jump off a building die.

Those who survive will be thrown off again.

[HelpMeRan-Sama 141]

LOL I only knew the internet... And Obama does rhyme with llama

[Deadshot 666]

i knew 7 of these no joke

[Kairi-loves-Sushi 15]

8. Six in Latin is sex

OMG! I died when i read this! That is so wrong!

10. The fear of long words is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

Is this for real? *looks up word* Holy crap! It is! O.O

11. There is also a fear of phobias, phobaphobia

lol?...

14. The book translated into the most languages is the Bible

Did u also know that the Bible was translated in Klingon...The Star Trek aliens? I'm serious!

20. In New York, the penalty for jumping off a building is death

Those who jump off a building die.

Those who survive will be thrown off again.

 

lololololol *dies of laughter*

[qwigoqwaga 7]

@kushi O_O.....*wonders what the bible looks like in Klingon*

 

yeh pretty much Silia and Ob

[BSTCloud 0]

20. In New York, the penalty for jumping off a building is death

 

I already knew this. Seriously. And died literally when heard it

It's just so... lol.

That's what it is.

A very huge and random LOL.

[qwigoqwaga 7]

You died you say.......did you jump off a building in NY by any chance?

/shot

[im-axel-fear-me-NOW 10]

20. In New York, the penalty for jumping of a building is death

 

wow...i guess i cant jump off a building then!!! darnit...totally ruined my plans...

 

wow did not know it was translated into klingon...the sad thing is i used to be able to read/speak klingon along with vulcan and romulan *used to be a trekkie* and i can still speak elvish...both dialects...*knows the most pointless languages ever*

[qwigoqwaga 7]

Wows

I'd never be able to memorize anything

[Larxene12 86]

numebr 8 is wrong

IN GERMAN when u say six it is sex......

[qwigoqwaga 7]

then it's latin too, I was flipping through the back of my latin textbook

[Larxene12 86]

LOL thats funny!

[Kairi-loves-Sushi 15]

wow did not know it was translated into klingon...the sad thing is i used to be able to read/speak klingon along with vulcan and romulan *used to be a trekkie* and i can still speak elvish...both dialects...*knows the most pointless languages ever*

 

OMG! seriously! U could speak all those? That's awesome!

 

Wows

I'd never be able to memorize anything

 

Well, her username is Axel, and and Axel is know for getting things memorized.

lolololol-shot-

[R?x?s 0]

numebr 8 is wrong

IN GERMAN when u say six it is sex......

 

Same thing for Swedish

[Aaron 579]

3. January comes from the roman word for door

WRONG! HAHAHA, well its kinda right

Okay, dont ask why i know this. But it comes from the roman god called "Janus".

Who is the god of doors, and openings, and beginnings

January/first month of the year/beginning;)

 

Im sure you needed to know that. Well i found it interesting. They are hilarious.

[qwigoqwaga 7]

There is no letter J in roman though Dx