Have u ever had someone tell u something out of the blue, or throw something at u in the middle of a conversation that u just went WTF??? Why would I need to know that?
Things like.....
Snails Produce a colorless sticky discharge that forms a protective carpet under them as they travel along. The discahrge is so effective that they can crawl along the edge of a razor without cutting themsleves


Or.....
In Suadia Arabia, a woman reportedly may divorce her husband if ge does not keep her supplied with coffee
I say Lets all move to Saudi Arabia
What stupid bits of Trivia have u been told or that u know
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I'm guilty of doing this.



But I didn't know either of those. Interesting.

CarrieMpls said:

It's against the law for men in Iowa to masturbate on Tuesdays unless their middle name is "Percy" ...

Byron said:

I'm gonna break the law in about 52 minutes.

Mars23 said:

I am a teacher and I do this during the breaks inbetween lectures:
It provides a relaxed atmosphere (when needed) after some very hard theoretic stuff.

I'll say things like:
"Did you know that Switzerland is the largest country of Europe.....



... if you flatten it first."

Or
"I one lifetime, a human loses about 52 kg (115 lbs) of skin cells."

funny i do this with useless thoughts

Women shoplift more than men; the statistics are four to one
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When using public bathrooms men wash there hands more than women do

chillichocaholic said:

Makes sense:
Women shop more than men.
I think the statistics will be about four to one.

heybaby said:

get tha fuck out.....seriously?

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

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

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

Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

For Byron: Coca-Cola was originally green.

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. (i remember learning this in art history first year)

Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that make them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt. (how were we supposed to know this? )

10% of the salt mined in the world each year is used to de-ice the roads in America

The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an ld English law that stated u couldnt beat ure wife with anything wider than ure thumb

Large doses of coffee can be lethal. 10 grams, or 100 cups over 4 hours can kill
the average human being.....
This one was for all the coffee drinkers

sammij said:

OMG



oh and I always thought Imago invented the word 'bump'

Laurel has dirty fingernails

CarrieMpls said:

I'm guilty too I can be pretty random at times

Most corn flakes come from California.

sammij said:

I knew that one

JDInteractive said:

they were invented to prevent little boys from masturbating

chillichocaholic said:

Man I would be in jail or gettin' fines all the damn time ! I my not B "Percy but I must confess that I masterbate all the damn time !
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It is illegal to masturbate whilst holding a live chicken and driving faster than 40mph on a wednesday if your Surname starts with the letter S in the state of Florida

Your head cannot turn 360 degrees.....if it does you're dead

you cannot remain neutral on the road, its either left or right not on the white lines..hee hee!!!

getting shot is unhealthy

do not make love when you have the shits.....

If you have two husbands you have double vision

It helps to turn the car on for it to move (same applies to women!!!)

Jochem said:

blueblossom said:

Okay let me ask u this.....does it take u the same amount of time to turn on either one???? If so U either need a new technique or a new car

chillichocaholic said:

At my age I'm grateful for anything....if it does the job I'm jumping for joy!!!

blueblossom said:

chillichocaholic said:

I know...I know.....sad eh? Grateful for the small things in life.....

blueblossom said:

U know what my next question is gonna be dontcha??