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Thread started 05/13/04 5:42am

AzureStarr

Fun Facts

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. (There you have it, KingSausage)

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class.

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.


The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. So did the first "MarlboroMan."

Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs... but not downstairs.

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

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.


Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first U. S. president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second William Jefferson Clinton.


And the best for last..... Turtles can breathe through their butts.
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Reply #1 posted 05/13/04 5:43am

lilmissmissy

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AzureStarr said:

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.
No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. (There you have it, KingSausage)

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class.

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.


The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. So did the first "MarlboroMan."

Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs... but not downstairs.

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

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.


Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first U. S. president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second William Jefferson Clinton.


And the best for last..... Turtles can breathe through their butts.


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Reply #2 posted 05/13/04 6:01am

AsylumUtopia

AzureStarr said:

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

This has actually been proven to be untrue. I saw a program where this fool decided to disprove it. He tested the theory by bringing a duck into a sound studio and recorded it quacking with various objects (metal bucket, curved metal sheet etc) that would produce echoes. And it worked! He played the various quacks and echoes. It is thought that because a duck's quack is in the lower db regions that we just don't often hear the echo, but it's there, apparently! duck
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Reply #3 posted 05/13/04 9:10am

REDFEATHERS

Where is MrBliss? duck
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Reply #4 posted 05/13/04 9:45am

Byron

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.
(Didn't the Professor say this exact same thing to Gilligan??)

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times.
(I'd love to think that 6 times would more than suffice...)

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. (There you have it, KingSausage)
(Well, shit...and I just convinced him to take a donkey to San Francisco instead, too...)

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
(Which means that if you fall asleep while watching TV, you're really exercising..)

Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.
(Until then, they get their older brother to get accorns for them...)

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
(The second was Campbell's Althom Soup...)

The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
(I always suspected that guy was a little "funny"...)

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class.
(But it was one HUGE stinkin' olive, tho...)

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
(Kinda depends on whether you're above or below it, doesn't it??...)

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
(That explains the Starbucks Apple Stand I spotted on the way to work...)

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
(The rest are made from Muse's sock drawer...)

The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. So did the first "MarlboroMan."
(So did the first Marlboro smoker, I hear...)

Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
(If all the mice I saw wore red shorts and talked like Micheal Jackson, I would be, too..! )

Pearls melt in vinegar.
(And here I was putting them in the microwave...)

The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
(Had the first owner of Coca Cola died from cancer, they'd be #1, I bet...)

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs... but not downstairs.
(Whew...that's good to know, huh?!)

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
(I like ducks... biggrin)

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
(Sooo, I guess scrubbing the toilet with my toothbrush isn't a good idea then??..)


Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first U. S. president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second William Jefferson Clinton.
(What I wanna know is which U.S. president's name contained all the letters from the words "Althom smells like soup"..)


And the best for last..... Turtles can breathe through their butts.
(Yeah...but their breath REALLY stinks... wink )
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Reply #5 posted 05/13/04 10:00am

crazyhorse

1.Most of us have eaten a spider in our sleep.
2.No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange,
silver, or purple.
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Reply #6 posted 05/13/04 10:03am

nesseone

And the best for last..... Turtles can breathe through their butts


shocked so my daughter was telling the truth.....
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Reply #7 posted 05/13/04 11:24am

AzureStarr

AsylumUtopia said:

AzureStarr said:

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

This has actually been proven to be untrue. I saw a program where this fool decided to disprove it. He tested the theory by bringing a duck into a sound studio and recorded it quacking with various objects (metal bucket, curved metal sheet etc) that would produce echoes. And it worked! He played the various quacks and echoes. It is thought that because a duck's quack is in the lower db regions that we just don't often hear the echo, but it's there, apparently! duck


I saw that same show... I think. The one I saw he was doing various things with the duck to produce an echo and ended up taking the duck to some other joint and did other things with the duck in a last ditch effort to get that echo. He got it!

The man was becoming pretty pissed off at not finding that echo at first.

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Reply #8 posted 05/13/04 11:53am

JasmineFire

AzureStarr said:

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.



i moved my toothbrush after reading this.
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Reply #9 posted 05/13/04 11:56am

AzureStarr

JasmineFire said:

AzureStarr said:

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.



i moved my toothbrush after reading this.


Oooh... yeah. My toothbrush is ALWAYS in a toothbrush holder, tucked away in a drawer.

My mom was always a worry wort about the potty and the toothbrush thing. And, she always made us flush after putting the seat down because it sprays a fine mist of those airborne particles in the... well, air. smile

Now, whenever someone is over and I walk in the bathroom and I see the seat is up... a part of me freaks a little, because I knew they flushed with the seat up.
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Reply #10 posted 05/13/04 11:57am

Chico319

crazyhorse said:

1.Most of us have eaten a spider in our sleep.




I've heard that before. But I refuse to believe that one. hmph!






hammer I never ate no damn spider. mad
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Reply #11 posted 05/13/04 11:58am

JasmineFire

AzureStarr said:

JasmineFire said:



i moved my toothbrush after reading this.


Oooh... yeah. My toothbrush is ALWAYS in a toothbrush holder, tucked away in a drawer.

My mom was always a worry wort about the potty and the toothbrush thing. And, she always made us flush after putting the seat down because it sprays a fine mist of those airborne particles in the... well, air. smile

Now, whenever someone is over and I walk in the bathroom and I see the seat is up... a part of me freaks a little, because I knew they flushed with the seat up.

yeah, i always flush with the seat down, too. it seems strange to flush with it up. why would anyone do that, really?
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Reply #12 posted 05/13/04 11:59am

NCC2012

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AzureStarr said:

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. (There you have it, KingSausage)

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class.

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.


The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. So did the first "MarlboroMan."

Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs... but not downstairs.

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

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.


Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first U. S. president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second William Jefferson Clinton.


And the best for last..... Turtles can breathe through their butts.

I feel like I've just been stuck in an elevator with Cliff Claven.
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Reply #13 posted 05/13/04 12:00pm

Chico319

JasmineFire said:

AzureStarr said:



Oooh... yeah. My toothbrush is ALWAYS in a toothbrush holder, tucked away in a drawer.

My mom was always a worry wort about the potty and the toothbrush thing. And, she always made us flush after putting the seat down because it sprays a fine mist of those airborne particles in the... well, air. smile

Now, whenever someone is over and I walk in the bathroom and I see the seat is up... a part of me freaks a little, because I knew they flushed with the seat up.

yeah, i always flush with the seat down, too. it seems strange to flush with it up. why would anyone do that, really?



feeling ill lol ill
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Reply #14 posted 05/13/04 12:01pm

AzureStarr

JasmineFire said:

AzureStarr said:



Oooh... yeah. My toothbrush is ALWAYS in a toothbrush holder, tucked away in a drawer.

My mom was always a worry wort about the potty and the toothbrush thing. And, she always made us flush after putting the seat down because it sprays a fine mist of those airborne particles in the... well, air. smile

Now, whenever someone is over and I walk in the bathroom and I see the seat is up... a part of me freaks a little, because I knew they flushed with the seat up.

yeah, i always flush with the seat down, too. it seems strange to flush with it up. why would anyone do that, really?


I don't know why... but they do. Can you imagine all of the junk in a public restroom... where they have no lids?!

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Reply #15 posted 05/13/04 12:05pm

Chico319

disbelief

That's why I always try to hold it until I get home; if at all possible. confused
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Reply #16 posted 05/13/04 1:35pm

nesseone

* A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.


omfg
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Reply #17 posted 05/13/04 2:49pm

2the9s

What the hell is so "fun" about these facts??
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Reply #18 posted 05/13/04 2:54pm

JasmineFire

2the9s said:

What the hell is so "fun" about these facts??

falloff

that's a good question.
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Reply #19 posted 05/13/04 2:57pm

2the9s

JasmineFire said:

2the9s said:

What the hell is so "fun" about these facts??

falloff

that's a good question.


NO!! I want LaCoyta/AzureStarr to answer this!!!

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Reply #20 posted 05/13/04 2:58pm

AzureStarr

2the9s said:

What the hell is so "fun" about these facts??


rolleyes
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Reply #21 posted 05/13/04 2:59pm

JasmineFire

2the9s said:

JasmineFire said:


falloff

that's a good question.


NO!! I want LaCoyta/AzureStarr to answer this!!!


confused

I-S-S-U-E-S!!!!
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Reply #22 posted 05/13/04 6:27pm

Lleena

Turtles can breathe through their butts.


eek

That's what Sag says but really I think she is fart but wont admit it, so she calls it breathing through her butt.
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Reply #23 posted 05/14/04 4:04am

Ocean

Byron said:

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.
(Didn't the Professor say this exact same thing to Gilligan??)

No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times.
(I'd love to think that 6 times would more than suffice...)

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. (There you have it, KingSausage)
(Well, shit...and I just convinced him to take a donkey to San Francisco instead, too...)

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
(Which means that if you fall asleep while watching TV, you're really exercising..)

Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.
(Until then, they get their older brother to get accorns for them...)

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
(The second was Campbell's Althom Soup...)

The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
(I always suspected that guy was a little "funny"...)

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class.
(But it was one HUGE stinkin' olive, tho...)

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
(Kinda depends on whether you're above or below it, doesn't it??...)

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
(That explains the Starbucks Apple Stand I spotted on the way to work...)

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
(The rest are made from Muse's sock drawer...)

The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. So did the first "MarlboroMan."
(So did the first Marlboro smoker, I hear...)

Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
(If all the mice I saw wore red shorts and talked like Micheal Jackson, I would be, too..! )

Pearls melt in vinegar.
(And here I was putting them in the microwave...)

The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
(Had the first owner of Coca Cola died from cancer, they'd be #1, I bet...)

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs... but not downstairs.
(Whew...that's good to know, huh?!)

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
(I like ducks... biggrin)

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
(Sooo, I guess scrubbing the toilet with my toothbrush isn't a good idea then??..)


Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first U. S. president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second William Jefferson Clinton.
(What I wanna know is which U.S. president's name contained all the letters from the words "Althom smells like soup"..)


And the best for last..... Turtles can breathe through their butts.
(Yeah...but their breath REALLY stinks... wink )
We have something in common I LOVE DUCKS!!
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Reply #24 posted 05/14/04 4:07am

Cloudbuster

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lilmissmissy said:

AzureStarr said:

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma.
No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. (There you have it, KingSausage)

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age or older.

The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.

American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class.

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.


The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. So did the first "MarlboroMan."

Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.

It is possible to lead a cow upstairs... but not downstairs.

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

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.


Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first U. S. president whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal." The second William Jefferson Clinton.


And the best for last..... Turtles can breathe through their butts.


drool


LMAO! lol What the fuck are you drooling at? lol
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Reply #25 posted 05/14/04 4:27am

REDFEATHERS

I love facts like this, they are so intriguing.. big grin

is that the right word? eek
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Reply #26 posted 05/14/04 7:22am

Byron

Ocean said:

We have something in common I LOVE DUCKS!!

nod hug
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Reply #27 posted 05/14/04 7:23am

Byron

REDFEATHERS said:

I love facts like this, they are so intriguing.. big grin

is that the right word? eek

I think the word you're looking for is "goofy"... thumbs up!
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Reply #28 posted 05/14/04 9:12am

sag10

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Lleena said:

Turtles can breathe through their butts.


eek

That's what Sag says but really I think she is fart but wont admit it, so she calls it breathing through her butt.



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