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Post by bossradio93 on Sept 29, 2003 12:11:08 GMT -5
After performing a search on the GSN Boards for the popular "Useless Information/Fun Facts", I'll admit I made a huge error! Turns out the thread is still there at the main boards. It seems the last post occurred around June 2003 and since I created these boards in August and the grand opening on September 1st. Well, now there's a choice! You can post your favorite piece of useless information or strange but fun fact for the world to see and enjoy, or you can still submit them to the original thread at the main GSN boards if you wish. This feature will continue on the new boards here and it is stickied. for your enjoyment! I want to apologize to everyone and anyone for any inconvenience I may have cause you in any way. Beginning today, I'll be posting a new fact from time to time, maybe several and see what happens. Be sure to stop by and post a fact for all fans game show non-game show fans to see! Are you ready? Here they come!! ____________________________________________ Did You Know? The odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million. Did You Know? Bill Gates is a Harvard University dropout.
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Post by Schipperkie on Sept 30, 2003 20:27:39 GMT -5
I think this counts as Fun Facts: Did you know that the Blue Whale is so large, an elephant could stand in his/her tongue?
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Post by bossradio93 on Oct 5, 2003 6:32:29 GMT -5
Did You Know?
Cats spend more than half of their lives asleep.
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Post by bossradio93 on Oct 6, 2003 15:52:15 GMT -5
Did You Know? 40% of people killed by falling off a horse are drunk.
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Post by bossradio93 on Oct 7, 2003 1:20:34 GMT -5
The facts:
Hershey's most popular product is the Reese Cup, not the Hershey bar.
In an average lifetime, a person will spend 4 years travelling in an automobile and six months waiting at a red light.
Seventy-one percent of American households admit to having at one snorer.
The most common injury caused by cosmetics is to the eye by a mascara wand.
Instead of a birthday cake, many children in Russia are given a birthday pie.
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Post by bossradio93 on Oct 7, 2003 15:18:51 GMT -5
Did You Know?
There are no public toilets in Peru.
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Post by bossradio93 on Oct 8, 2003 14:28:19 GMT -5
More facts:
Women take three times longer than men when using the toilet. The group "Grateful Dead" were initially called "The Warlocks."
"Gorilla gorilla gorilla" is the scientific name for the animal gorilla.
There is a certain type of Hawk Moth caterpillar from Brazil that inflates its thorax, which makes its head look like a head of a snake when it feels it is in danger or alarmed. Ticks can be as small as a grain of rice and grow to be as big as a marble.
Did You Know?
Chickens can't swallow while they are upside down.
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Post by bossradio93 on Oct 10, 2003 1:56:54 GMT -5
The Facts 1. Touching and stroking a plant will aid in it growing healthy.
2. The substance that gives red wine and dark beer its color is said to have a positive effects on cholesterol and blood pressure. 3. The music for "The Star Spangled Banner" comes from a British drinking song named "Anacreon."
4. Lake Malawi has the largest number of fish species in the world.
5. The famous jewelry store Tiffany & Co. was established on September 18, 1837 in New York City. The amount of sales that were made the first day were $4.98.
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Post by bossradio93 on Oct 12, 2003 3:27:27 GMT -5
*** The Facts 1. In 1657, the first chocolate house was opened in London, England. The cost of chocolate was about 13 shillings per pound 2. In the movie "Gandhi" 300,000 extras appeared in the funeral scene. Of the 300,000, approximately 100,000 received a small fee, and the other 200,000 did it for free. 3. In 1890, there was no sunshine for the whole month of December in Westminster in London, England. 4. Sharks have survived on earth for about 400 million years. 5. A one kilogram packet of sugar will have about 5 million grains of sugar.
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Post by bossradio93 on Oct 12, 2003 3:50:49 GMT -5
*** The Facts
1. American actor Jack Nicholson, and American singer Bobby Darrin were raised believing their grandmothers were their mothers and their mothers were their older sisters. 2. One of the most dangerous insects in the world is the common housefly. They carry and transmit more diseases than any other animal in the world. 3. When a polar bear cub is born, it can not see or hear. It takes approximately a month for the cub to start to see and hear. 4. Outside London, Liverpool is the most filmed British city, and was used to film more than 140 films in 2002.
5. The dog with the largest ears in the world is a Basset Hound named Mr. Jeffries. The dog's ears are 11.5 inches long and are insured for $47,800.
Did You Know?
20% of Americans state they have never flossed their teeth.
Did You Know?
Americans say banana is their favorite smell.
Did You Know?
All babies are colorblind when they are born.
Did You Know?
Cinderella is known as Zezolla in Italy.
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Post by bossradio93 on Oct 15, 2003 12:23:16 GMT -5
Did You Know?
The elephant is the only mammal with four knees.
The Facts:
1. DC-10, the name of an airplane, stands for "Douglas Commercial."
2. In 1907, on New Year's Eve, the original ball that was lowered in Times Square was made of wood and iron and had 100 light bulbs on it.
3. In 1747, the first American mention of the Christmas tree occurred. However, it was a not a tree but instead a pyramid made out of wood and decorated with apples and evergreen boughs.
4. During World War II, there was not enough sugar in the U.S. to make candy as it was sent to the troops overseas. At this time, popcorn was consumed three times more than its usual amount.
5. 38% of Americans eat breakfast everyday.
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Post by bossradio93 on Oct 15, 2003 15:40:24 GMT -5
Wine tasters never drink the wine they taste. They sip it, swish it about, gargle it, and then spit it out.
Did You Know?
The opposite of "cross-eyed" is "wall-eyed."
THE FACTS
1. An African Baobab tree's circumference can reach 180 feet. If the trunk is hollow, 20 people would be able to fit inside of it.
2. People that suffer from gum disease are twice as likely to have a stroke or heart attack.
3. Urophobia is the fear of urine or urinating.
4. The average American eats 35,000 cookies a year in his/her lifetime.
5. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a disease caused by ticks.
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Post by bossradio93 on Oct 17, 2003 0:58:32 GMT -5
THE FACTS
1. Eating eight strawberries will provide you with more Vitamin C than an orange.
2. Every year approximately 2,500 left-handed people are killed by using object or machinery designed for right-handed people.
3. The rarest chocolate bar in the world is the Porcelana bar. There are only 20,000 of these bars produced a year, and they sell for $90 per pound.
4. The famous Christmas song "Jingle Bells" was written for a Thanksgiving program in 1857 by James Pierpont. At the time, the song was called "The One-Horse Open Sleigh."
5. The postage rate for a letter in 1693 was determined through how much light could pass through the letter. The postage rate would be more expensive if less light went through, and this process was called candling.
Source: Amusing Facts Daily October 16, 2003
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Post by bossradio93 on Oct 18, 2003 14:03:48 GMT -5
Did You Know?
Giraffes have no vocal cords.
Source: Amazin' Humor
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THE FACTS
1. In Britain, The Red Lion is the most common name for a pub.
2. The most expensive shoes in the world are ruby slippers located in Harrods in London, which cost $1.6 million, and have a full time security guard. The shoes are made from platinum thread and have 642 rubies in them. It took over 7,700 hours to produce the shoe.
3. Elvis Presley used to be a truck driver before he started singing.
4. Mona Lisa has no eyebrows in Leonardo da Vinci's painting. During that time, a woman was considered more beautiful if she shaved her eyebrows.
5. The most expensive martini costs $650. Currently it is only available in Newport Beach, California. The martini contains vintage which goes back to 1802, and came from Napoleon's reserve.
Amusing Facts Daily
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Did You Know?
In the Arctic, the sun sometimes appears to be square.
Source: Amazin' Humor - October 19, 2003
The Speaker of the House in Great Britain is not allowed to speak.
Source: 00Fun.com
An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell.
Source: 00Fun.com
A cockroach heart is nothing but a simple tube with valves. The tube can pump blood backwards and forwards in the insect. The heart can even stop moving without harming the roach. Source: 00Fun.com
A full moon rarely shows up on Halloween, although Halloween is often associated with full moons. The next full moon on October 31 will occur in 2020.
Source: 00Fun.com
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Post by bossradio93 on Oct 23, 2003 2:13:36 GMT -5
Did You Know?
There are 1,218 peanuts in a 28-ounce jar of Jif peanut butter.
Source: Amazin' Humor
Did You Know?
Women have a higher incidence of tooth decay than men.
Source: Amazin' Humor
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