Random Fact Generator, Just put up some random ones you know. Options

[Petra Arkanian]

I don't know about most people, but I like looking at random facts. If you do to, or if you just know some, then post them here!

NOTE: Please do not use abbreviations or slang (ex. waznt, 2, blvd). Also, try not to repeat things. If you don't see a random fact on the current page, then you can post it. Otherwise, please don't. One last thing. Please number your facts in accordance to others, so if Fred has three facts, and Jane, who posted before him has two, Freds' last fact would be numbered 5.

Please do not post more than 15 facts at a time.

No profanity, please.

Copy-and-pasting is fine.

1. Childhood dreams are shorter than adult dreams and nearly 40% of them are nightmares, which may act as a coping mechanism.

2. Blueberry juice boosts memory.

3. The percentage of people dreaming in black and white started decreasing after the spread of color TV.

4. Laughter is a proven way to lose weight.

5. The shrimp's heart is in its head.

6. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.

7. On average, a woman’s heart beats faster than a man’s heart.

8. There are 86,400 seconds in day.

9. 'Jedi' is an official religion in Australia with over 70,000 followers.

10. A snail can slide over a razor blade without being hurt by producing slime that helps it slide harmlessly.

11. The first number that has an 'A' in it is 'thousand'.

12. Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

13. Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump.

14. February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

15. Horses can't vomit and pigs can't look up in the sky.

Hope you learned something! Please post!

[Petra Arkanian]

28. The numbers '172' can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollar bill in the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.

29. President Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute

30. Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.

31. The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.

32. In the early days of the telephone, operators would pick up a call and use the phrase, "Well, are you there?". It wasn't until 1895 that someone suggested answering the phone with the phrase "number please?"

33. According to suicide statistics, Monday is the favored day for self-destruction.

34. Rhode Island is the smallest state in the USA with the longest name. The official name, used on all state documents, is "Rhode Island and Providence Plantations."

35. The Neanderthal's brain was bigger than yours is.

36. On the new hundred dollar bill the time on the clock tower of Independence Hall is 4:10.

37. The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

38. The names of the two stone lions in front of the New York Public Library are Patience and Fortitude. They were named by then-mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.

39. The "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.

40. On every continent in the world there is a city called Rome. [Oh, they're just jealous.]

41. The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of
London.

Hey so I got most of these of these Random Facts from this website, so you can check out more of them on there and post a few if you want, too!



This post has been edited by Petra Arkanian: Apr 4 2011, 05:10 PM