A giraffe's heart is huge. It weighs 25 pounds (over 11kg), is 2 feet long and has walls up to 3 inches thick.
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PSP's head is empty
A 200 year old piece of Tibetan cheese was sold for $1513 in 1993
This lady (?) probably got none of it.
This lady (?) probably got none of it.
A Cricket chirps with it's wings, not it's legs.
Deer are colorblind.
a hogshead of wine is 63 US gallons or 52.5 imperial gallons , while a hogshead of beer or ale is 54 gallons.
Celery is the only food that contains so few calories that it takes more energy to digest it than you gain back in nutritional value.
Yankees suck.
The Venus flytrap can eat a whole cheeseburger
I've never seen a venus fly trap large enough, or a cheeseburger small enough. :biggrin:The Venus flytrap can eat a whole cheeseburger
Nonetheless, it's a fact.
Flys have nipples.
Actually I just made that up.
honey is the only food that does not spoil
Then you Sir, have never been to White Castle Hamburgers! It's "Jersey" fresh.
dolphins are the only animal besides primates that have sex for fun
If you have five dollars and Chuck Norris has five dollars, Chuck Norris has more money than you.
white castles arent from Jersey originally.
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Celery contains a photocarcinogenic substance that can cause severe reactions. Labor laws say it's tough sh1t if greengrocers are affected by it.
I seem to recall hearing somewhere that pigs do as well.
Useless fact: a pigs orgasm can last as long as 30 minutes.
the modulus of elasticity, E, (also called Young's modulus) value for pure titanium is 15.5 x 10^6 psi
A female ferret will die if she goes on heat and cannot find a mate.
When you drive west across Kansas, you gain eight feet of elevation per mile.
Technically, Kansas is not flat.
Technically, Kansas is not flat.
corn flakes and graham crackers were originally made as a cure for chronic masturbation
A male cat's penis has directional barbs on it that tear and shock the female into releasing her " egg ".
This really pisses her off and she whips around and claws the male.
Male cats fight for breeding rights with other males then get beat down by the female. It makes human dating seem so much easier.
This really pisses her off and she whips around and claws the male.
Male cats fight for breeding rights with other males then get beat down by the female. It makes human dating seem so much easier.
The corn dog was created in 1942 by Texan Neil Fletcher for the State Fair.
Walmart makes $ 20,000 net profit every second.
The hottest chili pepper in the world is an Indian chili called Bhut Jolokia at a Scoville rating of 1 million plus.
The second hottest is the Red Savina, a member of the Habanero family, with a Scoville rating of 577,000.
A standard Chinese variety Habanero rates between 200,000 - 300,000 Scoville units.
The second hottest is the Red Savina, a member of the Habanero family, with a Scoville rating of 577,000.
A standard Chinese variety Habanero rates between 200,000 - 300,000 Scoville units.
AngryMetalsmith likes useless facts.
good lord man, i hope you have a site you're looking all this stuff up on, and don't actually know all this off the top of your head
I have a vast wealth of useless knowledge.
The chili pepper thing is a hobby of mine though. I have eaten the Red Savina on many occasions. The Bhut Jolokia, or Ghost Chili, I have yet to try.
The correct spelling of Duck Tape is not Duct Tape, but Duck, because it was invented in WWII to repel water like the feathers on a duck.
i've had a hot sauce made with the red savina and other various hot peppers...i don't remember what the scoville unit was though...all i remember is 2 drops of the stuff would make any chili almost too hot to eat...i put some on the end of a toothpick and tried it around 8 in the evening...my mouth was still burning the next day
Dogs that were bred for cold climates have fur that is hollow as opposed to solid hairs. This provides superior insulation.
Polar bear fur is clear, not white.
When tool steel is heated to it's hardening temperature it is momentarily non-magnetic.
A duck's quack does not echo.
