Total Trivia

[smotherman]

Human tonsils can bounce higher than a rubber ball of similar weight and size, but only for the first 30 minutes after they've been removed.

 

[smotherman]

Fewer divorces occur in families in which the children wake their parents before 6 a.m. on Saturdays.

 

[smotherman]

Nearly three percent of the ice in Antarctic glaciers is penguin urine.

 

[mickyp123]

Human tonsils can bounce higher than a rubber ball of similar weight and size, but only for the first 30 minutes after they've been removed.

Linda Lovelace's would get higher lol

 

[EdmondDantes]

Manure...An interesting fact


Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by
ship and it was also before commercial fertilizer's invention, so large
shipments of manure were common.

It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet,
but once water (at sea) hit it, it not only became heavier, but the process
of fermentation began again, of which a by product is methane gas. As the
stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what could (and did)
happen.

Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOOOM!

Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was determined just
what was happening

After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the term 'Ship
High In Transit' on them, which meant for the sailors to stow it high enough
off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not
touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane.

Thus evolved the term ' S.H.I.T ' , (Ship High In Transport) which has come
down through the centuries and is in use to this very day.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

bet his name was chuck

Now that was funny

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Manure...An interesting fact


Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by
ship and it was also before commercial fertilizer's invention, so large
shipments of manure were common.

It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet,
but once water (at sea) hit it, it not only became heavier, but the process
of fermentation began again, of which a by product is methane gas. As the
stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what could (and did)
happen.

Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOOOM!

Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was determined just
what was happening

After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the term 'Ship
High In Transit' on them, which meant for the sailors to stow it high enough
off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not
touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane.

Thus evolved the term ' S.H.I.T ' , (Ship High In Transport) which has come
down through the centuries and is in use to this very day.

Shit happens!

The longest dog in the world is an Irish Wolfhound named Mon Ami von der Oelmuhte with a nose-to-tail-tip length of 91.3 inches (232cm). That's roughly the length of a double bed.

 

[mickyp123]

Now that was funny

TY

The Daddy Long Legs is the most venomous spider in this country, it just has no teeth to deliver it

 

[mickyp123]

The crankshaft for the Supermarine Spitfire was forged using a German machine, it was the only one capable of doing the job

 

[smotherman]

On a clear night in the Northern Hemisphere the naked eye can discern some 5000 stars.

 

[smotherman]

On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.

 

[smotherman]

One in every four Americans has appeared on television.

 

[smotherman]

Only female mosquitoes bite. Females need the protein from blood to produce their eggs. Males only drink water and plant juice.

 

[smotherman]

On average, a human being will have sex more than 3,000 times and spend two weeks kissing in their lifetime.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.

So that's why I have red hair and freckles and my parents are black!

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Granite conducts sound ten times faster than air.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Americans will hold more parties in their homes on Super Bowl Sunday than any other day of the year.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

The most popular sport with American adults ages 20-29 is golf, followed by mountain biking and snowboarding.

 

[mickyp123]

The most popular sport with American adults ages 20-29 is golf, followed by mountain biking and snowboarding.

Which of course is a game devised by men for men hence the name

Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Which of course is a game devised by men for men hence the name

Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden

Now you have my mind searching for possible sporting acronyms ;

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

On an average day, lightening strikes the earth approximately 17 million times. That's 200 times a second.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

In order to deter flies from landing on him, Pepi II of Egypt always kept several naked slaves nearby whose bodies were smeared with honey.

 

[baboo4u]

The Music group with the most sell out performances is not in fact a group at all. Trans Sibieran Orchastra has sold out more shows than any other group to date.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

Women reject heart transplants more often than men.

 

[Gaia_Lorraine]

The first merchandise item to feature Mickey Mouse was a child's school tablet in 1929.