ohh so curious. facts you could have lived without knowing

Posted by the curious monkey on July 31, 2008 in Bizarre, Funny, News, Thoughts.
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so here are some completely useless facts that you really could live without knowing but its pretty cool to know anyways.. found these on this site and thought it was absolutely necessary i share it with you guys my reads.

my comments are in red.

  1. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.
  2. An adult giraffe’s kick is so powerful that it can decapitate a lion.
  3. The word “lethologica” describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want. [makes total sense. if your not going to remember the word anyway choose the hardest word possible]
  4. The brain continues sending electrical wave signals for 37 hours after death
  5. Every year approximately 2,500 left-handed people are killed by using object or machinery designed for right-handed people. [only? worldwide?]
  6. During their periods womens middle fingers shrink. No one knows why. [NSFW comment. deleted to keep this blog pg13]
  7. Between 1902 and 1907, the same tiger killed 434 people in India.
  8. In “Silence of the Lambs”, Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins) never blinks. [its a movie. they deleted the scenes he blinked in.. DUH  I on the other hand am non blinking KING... challenge me, i dare you. i'll even win a staring competition online. even my picture never blinks thats how good i am]
  9. During World War II, the very first bomb dropped on Berlin by the Allies killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo. [awwweee]
  10. 45% of Americans don’t know that the sun is a star. [i could have told you that]
  11. More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes. [we should introduce a donkey safety regulatory board to monitor this grave threat to humankind]
  12. The largest number of children born to one woman, who was a Russian peasant is 69 [holy shit. talk about being horney as a goat]
  13. The clown fish has the ability to change its sex. If a breeding female dies, the male fish will change its sex and mate with another male. [wierd.. how come they did'nt show this on nemo?]
  14. Dolphins can swim and sleep at the same time. [ha.. thats nothing. i used to study and sleep at the same time. all throughout college]
  15. When the divorce rate goes up in the United States, toy makers report that the sale of toys also rise. [noooooooooo really? i would have never guessed!]


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5 Responses to “ohh so curious. facts you could have lived without knowing”

  1. The Whackster on July 31st, 2008 10:00 pm

    lethologica – damn so thats what you call it!

  2. the curious monkey on August 1st, 2008 7:06 am

    hahah… yup. lets see if you can remember that one

  3. THE CYBORG SPY on August 1st, 2008 9:29 am

    1st one is funny?hell hw come he himself be the 3rd!lol. No 12: OMG!

  4. Scrumpulicious on August 12th, 2008 2:32 am

    Lol. Nice sense of humour!

  5. Pavel on August 24th, 2008 9:08 pm

    Interesting. Added links on my site

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