Useless Facts

Posts : 2741 Join date : 2009-12-10 Age : 39 Location : FL

Dark Angel wrote:: Why are we talking about Justin Biber?

When I first heard Justin's song One Time I thought he was a chick! XD

haha I did too!

Americans eat nearly 100 acres of pizza every day - that's approximately 350 slices per second!.

Subject: Re: Useless Facts Tue Feb 08, 2011 6:42 pm

o.O

The name for Oz in “The Wizard of Oz” was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence “Oz.”

Posts : 2741 Join date : 2009-12-10 Age : 39 Location : FL

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television

Subject: Re: Useless Facts Tue Feb 08, 2011 7:05 pm

The word “cappuccino” comes from the 16th century Capuchin order of friars, whose hoods were called cappuccinos. A cappuccino is a coffee topped with steamed milk.

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I love random laws that make absolutely no sense.

For example...

In Florida, it is against the law to dream about another man’s wife or cow.

In New York, donkeys are not allowed to sleep in bathtubs.

In Maryland, it is illegal to mistreat oysters.

Subject: Re: Useless Facts Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:49 pm

People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, you're heart stops for a mili-second.

Posts : 2741 Join date : 2009-12-10 Age : 39 Location : FL

TYPEWRITER, is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard.

Posts : 1823 Join date : 2009-12-23 Age : 29

There is an ad when you first get on youtube at the very top of the site at all times.

Subject: Re: Useless Facts Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:21 am

It's unlucky to say THANK YOU after someone says BLESS YOU after you sneeze.

Posts : 2741 Join date : 2009-12-10 Age : 39 Location : FL

Well, that explains all my bad luck o_O

Horses cannot vomit.

Subject: Re: Useless Facts Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:47 am

you're no longer allowed to say white/black boards in school anymore as it's political incorrect...you must call them multi-use boards.

Subject: Re: Useless Facts Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:48 am

Rats cannot vommoit either

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Mole, Missouri (Wherever that is): Frightening a baby is in violation of the law.
Natchez, Missouri (Wherever that is): It shall be unlawful to provide beer or other intoxicants to elephants.

Subject: Re: Useless Facts Fri Mar 18, 2011 6:15 pm

£5 buys a mosquito net for someone in Africa

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John Wilkes Booth's brother once saved the life of Abraham Lincoln's son. Irony.

Subject: Re: Useless Facts Tue Jul 05, 2011 4:36 pm

In Australia It is illegal to wear sexy pink pants after midday on a Sunday. Smile

Subject: Re: Useless Facts Tue Jul 05, 2011 4:38 pm

Bloody hell! That's a strange law you got there!

i am going down to the South of Wales (Cardiff, capital city of Wales) to see the Sound of Music for the 3rd time Smile

Subject: Re: Useless Facts Tue Jul 05, 2011 5:52 pm

I love sound of music!

There were 250 animals used in Harry Potter series, not counting bugs.

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If you spell racecar backwards it still spells racecar.

Subject: Re: Useless Facts Tue Jul 05, 2011 6:49 pm

Growing oleander flowers is illegal in California. (no idea why)

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Theaters in Glendale, California can show horror films only on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday.

Subject: Re: Useless Facts Wed Jul 06, 2011 4:56 am

Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of having peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth

Subject: Re: Useless Facts Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:44 am

LOL at Rhia's fact!

And yay! You love SoM Smile

The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 film premier will be in Trafalgar Square, London tomorrow evening where they expect more than 18,000 fans to turn up and many have been camping there since Monday. All cast and crew members from the past 8 films (that are still alive) will be at the premier, that includes Robert Pattison.

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Rima wrote:: there is a phobia for having peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth

Rima wrote:: Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of having peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth

You almost already used that one again.

In Oklahoma, you can be arrested for making ugly faces at a dog.

Posts : 1823 Join date : 2009-12-23 Age : 29

In England, it is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.

In the state of Washington, it is illegal to have sex with a virgin under any circumstances. (Including the wedding night.)

In Iowa, after 5 minutes of kissing you’re breaking the law.

In Texas, if you are going to commit a crime, you legally have to give 24 hours notice to the police.

In Indonesia, the punishment for masturbation is death by decapitation.

In New York, the penalty for jumping off a building is: Death.

In North Carolina, it is illegal to swear in front of dead people.

In Florida having sexual intercourse with a porcupine is illegal.

In Sweden it is illegal to use the services of a prostitute. Prostitution is legal though.

In Oklahoma, it is illegal to molest an automobile.

In Eureka, Nevada, it is illegal for men with mustaches to kiss women.

In Chico, California, the law states that anybody who detonates a nuclear device within the city limits is liable to a fine of $500.

Some of these make me go huh?