Unusual Facts Thread

[Valenth]

When Mt. St. Helens had its volcanic eruption in the 1980's the eruption was so massive that it reduced the height of the mountain by over 1,500 feet!

[noreply66]

If you yelled for eight years, 7 months, and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.

[BubbleGumTiger]

A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.

[Valenth]

Some parts of Hawaii annually receive up over 400 inches of rain per year.

[BubbleGumTiger]

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

[noreply66]

So far, man has survived on earth for 2 million years. The dinosaurs lasted 150 million years.

[TRENCHFOOT]

The most poisonous fish in the world is the stone fish.

[Valenth]

The worlds largest Hailstone to fall from the sky measured in at over 8" in diameter! OUCH!

[noreply66]

Don't Worry...its not loaded............Leader of the band Chicago said this ..playing Russian Roulette

[TRENCHFOOT]

A dog’s shoulder blades are unattached to the rest of the skeleton to allow greater flexibility for running.

[noreply66]

Most lip balm is made to be addictive. The more you put it on the more you need it.

[noreply66]

Mondays are the most unproductive days of the week. On average, only about 3-and -a-half hours of work are actually done on Mondays.

[Valenth]

^ I believe that!

[Valenth]

The Orinoco River is the only river in the world to cross the Equator TWICE.

[BubbleGumTiger]

A flamingo can eat only when its head is upside down.

[noreply66]

Males of some praying mantis species cannot copulate while their heads are attacked. The female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off.

[TRENCHFOOT]

A moth has no stomach.

[BubbleGumTiger]

In 1963, baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, a few hours after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first (and only) home run.

[Valenth]

This Christmas we will have a Full Moon... first time since 1977.

[robycop3]

The battle of New Orleans WAS actually fought before the war ended. While a TENTATIVE deal was reached in Ghent, Belgium Dec. 24, 1814, it didn't end the war cuz the respective govts. hadn't ratified it. So, the battle was fought in jan. 8, 1815, the treaty wasn't ratified till Feb. 2.

Thus, the history boox are wrong in saying the battle was fought after the war was over.