Topic: General Random Facts Topic

[Flamelunar11]

maths stands for Mathematical Anti-Telharsic Harfatum Septomin

Lol noooooooo! i disagree. MATHS stands for:
Mentally
Affected
Teachers
Harassing
Students
Nah not really its a very old joke =P.
Ok i like animals so don't expect any better from me.

Golden eagles use their speed and sharp talons to snatch up rabbits, marmots, and ground squirrels. They also eat carrion, reptiles, birds, fish, and smaller fare such as large insects. They have even been known to attack full grown deer. Ranchers once killed many of these birds for fear that they would prey on their livestock, but studies showed that the animal's impact was minimal. Today, golden eagles are protected by law.

Golden eagle pairs maintain territories that may be as large as 60 square miles (155 square kilometers). They are monogamous and may remain with their mate for several years or possibly for life. Golden eagles nest in high places including cliffs, trees, or human structures such as telephone poles. They build huge nests to which they may return for several breeding years. Females lay from one to four eggs, and both parents incubate them for 40 to 45 days. Typically, one or two young survive to fledge in about three months.

These majestic birds range from Mexico through much of western North America as far north as Alaska; they also appear in the east but are uncommon. Golden eagles are also found in Asia, northern Africa, and Europe.

Some golden eagles migrate, but others do not—depending on the conditions of their geographic location. Alaskan and Canadian eagles typically fly south in the fall, for example, while birds that live in the western continental U.S. tend to remain in their ranges year-round.

Took me a while to type that @_@

[Captain Jigglypuff]

In the original script for Final Destination 2, the character Timmy was originally going to be a little kid
Barbie and Ken have broken up THREE time, the first being unknown and actually was an official poll from Mattel for fans but the results were SO close that they threw it out and disregarded it!
There is no hidden messages in The Beatles song Revolution 9, OR Queen's Another One Bites the Dust
I've Never Been to Be by Charlene has a monologue in the original verison that people often misunderstand it for talking about abortion. It is actually about wishing to have taken the time to have children!
Owls CAN be found awake during the day, just not active. The reason is they cannot see well in light.

[Sebastian Moran]

Took me a while to type that @_@

random fact: Flamelunar11 writes for the national geographic. 
 

[Flamelunar11]

No i don't. The facts are based on those.

Rodents are very fast breeders. In one year they could have over a million descendants.

Owls can see a candle burning at a distance of 1 kilometer in the dark.

Diamond isn't the strongest substance on Earth. It's titanium.

All big cats except Cheetahs can roar. Cheetahs can only purr and mew.

Giraffes were thought to be mute. But they produce two vocal sounds. Males grunt and females whine.

[Sizacu]

Diamond isn't the strongest substance on Earth. It's titanium.

And diamond is the best conductor, despite being a non-metallic solid c:

[Flamelunar11]

o.O i thought water and gold are excellent conducters of electricity.

Bald eagles take the bones of their prey and fly 20,000 feet high. Then they drop the bone on a rock, causing it to shatter. Then they eat the soft marrow inside.

[Captain Jigglypuff]

Originally the song It's Raining Men was offered to Diana Ross and Barbara Striesand and both turned it down. It was then given to two women who called themselves Two Tons of Fun before becoming The Weather Girls. The song was written by Paul Shafer of the Tonight Show. Martha Was, one half of The Weather Girls, later was the lead voice on C+C Music Factory's Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) and lead female singer for the group Black Box. When both groups featured model lip syncing her voice in their videos, she sued. C+C Music Factory and Ms. Wash settled out of court and she continued working with them until David Cole's death in 1994.

[lugia95]

o.O i thought water and gold are excellent conducters of electricity.

Actually, water barely conducts electricity at all. I think (if my C in 4th year chemistry helps here) that only one atom conducts electricity.

[Flamelunar11]

1.   The Statue of Liberty's index finger is eight feet long.
2.   Rain has never been recorded in some parts of the Atacama Desert in Chile.
3.   A 75 year old person will have slept about 23 years.
4.   Boeing 747's wing span is longer than the Wright brother's first flight. The Wright brother's invented the airplane.
5.   There are as many chickens on earth as there are humans.
6.   One type of hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
7.   The word "set" has the most number of definitions in the English language; 192 Slugs have four noses.
8.   Sharks can live up to 100 years.
9.   Mosquitos are more attracted to the color blue than any other color.
10.   Kangaroos can't walk backwards.
11.   About 75 acres of pizza are eaten in in the U.S. everyday.
12.   The largest recorded snowflake was 15 Inch wide and 8 Inch thick. It fell in Montana in 1887.
13.   The tip of a bullwhip moves so fast that the sound it makes is actually a tiny sonic boom.
14.   Former president Bill Clinton only sent 2 emails in his entire 8 year presidency.
15.   Koalas and humans are the only animals that have finger prints.
16.   There are 200,000,000 insects for every one human.
17.   It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery had in it to begin with.
18.   The world's largest Montessori school is in India, with 26,312 students in 2002.
19.   Octopus have three hearts.
20.   If you ate too many carrots, you would turn orange.
21.   The average person spends two weeks waiting for a traffic light to change.
22.   1 in 2,000,000,000 people will live to be 116 or old.
23.   The body has 2-3 million sweat glands.
24.   Sperm whales have the biggest brains; 20 lbs.
25.   Tiger shark embroyos fight each other in their mother's womb. The survivor is born.
26.   Most cats are left pawed.
27.   250 people have fallen off the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
28.   A Blue whale's tongue weighs more than an elephant.
29.   You use 14 muscles to smile and 43 to frown. Keep Smiling!
30.   Bamboo can grow up to 3 ft in 24 hours.
31.   An eyeball weighs about 1 ounce.
32.    People are supposed to feel hungry when they see the colour red. Thats why many hotel, restaurant and fast-food joint owners use red in their advertising board.

[Corky]

Goldfish are capable of telling the time, can learn multiple tricks, and have a memory of up to 5 months.

[That Girl in the 'Roo Suit]

Even though in representations and comparisons, the horse in Ancient Egypt seemed to be a largely preferable animal, the donkey remained perhaps the most important functional creature in the Ancient world, until the introduction of the Camel in the 27th dynasty, I believe it was.

The modern donkey is a hybrid of the Nubian wild ass.

The average donkey can carry up to 40kg of weight, if evenly distributed. Carrying this weight, they can travel for 2-3 days without water, depending on how fast you travel.

Although donkeys are likely to have not been eaten, their flesh etc were used for medicinal purposes. Their milk was drank, especially by young children.

For the Ancient Egyptians, donkeys were valued possessions and were priced highly. Renting a donkey often cost more than standard wage, so it was likely that whoever rented them took on a second job to fund it.

Hyksos buried donkeys in pairs, often standing upright, at tomb entrances so that they may carry on their usefulness in the afterlife.

According to texts and art, it is unfitting for an Egyptian to ride a donkey, as it is not dignified. It is a demeanour reserved for foreigners. Ironically, in the Bible donkeys are used to transport women, children and important figures.

(I got a first in this dissertation I will spam you with my knowledge of donkeys in the ancient world..)

[lets all go out for some frosty chocolate milkshakes]

if you highlight some text on a website you can copy it to the clipboard with Ctrl+C and then paste it into a post with Ctrl+V!
Try it with some facts online!

[Sebastian Moran]

uh 
wow I just sat and watched QI I should be able to think of something, haa 
People used to think that televisions were heavier when they were turned on. The reason for this is apparently attributed to the fact that TVs had little warning labels on them telling people that they should turn it off before attempting to move it. 
 

7.   The word "set" has the most number of definitions in the English language; 192 Slugs have four noses.

 
How many noses do the other slugs have? 
 

[Draghost999]

A group of geese on ground is called a gaggle. A group of geese in the air is called a muster. Snapple said so.

[MOP]

Important Topic Revival!
As you may have heard in the news beards are now proven to be attractive to women.
Fact.
Thank you.