Useless Info

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  • stylistchik
    stylistchik Posts: 1,436 Member
    Did you guys know that cats dont meow to each other. THey only learned to meow when they have us as owners because we cannot pick up there odors and other body language so they quickly learn that if they meow and we respond, they learn that meowing works

    Same for dogs, they don't communicate with each other by barking, they developed it after they were domesticated. Wolves and foxes don't bark.
  • stylistchik
    stylistchik Posts: 1,436 Member
    I have books upon books of useless information. One is titled the book of general ignorance

    we have that book too! :-)
  • pucenavel
    pucenavel Posts: 972 Member
    Anatidaephobia is the fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you.

    I knew it!
  • dcjackson50
    dcjackson50 Posts: 196
    The average human produces 3 pounds of ear wax in a lifetime
  • maab_connor
    maab_connor Posts: 3,927 Member

    Sharks have 2 penises (penii ???)

    the actual term for this is diphalic.

    four-legged mammals only have knees on their front legs.
  • LivLovLrn
    LivLovLrn Posts: 580 Member
    An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell. To prove this - pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet.

    I think I'll leave that experiment to someone who is a little more naive:laugh:
  • ilookthetype
    ilookthetype Posts: 3,021 Member

    Sharks have 2 penises (penii ???)

    the actual term for this is diphalic.

    I think it's so hot that you know that.

    A duck's quack won't echo
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Did you guys know that cats dont meow to each other. THey only learned to meow when they have us as owners because we cannot pick up there odors and other body language so they quickly learn that if they meow and we respond, they learn that meowing works

    Same for dogs, they don't communicate with each other by barking, they developed it after they were domesticated. Wolves and foxes don't bark.


    That sounds like something that could be true. My Border Collie _never_ barked until we got another dog and heard her bark. Now he won't shut the f*** up.
  • Slove009
    Slove009 Posts: 364 Member
    It is against the law to whale hunt in Oklahoma. (Think about it...)

    In Idaho a citizen is forbidden by law to give another citizen a box of candy that weighs more than 50 pounds.

    Under the law of Mississippi, there’s no such thing as a female Peeping Tom.

    Every citizen of Kentucky is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.

    According to law, no store is allowed to sell a toothbrush on the Sabbath in Providence, Rhode Island. Yet these same stores are allowed to sell toothpaste and mouthwash on Sundays.

    Before the enactment of the 1978 law that made it mandatory for dog owners in New York City to clean up after their pets, approximately 40 million pounds of dog excrement were deposited on the streets every year.

    By law, information collected in a U.S. census must remain confidential for 72 years.

    An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.
  • rpphillip
    rpphillip Posts: 230 Member
    Homilophobia ( the fear of Sermons):huh:
  • alecta337
    alecta337 Posts: 622 Member
    Anything Kim Kardashian says.

    ^^ :smile:
  • jkreed04
    jkreed04 Posts: 17
    Sea cucumbers, when threatened, can sort of shoot out their intestines to confuse their predators, get away, and regenerate them. When I was an aide at a nursing home, I was very glad that people did not have this capability.
  • Bysshe
    Bysshe Posts: 428 Member
    In the early days of film making, the people who worked on the sets were called movies. The films were called motion pictures.
  • deeharley
    deeharley Posts: 1,208 Member

    Sharks have 2 penises (penii ???)

    the actual term for this is diphalic.

    I think it's so hot that you know that.

    A duck's quack won't echo

    Yes, duck's quacks do echo.

    Ancient Romans had flush toilets, but didn't use toilet paper. Instead, they used reusable sponges.
  • stayxtrue
    stayxtrue Posts: 1,186 Member

    Sharks have 2 penises (penii ???)

    the actual term for this is diphalic.

    I think it's so hot that you know that.

    A duck's quack won't echo

    Yes, duck's quacks do echo.

    Ancient Romans had flush toilets, but didn't use toilet paper. Instead, they used reusable sponges.

    Didnt mythbusters already prove this :P
  • jennp1129
    jennp1129 Posts: 277 Member
    Anything Kim Kardashian says.

    Can we expand this to the entire kardashian clan!?!?
  • sarahp86
    sarahp86 Posts: 692 Member
    Bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all all invented by women.
  • jmzhale
    jmzhale Posts: 186
    A group of frogs is called an army.
    A group of rhinos is called a crash.
    A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
    A group of whales is called a pod.
    A group of geese is called a gaggle.
    A group of ravens is called a murder.
    A group of officers is called a mess.
    A group of larks is called an exaltation.
    A group of owls is called a parliament.

    A group of idiots is called Congress
  • jmzhale
    jmzhale Posts: 186
    Water is at it's most dense at 4 degrees celcius
  • Cr8tive_Ingenuity
    Cr8tive_Ingenuity Posts: 181
    Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of the blue whale.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    The average useless facts thread contains 30% urban legend with no basis in reality.

    I bet I could find a website to refute this :smile:
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Common sense is not, in fact, very common.
  • ALW65
    ALW65 Posts: 643 Member
    Sea cucumbers, when threatened, can sort of shoot out their intestines to confuse their predators, get away, and regenerate them. When I was an aide at a nursing home, I was very glad that people did not have this capability.

    The nurse in me loved this one! :laugh:
  • ChangeIsADecision
    ChangeIsADecision Posts: 709 Member
    I'm surprised that no one quote the famous line from Jerry McGuire - "The human head weighs 8 lbs." May not be true though.... either way it's useless information. Love this thread by the way.... funny stuff. WAIT.....is that a DUCK LOOKING THRU MY WINDOW!?!??!!?
  • Lambiii
    Lambiii Posts: 321
    Glossophobia – fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak (So me!)
  • Momkat65
    Momkat65 Posts: 317 Member
    A group of idiots is called Congress
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    HAHAHAHAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  • alisha232
    alisha232 Posts: 43 Member
    Deer kill more people a year than any other animal
  • MFPfriend
    MFPfriend Posts: 1,121 Member
    An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell. To prove this - pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet.

    I think I'll leave that experiment to someone who is a little more naive:laugh:

    It's actually true! When we were learning about the senses in my Psychology class, we tried this experiment. Nobody could tell the difference!
  • SomeMorr
    SomeMorr Posts: 220 Member
    Most american car horns honk in the key of F.

    For "GET THE F OUT OF MY WAY!"
  • jonbobfrog
    jonbobfrog Posts: 294
    Sequioa is the only word in the English language to contain all 5 vowels.

    Ummm . . . facetious and abstemious?!?! And THOSE have all 5 vowels in alphabetical order!
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