Random facts and trivia

[julius]

Wind turbines kill tens of thousands of North American bats every year. Rather than being struck by turbines, many bats appear to be killed by a sudden drop in air pressure near the spinning blades. The tiny blood vessels in their delicate lungs explode.

(They kill a lot of birds, too)

it pays to read things slowly...I thought you said it killed tens of thousands of North Americans every year.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

The moaning sounds you hear in the song Rocket Queen by Guns N Roses were actually sounds of Steve Adler's GF having sex with Axl Rose.

 

[THE HCP]

The iPhone is about 2,000 times faster than the Super Nintendo.

 

[THE HCP]

There is no word in the English language that rhymes with bulb.

 

[THE HCP]

In New York City, about 1,600 people are bitten by other humans every year.

 

[julius]

In New York City, about 1,600 people are bitten by other humans every year.

you read that wrong. It's actually In New York, about 1,600 people are bitten by Marv Albert every year.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

you read that wrong. It's actually In New York, about 1,600 people are bitten by Marv Albert every year.

Hahahahahahaha!

 

[THE HCP]

One of my first jobs in my line of work was as a "runner". Basically a production assistant. Make coffee, copies, pick up lunch for the crew. But one of the coolest things I got to do was pick up and drive the announcers around. '99 playoffs were going on when I first started. Picked up the likes of Coach John Thompson, Danny Ainge, Cheryl Miller, Bob Costas,Coach Fratello and Marv Albert.

I was taking Fratello and Marv to Jakes once and as we pulled up along side Spartacus (the whips and chains place on Burnside)......Fratello leans over to me and says, "You can pick up Mr. Albert at that place around back later on." I wanted to laugh so bad! Marv looked at me, flipped me a $20 and said, "Shhhhhh" with a huge smile on his face.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

"N!ggerballs" was the name of an actual candy in South Africa in 1970s.

 

[THE HCP]

"N!ggerballs" was the name of an actual candy in South Africa in 1970s.

That was Zags' stripper name in prison!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

There are 923 words in the English language that break the "i before e" rule. Only 44 words actually follow that rule.

 

[Denny Crane]

There is 1 google match for "sly poker dog" - a twitter page.

 

[Denny Crane]

There is 1 google match for "sly poker dog" - a twitter page.

There are 19,500 google matches for "mrs HCP"

 

[BlazerWookee]

The moaning sounds you hear in the song Rocket Queen by Guns N Roses were actually sounds of Steve Adler's GF having sex with Axl Rose.

I thought they sounded a little nauseated...

 

[THE HCP]

If you type "illuminati" backwards, followed by '.com' as a URL, you will be redirected to the U.S. government's national security page.

 

[NOVoodoo]

If you type "illuminati" backwards, followed by '.com' as a URL, you will be redirected to the U.S. government's national security page.

Probably just because someone registered that domain name and had it redirect just to fuck with people.

 

[Denny Crane]

If you type "illuminati" backwards, followed by '.com' as a URL, you will be redirected to the U.S. government's national security page.

Some guy in Utah registered the domain and points it at the NSA server.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Carrots actually used to be purple.

 

[TripTango]

"The Star Spangled Banner" is a waltz.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

In 1999, Pokémon was the second most searched for topic on the internet -- The first was pornography.

 

[julius]

In 1999, Pokémon was the second most searched for topic on the internet -- The first was pornography.

and 14 years later, porn still is the king!

 

[MARIS61]

[video]http://news.sky.com/story/1089002/alligator-grabs-florida-man-fleeing-police[/video]

 

[MARIS61]

Woman's body eaten by vultures after fall from cliff: Griffon vulture.
Reuters: Enrique Calvo. Woman's body eaten by vultures after fall from cliff: Griffon vulture.

Shortly after her fatal fall of 980 feet, all that remained of a French woman eaten by vultures was her bones, clothes and shoes.

A woman was eaten by vultures after falling off a cliff in the French Pyrénées, International Business Times reported.

The French woman, whose name has not been released, was hiking Friday in the area with two friends. According to the Times, she attempted a shortcut through the mountain range, located on the border with Spain, but fell off a cliff and died.

The Times reported she died before being eaten by the vultures.

United Press International said she fell about 980 feet. According to UPI, it took the vultures about 50 minutes to eat the 52-year-old's body. They left behind nothing but her bones, clothes and shoes.

Major Didier Pericou told The Times of Europe, "When we first went out in the helicopter looking for the body, we saw numerous vultures without realizing what they were doing."

Pericou added that the incident has reignited calls from local farmers to allow hunting of the birds.

The Times reported that Pyrénéan farmers have been demanding the right to shoot the birds, known as Griffon Vultures, because they've been attacking sheep and cows.

But the species is protected in France and has lost access to its normal diet of carcasses due to European health and safety regulations.


http://news.msn.com/world/vultures-eat-womans-body-in-50-minutes-after-fall-off-cliff?ocid=OBTAP

 

[Denny Crane]

The word “bed” looks like a bed.

The mirror image of ’3.14′ looks like the word ‘PIE‘.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

In 2011, it cost 2.41 cents to produce a penny and 11.18 cents to produce a nickel.

 

[Denny Crane]

According to Genesis 1:20-22 the chicken came before the egg.

 

[Denny Crane]

If you were to spell out numbers, you would you have to go until 1,000 until you would find the letter "A".

 

[Denny Crane]

Percentage of American men who say they would marry the same woman if they had it to do all over again: 80

Percentage of American women who say they would marry the same man: 50

Percentage of men who say they are happier after their divorce or separation: 58

Percentage of women who say they are happier: 85

 

[KeepOnRollin]

In 1948, the average price of a movie ticket was 36 cents.

 

[Further]

Name for condoms around the world:


Slang in Britain - English Riding Coat
Denmark - Gummimand*, for "Rubberman,"
Hungary - Ovsver, for "Safety Tool,"
Hong King - Pei Dang Vi, for "Bulletproof Vest,"
Portugal - Camisa De Venus, for "Venus Shirt,"
Nigeria - Okpuamu, for "Penis Hat,"
Indonesia - Koteca, for "Penis Gourd," and
Spain - globo, for "Balloon."