Amazing facts

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Dear Members,

Iam starting a new thread called "Amazing Facts"

please post anything which is a interesting fact.

If you do not agree with the fact, Please write counter claims with proof.

Enjoy the thread:thumb::thumb::thumb:

 

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A Mouse can not vomit, that's why mouse poison works

 

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A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.

A chimpanzee can learn to recognize itself in a mirror, but monkeys can't.

A rat can last longer without water than a camel can.

About 10% of the world's population is left-handed.

A typical bed usually houses over 6 billion dust mites.

A person afflicted with hexadectylism has six fingers or six toes on one or both hands and feet

A woodpecker can peck twenty times a second.

 

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A zebra is white with black stripes.


Porpoises and dolphins communicate with each other by squeaking, growling, moaning, and whistling. Porpoises and dolphins are mammals. There are about 40 species or kinds of porpoises and dolphins. Most porpoises and dolphins navigate by using "echolocation". The largest member of the dolphin family is called an orca or killer whale.


The hippopotamus gives birth under water and nurses its young in the river as well, though the young hippos do come up periodically for air.



A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime




The world's largest rodent is the Capybara. An Amazon water hog that looks like a guinea pig, it can weigh more than 100 pounds.

 

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The world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat of Thailand, weighing less than a penny.




Dolphins sleep with one eye open!

 

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A cat sees about six times better than a human at night because of the tapetum lucidum , a layer of extra reflecting cells which absorb light.



A cat uses whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through. The whiskers act as antennae, helping the animal to judge the precise width of any passage.



A cat will clean itself with paw and tongue after a dangerous experience or when it has fought with another cat. This is an attempt by the animal to soothe its nerves by doing something natural and instinctive.

 

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The grizzly bear can run as fast as the average horse!!

The female lion does more than 90% of the hunting while the male simply prefers to rest. !!

A jellyfish is 95 percent water!

At birth, a panda is smaller than a mouse and weighs about four ounces.

Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!

 

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You blink over 10,000,000 times a year!



Of all the words in the English language, the word ' set ' has the most definitions!



The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!



Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right or left handed.




A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!

 

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A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.


A cat's jaws cannot move sideways.


More people are killed annually by donkeys than die in air crashes.


-"Go." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language


The vocabulary of the average person consists of 5,000 to 6,000 words.

 

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No word in the English language rhymes with "month".



An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.



The average person laughs about 15 times a day.



The average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime.



All polar bears are left handed.



Ants don't sleep.

 

[sob]

You share your birthday with 9 million other people.

I AM is the shortest complete statement in English.

 

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Cold water weighs more than hot water


A group of frogs is called "Army"


You can not sneeze with your open eyes

 

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An apple,onion, potato all have the same taste. The differences in their flavour is caused by their smell. To prove this you can pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet.

 

[A chauhan]

BW I can bet Zebra is black with white stripes

 

[SADAKHUSH]

Thank you for posting. Now you call yourself "EXPERT IN FACTS".

 

[Aayush]

There are more possible chess game combinations than there are particles in the known universe.
This fact is lengthy but scary->
Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946
Lincoln failed to win the Vice Presidential nomination in 1856.
Kennedy failed to win the Vice Presidential nomination in 1956.
Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
Lincoln defeated Stephen Douglas who was born in 1813.
Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon who was born in 1913.
Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost children while in the White House.
Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.
Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners.
Both Presidents had Vice Presidents named Johnson.

Lincoln's Vice President was called Andrew Johnson who served in the House of Representatives in 1847.
Kennedy's Vice President was called Lyndon Johnson who served in the House of Representatives in1947.
Both successors (their Vice Presidents) were named Johnson.
Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.
John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1838. (not 1839)!
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.
Both assassins were known by the three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.
Lincoln was shot at the theatre called "Ford."
Kennedy was shot in a car named "Lincoln", made by Ford.
Booth ran from the theater and was caught in a warehouse.
Oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater.
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
NOTE: President Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 and died on April 15, 1865 (age 56) President Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 and died on Nov 22, 1963 (age 46)

 

[Apollyon]

Cuttlefish are chronic masturbators. They only ever stop to eat, or, if they still have the energy, to mate.


Osama Bin Laden's label of top wanted man in the world has been replaced by Eric Justin Toth, child pornographer


As embryos, the first thing that develops is our anus.


In 2001, Buck Weimer won a noble prize for creating underwear specifically designed to filter farts.


Originated from India, Kamasutra was written by Vatsyayan but he never had sex himself. :shocked:

 

[Apollyon]

A study found that 84% of women have had sex just to 'keep the peace with their partner.
On average, the mind of a woman spends 90% of it's time over thinking.
On Titanic, there were binoculars to look out for dangers but it was locked in a box and no one had the key.
Police officers are referred to as "cops" because of the copper badges they used to wear.
Courage the Cowardly Dog was nominated for an Academy Award in 1996.
1 in 7 newlyweds will cheat in their first year of marriage.
Intelligent people are more likely to develop a sarcastic response to stupid questions or statements.
Yawning keeps your brain from over heating.
The pH of a vagina is about 4.5, about as acidic as beer or tomatoes.

 

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A study found that 84% of women have had sex just to 'keep the peace with their partner.
On average, the mind of a woman spends 90% of it's time over thinking.
On Titanic, there were binoculars to look out for dangers but it was locked in a box and no one had the key.
Police officers are referred to as "cops" because of the copper badges they used to wear.
Courage the Cowardly Dog was nominated for an Academy Award in 1996.
1 in 7 newlyweds will cheat in their first year of marriage.



Intelligent people are more likely to develop a sarcastic response to stupid questions or statements.
Yawning keeps your brain from over heating.




The pH of a vagina is about 4.5, about as acidic as beer or tomatoes.

pls make little distance in sentences so that it is easy to read

 

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Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents