random factoids....

Killthesmiley · Post by **Killthesmiley** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:03 am

everyone knows random factoids...

such as...

did you know wierd al has 2 grammies???

if you decide to jump off of a ship, you have to jump off, feet first, and at an angle, at the back, jumping towards more the back, to avoid the rutters and the pull of them.

ron jermey's penis isn't actually the largest penis in the world, but in the pornogrphy industry. The owner of the largest penis in the world is dead, but is from Russia (from what I understand)

Szhitzus (spelling???) and Lhasa Apso's are technically the same breed of dog, but Szhitzus are native to the Chinese Empire and Lhasa Apsos were bred for Tibeten Temples to aid in gardening.

what do you know?

HazelButtercup · Post by **HazelButtercup** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:12 pm

G.E.E.K., as an acronym, reputedly came from the United States Military; it stands for General Electrical Engineering Knowledge. It is unclear if this was the origin of the current meaning for geek, or if the acronym was used as a humorous reference toward the pre-established meaning for geek. (Don't get me wrong- I'm not accusing anyone here!)

iamcool · Post by **iamcool** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:30 pm

george washington wasn't the first president of america, he was the first president of an independent america

there were 4/5 before him

AutoPilate · Post by **AutoPilate** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:47 pm

Four-fifths of a president?

iamcool · Post by **iamcool** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:52 pm

lol yeh he never had an arm or testicles, so he was only 4/5 of a man

Beckers · Post by **Beckers** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:50 pm

Firing a gun into water at an angle will totally break apart the bullet into tiny pieces withiin the first foot of water making it utterly useless.

senoritablanca · Post by **senoritablanca** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:36 pm

Beckers wrote:Firing a gun into water at an angle will totally break apart the bullet into tiny pieces withiin the first foot of water making it utterly useless.

that was totally on mythbusters! definately reasurring to know.

7Harry7Potter7 · Post by **7Harry7Potter7** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:48 pm

HazelButtercup wrote:G.E.E.K., as an acronym, reputedly came from the United States Military; it stands for General Electrical Engineering Knowledge. It is unclear if this was the origin of the current meaning for geek, or if the acronym was used as a humorous reference toward the pre-established meaning for geek. (Don't get me wrong- I'm not accusing anyone here!)

That reminds me of something. So here's my random factoid:
S.H.I.T. was what they put on boxes of manure that were being shipped around all over the place so they could avoid accidently setting them on fire (or something like that) S.H.I.T. stood for "Ship High In Transit" So that's where we got that word.

spaciegirlreturn · Post by **spaciegirlreturn** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 6:10 pm

senoritablanca wrote:
Beckers wrote:Firing a gun into water at an angle will totally break apart the bullet into tiny pieces withiin the first foot of water making it utterly useless.
that was totally on mythbusters! definately reasurring to know.

Wasn't that only a really old shotgun or something though? I only saw the end

MrsCop · Post by **MrsCop** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:15 pm

Beckers wrote:Firing a gun into water at an angle will totally break apart the bullet into tiny pieces withiin the first foot of water making it utterly useless.

I'm not certain this is accurate. (add it to my list, I know) b/c if some dude is chasing me through the house with a gun, I doubt jumping into the tub is gonna save my ass.

blahblablee · Post by **blahblablee** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:12 pm

MrsCop wrote:
Beckers wrote:Firing a gun into water at an angle will totally break apart the bullet into tiny pieces withiin the first foot of water making it utterly useless.
I'm not certain this is accurate. (add it to my list, I know) b/c if some dude is chasing me through the house with a gun, I doubt jumping into the tub is gonna save my ass.

Because you won't be a foot under water....

cup o' noodles · Post by **cup o' noodles** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:41 pm

George Washington was the single largest distiller of alchohol in America, producing over 11,000 gallons (I think) of whiskey.

cup o' noodles · Post by **cup o' noodles** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:49 pm

Did you know....

Chuck Norris was the fourth Wiseman. He brought baby Jesus the gift of "beard". Jesus wore it proudly to his dying day. The other Wisemen, jealous of Jesus' obvious gift favoritism, used their combined influence to have Chuck omitted from the Bible. Shortly after all three died of roundhouse kick related deaths.

The original theme song to the Transformers was actually "Chuck Norris--more than meets the eye, Chuck Norris--robot in disguise," and starred Chuck Norris as a Texas Ranger who defended the earth from drug-dealing Decepticons and could turn into a pick-up. This was far too much awesome for a single show, however, so it was divided.

Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.

Chuck Norris only masturbates to pictures of Chuck Norris.

Chuck Norris sold his soul to the devil for his rugged good looks and unparalleled martial arts ability. Shortly after the transaction was finalized, Chuck roundhouse kicked the devil in the face and took his soul back.

Filming on location for Walker: Texas Ranger, Chuck Norris brought a stillborn baby lamb back to life by giving it a prolonged beard rub. Shortly after the farm animal sprang back to life and a crowd had gathered, Chuck Norris roundhouse kicked the animal, breaking its neck, to remind the crew once more that Chuck giveth, and the good Chuck, he taketh away.

Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.

Chuck Norris built a time machine and went back in time to stop the JFK assassination. As Oswald shot, Chuck met all three bullets with his beard, deflecting them. JFK's head exploded out of sheer amazement.

If you want a list of Chuck Norris' enemies, just check the extinct species list.

Those are just a few facts that I think everyone should hear.

iamcool · Post by **iamcool** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 5:48 am

u got them of the chuck norris facts website

angie78gg · Post by **angie78gg** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 6:37 am

In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes

Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia!

More people use blue toothbrushes, than red ones

During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food, that's the weight of about 6 elephants!

Every year, kids in North America spend close to half a billion dollars on chewing gum

Wow, thats a lot of money for some gum!