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Did you know that crabs wee through their eyes? That maidenhair moss is so called because Anglo-saxons thought it looked like pubes? That Albanians have 17 different words for moustache? Astound us with your utterly useless and obscure knowledge.

(, Thu 17 Mar 2005, 14:48)
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Useless stuff?
111,111,111 squared is 12,345,678,987,654,321

The international phone code for Russia is 007.

Adult male wild boar produce 0.5 litres per ejaculation. Their orgasms last for half an hour.

Left testicles usually hang lower than the right.

A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.

An ostrich's eyes are bigger than its brain.

All polar bears are left handed.

Elephants can't jump.

A sperm whale produces 60 litres of sperm and has a 12ft penis.

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

1 in 10 Americans don't know that the Sun is a star.

If all the people in China stood on a chair and jumped off at exactly the same time, they could knock the earth out of orbit.

When Coca-Cola first appeared in China, they used characters that sounded like "Coca-Cola" when spoken. Unfortunately, they translated as "Bite the wax tadpole". It did not sell well.

No words in the English language rhyme with month, orange, silver, or purple.

If you live in Michigan its illegal to place a skunk in your bosses desk.

Colgate faced a big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries because Colgate translates as, "Go hang yourself."

Almonds are members of the peach family.

Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.

On average 100 people a year choke to death on ball point pens.

The average boy questions their sexuality at sometime between age 11 and 16.

In Florida it's illegal to have sexual relations with porcupines. Who the fuck tried?

Apologies for length, I inherited it from my dad.
(, Sun 20 Mar 2005, 13:34, Reply)

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