Facts of the Day.

I heard that you all at darkblood, quote "... had a different fun-fact in the faction status every day. That was kinda holy." end quote. So I decided to start off and give you guys a few zany, off the wall, and rather absurd facts each day, starting with three of my favorites.

1. It is illegal to plow rice fields with elephants in North Carolina.

2. Over a 7 year study, it was found that 32.6% of people survive being stabbed in the heart.

3. You may not fish with a lasso in Tennessee.

feel free to add a few of your own if you feel like it, but don't go overboard.

booyeah ! 3 more:

1. Only humans sleep on their backs.

2. Butterflies taste with their feet.

3. The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter “J”.

I dig this thread

1. All the blinking in one day equates to having your eyes closed for 30 minutes.

2. The oldest word in the English language is 'town'.

3. Flamingos can bend their knees backwards.

1. Hippo milk is pink.

2. The longest officially recognized place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

3. The U.S. has more bagpipe bands than Scotland does.

1. The bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers.

2. The Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.

3. Niagara Falls could fill 4,000 bathtubs every second.

a few hours late, hope you all don't mind.

1. In Texas, it's against the law for anyone to have a pair of pliers in his or her possession.

2. Alaska law says that you can't look at a moose from an airplane.

3. In Rochester, Michigan, the law is that anyone bathing in public must have the bathing suit inspected by a police officer. (bikini inspector is a real position, who knew?)

okay, late again. I blame my non-existent schedule.

1. 80% of Americans rate the color blue as their favorite.

2. The French tickler was invented by a Tibetan monk.

3. If you toss a penny 10,000 times, it will not be heads 5,000 times, but more like 4,950. The heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom.

If you are cold you are more liekly to be hungry because you use energy to keep warm.

According to the American Society for Microbiology, 90% of women and 75% of men wash their hands after using a public restroom.

I don't know how fun they might be, but interestin' facts they are.

1. Nobody is allowed to die in a village in Naples, Italy since March 2012.

2. A group of ravens is called a murder.

3. Turtles can breathe through their ass.

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

2. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

3. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily!

1. Blanket octopi tear the tentacles off of Man-of-War jellyfish, and use them as whips to attack both prey and predators.

2. There is a portion of a river called the Bolton Strid, in Yorkshire. None who swim in it will live.

3. Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.

1. The first bicycle that was made in 1817 by Baron von Drais didn't have any pedals. People walked it along.

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

3. Names of the three wise monkeys are: Mizaru (See no evil), Mikazaru (Hear no evil), and Mazaru (Speak no evil).

1. The largest toy distributor in the world is McDonald's.

2. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

3. No word in the English language rhymes with "MONTH."

Facts:

• More than ten people a year are killed by vending machines.
  
• When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.
  
• Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
  

4rum fun fact:Beside "Announcements" and "Membership", the "Spam" box is the one with least activity.

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

2. A donkey will sink in quicksand but a mule won't.

3. The human heart creates enough pressure while pumping to squirt blood 30 feet.

I forgot to post yesterday, and nearly forgot today, so here are 8 facts for your enjoyment.

1. Fortune cookies were actually invented in America, not China!

2. During your lifetime, the average human will grow 591 miles of hair.

3. 10 percent of electricity in the US comes from "dismantled nuclear bombs, including Russian ones."

4. The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days when the fire engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and soon figured out how to walk up straight staircases.

5. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

6. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

7. The chances of you dying on the way to get your lottery tickets is greater than your chances of winning.

8. President George W. Bush was once a cheerleader.

1. It is illegal to fish for whales on Sunday in Ohio.

2. The durian fruit is considered both one of the best tasting and worst smelling fruits in the world. Just don't make a drink out of it. Mixing durians and alcohol can be deadly.

3. The brain itself cannot feel pain.

1. More than 2,500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people.

2. The Bible is the most-shoplifted book in the world.

3. Farts have been clocked at a speed of 10 feet per second.

1. The word "toy" comes from an Old English word meaning "tool".

2. The name "Crayola" means "Oily Chalk" in French from the combination of "craie" (chalk) and "oléagineuse" (oily).

3. In Wisconsin, state Law made it illegal to serve apple pie in public restaurants without cheese.

1. Anatidaephobia is the fear that somewhere in the world, there is a duck watching you.

2. On average people fear spiders more than they do death.

3. In ancient China, people committed suicide by eating a pound of salt.

1. Owners of flamingos may not let their pet into barber shops in Alaska.

2. In Colorado, one may not mutilate a rock in a state park.

3. It's illegal to mistreat oysters in Maryland.

4. Texas law states that up to a felony charge can be levied for promoting the use of, or owning more than six dildos.

5. You may not whistle underwater in West Virginia.

1.The fear of becoming so awesome that the human race can't handle it and everybody dies is called mephobia.

2.Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.

3.People who are lying to you tend to look up and to the left (their left).

1. Between the months of May-July it rains fish in Honduras.

2. Pogonophobia is the fear of beards.

3. Ants know when they are going to die.

1. Coca-cola was originally green.

2. Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28. Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38

3. 90% of birds are monogamous, while only 3% of mammals share the same trait.

4. In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees.

Louisiana laws:

It is illegal to rob a bank and then shoot at the bank teller with a water pistol.

Persons could land in jail for up to ten years for stealing an alligator.

Biting someone with your natural teeth is “simple assault,” while biting someone with your false teeth is “aggravated assault.