Rapid eye movement (REM) occupies approximately 22% of sleep time.
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Avocado gets its name from the Aztec word for testicle.
hmmm, that's good to know.
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Interesting Facts about Death -- From Your About Guide to Death & Dying. Read about the interesting and sometimes bizarre trivial facts about death and dying here.
On average, right-handed people live 9 years longer than their left-handed counterparts.
A murder is committed in the US every 23 minutes, which makes about 22852 murders each year.
On average, people fear spiders more than they do dying. However, statistically you are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by the bite of a poisonous spider.
Cockroaches can live for nine days without their heads, at which point they die of starvation.
In Erwin, Tennessee an elephant was once hanged for murder.
About 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens each year.
In the Spanish Pyrenees, when a beekeeper dies, each of his bees is splashed with a drop of Black Ink.
The most common used password on computer systems is "Password".
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Guadalupana wrote: @ Que chula---are you sure about the ancient egyptians usando condones de culebra? i don't think they knew about birth control then...it only started in the 60's with the pill and later with the condon porque mucha STD was showing up.... yup, its true, the condom is the oldest form of contraception. X@vier
LAs mujeres como CLeopatra tambien usaban esponjas de mar ungidas en vinagre y parece que estiercol de cocodrilo como una barrera, el vinagre aniquila los espermatozoides, por eso esa mujer era una leona de coqueta jejeje.
Ademas, Casanova usaba condones de intestino de oveja como contraceptivo ( lo vi' en el Ontario SCience Centre).
@ Que chula---are you sure about the ancient egyptians usando condones de culebra? i don't think they knew about birth control then...it only started in the 60's with the pill and later with the condon porque mucha STD was showing up....
Nope, I am not 100% sure on this fact, but I see Xavier already answered the question.
X4v13r wrote: Guadalupana wrote: @ Que chula---are you sure about the ancient egyptians usando condones de culebra?
i don't think they knew about birth control then...it only started in the 60's with the pill and later with the condon porque mucha STD was showing up....
yup, its true, the condom is the oldest form of contraception.
X@vier
wow, well i learn something new every day...interesting.
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Guadalupana wrote: @ Que chula---are you sure about the ancient egyptians usando condones de culebra?
i don't think they knew about birth control then...it only started in the 60's with the pill and later with the condon porque mucha STD was showing up....
yup, its true, the condom is the oldest form of contraception.
@ Que chula---are you sure about the ancient egyptians usando condones de culebra?
i don't think they knew about birth control then...it only started in the 60's with the pill and later with the condon porque mucha STD was showing up....
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Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
Coca-Cola was originally green.
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and CharlesThomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession
Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
A. One thousand
Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day
In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."
It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month . which we know today as the honeymoon.
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down."
It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired
by this practice.
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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow
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Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it.
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg.The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
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Therapy is expensive...popping bubble wrap is cheap...you figure it out!
JOKER_ESCO wrote: I LIKE THIS 1..... Facts on marriage and divorce:A married man is 4 times more likely to die during sex if his partner isn't his wife. That doesnt even include gettin booked by la wife...than the number is even higher
JOKER_ESCO wrote: I LIKE THIS 1..... Facts on marriage and divorce:A married man is 4 times more likely to die during sex if his partner isn't his wife.
That doesnt even include gettin booked by la wife...than the number is even higher
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what? you found Manuel Noreaga? In the Phillipines? He has a mansion? Ok, we on it, on it, right now!
Chale_Tanga wrote: Does the Scorpio fact apply only to animals or to the Male Human Scorpio as well??? (LOL)
Lol, no se, we should try
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We have Quotes, why not a facts thread? here goes...all true facts.
Facts: On men and women:
Women are more likely than men to smile when giving bad news.
Facts on marriage and divorce:
A married man is 4 times more likely to die during sex if his partner isn't his wife. Facts on movies:
Quentin Tarantino originally wrote the role of Mr.Pink in Reservoir Dogs for himself.
Facts on Tv shows:
In every seinfeld episode, there is a superman picture or statue somewhere.
Facts on Music & Musicians:
The Eagles 'Hotel California' is an allegory about hedonism and greed in SoCal in the '70's. Facts on Sex:
According to the Kinsey Institute, half of the men raised on farms have had a sexual encounter with an animal.
Facts on food and drink:
Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the morning.
Facts on Animals:
If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death. Facts on Bodily functions:
When you sneeze all your bodily functions stop, even your heart.
Facts on the universe:
Only 55% of americans know that the sun is a star.
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(LOL) 
<---OMG this is so gross! 
