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07/29/2006 10:30:09 PM · #26 |
U.S. Customs Officers wear small radiation detectors on their belts while working Immigration checkpoints.
Fresh paint and bananas can set them off.
Message edited by author 2006-07-29 22:33:34. |
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07/29/2006 10:31:05 PM · #27 |
Here's one I should also post in 'The Bar is Open' thread:
Most alcoholic beverages contain all 13 minerals necessary to sustain human life. |
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07/29/2006 10:32:27 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by yakatme:
Here's one I should also post in 'The Bar is Open' thread:
Most alcoholic beverages contain all 13 minerals necessary to sustain human life. |
Yet another reason for drinking...and I think this is the best one yet.
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07/29/2006 10:43:34 PM · #29 |
| It is impossible to lick your own elbow! |
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07/29/2006 10:49:31 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by Kronus:
Sir Thomas Crapper invented the flush toilet |
Actually, Sir John Harringtonn (Godson of Elizabeth I - a royal flush!)invented the flush toilet in 1596. It was, however, perfected by Thomas Crapper in the late 1800s.
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07/29/2006 10:51:01 PM · #31 |
| Whales are descended from a pre-historic bear-like mammal that eventually adapted to aquatic life. |
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07/29/2006 10:56:22 PM · #32 |
Originally posted by TooCool:
It is impossible to lick your own elbow! |
You think you know how long my tongue is? |
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07/29/2006 10:57:19 PM · #33 |
I gotta picture somewhere of Joey licking his elbow...
Originally posted by TooCool:
It is impossible to lick your own elbow! |
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07/29/2006 11:03:01 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by Louis:
Whales are descended from a pre-historic bear-like mammal that eventually adapted to aquatic life. |
That's my great-grandfather you're talking about...
R.
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07/29/2006 11:06:22 PM · #35 |
Originally posted by TooCool:
It is impossible to lick your own elbow! |
I can see people trying it as soon as they read this.
Also.....One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water.
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07/29/2006 11:09:17 PM · #36 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by Louis:
Whales are descended from a pre-historic bear-like mammal that eventually adapted to aquatic life. |
That's my great-grandfather you're talking about...
R. |
That explains why, from west coast to east coast, you end up near the water. |
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07/29/2006 11:13:00 PM · #37 |
Originally posted by xianart:
Originally posted by Kronus:
Sir Thomas Crapper invented the flush toilet |
Actually, Sir John Harringtonn (Godson of Elizabeth I - a royal flush!)invented the flush toilet in 1596. It was, however, perfected by Thomas Crapper in the late 1800s. |
Our modern flush toilets have three elements. A valve in the bottom of the water closet, a wash-down system, and a feedback controller to meter the next supply of wash-down water. Harington had invented the first two -- the valve and wash-down system.
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07/29/2006 11:19:52 PM · #38 |
The pilot movie for M*A*S*H was the first studio produced movie to have the "F" word in it.
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07/29/2006 11:31:51 PM · #39 |
| The real-life inspiration for Gozilla was a komodo dragon in Ueno Zoo, Tokyo. |
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07/29/2006 11:47:21 PM · #40 |
| Antarctica is a desert. The average yearly total precipitation is about two inches |
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07/29/2006 11:48:11 PM · #41 |
| Because of their racing metabolisms, hummingbirds are always two hours away from starvation. |
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07/29/2006 11:50:49 PM · #42 |
| The first song to be performed in outer space was "Happy Birthday." |
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07/29/2006 11:56:32 PM · #43 |
Originally posted by Di:
I gotta picture somewhere of Joey licking his elbow...
Originally posted by TooCool:
It is impossible to lick your own elbow! |
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Talk to Joey, no one told him this was not possible. |
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07/29/2006 11:56:43 PM · #44 |
This is pretty cool stuff. However mine sucks, but I'll give it a whirl.
If you take all the gum the world consumes in a year and convert it into the typical stick of gum. By length it could reach the moon and back......<----cool enough right? It could do that 3 times! |
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07/30/2006 12:16:26 AM · #45 |
In Athens, Greece, a driver's license can be lifted by the law if the driver is deemed either 'poorly dressed' or 'unbathed'.
A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
Camel milk does not curdle.
A cockroach can live for up to a week without a head.
Ants don't sleep.
Mosquitoes dislike citronella because it irritates their feet.
Mosquitoes prefer children to adults, and blondes to brunettes.
You're more likely to be a target for mosquitoes if you consume bananas.
A cough releases an explosive charge of air that moves at speeds up to 60 mph.
A sneeze can exceed the speed of 100 mph.
A healthy individual releases 3.5 oz. of gas in a single flatulent emission, or about 17 oz. in a day.
A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.
The average human produces 25,000 quarts of spit in a lifetime, enough to fill two swimming pools.
Arachibutyrophobia is a fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
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07/30/2006 12:23:59 AM · #46 |
| The glue on Israeli envelopes is certified Kosher. |
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07/30/2006 12:25:18 AM · #47 |
by sniffing apples and bananas you can lose weight
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07/30/2006 12:30:29 AM · #48 |
Coke is the second most known word after OK.
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07/30/2006 12:30:48 AM · #49 |
And a few more......
A cucumber is 96% water.
A pineapple is a berry.
An average ear of corn has 800 kernels, arranged in 16 rows.
Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.
Most lipstick contains fish scales!
Every episode of "Seinfeld" contains at least one Superman.
Hummingbirds can't walk.
Despite the hump, a camel's spine is straight.
The bubbles in Guiness Beer sink to the bottom rather than float to the top like all other beers. No one knows why.
Crocodiles swallow stones to help them dive deeper.
Non-dairy creamer is flammable.
Actor Tommy Lee Jones and vice-president Al Gore were freshman roommates at Harvard.
By raising your legs slowly and laying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.
Roosters can't crow if they can't fully extend their necks.
If you feed a seagull Alka-Seltzer, its stomach will explode.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.
No matter its size or thickness, no piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
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07/30/2006 12:40:20 AM · #50 |
Originally posted by MrEd:
It is impossible to lick your own elbow! |
It's also impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
Message edited by author 2006-07-30 00:45:41. |
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