useless facts - Page 174

Jimbuna · 05-22-23, 05:32 AM

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

Platapus · 05-22-23, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

But an alligator can.

Jimbuna · 05-23-23, 06:44 AM

Animals that lay eggs don’t have belly buttons.

Platapus · 05-23-23, 03:02 PM

There are over 10,000 identified species of mold.

But the vast majority of molds have not yet been identified so the number may be in the hundreds of thousands

Jimbuna · 05-24-23, 05:39 AM

Americans, on average, eat 18 acres of pizza every day.

Platapus · 05-24-23, 03:23 PM

Poison Dart Frogs Aren’t Inherently Toxic

The batrachotoxins found on the skin of the frogs are likely synthesized from the insects they eat in the wild; frogs raised in captivity often produce no detectable toxins.

Jimbuna · 05-25-23, 04:14 AM

Pound cake originally included a pound of all of its ingredients.

Platapus · 05-25-23, 12:35 PM

The slow loris is the world's only venomous primate. Its venom is stored in an elbow patch: the loris will suck in the venom from the patch, then mix it around in its mouth before delivering a toxic bite.

Jimbuna · 05-26-23, 04:54 AM

About 11,000 Americans injure themselves while trying out weird sexual positions per year.

Aktungbby · 05-26-23, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

About 11,000 Americans injure themselves while trying out weird sexual positions per year.

...occasionally suffering 'death in the saddle'.

Platapus · 05-26-23, 01:05 PM

The most poisonous animal in America is the rough-skinned newt, whose skin contains a poison 10,000 times deadlier than cyanide.

Jimbuna · 05-26-23, 01:12 PM

More than two-thirds of millennials sleep nude.

Jimbuna · 05-27-23, 03:22 AM

Basenji dogs are the only breed that doesn’t bark.

Jimbuna · 05-28-23, 06:35 AM

“Schoolmaster” is an anagram of “the classroom.”

Platapus · 05-28-23, 09:04 AM

Nanoparticles containing bee venom toxin (melittin) can be used to destroy HIV while at the same time leaving surrounding cells unharmed.

05-22-23, 05:32 AM	#2596
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,291 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-23-23, 06:44 AM	#2598
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,291 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Animals that lay eggs don’t have belly buttons. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-23-23, 03:02 PM	#2599
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,424 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	There are over 10,000 identified species of mold. But the vast majority of molds have not yet been identified so the number may be in the hundreds of thousands __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-24-23, 05:39 AM	#2600
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,291 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Americans, on average, eat 18 acres of pizza every day. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-24-23, 03:23 PM	#2601
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,424 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Poison Dart Frogs Aren’t Inherently Toxic The batrachotoxins found on the skin of the frogs are likely synthesized from the insects they eat in the wild; frogs raised in captivity often produce no detectable toxins. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-25-23, 04:14 AM	#2602
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,291 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Pound cake originally included a pound of all of its ingredients. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-25-23, 12:35 PM	#2603
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,424 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The slow loris is the world's only venomous primate. Its venom is stored in an elbow patch: the loris will suck in the venom from the patch, then mix it around in its mouth before delivering a toxic bite. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-26-23, 04:54 AM	#2604
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,291 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	About 11,000 Americans injure themselves while trying out weird sexual positions per year. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-26-23, 01:05 PM	#2606
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,424 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The most poisonous animal in America is the rough-skinned newt, whose skin contains a poison 10,000 times deadlier than cyanide. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-26-23, 01:12 PM	#2607
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,291 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	More than two-thirds of millennials sleep nude. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-27-23, 03:22 AM	#2608
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,291 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Basenji dogs are the only breed that doesn’t bark. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-28-23, 06:35 AM	#2609
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,291 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	“Schoolmaster” is an anagram of “the classroom.” __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-28-23, 09:04 AM	#2610
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,424 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Nanoparticles containing bee venom toxin (melittin) can be used to destroy HIV while at the same time leaving surrounding cells unharmed. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.