I'm bored, tell me an interesting fact?

Question

can be about anything so long as it is interesting

Answer 1

american eagle outfitters sells one t-shirt every 10 seconds. i'm just as bored as you are.

Answer 2

The elephant is the only four-legged animal in which all four knees bend the same direction. The rhinoceros cannot move backwards. The original choice for America's symbol was the turkey. The Electoral College started with George Washington's 2nd term. James Buchanan was the only unmarried President. Ronald Reagan was the only President that was ever divorced. Howard Taft once got stuck in his own bathtub. U.S.Grant died penniless. His wife had to sell his memoirs to make a living for herself. Abraham Lincon held seances in the White House. Mindnight Cowboy was the only Best Picture movie with an "X" rating. Florida is the lightning capital of the U.S. Every year, someone dies while talking on the phone during a lightning storm in Florida. Rhode Island is the only 2 word State that is not "new" or gives a direction. Maine is the only single syllable State. The Marine Corps is the oldest branch of the services. The Air Force is the youngest. Does this help? I have many more.

Answer 3

Only one book has been distributed in more copies then the Bible; The IKEA catalog.


Long Island, NY is shaped like a fish.


You can start a fire with ice.


Real diamonds can be made from peanut butter.


The inventor of Vaseline ate a spoonful of the stuff every morning.


McDonald's salads contain up to 60% more fat than their burgers.


When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city.


A frog can't empty its stomach by vomitting. To empty its stomach contents, a frog throws up it's stomach first, so the stomach is dangling out of it's mouth. Then the frog uses its forearms to dig out all of the stomach's contents and then swallows the stomach back down again.


In Michigan, a woman isn't allowed to cut her own hair without her husband's permission.


In Oblong, Illinois, it's punishable by law to make love while hunting or fishing on your wedding day.

Good enough?

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Answer 4

Did you know that the musical Cats was the longest running Broadway musical until it was passed by the Phantom of the Opera along with Les Mis? The musical stopped running on B'way in 2001 but it still tours and has been translated into over 20 different languages. The musical has won 8 tony awards including best musical and Best Original Score as well! Andrew Lloyd Webber was the one who directed this musical including Phantom and the song Memory, is one of his most notable songs!

Answer 5

Washington D.C. was built by slaves but there is no memorial to their existence. The majority of the worlds schizophrenics live in western Ireland...which is like 60%. The average cost of a wedding these days is like $10,000 -25,000. Great Britain is the reason why India and Pakastan are two different countries. Hope that was a variaty of interesting facts for you...Have a Great weekend!

Answer 6

The United kingdom eats more cans of baked beans than the rest of the world combined.

More than 40,000 parasites and 250 types of bacteria are exchanged during a typical French kiss!

The average tastebud lives only 10 days before it dies and is replaced by a new one.

Your skeleton keeps growing until you are about 35, then you start to shrink.

Answer 7

The fact is that there are a lot of really weird and perverted people who ask questions on here. Not saying you are one, but this seems like a good place to state my opinion! lol

Interesting fact: In 1947 a tornado destroyed the town of Woodward, Oklahoma. It killed an estimated 107 people. The damage track in Woodward was two miles wide and destroyed 100 city blocks. A little girl named Joan Gay Croft was never found.

Answer 8

Of the 206 bones that make up the average human body 106 are found in hands & feet - 54 in the hand 52 in the feet.

Answer 9

The reason you have a best man at a wedding comes from the ancient Viking custom of kidnaping women & forcing them into marriage. The best man was there to stand guard in case she tried to run away or to watch for family members that might try to rescue her.

Or how about - the reason that people say Bless You when you sneeze is that it was believed that you expelled your soul when you sneezed & if you weren't blessed, it couldn't get back in.

Answer 10

did u kno that humming birds cant walk?

or that in high school Robin Williams was voted least likely to suceed... lol

or ..that Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment: Prohibition.

and my favorite......
One legend claims stealing someone's shadow (by measuring it against a wall and driving a nail through its head) can turn the victim into a vampire.


hahaha
im bored 2 =D

Answer 11

Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner in Florida.

It is illegal to wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church in Alabama.

Donkeys cannot sleep in bathtubs in Arizona.

Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool in Baldwin Park, California.

In order for a pickle to officially be considered a pickle, it must bounce in Conneticut.

No one may carry an ice cream cone in their back pocket if it is Sunday in Georgia.