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Bet You Didn't Know This - (And Probably Don't Care!)

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                                          More Useless Factoids

Always fascinated by useless facts, (I'm easily amused), I thought I would share some of them with you. Memorize just one, and you could be the envy of all at the next party you attend!

 

*Everything weighs one per cent less at the equator. (I'm moving!)

 

*Ants dont sleep. (If you've ever had them in your house, you already know this)

 

*Mexico once had three presidents in one day. (Now they have the same issue with Chiefs of Police)

 

*The largest toy distributor in the world is McDonalds. (I hope the toys are better than their burgers...)

 

*M&Ms were developed so that soldiers could eat chocolate without getting sticky fingers. ( No Way! Really?)

 

*Only 4 percent of babies are born on their due date. ( So it's not an exact science, huh?)

 

*Cows give more milk when they listen to music. ( How did they figure that out?)

 

*A snail's reproductive organs are in it's head. (Adds new meaning to 'put your best face forward'!)

 

*Sex between snakes lasts from 6 to 12 hours. (Whose job was it to time that?  Must have been a bit like watching grass grow)

 

*John Wilkes Booth's brother once saved the life of Abraham Lincoln's son. (Go ahead, look it up)

 

And my personal favorite:

*Mitsubishi launched it's 'Pajero' four wheel drive without realizing that 'Pajero' in Spain, is slang for one who, well, look it up yourself. (Must have been very embarrassing for Mitsubishi....Let me know if you look it up!)

 

 

 

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Comments (36)

John Lupton
Elite Home Redesign, LLC - Washington, DC
The Premier Home Staging Company Servicing Washington DC, MD, VA

and I thought I was full of "use"less facts..ha ha  Some of those I didn't know, but I'll have to pass along that knowledge to my friends. 

Here are a few for everyone as well:

- Most lipstick contains fish scales!

- The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog." uses every letter of the alphabet!

- you're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206!

- A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h

- Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!

Enjoy :)

Feb 22, 2009 10:21 AM
Sharon Lee
Sharon Lee's Virtual Assistance - Jonesborough, TN
Retired and loving life

Hi Debi-Very interesting facts especially the Mitsubishi Motors ones. I wouldn't have wanted to be the one that took that one in hand LOL  I think I'm glad I'm not a snail or a snake. Neither sounds like too much fun. 12 hrs. OUCH!

Feb 22, 2009 10:51 AM
Debi Boucher
Real Estate Showcase Photography - Woodland Park, CO
"Realtor Showcase" - Real Estate Photography/Virtual Tours

Hi John! Thanks for adding to the Factoid pool! I want to know what happens to the other 94 bones? LOL

Debi

Feb 22, 2009 11:00 AM
Debi Boucher
Real Estate Showcase Photography - Woodland Park, CO
"Realtor Showcase" - Real Estate Photography/Virtual Tours

Oh Sharon! You have me rolling on the floor! "Took that one in hand"! Girl! I tell ya! I wonder where the buck stopped with this one? Think someone got canned over it? LOL

Debi

Feb 22, 2009 11:03 AM
Sharon Lee
Sharon Lee's Virtual Assistance - Jonesborough, TN
Retired and loving life

Hi Debi-Thought you'd like that one. No doubt they must assurably got the boot. I don't think I'd want to make that mistake and then look people in the eye. That is a good question where the heck 94 bones went. I wish weight would disappear like that never to return. :-) YEAH RIGHT! No such luck. Enjoy your week my funny friend. :-)

 

Feb 22, 2009 11:50 AM
Kathy McGraw
CELLing Realty - White Water, CA
Riverside County CA Real Estate

Loved the tidbits...:)

Feb 22, 2009 04:44 PM
Mindy & Jay Robbins
Robbins Real Estate - Dallas, TX
Expect Excellence from Robbins Real Estate

Debi - these a cute and interesting facts. I could have guessed that ants dont sleep.  Where do they get all that energy? Mindy

Feb 23, 2009 10:17 AM
Debi Boucher
Real Estate Showcase Photography - Woodland Park, CO
"Realtor Showcase" - Real Estate Photography/Virtual Tours

Kathy, Thanks for stopping by for my foolishness!

Mindy, I wonder how long an ant lives? How long does it take to wear itself out? LOL

Feb 23, 2009 01:41 PM
Terry Chenier
Homelife Glenayre Realty - Mission, BC

O.K., now you've got my curiosity up and I've got to spend time looking this up.

Feb 24, 2009 02:17 AM
Debi Boucher
Real Estate Showcase Photography - Woodland Park, CO
"Realtor Showcase" - Real Estate Photography/Virtual Tours

Hi Terry! Let me know when you do!

Feb 24, 2009 03:02 AM
Linda Bourgault
lulugraphix-creative photography & fine art - Flower Mound, TX

Hi Debi—The formal use of pajero means Argentine mountain cat which Mitusbishi intended, but someone in the copywriting room overlooked the slang version of the word! It was embarrassing for Spanish speaking communities. I won't reveal the slang meaning since this is generally a GP audience. The snail and snake tidbits had me ROFLOLing. Like you I absorb trivial information like a sponge - love it! Have a great day!

Feb 25, 2009 06:18 AM
Debi Boucher
Real Estate Showcase Photography - Woodland Park, CO
"Realtor Showcase" - Real Estate Photography/Virtual Tours

Linda! Thanks for the updated info! I love this trivia stuff too - problem is, half of them I forget to share at parties! LOL

Debi

 

Feb 25, 2009 09:09 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

Debi - I knew about the Pajero (having owned a Montero once upon a time)...

Did you know that Chevrolet did the same thing, marketing the Chevy Nova in central America... not realizing that No Va, in Spanish means "Doesn't GO"... No-Va!.  Their sales were NOT spectacular.

Most of the international corporations put a great deal of money and effort into making sure that names work internationally now.  Kinda makes you understand why some companies use alpha-numerical names (Jaguar XJ-8, Mercedes 300, Acura TL, RL)

Feb 26, 2009 12:20 AM
Debi Boucher
Real Estate Showcase Photography - Woodland Park, CO
"Realtor Showcase" - Real Estate Photography/Virtual Tours

Alan, I did not know that! Doesn't go - priceless! Ah, using alpha numerical names is a cop out - Where's the fun in that? LOL

Debi

Feb 26, 2009 02:30 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home is where the hearth is.

I know... Debi... I much prefer cars with names like Cougar, Mustang, Camero, Diablo, Testarosa, and the like.... but I wouldn't turn my back on an f430 or an S-600 either.

Feb 26, 2009 02:42 AM
Debi Boucher
Real Estate Showcase Photography - Woodland Park, CO
"Realtor Showcase" - Real Estate Photography/Virtual Tours

Alan, Yes. Well. Good point. Just because they don't have names we can get a good laugh out of, doesn't cross them off the list...

Debi

Feb 26, 2009 02:58 AM
Craig Rutman
Helping people in transition - Cary, NC
Raleigh, Cary, Apex area Realtor

Great stuff Debi!

Now I have even more useless knowledge clogging up my brain!

Oh, by the way, this gives a little more in depth clarification of one of your little factoids.....

Clarification

Mar 04, 2009 10:05 AM
Debi Boucher
Real Estate Showcase Photography - Woodland Park, CO
"Realtor Showcase" - Real Estate Photography/Virtual Tours

OMG!!!! I am literally ROLLING with this one, Craig! Hysterical clarification, thanks! BTW, I'm guessing there might be plenty of room up there for more useless knowledge...hmmmm. just a guess tho....LOL

Debi

Mar 04, 2009 01:17 PM
Craig Rutman
Helping people in transition - Cary, NC
Raleigh, Cary, Apex area Realtor

Oh Debi, I still have a little room for some more useless factoids.....not much, but definitely a little!

And how scary funny was that guy in the video? When I came across that, I was rolling too!

 

Mar 04, 2009 01:36 PM
Debi Boucher
Real Estate Showcase Photography - Woodland Park, CO
"Realtor Showcase" - Real Estate Photography/Virtual Tours

OK, Craig. One day soon I'll come up with a few more for you! Loved the video! The first frame, you know, the one with the title? LOL Thought I would die!

Debi

Mar 04, 2009 02:07 PM