Fascinating Facts and Trivia

When Montenegro gained independence from Yugoslavia, its internet domain name went from .yu to .me

In the US, there is an official Rock Paper Scissors League.

In China, the word censorship has been censored.

Nobody knows who invented the first fire hydrant because its patent was burned in a fire.

(16-12-2018 20:36 )Carl_HoneyLover Wrote:  Farts have been clocked at speeds of up to 16 km/h (10 mph)

Due to the lack of an "r" sound in Japanese, Ronald McDonald is called Donald McDonald

so don't they say "r so!" any more?

and the fire hydrant fact has already been done.... twice lol.

The logo of the Royal New Zealand air force features the kiwi, a flightless bird.

The last movie rented from Blockbuster before it closed its doors was "This Is The End"

It's a caecilian...a type of amphibian. And yes...it does...

People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze,your heart stops for a mili-second.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

Gopher snakes in Arizona are not poisonous, but when frightened they may hiss and shake their tails like rattlesnakes.

A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

It’s against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland.

If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.

(16-12-2018 20:39 )kelly1066 Wrote:  

(16-12-2018 20:36 )Carl_HoneyLover Wrote:  Farts have been clocked at speeds of up to 16 km/h (10 mph)

Due to the lack of an "r" sound in Japanese, Ronald McDonald is called Donald McDonald

so don't they say "r so!" any more?

and the fire hydrant fact has already been done.... twice lol.

What? Ah bollox...Im leaving then

There are more fake flamingos in the world than there are real ones.

All of the gold on Earth would fit into 3 Olympic sized swimming pools.