15 Things you didn't know you didn't know

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-02-25 05:17pm

Eskimos use refridgerators to keep food from freezing.
The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the alphabet.
The first toilet ever seen was on "Leave it to Beaver."
The average lifespan of a Major League baseball is 7 pitches.
A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why...
If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the greatest amount of money in coins possible without being able to make change for a dollar.
When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at a rate of 25 miles per year
The Bible has been translated into Klingon.
It is possible to lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs.
Only one person in 2 billion lives to be 116 years of age or older.
The only fifteen-letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
35% of people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
Five Jell-O flavors that flopped are celery, coffee, cola, apple, and chocolate.
In Cleveland, Ohio, it is illegal to catch mice without a hunting liscence.

Grand Admiral Thrawn · Post by **Grand Admiral Thrawn** » 2003-02-25 05:22pm

verilon wrote: [*]A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why...

IIRC a myth.

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2003-02-25 05:24pm

I knew 1, 4, 8, 9, and most of 14.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-02-25 05:24pm

verilon wrote:The Bible has been translated into Klingon.

I guess when the priest is reading it,it sounds like he`s choking on a pretzel.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-02-25 05:25pm

I knew some of those. I demand a refund.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-02-25 05:26pm

Number 5mustbe a myth. How can a sound not echo, given the right circumstances?

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-02-25 05:27pm

Howedar wrote:I knew some of those. I demand a refund.

[kicks you in the ass] There's your refund..

Oh, and I knew some of these, too.

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-02-25 05:27pm

Darth Garden Gnome wrote:Number 3 must be a myth. How can a sound not echo, given the right circumstances?

This is what I think, as well. However, it may be tested, no?

Sir Sirius · Post by **Sir Sirius** » 2003-02-25 05:31pm

verilon wrote:
The Bible has been translated into Klingon.
...

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

Ha-ha, I already knew these!

Dahak · Post by **Dahak** » 2003-02-25 05:48pm

5. *is* myth.

Larz · Post by **Larz** » 2003-02-25 05:52pm

Hmmm, Coffee Jell-O... now I'm gonna want to make some. Hmm, what fruit flavor tastes good with coffee?...

The Great Unbearded One · Post by **The Great Unbearded One** » 2003-02-25 05:58pm

Larz wrote:Hmmm, Coffee Jell-O... now I'm gonna want to make some. Hmm, what fruit flavor tastes good with coffee?...

Ummm, dunno. Cinnamon would go pretty well I guess....

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-02-25 06:06pm

I understand why coffee, chocolate, and celery Jello flopped, but why apple Jello?

Also, three percent of households have family pictures in the bathroom, and The Flintstones were the first couple to be seen sharing a bed on TV.

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-02-25 06:06pm

The Great Unbearded One wrote:
Larz wrote:Hmmm, Coffee Jell-O... now I'm gonna want to make some. Hmm, what fruit flavor tastes good with coffee?...
Ummm, dunno. Cinnamon would go pretty well I guess....

Or chocolate.

The Great Unbearded One · Post by **The Great Unbearded One** » 2003-02-25 06:12pm

That too..what about Cherry Coffee???

viperpilot · Post by **viperpilot** » 2003-02-25 06:18pm

16. the average lifespan of a regulation american football is two and a hald downs. during the super bowl it's one down. (don't ask why the dif.)

17. in ohio it's illegal to hunt whales on sundays.

The Great Unbearded One · Post by **The Great Unbearded One** » 2003-02-25 06:22pm

viperpilot wrote:17. in ohio it's illegal to hunt whales on sundays.

ROFL!!!

Post by **Zaia** » 2003-02-25 06:24pm

verilon wrote:The first toilet ever seen was on "Leave it to Beaver."

I'm sorry, but this one's completely untrue. I've never seen "Leave it to Beaver" and I've seen plenty of toilets!!

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-02-25 07:33pm

viperpilot wrote:16. the average lifespan of a regulation american football is two and a hald downs. during the super bowl it's one down. (don't ask why the dif.)

My guess would be they probably auction off every ball, perhaps for charity.

Mark S · Post by **Mark S** » 2003-02-25 07:40pm

My cat's breath smells like cat food.

irishmick79 · Post by **irishmick79** » 2003-02-25 07:43pm

1984 Detroit Tigers backup outfielder? A man named Rusty Kuntz.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-02-25 07:48pm

Darth Garden Gnome wrote:Number 5mustbe a myth. How can a sound not echo, given the right circumstances?

Once again, since I live in a semi-rural area, near a very good-sized river (the only one in the USA that flows North), I can say that while the echo of a goose's honk will bounce at least twice in the narrower areas, a duck's quack you only hear once.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-02-25 07:51pm

The Great Unbearded One wrote:
viperpilot wrote:17. in ohio it's illegal to hunt whales on sundays.
ROFL!!!

In California It is a misdemeanor to shoot any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-02-25 07:53pm

LadyTevar wrote:
Darth Garden Gnome wrote:Number 5mustbe a myth. How can a sound not echo, given the right circumstances?
Once again, since I live in a semi-rural area, near a very good-sized river (the only one in the USA that flows North), I can say that while the echo of a goose's honk will bounce at least twice in the narrower areas, a duck's quack you only hear once.

I've never noticed any strange echo effects in the canyons of the New River. It may just be that the quack of a duck doesnt have as much energy and thus you just cant hear a second echo. A goose is a larger bird.

Kelly Antilles · Post by **Kelly Antilles** » 2003-02-25 08:01pm

LadyTevar wrote: Once again, since I live in a semi-rural area, near a very good-sized river (the only one in the USA that flows North), I can say that while the echo of a goose's honk will bounce at least twice in the narrower areas, a duck's quack you only hear once.

Gee, now we can narrow down where Tevar and Nitram live.

I don't believe a duck has the capability of getting but so loud, ie, their thorax is very small.

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