The fairly interesting facts thread

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I always come across things that i never knew and heard before that shock me or make me go ''wow'' (yes i know it's cos i am thick :5: ) so thought would be fun to see what we come across from each other's facts, make them interesting not like ''Clive is gorgeous'' cos that's too obvious :14: , OK HERE WE GO


Marvin Gaye gave his father a shotgun for a christmas present and his father shot him dead with the same gun on April fool's day, 1984.
 
LOL never knew that, a mob lol do they have a weird bloke standing behind them with his hand up there backside?
 
The largest man-made structure on Earth, anyone? No, not the Great Wall of China....it's the Fresh Kills rubbish dump on Staten Island, New York of course! Almost 5 square miles in size, luckily it is no longer open for business. Hello? Anyone there? No? I'll get me coat.....
 
Lol Clive, I doubt it - in another interesting fact, didn't Rod Hull die after falling off his roof (trying to fix TV aerial) during MU v Bayern CL final - that famous night in Barcelona ©Clive Tyldesley. Or is that joust my favourite urban myth ever? ??
 
Luv these already tbh lol, that man made structure JuanPablo dude (luv saying that name again Juan Pablo arrrr) i am amazed that man mande structure in New York dumping site is never mentioned, seems to be kind of hidden away and not mentioned don't it, and as for Rod coming back as a ghost to replace his hand up them Emu's don't you bet against it, he luv'd that!!, i do hope he didn't go that way though trying to get a picture lol but i can believe it as i have had many troubles trying to get a signal myself sometimes lol

So if i see Crows i betta run ffs lol
 
I really believe this is imperative we should know this fact:-

Some turtle species can breathe through their butts (like the North American Eastern Painted Turtle
 
The Dassler brothers that founded Puma and ADIDAS were both Nazis.
 
A Shiver of Sharks or a Crash of Rhinoceros also did you know when you are told in the event of an aircrash whilst on a plane to put your head between your legs this is to preserve your teeth so you can be identified by your dental records.
 
LOL mental, so i kiss my arse goodbye when a plane i am on is about to crash so i can be identified by me teeth ffs lol, and in my head i am very greatful to know Dolphins gang rape lol
 
LOL mental, so i kiss my arse goodbye when a plane i am on is about to crash so i can be identified by me teeth ffs lol, and in my head i am very greatful to know Dolphins gang rape lol
 
ClivetheVillan - 4/9/2014 11:37

LOL mental, so i kiss my arse goodbye when a plane i am on is about to crash so i can be identified by me teeth ffs lol, and in my head i am very greatful to know Dolphins gang rape lol
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LOL if you could kiss your ass you could also perform a certain act.
 
1/ A Mexican town had a storm in 1997 where frogs fell from the sky (seriously) Brings a whole new meaning to the song 'it's raining men'

2/ You have no sense of smell when your asleep

3/ Human birth control pills work on gorillas (the mind boggles)

4/ It's a criminal offence to drive around with a dirty car in Russia (for those of you planning a holiday there)

5/ Nepal is the only flag in the world whose flag is not square or rectangular

6/ Pieces of bread were used as an eraser before rubber came into use

7/ There are about 200 times more gold in the worlds oceans than has been mined in our entire history

8/ Eskimos' have been known to use refrigerators to stop there food from freezing (the mind boggles)

9/ Crocodiles swallows tones to help them dive deep

10/ Sending an entire building through the mail, has been illegal in the U.S since 1916 when a man mailed a 40 ton brick house accross Utah to avoid high freight rates
 
KK thanks for no:2 now I know my missus is lying when she say's I woke up with pungent gas vapours.
 
If you cut of a cockroaches head it can continue to live for up to two weeks afterwards. This is due to the fact they can breath through pores on their body they will eventually starve to death.
 
Watched a programme once about a bloke who was making Cobra soup and when he picked up the severed head after lying on the bench for 20 minutes it bit him and he died.
 
SKEGGY - 4/9/2014 11:53

If you cut of a cockroaches head it can continue to live for up to two weeks afterwards. This is due to the fact they can breath through pores on their body they will eventually starve to death.
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Aren't they the only creatures that could survive a nuclear war.
 
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