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04-01-2010, 08:25 AM
#1
Alekz
Banned
Things you didn't know.It's funny to read and helps you to pass some time..
Thanks for reading!
Did you know????:
A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.
The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.
A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and
down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.
Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2" by 3-1/2".
During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur," a small red car can be seen
in the distance (and Heston's wearing a watch).
On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily!
(That explains a few mysteries....)
Sherlock Holmes NEVER said, "Elementary, my dear Watson."
Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per
side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.
There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange,
purple and silver.
Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space
because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them.
The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
Weatherman Willard Scott was the first Ronald McDonald.
If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will
instantly go mad and sting itself to death. (Who was the sadist who
discovered this??)
Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down
so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.
The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in
the USA."
The original name for butterfly was flutterby.
The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which
stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player
for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet.
By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot
sink into quicksand.
Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a
piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.
Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin
look-alike contest.
An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman
to take more than three steps backwards while dancing!
The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book
most often stolen from public libraries.
The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.
Bats always turn left when exiting a cave!
In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Men can read smaller print then women can; women can hear better.
It is NOT impossible to lick your elbow.
The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace.
Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
A. One thousand
Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."
It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the "honeymoon".
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them, "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down."
It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow?
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The 19 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Death*
1. After being decapitated, the average person remains conscious for an additional 15-20 seconds. Talk about a way to go.
2. Mourning your dear departed cat? You could shave your eyebrows like the ancient Egyptians used to. Then again, maybe a trip to the pet cemetery would be easier.
3. May want to rethink what you bury your loved ones in. An old wives’ tale claims that if a woman is buried wearing the color black, she’ll come back to haunt the family.
4. Speaking of preventing hauntings, yet another old wives tale led to the institution of burial wreaths. It was believed that the wreath would encircle the spirit of the dead person, thereby preventing them from returning from the grave.
5. In 1931, Henry Ford decided to preserve his friend, Thomas Edison’s last dying breath. He kept it in a bottle. Hope he put a label on that one.
6. One of the main reasons cowboys carried pistols in the 1800’s was to avoid being dragged to death by their horse. You think they could have just gotten bigger stirrups.
7. The last words spoken by Union General John Sedgewick were, “They (the Confederate soldiers) couldn’t hit an elephant from this dis…”
8. So much for the curse of good ole King Tut. Despite reports that all twenty-two people who were present at the exhumation kicked the bucket, twenty-one were still kicking ten years later.
9. If someone plans to jump off Mount Everest to commit suicide, you’ll need a lot of patience. It takes the average person 2.5 minutes to hit bottom. And we don’t want to know who timed it.
10. Here’s a job I definitely wouldn’t want to have. When Pyrenees beekeepers die, someone has to go around and splash every single one of their bees with black ink.
11. John Bowman, a tanner from Vermont believed that after his death he would be reincarnated with his pre-deceased wife and children. So, he ordered his house staff to have dinner on the table every night, just in case. They finally stopped in 1950 when the money finally dried up.
12. Think your décor is bad? Oscar Wilde’s last words were, "My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or other of us has got to go" He fought the wallpaper and the wallpaper won.
13. An old superstition stated that if the doors in the house were locked, the soul of a dying person couldn’t get out.
14. Yet another superstition warns against pointing at a funeral procession, with the dire warning that you’ll die within a month. More proof for that whole three fingers pointing back at you thing.
15. Might want to read the labels a little more carefully. Nearly 2,500 lefties are killed every year using products meant for righties. Who knew? Now, just back away from those right-handed scissors.
16. A pet-parrot caused a ruckus at President Andrew Jackson’s funeral. His crime? Swearing during the ceremony. Guess he should have given Polly just one more cracker.
17. That ballpoint pen? The one you’re chewing on? Might want to put it down. 100 people are killed every year by choking on a ballpoint pen. Which proves the old quote about the pen being mightier than the sword. At least some of the time.
18. Apparently, they really are virtually indestructible. A cockroach can reportedly live up to 9 days without its head. The only reason they finally kick over? Starvation.
19. And you thought sex appeal was the first to go. Allegedly, it’s actually your sight that goes first when you die. It’s your hearing that’s the last to go…. What was that?
If you have any facts in life or from life,feel free to post them here as well!!!Thanks!
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04-14-2010, 09:36 AM
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Alekz
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So here are some facts about Chuck Norris.Some are true.
Or are the all true?You figure it out and let me know!
1.Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he never cries..
2.Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.
3.Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs.
4.The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.
5.Chuck Norris defines love as the reluctance to murder. If you're still alive, it's because Chuck Norris loves you.
6.Chuck Norris isn't hung like a horse. Horses are hung like Chuck Norris.
7.If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can't see Chuck Norris you may be only seconds away from death.
8.Rather than being birthed like a normal child, Chuck Norris instead decided to punch his way out of his mother's womb.
9.There are no disabled people. Only people who have met Chuck Norris.
10.Chuck Norris can win a game of Monopoly without owning any property.
11.There is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures Chuck Norris allows to live.
12.In fine print on the last page of the Guinness Book of World Records it notes that all world records are held by Chuck Norris, and those listed in the book are simply the closest anyone has ever gotten.
13.Chuck Norris invented cancer because he was tired of killing people.
14.In an average living room there are 1,242 objects Chuck Norris could use to kill you, including the room itself.
15.Chuck Norris is the only man to ever defeat a brick wall in a game of tennis.
16.Chuck Norris is the reason why Waldo is hiding.
17.When Chuck Norris goes to donate blood, he declines the syringe, and instead requests a hand gun and a bucket.
18.Chuck Norris has two speeds: walk and kill.
19.When Chuck Norris jumps into a body of water, he doesn't get wet. The water gets Chuck Norris.
20.Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
21.Chuck Norris can set ants on fire with a magnifying glass. At night.
22.When Chuck Norris runs with scissors, other people get hurt.
23.When a tsunami happens, it's because Chuck Norris has been swimming laps in the ocean.
24.Chuck Norris clips his toenails with a chain saw. But he holds it backwards.
25.Chuck Norris likes his coffee like he likes his women: ground up, packed in a burlap sack, and thrown over the back of a donkey.
26.Why did the chicken cross the road? Because Chuck Norris threw it.
27.Chuck Norris' belly button is actually a power outlet.
28.Chuck Norris has a beautiful singing voice. Unfortunately, the sound of it would melt the average human brain.
29.Chuck Norris has a pet kitten – every night for a snack.
30.On his birthday, Chuck Norris blows out his candles by blinking.
31.Outer space exists because it's afraid to be on the same planet with Chuck Norris.
32.Chuck Norris graduated from school with a degree in Chuck Norris.
33.Our founding fathers originally decreed a strict separation between Chuck Norris and state. Chuck Norris eliminated them.
34.The only thing Chuck Norris fears is Chuck Norris.
35.Chuck Norris doesn't wash his clothes, he disembowels them.
36.Chuck Norris recently had the idea to sell his urine as a beverage. We know this drink as Red Bull.
37.When Chuck Norris farts, several hundred species go extinct.
Dinosaurs were around the last time Chuck Norris farted, let's hope he doesn’t fart again.
38.Chuck Norris killed Osama. Chuck Norris then went to heaven and killed him again, and his 72 virgins.
39.Chuck Norris killed Osama a long time ago. Every now and then he decends to hell and roundhouse-kicks Bin Laden back to life. He then rips off his shirt and flexes his pectorals until Osama begs to be sent back to hell.
40.NOLA? Yeah, that was Chuck Norris.
41.Chuck Norris once scissor-kicked Angela Lansbury in the face. (reply: “I believe you’re thinking of Bill Bradskey. Common mistake, however. I’ll allow it.”)
42.Chuck Norris wears a rattlesnake for a belt, and the large intestines of a polar bear for boxer shorts.
43.“You know what? Chuck Norris fights like a sissy. Hang on, there’s someone at the do—”
44.When Chuck Norris leaves the US, the terror alert is raised 2 colors.
45.Chuck Norris roundhouse kicks puppies just to see the kids’ reactions.
46.A young man once had the nerve to go up to Chuck Norris and and tell him a roundhouse kick to the face was not the best way to kill a man. This has been recorded by historians as the worst mistake anyone has ever made.
47.Chuck Norris built a time machine and went back in time to stop the JFK assassination. As Oswald shot, Chuck met all three bullets with his beard, deflecting them. JFK’s head exploded out of sheer amazement.
48.Chuck Norris only uses Bounty paper towels to clean up blood, that’s why every role bares his likeness.
49.Chuck Norris heard a man say, “It’s not the heat; it’s the humidity.” Chuck Norris promptly threw him into the sun.
50.Chuck Norris went as Chuck Norris for Halloween and got twice as much candy as anybody.
51.Chuck Norris is so powerful he can make a post about Chuck Norris actually funny.
52.Chuck Norris wrote this, but with a funnier headline.
Hope you liked them!
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So,here are some AMAZING things that you never knew the name of or even knew it had a name!!Check it out!!
33 Names of Things You Never Knew had Names 33 Names of Things You Never Knew had Names.
1. AGLET - The plain or ornamental covering on the end of a shoelace.
2. ARMSAYE - The armhole in clothing.
3. CHANKING - Spat-out food, such as rinds or pits.
4. COLUMELLA NASI - The bottom part of the nose between the nostrils.
5. DRAGÉES - Small beadlike pieces of candy, usually silver-coloured, used for decorating cookies, cakes and sundaes.
6. FEAT - A dangling curl of hair.
7. FERRULE - The metal band on a pencil that holds the eraser in place.
8. HARP - The small metal hoop that supports a lampshade.
9. HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER - A 64th note. (A 32nd is a demisemiquaver, and a 16th note is a semiquaver.)
10. JARNS,
11. NITTLES,
12. GRAWLIX,
13. and QUIMP - Various squiggles used to denote cussing in comic books.
14. KEEPER - The loop on a belt that keeps the end in place after it has passed through the buckle.
15. KICK or PUNT - The indentation at the bottom of some wine bottles. It gives added strength to the bottle but lessens its holding capacity.
16. LI
IPE - The long tail on a graduate's academic hood.
17. MINIMUS - The little finger or toe.
18. NEF - An ornamental stand in the shape of a ship.
19. OBDORMITION - The numbness caused by pressure on a nerve; when a limb is 'asleep'.
20. OCTOTHORPE - The symbol '#' on a telephone handset. Bell Labs' engineer Don Macpherson created the word in the 1960s by combining octo-, as in eight, with the name of one of his favourite athletes, 1912 Olympic decathlon champion Jim Thorpe.
21. OPHRYON - The space between the eyebrows on a line with the top of the eye sockets.
22. PEEN - The end of a hammer head opposite the striking face.
23. PHOSPHENES - The lights you see when you close your eyes hard. Technically the luminous impressions are due to the excitation of the retina caused by pressure on the eyeball.
24. PURLICUE - The space between the thumb and extended forefinger.
25. RASCETA - Creases on the inside of the wrist.
26. ROWEL - The revolving star on the back of a cowboy's spurs.
27. SADDLE - The rounded part on the top of a matchbook.
28. SCROOP - The rustle of silk.
29. SNORKEL BOX - A mailbox with a protruding receiver to allow people to deposit mail without leaving their cars.
30. SPRAINTS - Otter dung.
31. TANG - The projecting prong on a tool or instrument.
32. WAMBLE - Stomach rumbling.
33. ZARF - A holder for a handleless coffee cup.
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[/COLOR]I bring you:
15 Things You Never Noticed on a Dollar!
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Pull a buck from your wallet now and prepare to be amazed.
We’re serious. Did you know a dollar bill has hidden pictures, flecks of color, and mysterious symbols? And that’s just the beginning. What do all those seemingly random letters and Latin phrases mean, anyway?
The Basics: How much is a dollar worth?
The question seems simple, but the answer is quite complex. Since 1973, the dollar bill has had no value tied to it. You cannot trade in a dollar to the government for gold, silver, or any other commodity. The value of the nation's currency is related to the decree by the government that a dollar is legal tender for all debts. This means if someone attempts to pay a debt using dollars, the person being paid must accept the money or the law no longer recognizes the debt. This is important enough that the phrase is printed on every bill the government creates.
It is also vital for the nation's citizens to agree that the bills have value. If the members of a society decided that they did not believe in the currency, it would quickly be worth no more than the paper it is printed on. For the record, each bill costs the government 6.4 cents to print.
What kind of paper are the bills made from?
Bills are made from a blend of linen and cotton, which is why they don't fall apart in the wash the way paper does. If you look closely, you can see red and blue silk fibers woven throughout the bill. The threads are thought to be an anti-counterfeit measure.
Hint: Look in the white spaces on the face of the bill for little bits of the colored thread. They look like lint but you can't scratch them off!
On the face of a dollar, what does the letter inside the circular seal mean?
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The black seal with the big letter in the middle signifies the Federal Reserve bank that placed the order for the bill. A = Boston, B = New York City, C = Philadelphia, D = Cleveland, E = Richmond, Va., F = Atlanta, G = Chicago, H = St. Louis, I = Minneapolis, J = Kansas City, K = Dallas, and L = San Francisco.
The letter also corresponds to the black number that is repeated four times on the face of the bill. For example, if you have a bill from Dallas with the letter K, then the number on the bill will be 11 because K is the eleventh letter in the alphabet.
Can you find any tiny owls or spiders hidden on the front of the bill?
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Many people believe they can see a tiny owl (some say it is a spider) next to the large "1" on the upper right of the bill. If you look at the shield shape that surrounds that "1," the tiny owl rests on the top left corner.
More than likely, the markings are nothing, just a point where the webbed design of the border varies. That won't stop some people from associating the peculiar detail with Masonic symbols, or with more practical things, like anti-counterfeit measures.
The Great Seal of the United States
The green back of the dollar bill features the two sides of The Great Seal of the United States. The founding fathers approved its design in 1782. Ben Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson all had a hand in devising it. The seal provides great insight into the values of the newborn nation and, like the Constitution, provides a direct link to its formative days.
What does Annuit Coeptis mean?
The first of three Latin phrases on the back of the bill is translated as "God has favored our undertakings." Many founders, Franklin and George Washington among them, believed that God's will was behind the successful creation of the United States.
Beneath the pyramid, what does Novus Ordo Seclorum mean?
These Latin words mean "New order of the ages." Charles Thomson, a statesman involved in the design of The Great Seal of the United States, proposed the phrase to signify the beginning of what he called "the new American Era," which he said began in 1776 with the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Why is MDCCLXXVI on the bottom of the pyramid?
The letters are Roman numerals for 1776. M is 1,000, D is 500, CC is 200, L is 50, XX is 20, VI is 6. Add the numerals on the pyramid together and you get the year 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed, and when the Novus Ordo Seclorum began.
Why is there an unfinished pyramid with a glowing eye?
Thomson explained the sturdy pyramid as a symbol of "strength and duration". He did not explain its unfinished state, but many believe it signified that our nation remained unfinished. The pyramid also stops at 13 steps, the number of the original colonies.
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The "Eye of Providence" is a visual representation of the words Annuit Coeptis, and reinforces the founders' notion that God looked upon the endeavor of the new nation with favor. Many theorists mistakenly believe the symbolism of the eye is related to the Freemasons (a secret society whose members believed they were under the careful scrutiny of God), but the symbolism of the glowing eye is far older than any Freemason thinking. Scholars have traced versions of the symbol as far back as the ancient Egyptians.
What does E Pluribus Unum mean?
"Out of many, one." The 13 disparate colonies came together to form one nation.
Why a bald eagle? The founders wanted an animal native to America to be the new nation's symbol. In its talons the eagle holds arrows and olive branches, signifying war and peace.
Fun activities you and the kids can do with a dollar bill
Track your bills. Go to the website Where's George? and enter the serial number of the bill. If the bill has been in circulation long enough, you might be able to see where your bill has been as it travels from wallets to registers and back. After you enter your bills, check back later to see where they have gone.
Play dollar-bill poker. Each of you takes a dollar bill and examines the green serial numbers as if they were a hand of playing cards. Make your best poker hand and see who wins.
A thank you for the affort is always welcome!
Or are the all true?You figure it out and let me know!
1.Chuck Norris' tears cure cancer. Too bad he never cries..
2.Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.
3.Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs.
4.The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.
5.Chuck Norris defines love as the reluctance to murder. If you're still alive, it's because Chuck Norris loves you.
6.Chuck Norris isn't hung like a horse. Horses are hung like Chuck Norris.
7.If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can't see Chuck Norris you may be only seconds away from death.
8.Rather than being birthed like a normal child, Chuck Norris instead decided to punch his way out of his mother's womb.
9.There are no disabled people. Only people who have met Chuck Norris.
10.Chuck Norris can win a game of Monopoly without owning any property.
11.There is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures Chuck Norris allows to live.
12.In fine print on the last page of the Guinness Book of World Records it notes that all world records are held by Chuck Norris, and those listed in the book are simply the closest anyone has ever gotten.
13.Chuck Norris invented cancer because he was tired of killing people.
14.In an average living room there are 1,242 objects Chuck Norris could use to kill you, including the room itself.
15.Chuck Norris is the only man to ever defeat a brick wall in a game of tennis.
16.Chuck Norris is the reason why Waldo is hiding.
17.When Chuck Norris goes to donate blood, he declines the syringe, and instead requests a hand gun and a bucket.
18.Chuck Norris has two speeds: walk and kill.
19.When Chuck Norris jumps into a body of water, he doesn't get wet. The water gets Chuck Norris.
20.Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
21.Chuck Norris can set ants on fire with a magnifying glass. At night.
22.When Chuck Norris runs with scissors, other people get hurt.
23.When a tsunami happens, it's because Chuck Norris has been swimming laps in the ocean.
24.Chuck Norris clips his toenails with a chain saw. But he holds it backwards.
25.Chuck Norris likes his coffee like he likes his women: ground up, packed in a burlap sack, and thrown over the back of a donkey.
26.Why did the chicken cross the road? Because Chuck Norris threw it.
27.Chuck Norris' belly button is actually a power outlet.
28.Chuck Norris has a beautiful singing voice. Unfortunately, the sound of it would melt the average human brain.
29.Chuck Norris has a pet kitten – every night for a snack.
30.On his birthday, Chuck Norris blows out his candles by blinking.
31.Outer space exists because it's afraid to be on the same planet with Chuck Norris.
32.Chuck Norris graduated from school with a degree in Chuck Norris.
33.Our founding fathers originally decreed a strict separation between Chuck Norris and state. Chuck Norris eliminated them.
34.The only thing Chuck Norris fears is Chuck Norris.
35.Chuck Norris doesn't wash his clothes, he disembowels them.
36.Chuck Norris recently had the idea to sell his urine as a beverage. We know this drink as Red Bull.
37.When Chuck Norris farts, several hundred species go extinct.
Dinosaurs were around the last time Chuck Norris farted, let's hope he doesn’t fart again.
38.Chuck Norris killed Osama. Chuck Norris then went to heaven and killed him again, and his 72 virgins.
39.Chuck Norris killed Osama a long time ago. Every now and then he decends to hell and roundhouse-kicks Bin Laden back to life. He then rips off his shirt and flexes his pectorals until Osama begs to be sent back to hell.
40.NOLA? Yeah, that was Chuck Norris.
41.Chuck Norris once scissor-kicked Angela Lansbury in the face. (reply: “I believe you’re thinking of Bill Bradskey. Common mistake, however. I’ll allow it.”)
42.Chuck Norris wears a rattlesnake for a belt, and the large intestines of a polar bear for boxer shorts.
43.“You know what? Chuck Norris fights like a sissy. Hang on, there’s someone at the do—”
44.When Chuck Norris leaves the US, the terror alert is raised 2 colors.
45.Chuck Norris roundhouse kicks puppies just to see the kids’ reactions.
46.A young man once had the nerve to go up to Chuck Norris and and tell him a roundhouse kick to the face was not the best way to kill a man. This has been recorded by historians as the worst mistake anyone has ever made.
47.Chuck Norris built a time machine and went back in time to stop the JFK assassination. As Oswald shot, Chuck met all three bullets with his beard, deflecting them. JFK’s head exploded out of sheer amazement.
48.Chuck Norris only uses Bounty paper towels to clean up blood, that’s why every role bares his likeness.
49.Chuck Norris heard a man say, “It’s not the heat; it’s the humidity.” Chuck Norris promptly threw him into the sun.
50.Chuck Norris went as Chuck Norris for Halloween and got twice as much candy as anybody.
51.Chuck Norris is so powerful he can make a post about Chuck Norris actually funny.
52.Chuck Norris wrote this, but with a funnier headline.
Hope you liked them!
---------- Post added at 11:22 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:16 AM ----------
So,here are some AMAZING things that you never knew the name of or even knew it had a name!!Check it out!!
33 Names of Things You Never Knew had Names 33 Names of Things You Never Knew had Names.
1. AGLET - The plain or ornamental covering on the end of a shoelace.
2. ARMSAYE - The armhole in clothing.
3. CHANKING - Spat-out food, such as rinds or pits.
4. COLUMELLA NASI - The bottom part of the nose between the nostrils.
5. DRAGÉES - Small beadlike pieces of candy, usually silver-coloured, used for decorating cookies, cakes and sundaes.
6. FEAT - A dangling curl of hair.
7. FERRULE - The metal band on a pencil that holds the eraser in place.
8. HARP - The small metal hoop that supports a lampshade.
9. HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER - A 64th note. (A 32nd is a demisemiquaver, and a 16th note is a semiquaver.)
10. JARNS,
11. NITTLES,
12. GRAWLIX,
13. and QUIMP - Various squiggles used to denote cussing in comic books.
14. KEEPER - The loop on a belt that keeps the end in place after it has passed through the buckle.
15. KICK or PUNT - The indentation at the bottom of some wine bottles. It gives added strength to the bottle but lessens its holding capacity.
16. LI
IPE - The long tail on a graduate's academic hood.17. MINIMUS - The little finger or toe.
18. NEF - An ornamental stand in the shape of a ship.
19. OBDORMITION - The numbness caused by pressure on a nerve; when a limb is 'asleep'.
20. OCTOTHORPE - The symbol '#' on a telephone handset. Bell Labs' engineer Don Macpherson created the word in the 1960s by combining octo-, as in eight, with the name of one of his favourite athletes, 1912 Olympic decathlon champion Jim Thorpe.
21. OPHRYON - The space between the eyebrows on a line with the top of the eye sockets.
22. PEEN - The end of a hammer head opposite the striking face.
23. PHOSPHENES - The lights you see when you close your eyes hard. Technically the luminous impressions are due to the excitation of the retina caused by pressure on the eyeball.
24. PURLICUE - The space between the thumb and extended forefinger.
25. RASCETA - Creases on the inside of the wrist.
26. ROWEL - The revolving star on the back of a cowboy's spurs.
27. SADDLE - The rounded part on the top of a matchbook.
28. SCROOP - The rustle of silk.
29. SNORKEL BOX - A mailbox with a protruding receiver to allow people to deposit mail without leaving their cars.
30. SPRAINTS - Otter dung.
31. TANG - The projecting prong on a tool or instrument.
32. WAMBLE - Stomach rumbling.
33. ZARF - A holder for a handleless coffee cup.
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[/COLOR]I bring you:
15 Things You Never Noticed on a Dollar!
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Pull a buck from your wallet now and prepare to be amazed.
We’re serious. Did you know a dollar bill has hidden pictures, flecks of color, and mysterious symbols? And that’s just the beginning. What do all those seemingly random letters and Latin phrases mean, anyway?
The Basics: How much is a dollar worth?
The question seems simple, but the answer is quite complex. Since 1973, the dollar bill has had no value tied to it. You cannot trade in a dollar to the government for gold, silver, or any other commodity. The value of the nation's currency is related to the decree by the government that a dollar is legal tender for all debts. This means if someone attempts to pay a debt using dollars, the person being paid must accept the money or the law no longer recognizes the debt. This is important enough that the phrase is printed on every bill the government creates.
It is also vital for the nation's citizens to agree that the bills have value. If the members of a society decided that they did not believe in the currency, it would quickly be worth no more than the paper it is printed on. For the record, each bill costs the government 6.4 cents to print.
What kind of paper are the bills made from?
Bills are made from a blend of linen and cotton, which is why they don't fall apart in the wash the way paper does. If you look closely, you can see red and blue silk fibers woven throughout the bill. The threads are thought to be an anti-counterfeit measure.
Hint: Look in the white spaces on the face of the bill for little bits of the colored thread. They look like lint but you can't scratch them off!
On the face of a dollar, what does the letter inside the circular seal mean?
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The black seal with the big letter in the middle signifies the Federal Reserve bank that placed the order for the bill. A = Boston, B = New York City, C = Philadelphia, D = Cleveland, E = Richmond, Va., F = Atlanta, G = Chicago, H = St. Louis, I = Minneapolis, J = Kansas City, K = Dallas, and L = San Francisco.
The letter also corresponds to the black number that is repeated four times on the face of the bill. For example, if you have a bill from Dallas with the letter K, then the number on the bill will be 11 because K is the eleventh letter in the alphabet.
Can you find any tiny owls or spiders hidden on the front of the bill?
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Many people believe they can see a tiny owl (some say it is a spider) next to the large "1" on the upper right of the bill. If you look at the shield shape that surrounds that "1," the tiny owl rests on the top left corner.
More than likely, the markings are nothing, just a point where the webbed design of the border varies. That won't stop some people from associating the peculiar detail with Masonic symbols, or with more practical things, like anti-counterfeit measures.
The Great Seal of the United States
The green back of the dollar bill features the two sides of The Great Seal of the United States. The founding fathers approved its design in 1782. Ben Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson all had a hand in devising it. The seal provides great insight into the values of the newborn nation and, like the Constitution, provides a direct link to its formative days.
What does Annuit Coeptis mean?
The first of three Latin phrases on the back of the bill is translated as "God has favored our undertakings." Many founders, Franklin and George Washington among them, believed that God's will was behind the successful creation of the United States.
Beneath the pyramid, what does Novus Ordo Seclorum mean?
These Latin words mean "New order of the ages." Charles Thomson, a statesman involved in the design of The Great Seal of the United States, proposed the phrase to signify the beginning of what he called "the new American Era," which he said began in 1776 with the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Why is MDCCLXXVI on the bottom of the pyramid?
The letters are Roman numerals for 1776. M is 1,000, D is 500, CC is 200, L is 50, XX is 20, VI is 6. Add the numerals on the pyramid together and you get the year 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed, and when the Novus Ordo Seclorum began.
Why is there an unfinished pyramid with a glowing eye?
Thomson explained the sturdy pyramid as a symbol of "strength and duration". He did not explain its unfinished state, but many believe it signified that our nation remained unfinished. The pyramid also stops at 13 steps, the number of the original colonies.
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The "Eye of Providence" is a visual representation of the words Annuit Coeptis, and reinforces the founders' notion that God looked upon the endeavor of the new nation with favor. Many theorists mistakenly believe the symbolism of the eye is related to the Freemasons (a secret society whose members believed they were under the careful scrutiny of God), but the symbolism of the glowing eye is far older than any Freemason thinking. Scholars have traced versions of the symbol as far back as the ancient Egyptians.
What does E Pluribus Unum mean?
"Out of many, one." The 13 disparate colonies came together to form one nation.
Why a bald eagle? The founders wanted an animal native to America to be the new nation's symbol. In its talons the eagle holds arrows and olive branches, signifying war and peace.
Fun activities you and the kids can do with a dollar bill
Track your bills. Go to the website Where's George? and enter the serial number of the bill. If the bill has been in circulation long enough, you might be able to see where your bill has been as it travels from wallets to registers and back. After you enter your bills, check back later to see where they have gone.
Play dollar-bill poker. Each of you takes a dollar bill and examines the green serial numbers as if they were a hand of playing cards. Make your best poker hand and see who wins.
A thank you for the affort is always welcome!
04-15-2010, 07:38 AM
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Alekz
Banned
Originally posted by dApo
... and now Im more interesting ^^
Thankz for that.
Thankz for that.
You are most welcome!
I've added some more if you're up for it!
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Originally posted by kapitali
WOW, death facts are crazy, I love to read about stuff I didnt know
Yeah,it's cool and sounds interesting at party's!:cool:
Btw,i've added a few more if you're up for it!
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Originally posted by kapitali
WOW, death facts are crazy, I love to read about stuff I didnt know
Yeah,it's cool and sounds interesting at party's!:cool:
Btw,i've added a few more if you're up for it!
Check it out!!
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Originally posted by Cpt.S
Wow, Some stuff there is interesting
Yeah it is!
I've updated the site!New facts! Check it out!
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Originally posted by Favo
Nice, some of these were interesting.
I've added more if you like to read some more!
04-16-2010, 06:41 AM
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Shadow_Killer
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04-16-2010, 07:53 AM
#28
Alekz
Banned
Originally posted by Killer
It is impossible to lick your elbow. <<<< That Fact is Not true! Some people can lick there Elbows! i remember when i was in 7th grade and my friend said is it impossible to like your own elbows? so i tryed it and i said ya i think it is. and he said no Watch me! and he licked his elbow!
Haha,i know some people can do the most impossible things!
And licking their elbows is one of those things!
And especially for you i have corrected it!
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Originally posted by Cpt.S
Wow, Some stuff there is interesting
I even found this fact that you would like:
Sherlock Holmes NEVER said, "Elementary, my dear Watson."
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