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Strange But True Facts

 Dave Branson investigates the strange but trueDave Branson, our resident bookworm, digs and digs for some Strange But True Facts that will have you questioning their validity.

 

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Strange ...But So True
Written by Dave Branson   
Friday, 16 May 2008

Hi everyone....

It took some work but I came up with a bunch of strange stuff for you to gander at. Have fun and I'll have more next week.

 

A Crocodiles tongue is attached to the roof of its mouth.

A group of larks is called an exaltation.

A elephant is the heaviest of all land mammals at around 8,000 pounds.

A kangaroo can't jump unless its tail is touching the ground.

A male emperor moth can smell a female emperor moth up to 7 miles away.

A man had the hiccups for 69 years.

A millipede has 4 legs on each segment of it's body.

A mole can dig over 250 feet of tunnel in a single night.

A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana.

A noisy restaurant is 100,000 times as loud as a watch ticking. Rock Concert 1,000,000,000 times as loud. Loud headphones 10,000,000,000. Shotgun blast 1,000,000,000,000

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Strange ...But So True
Written by Dave Branson   
Tuesday, 22 April 2008

I was sitting at my desk in the house and started to google everywhere to come up with these new strange but true facts. I hope you enjoy them and keep coming back to read more.

  • The screwdriver was invented before the screw.
  • There are more beetles than any other creature in the world.
  • There are no rivers in Saudi Arabia.
  • There is a town in Texas called Ding Dong.
  • 35% of all people who use personal ads are already married.
  • Walt Disney named Mickey Mouse after Mickey Rooney. Walt dated Mickey's mom.
  • There are 4 cars and 11 light posts on the back of a ten dollar bill.
  • Smelling bananas can help you lose weight.
  • The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches.
  • Clark Gable showered more than 4 times a day.
  • Daniel Boone detested coon skin hats.
  • 4 people played Darth Vader. David Prowse was his body, James Earl Jones his voice, Sebastian Shaw was his face and there was fourth person who did the breathing.
  • Barbies measurements if she was lifesize, 39-23-33.
  • George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
  • Hummingbirds can't walk.
  • Eskimos use refrigerators to keep their food from freezing.
  • The average person falls asleep in 7 minutes.

 

 

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Strange ...But So True
Written by Dave Branson   
Saturday, 02 February 2008

....my name is Dave Branson and I live in a 110 year old house outside of Needmore Tennessee. I have a wierd interest in Strange and True Facts. These boys who started this great online newspaper asked me if I would share my collection of Strange Facts with all of you. So here you go....

Here's Some real Strange Stuff.....

The very first bomb that was dropped by the allies in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

Willard Scott was the first Ronald McDonald.

If you place just a tiny bit of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand.

Charlie chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest.

Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.

The glue on Israeli postage is certified Kosher.\

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

The first novel ever written on a typewriter was Tom Sawyer.

111,111,111, x 111,111,111 =12,345,678,987,654,321

The only food that doesn't spoil is honey.

....more later....

Last Updated ( Friday, 27 June 2008 )
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