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ice cream girl

03-12-2002, 10:41 AM

Just a little bit of trivia... i come across these little tidbits everyday and always forget them... post your trivia here it's always interesting to read... Here are just a few to start...
Did you know...
in the state of Florida
It's illegal to paint an elephant with purple polkadots...........

Dogs can't see in color...but can dream in color.........

Your foots as big as your elbow to your wrist (Pretty Woman)

God put me on this earth to do a certain number of things right... now i'm so far behind, i'll never die.

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Prince Neptune

03-12-2002, 10:53 AM

How could anyone determine if a dog could dream in color and if a dog doesn't see in color how could it possiblly dream in color? If dogs don't see color that would mean they have no perception of it doesn't it?

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BrandonKattel

03-12-2002, 10:57 AM

did you know.....

all polar bears are left handed.

women blink nearly twice as much as men.

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.

ice cream girl

03-12-2002, 10:58 AM

upon extensive testing it has been determined that a dog IS capable of dreaming in color just not seeing in color..... it's just one of those unexplainable things

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Big Jim

03-12-2002, 11:16 AM

some scientists have way too much time on their hands to figure that shit out. Oh yeah, AIDS has no cure, but those damned dogs can dream of every color in the goddamn spectrum. What is wrong with this picture?

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IrishAlkey

03-12-2002, 11:40 AM

What is wrong with this picture?

Lance is fanatasizing about you. Oh, you were talking about the whole dog/dream thing. Nevermind. =)

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Zipgun

03-12-2002, 01:35 PM

"Sequoia" is the only word in the English language that uses all the vowels.

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Gvac

03-12-2002, 01:55 PM

"Sequoia" is the only word in the English language that uses all the vowels.
Don't know where you heard that, Skid, but it's not true. In fact, there's a word that uses all of them in order....

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reeshy

03-12-2002, 01:59 PM

Did you know that Reeshy can make any woman come forever?

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seagullbeagle

03-12-2002, 02:09 PM

did you know that a "sequoia" tree is the largest living thing on earth?
the general sherman tree in sequoia national park in 52,500 cubic feet of living wood.

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F1Gm3nT

03-12-2002, 02:47 PM

did you know that there was a a thread like thsi started a long time ago
fig fact

oh yeah
FiGGy Fact: did you know that 1 pound is equal to 2.2 kilos
sorry kinda stressed and the only figgy fact i could think of

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Poison Ivy

03-12-2002, 03:13 PM

What is wrong with this picture?

Lance is fanatasizing about you.

I thought it was the fact that Alkey knew the guy's name :p Fag!

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windowlck

03-12-2002, 03:16 PM

DID YOU KNOW......that 2 tablespoons of RANCH dressing has the same amount of saturated fat as 11.5 Strips of Bacon...

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Zipgun

03-12-2002, 03:51 PM

Ok, so maybe I shouldn't have said "only".

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HordeKing1

03-12-2002, 04:03 PM

I hate to disillusion anyone, but dogs do see in color.

This was discussed at length in a 1995 article entitled, "Vision in dogs", by Paul E. Miller, DVM and Christopher J. Murphy, DVM, and published in the Journal of the Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA, vol. 207, no. 12, pp. 1623-1634, Dec. 15, 1995).

Unsophisticated studies performed years ago concluded that dogs don't see color. However, more recent, better controlled, and methodologically accurate studies indicate that "dogs do possess and use color vision, but not to the same degree that humans do. The photoreceptor used for color vision is the cone, and there are cones present in the canine retina. However, they are present in low numbers, comprising less than 10% of the total photoreceptor population in the central area of the retina, as opposed to the human retina which consists of nearly 100% cones in the fovea. Two distinct type of cones appear to be present in the canine retina. One type is maximally sensitive to light in the wavelength that appears violet to people, and the other type is maximally sensitive to light in the wavelength that appears yellow-green to people. Thus, it appears that the visual spectrum of color in dogs is divided into two hues; one in the violet and blue-violet range, probably appearing as blue, and the other in the greenish-yellow, yellow, and red range, which is probably seen as yellow. Light that appears blue-green to people probably appears as white or shades of gray to dogs. Dogs are unable to differentiate colors that appear as green, yellow-green, orange or red to people, and are unable to differentiate greenish-blue from gray. This is similar to people who are red-green color blind. However, one study indicates that dogs are better able to differentiate between subtle shades of gray than people, which would be advantageous in increasing visual discrimination in low light conditions, where insufficient light is available to stimulate cones. "

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FUNKMAN

03-12-2002, 07:17 PM

i posted this not too long ago but it really struck me as unique...

the banana slug( a long bright yellow slug) has both female and male sex organs...
After they mate they proceed to chew each others penis off...

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F1Gm3nT

03-12-2002, 08:31 PM

ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS!!! HORD KING IS THE KING OF ALL FACTS!!!!
I BOW BEFORE YOU A GENTELMAN AND A SCHOLAR SIR

btw Figgy Fat... USA's Friendly against Ecuador was their first ever win over Ecuador in History
in Ecuador's defense I would like to point out the fact that they only use 4 of their main players... rest of them never heard of em
BONUS FIGGY FACT!!!
this world cup is the first one in history for Ecuador
this year is also the first time in history that Ecuador has ever beat brazil... beat them in the qualifing round

I hope that some of my figgy facts help you out at all your greatness

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The Blowhard

03-12-2002, 08:58 PM

>Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 >feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the >flush. > >The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for >blood plasma. > >No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times. > >Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes. > >You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. > >Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or >older. > >The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum. > >The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache > >A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first >flight. > >American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating 1 olive from >each salad served in first-class. > >Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. > >Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the >morning. > >The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets. > >Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin. > >The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. > >Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. > >Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of >the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined. > >Marilyn Monroe had six toes. > >All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being >seen wearing them in public. > >Walt Disney was afraid of mice. > >Pearls melt in vinegar. > >Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are >already married. > >The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca >Cola, and Budweiser, in that order. > >It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but not downstairs. > >A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why. > >The reason firehouses had circular stairways is from the days when >the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on >the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases. > >Richard Millhouse Nixon was the first US president whose name >contains all the letters from the word

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seagullbeagle

03-12-2002, 09:05 PM

5, 6, 7, damn he's right it wont fold any more.....

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cheezeemee

03-13-2002, 04:36 AM

FACT: Ecuadorean soccer players do not see or dream in color!
FACT: McDonalds fries are not vegetables!
FACT: It is legal for a male in West Virginia to have sex with an animal as long as it does not exceed 40 lbs.
FACT: I'm on crack!

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erinmoran

03-13-2002, 05:08 AM

The original Tv Superman starredGeorge Reeves

The original Superboy tv show starred Gerard Christoper

The Superman movies starred Christopher Reeves

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F1Gm3nT

03-13-2002, 05:45 AM

FACT: Ecuadorean soccer players do not see or dream in color!

WTF?!??! wtf is that supposed to mean?

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ice cream girl

03-13-2002, 10:29 AM

in 10 years, your mattress will more than double its weight due to dust mites(tiny microrganisms) that cannot be seen by the human eye.

The youngest person to ever "fall victim" to Capital Punishment was a 12 year old girl who killed a 5 year old boy over a basket of strawberries they were picking....

Anne Rice (famous author) became famous after she wrote a book about an unsolved murder... in the interem, she befriended a man who she started to spend a great deal of time with.... it was the killer ... Ted Bundy......

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chefpitt

03-13-2002, 11:11 AM

POPCORN
Americans consume 63 quarts per man, woman and child each year. Approximately 70 percent of that is purchased at retail stores in both raw and popped form, and eaten at home.

cheezeemee

03-13-2002, 11:27 AM

WTF?!??! wtf is that supposed to mean?

Forgive a guy for trying to be cheezee. Whew! I'm glad I got that cleared up! LOL

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