Random Facts

[Pariah]

Lets see if this works =/
You just need to post a random fact related to the one above you; for example:

User A:Odontophobia is the fear of teeth
User B:Sharks have at least 40 sets of teeth in their life time
User C:Sharks do not have a single bone in their bodies.
and so on, sounds interesting hah?

I'll start, following the ^example:

Your thigh bone is stronger than concrete.

 

[AlexK2013]

Chickens cannot burp

 

[Zenax]

Dogs cannot cough.

 

[AlexandraTheZoroark]

Birds have only 1 layer of skin.

 

[Oswin]

The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
Racecar spelt backwards is racecar.

 

[Serperiority]

The highest speed limit in the United States is 80 MPH in rural west Texas.

 

[AlexK2013]

Did any of you guys know that Capcom made its own video game system at one point in the mid-1990s?

 

[Peppermint Phoenix]

There is anti matter in potassium 40 in bananas but to get enough anti matter to blow up a city you might as well crush the city with bananas.

 

[Pariah]

In Uganda, bananas are such a big part of the diet that the same word, matooke, is used for both "food" and "banana."

 

[DracoMan]

The Spanish word esposas means both "wives" and "handcuffs."

 

[Pariah]

A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn’t give her coffee.

 

[Flareth]

Apparently, coffee was banned in Ottoman Turkey at some point during the 17th century.

 

[Peppermint Phoenix]

Finnland has yet to have 100 year of being a country

 

[Pastellorama]

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is a fear of long words.

 

[Peppermint Phoenix]

There is more english speakers in China than in the USA

 

[Pastellorama]

Apricots have more potassium than banana's--in fact, banana's are one of the lowest potassium you'll find when looking at a list of foods high in potassium.

 

[mini-chan]

The only primate with a nicitating membrane is Calabar angwantibo.

 

[Pariah]

Monkeys peel their bananas and do not eat the skins

 

[Zenax]

Elephants can't jump.

 

[Kokoro]

Thousands of coconuts were harvested at the filming locations for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides for concerns of them falling on the filming crew and actors. They were given away to locals.