penguins have a special organ above their eye that converts saltwater into freshwater.yes its true:D

#1
Painter and Writer Branwell Brontë died standing up, leaning against the Mantel to prove it could be done.

I can\'t find anything to verify it, but I remember hearing this from a very reliable source and I\'ve loved it as a random fact ever since.

#2
Baby three toed sloths are so inept, they are known to often grab their own arms or legs in place of branches, and fall to the ground due to being completly unsupported.

Did you know...

• ...that some species of turtle are remarkably resistant to centrifugal force, and can reach upwards of 5000 rpm before their wee little flippers fall off?
  
• ...that Redundancy is the use of superfluous text, speech, or items, repetitive text, speech, or items, that is more than what is required or is superfluous, repetitive, or more than required?
  

I have 2 random facts: What goes up must come down.

The bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Its called gravity people, gravity.

if your stung by something your allergic to...GO SEE A DOCTOR WHY ARE YOU READING THIS YOU NEED TO GET SOMETHING FOR YOUR ALLERGIES!!!!

Did you know:

That with the exeption of \"Shawn of the Dead\" You never really see zombies in wheelchairs?

That Grand Daddy Long Leg Spiders CAN bite humans!? Humans aren\'t affected by the poison they secrete! Oh... and if you think I\'m wrong for any reason, consider the following: I used to catch these spiders when I was younger. One day shortley after catching one, it crouched down on my hand and I felt a stinging sensation where the spider just was. I didn\'t die, as the myth says, because I\'m here right now aren\'t I?

Not only that, but the Myth Busters de-bunked it as well:D

Fact: Daddy Long Legs are not spiders, they are relatives of aphids.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddy_long-legs_spider
This says they\'re spiders, but that picture doesn\'t look like what I normally see as a daddy long-legs... The article also says that some species of daddy long-legs invade the webs of other spiders, and vibrate the web to imitate prey. When the web owner runs over, the long-legs eats it.

[Edited on 10-3-2006 by Shadowfire]

[quote]Originally posted by FlareMan
[quote]Originally posted by Shadowfire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddy_long-legs_spider
This says they\'re spiders, but that picture doesn\'t look like what I normally see as a daddy long-legs... The article also says that some species of daddy long-legs invade the webs of other spiders, and vibrate the web to imitate prey. When the web owner runs over, the long-legs eats it.

[Edited on 10-3-2006 by Shadowfire] [/quote]

Hmm, maybe a different species of Long-Legs...

I know we have some here in Texas, and they have NO ABDOMENS.

Also, I heard Daddy Longlegs has potentially more powerful venom than the Black Widow, the only problem is their fangs aren\'t strong or long enough to even puncture one layer of human skin. Xp So we\'re pretty much safe unless we squish them into an open wound or eat them... [/quote]
They debunked that on mythbusters. A daddy long-leg DOES have fangs powerful enough to bite... you just barely feel it, and they are hesitant to attack. Also, the venom is totally harmless to human beings. Scientists actually tested the effects of black widow venom and long-legs venom on mice... the long-legs mice showed absolutely no adverse reaction. The black widow mice died.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opiliones

That\'s a \"real\" Daddy Long legs.

Ok no more about daddy long-legs.

Fact: Daddy Long Legs\' legs can twitch up to a full hour once pulled off the body.

thats a mosquito!!!

No, it\'s a Crane Fly. :o They are harmless! They look like giant mosquitos and I have never heard them be called Daddy Longlegs personally..

FACT: you people like bugs.
:P:P

Sorry for \"bumping\" this.

[Edited on 14-3-2006 by django]

Fact: Lysol kills 99.9% of germs.

fact:my dad just saved a bunch of money by switching his car insurance to geico

i\'m serious

Fact: PeTA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) kills more than two thirds of all animals brought to its headquarters, whether they are sick or not. Some of their members have also been charged with animal cruelty for euthanizing healthy puppies, and dumping their bodies by the dozens into dumpsters.

[quote]Originally posted by django
FACT: you people like bugs.
:P:P

Sorry for \"bumping\" this.

[Edited on 14-3-2006 by django] [/quote]
if this post you think was bumping then why?

Mine was more of a bump than his.

Did you know...

• ...that people in New York change careers as often as their underwear?
  
• ...that people in New York don\'t change their underwear?
  
• ...that people in New York don\'t know the difference between software and underwear?
  
• ...that with the release of the limited editions of Spy vs. Spy and 3 Stooges, an outbreak of people having pianos dropped on them, being rolled over by steamrollers and encountering other bizarre incidents occurred? The next day, however, all of the victims were inexplicably unharmed.
  

Bah!

Did you know...

• ...that I Can\'t Believe It\'s Not Soylent Green is actually marmoset?
  
• ...that language is believed to have first been discovered around 45,000,000 BC when, moving rocks from one big pile of rocks to another large pile of rocks, an unnamed caveman dropped a rock on his foot and uttered the pivotal first word: “Moog”? Modern scholars have extensively studied this word and, going through all root languages, cite the modern translation of “Moog” to be “Fuck, my toe!”
  

Did you know...

random true fact:
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