Pointless Facts

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by iDontLikePeople2, Feb 27, 2014.

  1. Pointless Facts

    • Giraffes and rats can last longer without water than camels.

    • More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.

    • Disneyland opened in 1955.

    • A single drop of liquid contains up to 50million bacteria.

    • It is illegal to frown at cows in Bladworth, Saskatchewan.

    • There were 240 pedestrian fatalities in New York City in 1994.

    • In the 'Wizard of Oz,' Dorothy's last name is Gail. It is shown on the mail box.

    • A Kangaroo cannot walk backwards.

    • 101 Dalmatians, Peter Pan, Hercules and Mulan are the only Disney movies where both parents are present and don't die by the end of the movie.

    • Daffy Duck's middle name is "Dumas".

    • Pinocchio is Italian for "pine head".

    • Almonds are members of the peach family.

    I would post more, but my thumbs hurt...

    So yeah.️I hope you enjoyed those.


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    iBrookeWannaSlytherin
     
  2. They are really interesting Brooke, love animal facts! Can we add some??
     
  3. Feel free to post more for others to look at.️
     
  4. Giant Salamanders, which live in both Japan and China, are freakishly large compared to regular salamanders as a result of leaked radiation in rivers during the 1950's.
     
  5. Nice ? thanks for those things.
     
  6. Another random fact:

    More people die from vending MACHINES THAN FROM GUN SHOTS.

    DAMNNNN
     
  7. Fact: 15 minutes can save you 15 percent or more on your car insurance
     
  8. Pikachu was based on a Jerboa rat that lives in North African deserts. It generates an electric charge in its tail due to friction from the sand as it runs through sand storms.
     
  9. That pokemon related post doe. 
     
  10. Poliwag is also based on a real animal. The Amazonian poison dart frog's tadpoles are eaten as a delicacy among Brazilian tribes and as a result they experience hallucinations caused by the mild poison within the tadpole. It is said to cause blurred vision and a spinning sensation, hence the helix on it's body.?