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Post by Siana Blackwood on Jul 11, 2011 0:27:53 GMT -5
I don't know about everyone else, but I like collecting random bits of trivia to amaze, interest or freak out my friends. So, I'm starting a thread to share and collect them. Post strange but true stuff here!  The echidna (possibly known overseas as Australia's 'spiny ant-eater') is an extremely good swimmer. Echidnas also have thicker fur in cooler parts of Australia - the one in the picture is a Tasmanian echidna. Echidnas in warmer climates have a lot more spikes and less fur. PS - and echidnas are so cute! |
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Post by Siana Blackwood on Jul 14, 2011 9:13:52 GMT -5
According to Wikipedia, the 'writing on the wall' is this: The phrase the writing on the wall has come to signify a portent of doom—or the end of an organization or activity. To attribute to someone the ability to "read the writing on the wall" has come to signify the ability to foresee (not necessarily supernaturally) an inevitable decline and end. More: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_writing_on_the_wall |
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Post by wrampage on Jul 28, 2011 0:28:54 GMT -5
Very interesting! I look forward to more strange info O.o
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Post by Rabbit on Jul 28, 2011 20:50:51 GMT -5
Here's a weird little fact: The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was the fashion in Florance back then to shave them off.
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Post by Siana Blackwood on Aug 9, 2011 9:51:09 GMT -5
Australia's Taipan is one of the world's deadliest snakes. A single bite from this snake can potentially contain enough venom to kill 100 people.
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Post by Rabbit on Aug 10, 2011 15:42:17 GMT -5
Most lipstick contains fish scales. (This is one of the reasons I don't have a lot of makeup.)
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Post by Siana Blackwood on Sept 1, 2011 22:55:24 GMT -5
The octopus is one of the most intelligent marine creatures, with a high level of awareness of their own body and surroundings as well as the ability to think their way out of complex situations.
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Post by wolfyone on Oct 14, 2011 17:55:45 GMT -5
When geckos shed their skin, they shed even the skin over their eyeballs, and then, they eat it! How not yummy is that?
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Post by Rabbit on Oct 16, 2011 0:01:22 GMT -5
The human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds given adequate vacuuming systems.
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Post by wolfyone on Oct 16, 2011 1:47:58 GMT -5
Wow, 8.6 seconds. That is scary, and impressive. Can I ask where you found that out? It's such an odd thing to know.
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Post by Rabbit on Oct 19, 2011 4:58:07 GMT -5
Oh... nothin' *shifty eyes*
No, it was in a little obscure fact book that has since been lost. I wrote it down because I figured I might need it someday (for writing! Totally for writing.) and then promptly lost the book.
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Post by wolfyone on Oct 19, 2011 11:16:32 GMT -5
Yeah right! No seriously I'm just kidding! It's just the kind of thing writers need to know, unless you only write romance or children's books.
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