20 Utterly Pointless Facts
Ever wanted to wow your friends with how mind-bogglingly smart you are, but have never quite known enough amazing facts to tell them?
Well, worry no more because he is your chance to read 20 utterly pointless (but cool) facts which probably won't make you any smarter than you are now just by knowing them, but they are sure to amaze your buddies!
Enjoy!
Fact 1. One in twenty people have an extra rib.
Fact 2. The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is 'uncopyrightable'
Fact 3. Bruce Lee was so fast, that they actually had to slow a film down so you could see his moves.
Fact 4. 93% of all greeting cards are purchased by women.
Fact 5. 97% of all paper money in the US contains traces of cocaine.
Fact 6. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
Fact 7. You are more likely to be killed by a coconut falling on your head than by a great white shark.
Fact 8. One billion seconds is about 32 years.
Fact 9. Billie Jean by Michael Jackson was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist. The channel originally refused to play the video though because Michael was black.
Fact 10. Chewing gum has rubber as an ingredient
Fact 11. Brad Pitt is banned from entering China because of his role in Seven Years in Tibet.
Fact 12. President George W. Bush is related to all other U.S. Presidents.
Fact 13. The last thing Elvis Presley ate before he died was four scoops of ice cream and 6 chocolate chip cookies.
Fact 14. Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse, was afraid of mice.
Fact 15. The mother of the boy Michael Jackson is accused of abusing is named 'Janet Jackson' (not his sister).
Fact 16. The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump.
Fact 17. Earth is the only planet in our solar system not named after a god.
Fact 18. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Fact 19. Emus cannot walk backwards.
Fact 20. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
Fact 2. The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is 'uncopyrightable'
Fact 3. Bruce Lee was so fast, that they actually had to slow a film down so you could see his moves.
Fact 4. 93% of all greeting cards are purchased by women.
Fact 5. 97% of all paper money in the US contains traces of cocaine.
Fact 6. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
Fact 7. You are more likely to be killed by a coconut falling on your head than by a great white shark.
Fact 8. One billion seconds is about 32 years.
Fact 9. Billie Jean by Michael Jackson was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist. The channel originally refused to play the video though because Michael was black.
Fact 10. Chewing gum has rubber as an ingredient
Fact 11. Brad Pitt is banned from entering China because of his role in Seven Years in Tibet.
Fact 12. President George W. Bush is related to all other U.S. Presidents.
Fact 13. The last thing Elvis Presley ate before he died was four scoops of ice cream and 6 chocolate chip cookies.
Fact 14. Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse, was afraid of mice.
Fact 15. The mother of the boy Michael Jackson is accused of abusing is named 'Janet Jackson' (not his sister).
Fact 16. The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump.
Fact 17. Earth is the only planet in our solar system not named after a god.
Fact 18. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Fact 19. Emus cannot walk backwards.
Fact 20. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
15 Comments
haah this funny, you just made my day again!
Good to hear, and thanks. =)
poor brad pitt XD wonder what he did to offend the chinese?
I've never watched Seven Years in Tibet so I wouldn't know. Maybe he killed Jackie Chan in the movie or something. xD
1-cool :D
2-anyone really looked through the whole dictionary? -_-
3-really?
4-knew it
5-knew it
6-knew it
7-knew it(the same about a donkey hitting you)
8-sounds unbelievable :o
9-knew it
10-knew it
11-knew it
12-wow. A fair game then, really :P
13-:D A good way to die. R.I.P.
14-knew it
15-poor mother...the irony of fate
16-knew it
17-knew it
18-knew it
19-knew it
20-knew it(it's our instinct to live)
You know a lot, lol. xD I had to look up most of the facts for these.
nice
lolz, that's wicked! Love it
21. A group of unicorns is called a blessing.
22. A duck's quack doesn't echo and no one knows why.
23. Hippopotomonstrosesquippidaliophobia is the fear of long words.
Wait.....wouldn't they have the fear of the word Hippopotomonstrosesquippidaliophobia?........ XD lol
24. A group of toads is called a knot
25. You can get twice as much potassium out of a banana if you eat it twice as fast (not tested and i'm not volunteering!)
Great facts, though :P
I have an extra rib! It gets bruised and cracked really easily.
the last one is true you know. my cousin held his breath and died from it. Once he past out his broncial tubes never reopened and he died. Dont attempt it. It is said that this can happen to anybody. was not just him. In loving memory of Ryder Johonson, age 15
*is not true. oops typo