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    Default The Fun Fact Thread...

    Post interesting facts about anything.

    -A GTP race car produced 10,000lbs of downforce at 200mph.

    ..... :boobies:

    Waits for thread to fail. lolol

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    I read this today: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...misconceptions

    quite informative actually.

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    ^Wow that's pretty cool lol.

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    People ALWAYS fight with me on this:

    -Shaving does not cause hair to grow back thicker or coarser. This belief is due to the fact that hair that has never been cut has a tapered end, whereas, after cutting, there is no taper. Thus, it appears thicker, and feels coarser due to the sharper, unworn edges.

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    Highest g-forces survived by humans

    Voluntary
    Colonel John Stapp in 1954 sustained 46.2 g in a rocket sled, while conducting research on the effects of human deceleration.


    Involuntary

    Formula One racing car driver David Purley survived an estimated 179.8 g in 1977 when he decelerated from 173 km/h (108 mph) to rest over a distance of 66 cm (26 inches) after his throttle got stuck wide open and he hit a wall.

    Indy Car driver Kenny Bräck crashed on lap 188 of the 2003 race at Texas Motor Speedway. Bräck and Tomas Scheckter touched wheels, sending Bräck into the air at 200+ mph, hitting a steel support beam for the catch fencing. According to Bräck's site his car recorded 214 g.

    According to the FIA, Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber experienced 75 g during his 2007 Canadian Grand Prix crash.

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    ^Good stuff! CRAZY numbers.

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    Takes 3lbs of pressure to bust a nut. Not in the good way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EJ25RUN

    Thats really cool.

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    i like this thread
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    Barnacles have the longest penis in the animal kingdom in proportion to their body length: it is 40 times bigger than the animal's body.

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    Takes 7lbs of pressure to rip the human ear.

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    For the Year 2008, the actual cost of the gifts in the Twelve Days of Christmas is as follows:

    * One Partridge in a Pear Tree: $219.99 - up 33.3% as opposed to 2007's rise of just 13.8%.

    * Two Turtle Doves: $55.00 now for the pair, up 33.3%.

    * Three French Hens: $30.00 in total - down by a whopping $15.00 on the full set of 3

    * Four Calling Birds: $599.96 - $149.99 each, stable

    * Five Gold Rings: $349.95 - after a 11.4% decrease.

    * Six Geese-a-Laying: $240.00 - down $120 on 2007.

    * Seven Swans-a-Swimming: $5,600.00 - $1,400 more this year with a 33.3% increase

    * Eight Maids-a-Milking: $52.40 in total, up 12%.

    * Nine Ladies Dancing: $4,759.00 - still steady at $528.80 each.

    * Ten Lords-a-Leaping: $4,413.61 - up only 3%.

    * Eleven Pipers Piping: $2,284.80 - up 3.2%.

    * Twelve Drummers Drumming: $2,475.20 – up 3.2%.

    The grand total of the song for this year - up 8.1% on the previous year's amount of $19,507.25, now stands at $21,080.10.

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    BMW's logo is not meant to symbolize a plane's propeller but just the Bavarian flag.


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    The average human fart is 11.4 psi.

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    The world's biggest living thing is a mushroom in Oregon. Which stretches 3.5 miles.
    http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...6/ai_n14338782
    I remembered this fact from Earl's grey tea cap. Pretty neat!

    A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

    There are almost twice as many species of butterflies in the world as there are birds.

    The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was albino.

    It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.

    Pearls melt in vinegar.

    Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands.

    No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple.

    Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.

    Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

    The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.

    Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

    Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

    Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them.

    Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?
    A. Conception.

    In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a baby, they got consent of the King. The King gave them a placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had F.*.*.*. (Fornication Under Consent of the King) on it. Now you know where that came from.

    Got all of them from here: http://toottoot.com/map.htm#edu

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    Baby J gets more pussy on accident than most people get on purpose.
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    Ninja Facts:

    1. Ninjas are mammals.
    2. Ninjas fight ALL the time.
    3. The purpose of the ninja is to flip out and kill people.

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    Last 2 post ruined it.
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    At full speed a formula 1 race car produces enough down force to drive upside down in a tunnel. (assuming it can get into position)
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    a f1 car produces 1g of braking by aerodynamics alone when the driver lets off the gas.

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    When a NHRA dragster pulls out its parachute, the driver can recieve an injury such as.. Retinal detachment (where the retina peels away from its underlying layer of support tissue).

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    A new F150 is sold every 34 seconds.
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    the average person eats 8 spiders per year

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    Gangster shit is hereditary.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JDMBrian

    No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple.


    nope

    Orange Rhymes with Door Hinge
    even though its Two words it counts, i asked an English teacher

    Lurking

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    Quote Originally Posted by 03RCode
    A new F150 is sold every 34 seconds.
    Still? lol

    Some good stuff in here!

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    Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten.

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    The Paomnnehal Pweor Of The Hmuan Mnid.
    Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch as Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
    it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are,
    the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.
    The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm.
    Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
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    ^When I first started reading that I double glanced thinking you couldn't spell...weird stuff lol that's cool.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EJ25RUN
    BMW's logo is not meant to symbolize a plane's propeller but just the Bavarian flag.

    since we are on that subject. the four rings on audis is to symbolize the four car companies that got together to form audi. thought id share

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    lol WTF!
    Quote Originally Posted by bowdown201
    The Paomnnehal Pweor Of The Hmuan Mnid.
    Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch as Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
    it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are,
    the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae.
    The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm.
    Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by simontibbett
    ^When I first started reading that I double glanced thinking you couldn't spell...weird stuff lol that's cool.
    lol me too, but then i fig out what he was doing

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    Quote Originally Posted by ATL_EG
    the average person eats 8 spiders per year

    Please go into further detail about this.
    Where did you find it?
    I hate spiders and I want to know what to do to avoid this....lmao

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast-Tech
    Please go into further detail about this.
    Where did you find it?
    I hate spiders and I want to know what to do to avoid this....lmao
    Happens in your sleep, no bullshit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast-Tech
    Please go into further detail about this.
    Where did you find it?
    I hate spiders and I want to know what to do to avoid this....lmao
    dont sleep

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