Wodahs Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 lets try this one then and see if it gets of the ground do you know a weird or random fact , and want to share it well this is the thread for you feel free to post any weird or random fact , but there is one condition it must be pg rated not 18+ so lets at least keep it clean lawyers are a strange lot Canadian lawyer Garry Hoy amazingly died in Toronto while trying to prove that the glass in the windows of a 24th floor office was unbreakable, by throwing himself against it , an act he had done twice before. It didn’t break but it did pop out of its frame and he plunged to his death. Clement Vallandigham, a 19th century US lawyer, accidentally shot himself dead while defending a murder suspect because he was trying to demonstrate that a supposed victim could have accidentally shot himself dead. He died but proved the point leading to his client’s was acquittal whilst on lawyers I accidentally broke a mirror a few days back and whilst I was settling in for seven years bad luck , I happened to mention it to a friend (who happens to be a lawyer) and well , he recons he can get it reduced to 3 years for me !! arnt they fantastic (ps this one is no random or weird fact but for fun) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodahs Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 There is a glacier called “Blood Falls” in Antarctica that regularly pours out red liquid, making it look like the ice is bleeding. (It’s actually oxidised salty water.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodahs Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 Light doesn’t necessarily travel at the speed of light. The slowest we’ve ever recorded light moving at is 38 mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohloo Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Apple cider vinegar is good for catching fruit flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodahs Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 talking fruit flies Some fruit flies are genetically resistant to getting drunk — but only if they have an inactive version of a gene scientists have named “happyhour”. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodahs Posted November 22, 2016 Author Share Posted November 22, 2016 todays totally random fact brought to you by the fire safety council In 1567, the man said to have the longest beard in the world died after he . so always act calmly ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodahs Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 another day another random fact The top of the Eiffel Tower leans away from the sun, as the metal facing the sun heats up and expands. It can move as much as 7 inches (17.78cm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodahs Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 its getting to be that time of year for some of the members here so I thought this would be a good random fact The largest snowflake ever recorded reportedly measured 15 inches across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohloo Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 its getting to be that time of year for some of the members here so I thought this would be a good random fact The largest snowflake ever recorded reportedly measured 15 inches across. WHAT THE *BLEEEEEEEEEP BLEEP BLEEEP* *Kohloo doesn't like snow* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodahs Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 *Kohloo doesn't like snow* and it never snows where wodahs is and hes going in to his summer this time of year too but its a random fact lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohloo Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 and it never snows where wodahs is and hes going in to his summer this time of year too but its a random fact lol TAKE MY SNOW GOSH DARNIT *sniffles* s-snow....it started to fall today *cries* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodahs Posted November 25, 2016 Author Share Posted November 25, 2016 Powerful earthquakes can permanently shorten the length of Earth’s day, by moving the spin of the Earth’s axis. The 2011 Japan earthquake knocked 1.8 microseconds off our days. The 2004 Sumatra quake cost us around 6.8 microseconds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodahs Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race, but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodahs Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 (edited) been a while since last so heres todays Mary Ward was a pioneering Irish female scientist who is sadly better known as the first person in history to ever be killed in a car accident – while driving with her family in their experimental “road locomotive steam engine”. If you’re a genealogist and/or fan of the BBC TV programme Dr Who, you might be interested to know that Mary Ward is the great-grandmother of the English actress, Lalla Ward, who played the part of Romana. Edited November 30, 2016 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyro Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 (edited) Although reports have been filled, there have been no evidence of bear attacks on mars. Edited November 30, 2016 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodahs Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 ok haven't had one of these in a while so here is an odd one Sigurd the Mighty, a ninth-century Norse earl of Orkney, was killed by an enemy he had beheaded several hours earlier. He’d tied the man’s head to his horse’s saddle, but while riding home one of its protruding teeth grazed his leg. He died from the infection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyro Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Did you know that high heels were designed for men? Victorian men would wear high heels as a sign of fashion and dominance, and they were highly prized amongst men. That is, until the trend of woman wearing men's clothing, where the transition of heels on men to heels on women began. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodahs Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled by feathers what a fear to have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodahs Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 ok as most of you enter in to a white Christmas and Optic me and a few others enter in to a hot summer Christmas here in Australia (also the fact that its late Friday afternoon here going on weekend) todays fact revolves around us in Australia oh and summer Australia has over 10,000 beaches. You could visit a new beach everyday for over 27 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodahs Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 todays random fact with Christmas coming up Cherophobia is the fear of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Syns Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 All hail the all mighty potato(s) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itkUhG2D7c8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Syns Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 What we eat may kill us eventually...enjoy:D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp0amk7TUZM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodahs Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 ok I haven't posted one of these for a while so ill add this one The reason the taste of artificial banana flavouring and artificial banana flavoured products doesn’t taste like bananas is because it is based on a type of banana that was wiped out by a plague in the 1950’s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belgrade_assassin Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) The fact that about HALF of all humans who have ever lived . There are about 93 billion human skeletons underneath you. Gotta love this guy... :3 Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/23lun8/i_am_michael_stevens_of_vsauce_on_youtube_ama Edited December 21, 2016 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daero Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 A 45 year old man from Brazil, João Maria de Souza, was killed when a cow fell through his roof while he was asleep and crushed him. Both his wife who was sleeping next to him and he cow were unharmed... So next time I warn you to avoid cows, you may want to follow that advice, you don't know what might happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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