July 2010
Your hair and fingernails do not keep growing after you die.
It’s actually all an illusion. When we die and decay, our flesh dries. Our skin pulls back, away from our hair and nails. Our nails stay the same length, but they appear to grow because the flesh around them (fingers, toes) are actually shrinking.
In funeral homes, they sometimes moisturize the dead bodies to slow down this...
In 2006, “A History of Violence” was the last movie to ever be released on VHS (video cassette).
Even Be Kind Rewind, a movie about a video store that refuses to switch from VHS to DVDs wasn’t even available on VHS. source)
You can use your headphones as a microphone!
Just plug them in you mic input, and say something in them. It really works!
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If two pieces of metal touch in space, they get stuck together PERMANENTLY.
The oxygen on Earth keeps this from happening. On the outside of all metal there’s a layer of oxidized metal that prevents metal from sticking together.
In space, there is no oxidation layer. When pieces of metal come into contact with each other in space, they stick together to become one continuous piece of...
1 in 12 people have sex in their sleep. It’s called “sexsomnia”.
Men account for 3 quarters of all sexsomniacs. In Britain, sexsomnia has been used as a defense for a defendant’s actions.
The range of sexual activities that can happen during sleep can range from masturbation, sex, and even crimes like sexual assault and rape!
In some cases, sexsomniacs are actually...
The owner of Victoria’s Secret is a man.
Roy Raymond created the store in 1977. He started the chain with $80,000 in borrowed money. It earned $500,000 in its first year.
He was found dead in San Francisco by the Coast Guard. He killed himself.
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The Pokemon Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan are based off of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.
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Someone paid $5200 for Marilyn Monroe’s bra in the film Some Like It Hot.
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Michael Jackson has two stars on the Hollywood walk of fame, one for himself, and one for The Jackson Five.
Other musicians with two stars on the walk of fame are Diana Ross (for her solo career and as a member of The Supremes) and Smokey Robinson (for his solo work and as part of The Miracles).
John, George, and Ringo each have two for their solo work and as part of the Beatles. Paul was...
Chocolate can help you live longer.
Chocolate has antioxidants that can protect you against heart disease. Dark chocolate has 8 times the amount of antioxidants than strawberries. The flavonoids help relax blood pressure by producing nitric oxide.
A small bar of dark chocolate every day can help lower your blood pressure and cholesterol. Chocolate also has serotonin which acts as an...
Teddy bears and other toys kill more people than REAL bears.
In the last 89 years 82 Americans have been killed by bears. Compare that to the 22 deaths caused by toys like teddy bears EVERY YEAR.
Children are at most risk from death from their toys. For instance, small parts in a teddy bear can be a choking hazard (like its eyes). Also, children can trip on teddy bears and fall down a flight...
A Swedish couple ran afoul of the authorities by naming their kid “Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116”. The name is pronounced “Albin”.
Under Swedish law, names have to be approved by the authorities before they can be used. Parents named their child “Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116” to protest the law. The name was rejected by authorities...
If you watch early Fresh Prince of Bel-Air you can see Will Smith’s lips moving to other characters lines.
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In 1998, more fast food employees were murdered than police officers.
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Jason Earles plays Jackson Stewart on Hannah Montana. In the show he is a teenager, but in real life the actor is 33 years old.
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Centralia, Pennsylvania is a town that’s been on fire since 1962.
The fire started with an unauthorized garbage fire that spread to the town’s coal mine. The resultant coal fire has been burning underground ever since.
There are an estimated 200 underground coal fires like the one in Centralia that are currently burning in the United States. Thousands more coal fires are burning...
Alien hand syndrome is an unusual neurological disorder, also known as “Dr. Strangelove syndrome”, whereby one of the sufferer’s hands seems to take a life of its own.
Alien hand syndrome typically results from brain trauma, after brain surgery, a brain aneurysm or a stroke. Other related conditions are foreign accent syndrome (in which people sound like they have a foreign...
Ronald Reagan appeared in over 60 films from the 1930’s to the 1960’s.
Among his more famous roles was as Notre Dame football star George Gipp in the film Knute Rockne All American. Of course, he would later become the president of the United States.
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Butt Hole Road was a street in Conisbrough, England. It became a tourist attraction because of its suggestive name. Sadly, local residents changed its name to Archers Way.
Residents of Butt Hole Road got tired of kids showing up to take inappropriate pictures by the road sign and American tourists showing up to see it. There were also delivery companies who would refuse to believe that the...
June 2010
A world cup referee will run further than the players, at 12 miles in a 90 minute match.
Pretty impressive considering that the referees can be as old as 45!
FIFA referees need to undergo fitness tests to make sure they can keep up with the games. They have to do a 40 meter sprint in under 6.2 seconds SIX TIMES IN A ROW. Then they have to run 150 meters in under 30 seconds.
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