December 2009
76 posts
The first ball to drop on New Year's Eve was in...
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The inventors of bubble wrap, Alfred Fielding and...
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A "blue moon" is when there are two full moons in...
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Approximately 4% of US adults are virgins.
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In the 16th century, gin was referred to as...
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Queen Victoria used a tincture of marijuana to...
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Swallowed chewing gum will not stay in your body...
That said, swallowing LOTS of gum could cause a blockage in your intestines, which means serious cramps and possible surgery. But even in that case, that gum isn’t sticking around for 7 years.
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Asked by: MoreThanJustExistence
The odds of being on a plane that is targeted by...
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A Very Merry Mailbag Monday
It’s Monday, but hopefully you don’t have school or work today. THAT MEANS AMPLE TIME TO DICK AROUND ON TUMBLR. So if you have any burning questions, ask them here and we’ll bring the truth.
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In Jamaica male/male sex is illegal, but...
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John Hanson was actually the first president of...
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The depressed area of skin under your nose and...
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You foot is the same size as the distance between...
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Cats do not taste sweetness.
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The first automobile accident in the U.S. happened...
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http:// (in web URLs) stands for Hyper Text...
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Bruce Springsteen's sister Pamela was an actress...
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Apple seeds contain trace amounts of cyanide.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but I guess you’ll see the coroner a little sooner than expected.
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Most supermarkets place their bakery areas near...
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Until a study published in 1905 by Carnegie...
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The hippopotamus is considered to be the most...
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Ferruccio Lamborghini made tractors until he went...
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Though Saint Nicholas of Myra is the inspiration...
Hope everyone who celebrates had a Merry Christmas.
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Hysteria was originally thought to only occur in...
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In addition to the four known taste sensations...
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Lego is an abbreviation of the two Danish words...
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A drinking cup used by Napoleon was made from the...
(The Most Amazing Book of Useless Facts)
He may seem like a BAMF, but he also suffered from ailurophobia, the fear of cats, so it kinda evens out.
In Greek legend, malicious creatures called...
(The Most Amazing Book of Useless Facts)
A man's testicles produce 72 million sperm a day-...
(The Most Amazing Book of Useless Facts)
I received this question in an email: "what the...
I assume you are from the west coast. Wawa is a chain of convenience store/gas stations located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Not like 7-11. Don’t you dare compare it to 7-11. The chain’s name comes from the site of the company’s first milk plant and corporate headquarters in Wawa, Pennsylvania. The name of the town is in turn derived from the Ojibwe word for...
The reason the plural of moose is moose (and not...
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A majority of women unconsciously choose mates...
(The Most Amazing Book of Useless Facts)
Roughly translated, Pikachu means "Sparkle Mouse...
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Suicide is more common on Mondays.
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A recent scientific study suggests that whiskey...
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Buying all of the gifts mentioned in "The Twelve...
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A Charlie Brown Christmas is the second longest...
Can you guess the first? Hint: Like a lightbulb.
The number four is the only number in the English...
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In 1896, Brazil and Zanzibar were at war for 38...
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New York State is home to the snowiest cities in...
If you’re on the east cost like us, stay safe this weekend.
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Bug powder causes male bedbugs to stab each other...
Female bedbugs have some “down there” armor that absorbs the punishing blows of the bedbug’s love-spear, but males lack this protection.
Sleep tight!
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Two minor earthquakes occur every minute somewhere...
(The Amazing Book of Useless Information)
The moon is about two-thirds as wide as the United...
(The Amazing Book of Useless Information)
In the 16th century, Turkish women were allowed to...
(The Amazing Book of Useless Information)
Alright, chill your tits, we're working on the...
It was not changed to be more kid friendly. Personally, I hate kids. One of my favorite pastimes is corrupting them.
It was changed so if you happen to be at your local library, school, or workplace and wanted to by any chance check the site, it wouldn’t be block. Because sites with the word ‘fuck’ in it are usually blocked. And I said usually, so you don’t have to reblog...