Do you know any useless facts?

@waynet (2650)
January 9, 2007 4:00pm CST
Useless facts make you look like a regular know it all or just a right geek, are there any useless facts running around your computer sized head?
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@sunshinecup (7871)
9 Jan 07
Did you know that.... The man who does "Patrick" voice on Sponge Bob Square Pants, was the same guy who played in the mini serious The Stand? He was the big blonde guy who was always spelling moon. M-O-O-N, that spells useless facts. :-)
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@waynet (2650)
9 Jan 07
No I did'nt know that, therefore it is a useless fact well done I've rated your comment.
@missyd79 (3438)
• United States
10 Jan 07
are you sure you are ready for this: Guinea pigs and rabbits can't sweat. or how about this one...Human birth control pills work on gorillas. or here ya go if u live in kentucky...Every citizen of Kentucky is required by law to take a bath at least once a year. Or for all the whale hunters..It is against the law to whale hunt in Oklahoma. ( And just in case if you are not too fimilar with the USA, oklahoma is no where near an ocean) hehehe Enjoy
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@waynet (2650)
10 Jan 07
Alright more than one fact definatley made me rate your comments... wait what was that guinea pigs and rabbits can't sweat...bloody hell.
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@smuggeridge (2148)
11 Mar 07
My brain is full of useless facts. Heres just a few: 1) Norway has more coastline than the USA 2) there are more hedgrows in Devon than anywhere else in the world 3) Dogs can't look up 4) an office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet 5) If you leave prawns in the fridge long enough they will become illuminous 6) Fingernails grow 4 times faster than toenails 7) women blink twice as often as men 8) Time Magazines man of the year for 1938 was Adolf Hitler Thats all i can remember at the moment. Plus one of these isn't true, but which one?
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12 Mar 07
nope all those are true, well apart from the bit about the prawns becoming Evil, this may be true but as of yet there is no Scientific proof. The Lie is that dogs can't look up. Of course they can look up, what sort of a crazy person would suggest otherwise
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@waynet (2650)
11 Mar 07
I'd go for one of 2 that you mentioned, either the times magazine one of hitler? or the leaving prawns they become glow in the dark evil prawns in the fridge. one of these are not true, me thinks!!
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12 Mar 07
P.S. If you decide to test the prawns one you've got to use fresh uncooked prawns, if you use the alrfeady cooked ones you just end up with mouldy prawns
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@inked4life (4224)
• United States
10 Mar 07
My head is absolutely brimming with useless facts mostly tied in with movies and being able to remember huge chunks of dialogue from them just after I've watched them. I constantly get phone calls from family and friends with questions like.."what was the name of that movie that....?", "who was the guy who played.....?".
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@waynet (2650)
10 Mar 07
Yeah, phrases from films is a good one and the best thing to quote to people!!
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@superbren (856)
21 Mar 07
well, the average american will eat 35,000 cookies in their lifetime. i'm not sure how many an irish person will eat though.is that a pretty useless fact? oh yeah and based on a lifetime expectancy of 70 odd years we will watch 150,000 hours of tv.by the time we are 80 we will have slept for approx 26 years . that is if we are not insomniacs i suppose.my son is full of useless facts and he can remember them all. he searches the internet for them and then spends hours telling me. i have learnt the art of nodding and saying .. oh thats terrific every five minutes or so. sometimes he does a spot check on me and checks have i been listening and i'm caught out but he doesnt hold a grudge lol. he just makes me listen again .
10 Mar 07
One I spotted a while ago while surfing... Colgate faced a big obstacle marketing their toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries as Colgate translates into the command "go hang yourself" Oh and this one... 850 peanuts are needed to make an 18 oz jar of peanut butter.
@waynet (2650)
10 Mar 07
Ha ha classic, so you say go and clean your teeth to your kids and they go hang themselves, if they was Spanish!!! I like these useless facts, makes me want to jump up in the air and shout I am an intelligent dude!! come and see my wisdom!!
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@Rayverne (24)
• South Africa
12 Jan 07
Never pet a burning dog. ... and that not being able to paste my replys is incredibly annoying - have a ton of useless information - some of which is funny
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@BarBaraPrz (47279)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Mar 07
Sure, I know all kinds of useless facts... The hard tip of a shoelace is called an aglet. Napalm is made from naphthaline and coconut oil. Racoons are part of the bear family. And now for a truly useless fact: I can wiggle my nose!
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@waynet (2650)
22 Mar 07
Thanks for that, I am complete as a person now, cheers!
@waynet (2650)
23 Mar 07
So did I!!?
@BarBaraPrz (47279)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Mar 07
I knew you would be.
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