Interesting..if slightly useless..statements

[Thinwhiteduke]

But which are true, and which are Urban myths?? I'll start...

 - Crocodiles cannot walk backwards.

 - Bluebirds are colour blind to the colour blue.

 - Horses cannot vomit.

 - Cats have 32 muscles in each ear.

 - Workmen explode if they dont whistle.

 - If you feed a cat a fruit pastille it autmomatically does a back flip.

 - Polar Bears are left handed.

 - It is illegal to photograph an empty chair in Malta.

 - Mosquitos have 47 teeth.

 - Humans match 47-50% of their DNA with a cabbage.

 - If a Donkey eats a Kit Kat it goes blind in its left eye.

 - Its punishable by death to attempt to commit suicide in the Houses Of Parliament.

 - All packets of crisps go out of date on a saturday.

 - Your earlobes are vertically in line with your nipples.

[roversam]

Thinwhiteduke wrote:

But which are true, and which are Urban myths?? I'll start...

 - Crocodiles cannot walk backwards.

 - Bluebirds are colour blind to the colour blue.

 - Horses cannot vomit.

 - Cats have 32 muscles in each ear.

 - Workmen explode if they dont whistle.

 - If you feed a cat a fruit pastille it autmomatically does a back flip.

 - Polar Bears are left handed.

 - It is illegal to photograph an empty chair in Malta.

 - Mosquitos have 47 teeth.

 - Humans match 47-50% of their DNA with a cabbage.

 - If a Donkey eats a Kit Kat it goes blind in its left eye.

 - Its punishable by death to attempt to commit suicide in the Houses Of Parliament.

 - All packets of crisps go out of date on a saturday.

 - Your earlobes are vertically in line with your nipples.

Thinwhiteduke has got far too much time on his hands  

[Bald Rover]

Thinwhiteduke wrote:

But which are true, and which are Urban myths?? I'll start...

 - Crocodiles cannot walk backwards. (wrong thats emu' and kangaroos!)

 - Bluebirds are colour blind to the colour blue.(wrong)

 - Horses cannot vomit.(true! the valve in a horses throat is one way!)

 - Cats have 32 muscles in each ear.(true)

 - Workmen explode if they dont whistle.(doh! false)

 - If you feed a cat a fruit pastille it autmomatically does a back flip.(if you train it to)

 - Polar Bears are left handed.(no scientific proof)

 - It is illegal to photograph an empty chair in Malta.(untrue)

 - Mosquitos have 47 teeth.(True)

 - Humans match 47-50% of their DNA with a cabbage.(false)

 - If a Donkey eats a Kit Kat it goes blind in its left eye.(please as if)

 - Its punishable by death to attempt to commit suicide in the Houses Of Parliament.(false)

 - All packets of crisps go out of date on a saturday.(true in most brands! a Saturday date is always used to ensure continuity across the production faciliities)

 - Your earlobes are vertically in line with your nipples.(true)

I am bored!

[Bald Rover]

heres some useless animal facts!

?     Penguins can jump 6 feet in the air.
?    A group of Kangaroos is called a mob.
?    A young Kangaroo is called a Joey.
?    Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards.
?    Beavers can hold their breathe for 45 minutes under water.
?    The smallest bird in the world is the Humming Bird. It weighs less than 1 oz (or 1g).
?    A bear can run at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour (48 km/h).
?    Elephants are the only animal that can't jump.
?    Polar bears are left handed.
?    A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
?    A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
?    Tigers have striped skin not just striped fur.
?    Reindeer eat moss because it contains a chemical that stops their body from freezing.
?    The coyote's scientific name (Canis Latrans) means 'barking dog'.
?    Snakes can see through their eyelids.
?    A Woodpecker can peck 20 times per second.
?    Woodpeckers don't get headaches from all that pecking. Their skulls have air pockets to cushion the brain.
?    The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its head 360 degrees.
?    Butterflies tast sensors are in their feet. They taste their food by standing on it.
?    Katydids have ears in their front legs.
?    The strongest animal in the world is the rhinoceros beetle. It can lift 850 times its own weight.
?    Flamingos are pink because shrimp is one of their main sources of food.
?    The flying frog uses flaps of skin between its toes to glide.
?    The slowest mammal on earth is the tree sloth. It only moves at a speed of 6 feet (1.83 meters) per minute.
?    The Chameleon's tongue is as long as its body.
?    The Chameleon can focus its eyes seperately to watch two objects at once.
?    The Kangaroo's ancestors lived in trees. Today there are eight different kinds of tree kangaroos.
?    Flamingos eat with their heads upside down to strain the water out of their food.
?    Many snakes never stop growing. That's one reason they must shed their skin.
?    The Artic Tern flies from the North Pole to the South Pole and then back again to spend summer in each place.
?    The black bulldog ant from Australia is the most dangerous ant in the world. It stings and bites at the same time and has killed humans.
?    A hippopotamus can stay under water for up to 30 minutes.
?    The Basenji is the only dog which does not bark.
?    Armadillos, opossums and sloths spend up to 80 percent of their lives sleeping.

[BLIR]

Thinwhiteduke wrote:

 - Humans match 47-50% of their DNA with a cabbage.

I could name quite a few, including some that post on here, where I suspect this figure could be nearer 80%