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Viking Chat => Off Topic => Topic started by: Thinwhiteduke on February 25, 2010, 10:13:58 am
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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- All packets of crisps go out of date on a saturday.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.
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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- All packets of crisps go out of date on a saturday.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 :laugh:
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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!
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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.
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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% :laugh: