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True to its name, most of the facts are useless, but many of them may actually help you in the future. Random Facts Giraffes are the only animals born with horns. Both males and females are born with bony knobs on the forehead. An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing. Golf was banned in England in 1457 because it was considered a distraction from the serious pursuit of archery. When Coca-Cola began to be sold in China, they used characters that would sound like "Coca-Cola" when spoken. The only insect that can turn its head 360 degrees is the praying mantis. The short-term memory capacity for most people is between five and nine items or digits.
Richard Milhouse Nixon was the first US President whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal". Weird news and odd, funny facts! Oddly Enough News Headlines. Vitamin Q - a temple of trivia and lists. Gullible Info. Historical trivia sites. NEWS of the WEIRD - Current News. LEAD STORY -- Noise Is Golden The Formula One circuit is generally thought to attract fans as a showcase of motorcar technology and racing skill, but organizers of the Australian Grand Prix (the first of the 19 races on the annual circuit) threatened a lawsuit in March against Formula One management because the races should also be showcases of noise.
Formula One has softened cars' power this year in order to make breakthrough achievements in fuel efficiency, but that also tamped down Formula One's "trademark ear-shattering roar," according to a Business Insider report. Fans are less likely to buy tickets, the organizers fear, if they lose the deafening, 100-decibel vroom that is a "visceral element of the fan experience. " [BusinessInsider.com, 3-20-2014] The Championship Brackets -- Most Commandments Violated: James Chatten, 46, pleaded guilty in January to several Commandment violations stemming from a July incident at the Christian Horizons church in Peterborough, Ontario. Oops! Human World. Human World The women of the Tiwi tribe in the South Pacific are married at birth.
When Albert Einstein died, his final words died with him. The nurse at his side didn't understand German. St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was not Irish. The lance ceased to be an official battle weapon in the British Army in 1927. Trivial Trivia Collections of Unusual Facts. Wierd Facts and Humor. Daily Rotten: Weird News. Foreign Signs. In a Tokyo Hotel: Is forbitten to steal hotel towels please.
If you are not person to do such thing is please not to read notis. In another Japanese hotel room: Please to bathe inside the tub. In a Bucharest hotel lobby: The lift is being fixed for the next day. In a Leipzig elevator: Do not enter the lift backwards, and only when lit up. In a Belgrade hotel elevator: To move the cabin, push button for wishing floor. In a Paris hotel elevator: Please leave your values at the front desk. In a hotel in Athens: Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 A.M. daily. True Facts. Facts - interesting, provocative, well-seasoned One out of ten children in Europe are conceived on an IKEA bed.
Antarctica is the only continent without reptiles or snakes. An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it. In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910. When George Lucas was mixing the American Graffiti soundtrack, he numbered the reels of film starting with an R and numbered the dialog starting with a D. The Straight Dope.