If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
(Hardly seems worth it.)
If you passed gas consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
(Now that's more like it!)
The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
(O.M.G .!)
A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes.
(In my next life, I want to be a pig.)
A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death. (Creepy.)
(I'm still not over the pig.)
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories a hour
(Don't try this at home, maybe at work)
The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off.
(Honey, I'm home. What the...?!)
The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It's like a human jumping the length of a football field.
(30 minutes. lucky pig! Can you imagine?)
The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.
(What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?)
Some lions mate over 50 times a day.
(I still want to be a pig in my next life...quality over quantity)
Butterflies taste with their feet.
(Something I always wanted to know.)
The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
(Hmmmmmm......)
Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.
(If you're ambidextrous, do you split the difference?)
Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.
(Okay, so that would be a good thing)
A cat's urine glows under a black light.
(I wonder who was paid to figure that out?)
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
( I know some people like that.)
Starfish have no brains
(I know some people like that too.)
Polar bears are left-handed.
(If they switch, they'll live a lot longer)
Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
(What about that pig??)
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10 comments:
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Ann
These are awesome Mel. Love them all but especially about the pig. Thirty minutes. Lucky dogs. Have a great day and weekend. :)
Based on your flatulence statistic, I am now classified as a Weapon of (M)ass Destruction.
baba,
I was wondering who would come up with that analogy first. If I would have had money on the answer, you would have been my pick. Thanks for the LOL.
Your tidbits are informative and very entertaining. What a scream!
Readers may also enjoy the following link which offers unusual facts about Australia:
http://www.convictcreations.com/culture/facts.htm
my favorite is the one about the ostrich. thanks for the laughs Mel. laughter is a great way to start the day. :)
LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL!!!
You know, I have to admit that I can't get rid of the pig from my brain now.
PIG PIG PIG PIG PIG...*wink*
amel,
The pig keeps reappearing in my head too.
Walkinonsunshine, Liara & Sandee,
Thanks for the comments.
Ann,
Thanks for the award. I will proudly post it.
Mel,
This is a great 2 in 1, great facts accompanied by great humour!
Now I know why Patrick Starfish in the SpongeBob Squarepants animated series is so dumb.
So, I guess, eventually you changed your mind, don't you? What's the point of 30 minutes without pleasure :-)
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