Useless trivia needed

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I need some useless trivia facts for my company Christmas Party that I am planning... I know there are a ton of people here that know a ton of useless crap... so ya'll help me out...MMMMKKKK

btw, it needs to be kept clean, I work for a church....

[2fat2fly 0]

http://dogman0.tripod.com/useless.html

I am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried

[skymama 37]

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btw, it needs to be kept clean, I work for a church....

Oh, well there goes my "elephants have less sperm than humans" trivia that I learned today.

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

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ROFLMAO...

[2fat2fly 0]

I think I'll hang around to hear the back story on this one

I am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried

[skymama 37]

here.

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

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Trivia for the trivial mind

INTERESTING GEOGRAPHY

Alaska
More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska.
Amazon
The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's
oxygen supply. The Amazon River pushes so much water into the Atlantic Ocean
that, more than one hundred miles at sea off the mouth of the river, one can
dip fresh water out of the ocean. The volume of water in the Amazon river is
greater than the next eight largest rivers in
the world combined and three times the flow of all rivers in the United
States.
Antarctica
Antarctica is the only land on our planet that is not owned by
any country. Ninety percent of the world's ice covers Antarctica. This
ice also represents seventy percent of all the fresh water in the
world. As strange as it sounds, however, Antarctica is essentially a
desert. The average yearly total precipitation is about two inches
Although covered with ice (all but 0.4% of it, i.e.), Antarctica is
the driest place on the planet, with an absolute humidity lower than
the Gobi desert.
Brazil
Brazil got its name from the nut, not the other way around.
Canada
Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.
Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village.'
Chicago
Next to Warsaw, Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.
Detroit
Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, carries the designation
M-1, named so because it was the first paved road anywhere.
Damascus, Syria
Damascus, Syria, was flourishing a couple of thousand years
before Rome was founded in 753 BC, making it the oldest continuously
inhabited city in existence.
Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey, is the only city in the world located on two
continents.
Los Angeles
Los Angeles's full name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la
Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula --and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its
size: L.A.
New York City
The term 'The Big Apple' was coined by touring jazz musicians
of the 1930's who used the slang expression 'apple' for any town or
city. Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time - The
Big Apple. There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin,
Ireland; more Italians in New York City than in Rome, Italy; and more
Jews in New York City than in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Ohio
There are no natural lakes in the state of Ohio, every one is manmade.
Pitcairn Island
The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn in
Polynesia, at just 1.75 sq. miles/4,53 sq. km.
Rome
The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was
Rome, Italy in 133 B.C. There is a city called Rome on every continent.
Siberia
Siberia contains more than 25% of the world's forests.
S.M.O.M.
The actual smallest sovereign entity in the world is the
Sovereign Military Order of Malta (S.M.O.M.). It is located in the
city of Rome, Italy, has an area of two tennis courts, and as of 2001
has a population of 80, 20 less people than the Vatican. It is a
sovereign entity under international law, just as the Vatican is.
Sahara Desert
In the Sahara Desert, there is a town named Tidikelt, which
did not receive a drop of rain for ten years. Technically though, the
driest place on Earth is in the valleys of the Antarctic near Ross
Island. There has been no rainfall there for two million years.
Spain
Spain literally means 'the land of rabbits.'
St. Paul, Minnesota
St. Paul, Minnesota, was originally called Pig's Eye after a
man named Pierre 'Pig's Eye' Parrant who set up the first business there.
Roads
Chances that a road is unpaved in the U.S.A.: 1%, in Canad! a: 75%
Texas
The deepest hole ever made in the world is in Texas. It is as
deep as 20 empire state buildings but only 3 inches wide.
United States
The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one-mile in
every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as
airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
Waterfalls
The water of Angel Falls (the World's highest) in Venezuela
drops 3,212 feet (979 meters). They are 15 times higher than Niagara Falls.
I have always said you should learn something new every day.
Unfortunately, most of us are at that age where what we learn today, we
forget tomorrow. But, give it a shot anyway!............

[FreeflyChile 0]

http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/airstrip.asp

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http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/airstrip.asp

There are these little buttons below the post screen . . .

click on the one with "url" before you paste the link . . . theeeeeeeeeen, it gets tricky . . . click it again just after and it looks like this when you are done . . . http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/airstrip.asp

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

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There is a city called Rome on every continent.

Does Antarctica have a city named Rome?

Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

[Spizzzarko 0]

72% of all quoted statistics are made up on the spot.

[lawrocket 3]

An average healthy person releases about 16 ounces of gas per day in roughly 4-5 farts per day.

You were once a single cell (for about a half hour)

A sleeping man will have erections every 90 minutes, on average.

Stella Walsh, a polish athlete, became the first woman to break 12 seconds in the 100 meter dash at the 1932 Olympics. When an autopsy was performed on her after her death in 1980, it was discovered she was a man.

The name of the first Wright Flyer was "THe Bird of Prey"

The term SOS was used because it was easy to remember "dit-dit-dit dah-dah-dah dit-dit." OSO was not used because SOS was shorter.

SOS pads were called "SOS" as shorthand for "Save Our Saucepans." They were invented by a pot and pan salesman and were free gifts to people who would let him demonstrate his cookware. They were so successful that the saucepan business was quickly ended.

The dishwasher was not invented to make anyone's life easier. It was invented by a rich woman who was sick of hired help breaking her china.

Otto Titzling (alleged inventor of the brassiere) and Thomas Crapper (alleged inventor of the flush toilet) were fictional accounts by the same author. Neithe

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[quade 4]

Question: Most people know that Neil Armstrong was the first man on the Moon, but who was the last?


Answer: Eugene Cernan (*)




Question: Where are the original magnetic tapes that recorded the Apollo 11 video?


Answer: Nobody, including NASA, knows! They're lost. (**)

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The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[PLFKING 4]

Some turtles can breathe through their butts.

And turtlespeed frequently speaks through his.

Don

"When in doubt I whip it out,
I got me a rock-and-roll band.
It's a free-for-all."

[monkycndo 0]

I have a birthmark on my right arm.

You wanted useless.

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You know you want to spank it
Jump an Infinity

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Who was the 3rd baseman for the Phillies in the '50s?
















Willie Puddin' Head Jones

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
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[SpeedRacer 1]

The penis of a slug is nearly half as long as its entire body.

Slugs are hermaphrodites. Sometimes after they're done mating they'll have trouble separating, so one slug will bite off the other slug's penis.


How was that?

Speed Racer
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True Hermafrodites cannot reproduce by themselves

The Barnicle has the longest penis to body size ratio of any creature

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Anvil Brother 84
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True Hermafrodites cannot reproduce by themselves

The Barnicle has the longest penis to body size ratio of any creature

I can so see myself asking trivia that pertains to penisis (sp?) at the Florida Methodist Conference Christmas party in front of over 100 people... so whose gonna support me when I get fired????

But really some of this stuff is really good, keep it coming!!!!

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Did you know if you are jewish it is ok to be gay as long as you marry and carry on the species

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Anvil Brother 84
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Did you know if you are jewish it is ok to be gay as long as you marry and carry on the species

So is that like a catch 22? I mean if your gay, your married to the same sex... how can you carry on your species? Most gay couples adopt if they wanna be parents right?

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You don't marry a member of your own sex silly

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[jumper03 0]

Everyone has heard of "being in the lime light" but where did that come from?

Turns out back in the day, the lights at the front of the stage had powdered limestone in them which was heated. Limestone is CaCO3 - calcium carbonate and when it is heated it will phosporesce - producing a nice bright glow, also known as limelight.

Scars remind us that the past is real

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The brightest star in the night sky is Cyrrius(sp?) also known as the dog star.

The boat that Charles Darwin sailed on was the HMS Beagle.

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Anvil Brother 84
SCR 14192

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wait...wait... can you repeat that???