Did you know that...

[fourdoor]

In 1985, the fastest clocked bicyclist was clocked at 154 mph.

Post your interesting fact in this thread.

[steelbluesleepR]

in st. louis it is illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while sitting on a curb.

this is because of the worlds fair that was there around the turn of the century. vendors were selling beer by the buckets and cops got tired of dealing with slopping drunk people sitting on the curbs and passing out.

also to do with alchohol:

in the 80s playboy wrote an artical about a drinking games competition with various "party schools" around the country. the University of Missouri-Rolla, where i currently attend, was not included in this competition. it was however a footnote (paraphrased): "the University of Missouri at Rolla was not part of this competition because we did not believe it was fair to include professionals" WOW! if you dint believe that, come see st pats every year it is a week and a half of straingt drinking, starting early in the morning (or whenever you wake up).

[YellowCord]

...am asian?

[4thgenaccord]

Did you know A daily average of 100 pairs of shades find their way to Magic Kingdom's (Walt Disney World) lost and found.

[cp[mike]]

DID YOU know THAT

...did you know that the earth is 92897000 miles from the sun?

NOW YOU KNOWWW

[4thgenaccord]

Did you know the distance from you finger tip to finger tip of your oustretched arms is the same as how tall you are.



Edit:

NORMALLY this is true. there are rare FREAK occasions.

[head4life]

"Scientific America" carried the first magazine automobile ad in 1898. The Winton Motor Car Company of Cleveland, OH, invited readers to "dispense with a horse".

[growguy]

humans have as many hair follicles as an ape, but many of them are so fine that they are invisible to the naked eye.

[aero]

A pine needle has more vitamin C than orange juice.

[d112crzy]

Did you know the distance from you finger tip to finger tip of your oustretched arms is the same as how tall you are.

not all the time.

some people are rectangles.

[VBaccord24]

Did you know the distance from you finger tip to finger tip of your oustretched arms is the same as how tall you are.

not true finger tip to finger tip on me is 6 ft 2 inches. im 5 ft 9.75 inches exactly this MYTH IS BUSTED

[stewie]

did you know that in a city where tap water is not filtered water, but chlorinated instead, if a slug(section) of water passes thru a pipe without having chlorine shot into it for more then 15 seconds and you end up drinking that water, you'll wind up in a hospital!

[Father Time]

I've alway liked this one

Formula One racing car driver David Purley survived an estimated 178 g in 1977 when he decelerated from 173 km·h−1 (108 mph) to 0 in a distance of 66 cm (26 inches) after his throttle got stuck wide open and he hit a wall.

['93accordse]

Formula One racing car driver David Purley survived an estimated 178 g in 1977 when he decelerated from 173 km·h−1 (108 mph) to 0 in a distance of 66 cm (26 inches) after his throttle got stuck wide open and he hit a wall.

holy shit!!!!

When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play football at home to a sellout crowd, the stadium becomes the state's third largest city

[texasvtak]

Did you know the distance from you finger tip to finger tip of your oustretched arms is the same as how tall you are.



Edit:

NORMALLY this is true. there are rare FREAK occasions.

My arms are wider than I am tall. I can almost touch my knees standing upright.