Tomâ„¢ Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Statistically, you are very unlikely to die in a plane crash. The main problem in crashes is that under pressure, people try to open their seat belts like those in a car. Link to post Share on other sites
Harleen Quinzel Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 32% of singles polled think they will meet their future mate online. Link to post Share on other sites
Tom™ Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) "You know how sometimes it can be too cold to snow?" The answer is no. While it is true that you need some moisture in the air to snow and that there is less moisture when it is very cold, snow has been recorded at −41° and −50° Celsius Edited January 25, 2011 by Eagle Link to post Share on other sites
Harleen Quinzel Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 One in three dog owners say they have talked to their pets on the phone. Link to post Share on other sites
Tomâ„¢ Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 If you went to the shops to buy butter but could not find any, you cannot buy margarine to replace it, because it is not sold in Britain. The UK Spreads Association, formerly the Margarine and Spreads Association claim that there is currently no margarine on sale in Britain. Margarine is white in colour and is between 80 and 90% fat Link to post Share on other sites
sarahelizabeth Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Male Penguins take care of the baby Penguins more then the Female does.. Link to post Share on other sites
Harleen Quinzel Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 More babies are conceived in December than any other month. Link to post Share on other sites
Tomâ„¢ Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 The difference between fog and mist is that fog is denser. Fog is visibility of less than 1 kilometre, whereas mist is between 1 and 2 km Link to post Share on other sites
Harleen Quinzel Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Ice covers about 15% of the earth. Link to post Share on other sites
Tomâ„¢ Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 There is no food that you shouldn't eat before bedtime (forfeit: cheese). It was believed that cheese gives you bad dreams, but this was debunked in 2005, by a study by the British Cheese Board. The main reason is that there is an amino acid in cheese and all other dairy products called Tryptophan, which gives you peace, joy and tranquillity and helps you sleep. Link to post Share on other sites
Harleen Quinzel Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Penguins can convert salt water into fresh water. Link to post Share on other sites
Tomâ„¢ Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Australian spiders remain dangerous. Although no one there has died from a spider's bite since 1981, when antivenoms were introduced, a number of fatalities have resulted from road traffic accidents caused by redback spiders and Australian funnel-web spiders dropping out of such things as sun visors in cars during journeys. Link to post Share on other sites
Harleen Quinzel Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 The ship, the Queen Elizabeth 2, should always be written as QE2. QEII is the actual queen. Link to post Share on other sites
Tom™ Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Greyhounds are actually blue in colour, not grey. The word "greyhound" is derived from "grighound", which means a "bitch hound". Greyhound racing is the second most popular spectator sport in the UK, after football: £2.5 billion is wagered on the sport every year. The hare in greyhound racing can go up to 100 mph Link to post Share on other sites
Harleen Quinzel Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Even mild dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as much as 3%. Link to post Share on other sites
Tomâ„¢ Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 If you give a child a really sugary drink, they do not go hyperactive, according to a medical study. The interesting thing about it is that parents actually perceive that sugary drinks make children go hyperactive. A trial on the QI website showed that 0% of people believed this statement. Link to post Share on other sites
Harleen Quinzel Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 King Henry III of France, Louis XVI of France and Napoleon all suffered from ailurophobia - fear of cats. Link to post Share on other sites
Tomâ„¢ Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 The best place to punch a shark is in the eye or the gill, not the nose, as many people think, although it is true of dogs though. Interestingly, more people in the world are bitten by New Yorkers than by sharks. 81% of people who are bitten by sharks suffered minor injuries, although people bitten by humans could get rabies or other diseases. As mentioned in QI's A series, more people are killed by toilets than by sharks every year. 120 million sharks are killed by humans every year, mainly just for their fins, so shark fin soup can be produced, which apparently is very tasteless, and chicken stock is used to give it flavour. Link to post Share on other sites
Harleen Quinzel Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Jack is the most common name in nursery rhymes. Link to post Share on other sites
Tomâ„¢ Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Because of libration, you can see 59% of the Moon from the Earth. Libration is the sort of jiggling effect you get when you see the Moon. Obviously, when there are different phases of the Moon, you see less. Link to post Share on other sites
Will Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 The Sun's diameter decreases one meter per hour Link to post Share on other sites
Harleen Quinzel Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 San Jose was the original capital of California. Link to post Share on other sites
Tomâ„¢ Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Africa's dominant animal predator is the hyena, considering numbers of kills. Lions will more likely scavenge the kill of a hyena, than the reverse. The hyena's laughter is a submissive noise Link to post Share on other sites
Harleen Quinzel Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 It took approximately 2.5 million blocks to build the Pyramid of Giza, which is one of the Great Pyramids. Link to post Share on other sites
Tomâ„¢ Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 The five pound note is made from a cotton blend, not paper. Paper is too fragile. Link to post Share on other sites
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