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22 May, 2009

Randomality: Facts and Thoughtoids

Posted by: Dr. Rob In: Interesting stuff| Thoughts

RANDOM FACTS

Twelve or more cows are known as a “flink.” A group of frogs is called an army. A group of rhinos istree20frog2 called a crash. A group of kangaroos is called a mob. A group of whales is called a pod. A group of ravens is called a murder.

Every time you lick a stamp, you’re consuming 1/10 of a calorie.

The phrase “sleep tight” derives from the fact that early mattresses were filled with straw and held up with rope stretched across the bedframe. A tight sleep was a comfortable sleep.

111,111,111 x 111,111,111=12,345,678,987,654,321

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

snails_sleeping_80545A snail can sleep for 3 years.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple.

Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down – hence the expression “to get fired.”

There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.

 

 

RANDOM THOUGHTS

HOW IMPORTANT DOES A PERSON HAVE TO BE BEFORE THEY ARE CONSIDERED ASSASSINATED INSTEAD OF JUST MURDERED?twocentpenny

WHY DO YOU HAVE TO “PUT YOUR TWO CENTS IN”.. BUT IT’S ONLY A “PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS”? WHERE’S THAT EXTRA PENNY GOING TO?

WHY IS IT THAT PEOPLE SAY THEY “SLEPT LIKE A BABY” WHEN BABIES WAKE UP LIKE EVERY TWO HOURS?

IF THE PROFESSOR ON GILLIGAN’S ISLAND CAN MAKE A RADIO OUT OF A COCONUT, WHY CAN’T HE FIX A HOLE IN A BOAT?

DO THE ALPHABET SONG AND TWINKLE, TWINKLE LITTLE STAR HAVE THE SAME TUNE?

WHY DID YOU JUST TRY SINGING THE TWO SONGS ABOVE?

 

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2 Responses to "Randomality: Facts and Thoughtoids"

1 | mike

May 23rd, 2009 at 5:25 pm

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Very cool stuff I didn’t know.

Hey Rob, you think the two cents one would go up over the years with inflation. hahaha I mean it is 2009.

2 | Dr. Rob

May 23rd, 2009 at 5:32 pm

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Okay. Let’s start now. Thanks for your three cents!

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