Mountain Oak Vapors - TRIVIA CONTEST!!!

[ArdentHope]

Every person carries a piece of Chernobyl radiation in their bodies. F uk ishima's fallout is worse and still being released.

 

[spacekitty]

The term "dog days" has nothing to do with dogs. It dates back to Roman times, when it was believed that Sirius, the Dog Star, added its heat to that of the sun from July 3 to August 11, creating exceptionally high temperatures. The Romans called the period dies canicular, or "days of the dog."

 

[cags]

Offered a new pen to write with, 97% of all people will write their own name.

 

[cags]

US Presidents who never had children: George Washington, known as the "Father of the Country," James Madison, Andrew Jackson, James Polk, James Buchanan, and Warren Harding.

 

[spacekitty]

The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

 

[locke2121]

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

 

[cags]

Oak trees do not have acorns until they are fifty years old or older.

 

[AzIrish]

A snail breaths through it's foot.

 

[cags]

When you give someone roses, the color can have a meaning. The meaning of rose colors:
Red = Love and respect
Deep pink = Gratitude, appreciation
Light pink = Admiration, sympathy
White = Reverence, humility
Yellow = Joy, gladness
Orange = Enthusiasm, desire
Red & yellow blend = Gaiety, joviality
Pale blended tones = Sociability, friendship

 

[AzIrish]

A tastebuds has a lifespan of 10 days

 

[cags]

Dr. Seuss wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" after his editor dared him to write a book using fewer than 50 different words.

 

[ArdentHope]

To Break free of the Human Condition, one must first be aware of the Human cycle:

Bondage to Spiritual Faith

Spiritual Faith to Courage

Courage to Freedom

Freedom to Abundance

Abundance to Selfishness

Selfishness to Complacency

Complacency to Apathy

Apathy to Fear

Fear to Dependency

Dependency to Bondage.

Being aware of the cycle is half the battle.

 

[36tinybells]

Both humans and cats have identical regions in the brain responsible for emotion.

 

[36tinybells]

Cats lap liquid from the underside of their tongue, not from the top.

 

[AzIrish]

Cats can hear ultrasound.

 

[36tinybells]

Cats can be right-pawed or left-pawed.

 

[36tinybells]

Cats have 32 muscles that control the outer ear (compared to human's 6 muscles each). A cat can rotate its ears independently 180 degrees, and can turn in the direction of sound 10 times faster than those of the best watchdog.

 

[AzIrish]

Oysters can change their gender back in forth.

 

[Metadeath]

During the 2011-2012 Egyptian crisis, Google launched a special service that allows people without Internet to send Twitter messages by dialing a phone number and leaving a voicemail. The voicemail is automatically translated into messages on Twitter

 

[36tinybells]

A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.