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Title: random facts
Post by: Rbsanford on April 28, 2012, 05:16:05

i thought it would be great (and interesting) to have a topic devoted to posting odd facts.

so here's one:

you can bite your little finger in half and it would be just like biting apart a carrot.

Title: Re: random facts
Post by: Ralphy on April 28, 2012, 11:10:40

Pretty sure that one's not true  :doh:
I found this one on facebook

Did you know….there are 7 billion people on the planet. 5.1 billion of them own a mobile phone, but only 4.2 billion own a toothbrush.

Title: Re: random facts
Post by: Captain Cadet on April 28, 2012, 12:10:40

did you know that 2.1 MILLION people work in A SINGLE FACTORY in china that makes iPads and iPhones! there are at least another two the same size that do the macs and iPod's
in one factory thats HALF the population of Wales, uk
makes you wonder when you see "made in china"

Title: Re: random facts
Post by: VirtualSkipper on April 28, 2012, 13:01:28

did you that....  if a plane would travel around the Earth at light speed, it could make 7,5 rounds per second.

Title: Re: random facts
Post by: saltydog on April 28, 2012, 13:07:23

Did you know that the continents are moving at the same speed as your fingernails grow..?  :)

Title: Re: random facts
Post by: VirtualSkipper on April 28, 2012, 13:18:12

Did you know that Venice sinking at a rate of 2 cm's per year.

Title: Re: random facts
Post by: Captain Cadet on April 28, 2012, 13:39:46

did you know that everist grows at the large hight of 1cm a year