Fun facts

The Robot Masters said:
Michell said:
thats so sad/depressing and yet funny at the same time

also on the topic of Finding Nemo, whales can not psychically expel fish when they "spout"
since the spout is actually air, not water, and is not connecting to the esophagus at all
a whale spouts warm air, that warm air from its lungs meets the cold air over the water and forms mist, making it look like the whale spouted water
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While we're nitpicking, fish can't speak English.

Neither can pelicans.
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everyone knows pelicans speak Dutch :posh:
I mean really, how inaccurate can disney get
 
The 1989 song "I Wanna Have Some Fun" by British artist Samantha Fox sounds very similar to the background music used for all four Mario Circuits in Super Mario Kart, which was released only three years later. Ain't that weird?
 
Don't know if this has already been posted, but...

From the first ones in 1924 until 1992, the Winter Olympics were held in the same year as the Summer Olympics. Afterwards, there was a two-year gap between Winter Olympic Games and as a result, since 1994, they have been held in every non-leap-year that ends in an even number.

And here's another one that hasn't been posted in this thread before:

At one time, the Michigan state legislature literally declared Aretha Franklin's own voice was one of the state's natural resources!
 
Even though this fact isn't exactly funny, it's a bit interesting.

Bananas are actually berries, not fruit, and according to jewish halakha, which is a religious law, they're vegetables.
 
TheYoshiState said:
At one time, the Michigan state legislature literally declared Aretha Franklin's own voice was one of the state's natural resources!
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What the what the *bleep*
 
PrincessOfPeaches said:
Even though this fact isn't exactly funny, it's a bit interesting.

Bananas are actually berries, not fruit, and according to jewish halakha, which is a religious law, they're vegetables.
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I actually knew that they were berries (my friend told me), but I didn't know they were vegetables. O.o
 
PrincessOfPeaches said:
Even though this fact isn't exactly funny, it's a bit interesting.

Bananas are actually berries, not fruit, and according to jewish halakha, which is a religious law, they're vegetables.
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gotta admit i busted out laughing.

That's hilarious, especially on the vegetables section.
 
Michell said:
wait, I thought berries were fruit though?
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Yeah, you're right. According to wikipedia, berries are small edible fruits, which are usually juicy, brightly coloured, sweet or sour, and do not have a pit or stone. So basically... Bananas are fruits. Forget everything I said.
 
Fact: In Microsoft Word, the fonts "Wingdings" and "Webdings" (both of which replace letters with picture symbols), contain hidden messages: In Webdings, type "NYC" all caps and it shows an eye, a heart, and a skyline for each letter respectively, indicating "I love New York" If you type the same thing in Wingdings, it shows a skull/crossbones, Star of David, then a thumbs-up sign, indicating the Holocaust. (Microsoft denied any involvement in the second one)