A different kind of FFF . . .

flygirlmeg · July 2012

I'm calling this Fun Friday Facts. Just an alternative for this week because I'm really excited about one of my facts. Guess which one!

FACT: When the wind blows 50 miles an hour, the statue of liberty sways three inches and the torch shifts five inches.

FACT: A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

FACT: Women blink nearly twice as much as men. (wonder if that's because of all our side-eyeing?)

FACT: Our house is being invaded tonight by one sneaky Asian, one Danish man, and one silver Maus. Tomorrow morning motoLyn & I will SUP our little hearts out in the Big Bear Lake Paddlefest. Wish us luck!!

motoLyn · July 2012

You are super excited to learn that women blink twice as men, though my theory is to bat eye lashes at unsuspecting men like black widows.

melmac86 · July 2012

Hmmm...

Here are a few I can think of off the top of my head -

Donald Duck was banned in Finland, because he doesn't wear pants.

An almond is not a nut - it's the seed of the tree.

The largest recorded snowflake was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. It fell in Montana in 1887. --See, there is such a thing as a special snowflake!

The heart of a blue whale is approximately the size of a Volkswagen Beetle.

SpartanCat · July 2012

Charlie Chaplin once came in second in a Charlie Chaplin look a like contest

flygirlmeg · July 2012

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[QUOTE]Hmmm... Here are a few I can think of off the top of my head - Donald Duck was banned in Finland, because he doesn't wear pants. An almond is not a nut - it's the seed of the tree. <strong>The largest recorded snowflake was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. It fell in Montana in 1887. --See, there is such a thing as a special snowflake!</strong> The heart of a blue whale is approximately the size of a Volkswagen Beetle.
Posted by melmac86[/QUOTE]

THIS, I love.

And Lyn, while I love that fact, #4 is my fav!!

motoLyn · July 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_a-different-kind-of-fff?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:0f4e2d7e-d262-43be-9060-ef49eef8322ePost:b4f56aea-68bd-4699-8790-ac9622f40232">Re: A different kind of FFF . . .</a>:
[QUOTE]Hmmm... Here are a few I can think of off the top of my head - <strong>Donald Duck was banned in Finland, because he doesn't wear pants. </strong>An almond is not a nut - it's the seed of the tree. The largest recorded snowflake was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. It fell in Montana in 1887. --See, there is such a thing as a special snowflake! <strong>The heart of a blue whale is approximately the size of a Volkswagen Beetle.</strong>
Posted by melmac86[/QUOTE]

Strangely I heard of these two, the last one has me floored I like to see that fall down and break something.

Meg, we're invading! Once you invite us in, we're coming back again and again. I know how to use a doggie door! LoL! I'm super excited as well to come visit and go race with you tomorrow on the lake. Hoping for some glassy water and sunny skies.

If a sea star gets eaten or cut up, as long as it retains a portion of its central disc it can regrow the rest of its limbs.

I'll save you ladies from any more facts, all I know are sea animal and ocean related ones.

doubleSS07 · July 2012

speaking of invading

Fun Fact: A cockroach can live without its head for weeks

flygirlmeg · July 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: A different kind of FFF . . . : Strangely I heard of these two, the last one has me floored I like to see that fall down and break something. Meg, we're invading! Once you invite us in, we're coming back again and again. <strong> I know how to use a doggie door! </strong> LoL! I'm super excited as well to come visit and go race with you tomorrow on the lake. Hoping for some glassy water and sunny skies. If a sea star gets eaten or cut up, as long as it retains a portion of its central disc it can regrow the rest of its limbs. I'll save you ladies from any more facts, all I know are sea animal and ocean related ones.
Posted by motoLyn[/QUOTE]

If not, Hogan can teach you too!!

P.S. - I like sea animal facts!

[Deleted User] · July 2012

cairn terriers front paws are substantially bigger than their back paws... for digging purposes.

July is National Ice Cream month!

A person standing still 300 yards away is almost invisible to a dog. But a dog can easily identify its owner standing a mile away if the owner is waving his arms.

In 1974, a Japanese soldier named Hiroo Onoda (1922- ) came out of the jungle of the Pacific island of Lubang. He had been hiding there for 29 years, unaware that his country had surrendered.

The largest number of babies born to a woman is 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of quadruplets.

Peaseblossom55 · July 2012

I love the fact about the snowflake!!!

Here are some more random facts:

Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day. - must be nice

In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator

It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear.

American car horns beep in the tone of F.

Elle1036 · July 2012

In Response to Re:A different kind of FFF . . .:[QUOTE].An almond is not a nut it's the seed of the tree. Posted by melmac86[/QUOTE]

"Can anyone else name a well known seed that's been masquerading as a nut?"

Somebody please get the reference.

melmac86 · July 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: A different kind of FFF . . . : Strangely I heard of these two, the last one has me floored I like to see that fall down and break something. Meg, we're invading! Once you invite us in, we're coming back again and again. I know how to use a doggie door! LoL! I'm super excited as well to come visit and go race with you tomorrow on the lake. Hoping for some glassy water and sunny skies. If a sea star gets eaten or cut up, as long as it retains a portion of its central disc it can regrow the rest of its limbs. I'll save you ladies from any more facts, all I know are sea animal and ocean related ones.
Posted by motoLyn[/QUOTE]

I learned that fact about blue whales last summer on a whale watching trip in Newport Beach. I knew whales were big, but to hear the facts and be so close up at the same time - it was crazy. I would love to do something like that again.

Peaseblossom55 · July 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re:A different kind of FFF . . .: "Can anyone else name a well known seed that's been masquerading as a nut?" Somebody please get the reference.
Posted by Elle1036[/QUOTE]\

Isn't it a peanut?

melmac86 · July 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re:A different kind of FFF . . .: "Can anyone else name a well known seed that's been masquerading as a nut?" Somebody please get the reference.
Posted by Elle1036[/QUOTE]

I don't get the reference, but I think it's a pecan or walnut?? I can't remember, but I just read it a few weeks ago in a newspaper.

lovelyheather · July 2012

You can watch the sun set twice in one evening by doing the following. Start by lying on the beach and watching the sun set over the water (I've heard the water is important because it offers a flat terrain, but I imagine you could do this any where). As soon as the last bit of sun disappears below the horizon, stand up and you will be able to watch the sun set again.

jemmini6 · July 2012

Actor Tommy Lee Jones and former vice-president Al Gore were freshman roommates at Harvard.

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

leia1979 · July 2012

Hugh Jackman started acting in high school so he could meet girls (he went to an all-boys school).

Cocaine was used as the first spinal anesthetic in the late 19th century.

loves2shop4shoes · July 2012

Fun Fact: I love all you hoars.

motoLyn · July 2012

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[QUOTE]Fun Fact: I love all you hoars.
Posted by loves2shop4shoes[/QUOTE]

Truth :)

louloubelle84 · July 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re:A different kind of FFF . . .: "Can anyone else name a well known seed that's been masquerading as a nut?" Somebody please get the reference.
Posted by Elle1036[/QUOTE]

<div>That's a Friends reference! </div><div>
</div><div>Hi, I'm a Lurker who has introduced herself once before.</div>

eirwyn · July 2012

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[QUOTE]Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
Posted by jemmini6[/QUOTE]
I told my mom about this because she always says, "Look at those big, beautiful eyes," whenever someone has a baby. I told her all babies have "big" eyes because they haven't really grown into them yet. To prove it, she put my five-month old niece next to my face and compared the size of our eyes (almost identical). It was pretty funny. :)

I love the effect, though. I wish my eyes were still as prominent as they were when I was younger.

polkadot111 · July 2012

Fun fact:

They trap monkeys by putting an orange in a cage. A monkey grabs the orange and won't let go, and the orange wont fit through the bars on the cage. Then they get taken.

Okay, that wasn't a fun fact, but a fact. That's all I got.

Pilot&Virologist1820 · July 2012

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[QUOTE]Fun Fact: I love all you hoars.
Posted by loves2shop4shoes[/QUOTE]

You spelled "whores" incorrectly...

loves2shop4shoes · July 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: A different kind of FFF . . . : You spelled "whores" incorrectly...
Posted by Pilot&Virologist1820[/QUOTE]

It's so sweet that you actually have enough free time to be "correcting" spelling in posts 2 weeks old...but just for giggles, I actually meant "hoars". It's our little Knottie, joking way of saying whores. Also, it's another way to distinguish whether or not I'm joking.

Example:

"Liv is the hottest blonde haired hoar I know."

vs.

"That Pilot chick is a fucking crazy whore with too much time on her hands."

See the difference?

P.S. The word "hoar" is actually a word. It's defined as, "Ice crystals which form a white deposit." #shitcommunitycollegedidn'tteachyou

:)

audrewuh · July 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: A different kind of FFF . . . : It's so sweet that you actually have enough free time to be "correcting" spelling in posts 2 weeks old...but just for giggles, I actually meant "hoars". It's our little Knottie, joking way of saying whores. Also, it's another way to distinguish whether or not I'm joking. Example: "Liv is the hottest blonde haired hoar I know." vs. "That Pilot chick is a fucking crazy whore with too much time on her hands." See the difference? P.S. The word "hoar" is actually a word. It's defined as, "Ice crystals which form a white deposit." #<strong>shitcommunitycollegedidn'tteachyou</strong> :)
Posted by loves2shop4shoes[/QUOTE]

<div>She's not old enough to go to college, duh. Nor does she care about education because she's a sweet, southern Christian girl. All she needs is a good man to take care of her and her millions of babies. </div>

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