Fact or Crap Trivia (2016)

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FACT

The record stood for 10 years, and was part of Bell's pioneering work on hydrofoils. And Bell wasn't on the phone at the time!



Thursday, October 13, 2016

The sting from the gympie gympie plant is so toxic that the pain feels like being burned with hot acid and electrocuted at the same time. Contact with this shrub has driven some animals—and some humans—to commit suicide.​
 
FACT

This Australian shrub is one of the most venomous in the world. If you are lucky enough to survive, you will be in excruciating pain for months, with relapses for years. Rumor has it that an explorer shot himself after using a leaf as toilet paper!



Friday, October 14, 2016

Humans domesticate dogs, but cats domesticate themselves.​
 
CRAP

Charities are warning that feeding bread and other starchy foods to birds will make them fat, lethargic, and unable to escape predators. Birds also get "hooked" on starchy hand-outs and stop foraging for their natural foods - quack cocaine!



Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Dogs are watching more television than ever before.​
 
FACT

Old-style TV screens displayed 60 frames per second (fps), which is adequate for human viewers, but too blurry for a dog's sharper vision. Modern HD flat screens provide images that dogs can see. There is even a new 24/7 canine TV channel - DOGTV. How long until the Kardashian pets have their own series?



Wednesday, October 19, 2016

If your dog needs a kidney transplant in the USA, you can take one from a stray animal.​
 
FACT

You can in America, but not in most countries. The only stipulation is that you adopt the donor. This is not a feasible option under this system for dog heart transplants. It's a dog's life!



Thursday, October 20, 2016

New Hampshire license plates, which carry the slogan "Live Free or Die," are made by inmates of the New Hampshire state prison.​
 
CRAP

They are actually made by inmates in the New York State prison system. We could talk about the irony, but they are made from aluminum!



Friday, October 21, 2016

During the Renaissance in Europe, noblewomen were traditionally presented with a pair of silver baby-size false teeth before the birth of their first baby.​
 
FACT

It's a lot better than taking it out on your partner when you get home after a stressful day, but who do the operators that answer these calls call after their stressful day?



Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO and founder of the social sharing site Facebook, has bought the properties of his four neighbors for $30 million, to ensure his privacy.​
 
FACT

Peter Skyllberg, age 44, survived eating only snow, and the snow that covered his car created an "igloo effect," which probably saved him. And there is no truth to the rumor that he survived because he was a hardcore Green Bay Packer's season ticket holder! Go Pack!



Friday, October 28, 2016

Charlie Sheen once bought most of the seats beyond the left field fence at a California Angels game; that's 2,615 seats just so he could catch a home run ball.​
 
FACT

Over 4 billion LegoⓇ mini figures inhabit the earth, but the largest human population group is in China with 1.3 billion. Among all the population groups on this planet, the plastic ones are the most fun and the most peaceful!



Thursday, November 3, 2016

During the Middle Ages in Europe, before staying in an inn, noblemen would place a servant in their room for the bed bugs to feed on. The servant's master would only enter the room after the bed bugs were too full of the servant's blood to bother him.​
 
CRAP

People would place a pig, not a servant in their room for the bed bugs to feed on, in the hope that the bugs would gorge on the pig's blood and bother them. Is your room bugged?



Friday, November 4, 2016

Enough LegoⓇ bricks have been produced so that every person on earth could have one.​
 
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