Interesting Facts with Dr Suijin
Hello and welcome to the most interesting, factual and probably most pointless show you'll ever read on a forum! As some of you may have already read in the chatbox, I like to post some interesting yet completely useless facts from time to time. A problem that all of you are facing though is that you are somehow managing to forget these epic facts. So rather then allowing all of you to simply forget about them, I will instead post them in here on a daily basis so that you'll never have to try and scroll up the chatbox in order to find them ever again! Some of you may be thinking though, 'Suijin, why are you so awesome enough to share your unlimited knowledge with us?'. Well that's an excellent question and excellent questions deserve excellent facts, so rather then answering your question I will simply begin with the show! Oh and don't forget that for every fact given by me, a kittens life will be saved somehow, so if you don't want me to give you facts then you're simply asking me to allow all of these poor and unfortunate kitties to die. You monster! Anyway, back to the shoooow!
Fact #001
Your body kills off around three hundred million cells every minute.
Fact #002
The reason why planet Neptune is blue is because of the methane in the atmosphere. The methane actually only absorbs the red light emitted by the sun and reflects back the blue light, thus giving it a blue appearance.
Fact #003
One in every four Americans have appeared at least once on television.
Fact #004
The male testis create up to ten million new sperm cells everyday.
Fact #005
Venus is the only planet to rotate clockwise. Meaning the Sun rises from the West and sets in the East.
Fact #006
Only fifty five percent of American's understand that the Sun is a Star.
Fact #007
Contrary to common belief, hair and nails do not continue to grow after death. It appears they do due to the skin being dehydrated and being forced to pull back.
Fact #008
When the Aztec's still existed, they believed that the Sun was dying every night it set. So to fix this problem, they believed human blood was required for it to rise again. It's estimated that they sacrificed over fifteen thousand men each year.
Fact #009
The American state 'New Mexico' was so annoyed by the planet 'Pluto' being downgraded to a dwarf planet, that they passed a resolution declaring that whenever you are in New Mexico sky, Pluto is considered a planet.
Fact #010
When a female orgasms, she will release endorphins. These are powerful painkillers that are released up into the brain. So next time a woman says she doesn't wish to make intercourse because of a headache, give her this helpful fact.
Fact #011
It takes the light from the Sun around eight minutes and seventeen seconds to reach the Earth. So technically we're looking at the Sun from the past, time travel!
Fact #012
It's estimated that for every one Ikea, there are thirty nine McDonalds in Sweden.
Fact #013
Your chances of survival in terms of going without food or sleep would be higher with lack of food over sleep. Starvation can take a couple of weeks to actually cause death yet it's believed that lack of sleep could cause death just after ten days.
Fact #014
Our lovely planet is actually two thirds filled with water, which poses the question as to where it all came from. It's an accepted theory that stray comets had impacted the earth some many billions of years ago during the creation of the planet. Due to their high amount of ice within the comets, they were able to leave behind water vapor in the atmosphere which eventually formed into rain, thus beginning the cycle.
Fact #015
During it's highest peak the British Empire was spread across a quarter of the worlds land, in fact, it was jokingly said that "the sun never sets on the British Empire." Due to their spread across the globe. Now though, the British Empire still exists but at an incredibly low size, all it occupies now are small islands that no one truly desires.
Fact #016
Teeth are one of the only parts of the body unable to heal themselves. This is because the cells are not living, meaning when damaged they cannot repair themselves.
Fact #017
Mars is the record holder of the Universe' tallest mountain, being named Mount Olympus. Measuring a total of 2,917 metres.
Fact #018
When the Eiffel Tower was first constructed in France, everyone seemed to dislike it being there. Yet it's now grown into one of France's biggest landmarks.
- Rysa wrote:
Fact #019
Every tongue print is unique. If you’re planning on committing a crime, don’t think you’ll get away with leaving a tongue print behind. Each tongue is different and yours could be unique enough to finger you as the culprit.
Fact #020
Dark energy is a Garfield-sized portion at 73 percent of the known universe. It seems to pervade all of space and seems to be pushing galaxies father apart at a fast rate.
Some cosmologists think this expansion will leave the Milky Way galaxy as an "island universe" in a few trillion years with no other galaxies visible.
Others think the rate of expansion will become so great that it will result in a "Big Rip." In this scenario, the force of dark energy overcomes gravity to disassemble stars and planets, the forces keeping particles sticking together, the molecules in those particles, and eventually the atoms and subatomic particles. Thankfully, humankind probably won't be around to witness to cataclysm.
Fact #021
Julius Caesar proclaimed his celebrated words, “Veni, Vidi, Vici” translated as “I came, I saw, I conquered” in Turkey when he defeated the Pontus, a formidable kingdom in the Black Sea region.
Fact #022
The human eye receives around ninety percent of all of our information thus making us a visual based creature, unlike dogs who are more scent based creatures.
Fact #023
The Sun is so large that you could fit around one million and three hundred thousand Earth's in there.
Fact #024
Australian member Bob Hawke had managed to find his way into the Guinness Book of World Records for drinking two and a half pints of beer in eleven seconds, he later went on to become an Australian Prime Minister.
Fact #025
The average smile only takes seventeen muscles whereas the average frown uses up forty three muscles. Thus you place more effort into showing you're in a bad mood rather than a good mood.
Fact #026
The clouds on Jupiter are around thirty miles thick, close to fifty kilometres. Materials such as Ammonia Crystals are found within these thick clouds. I think we can officially say that these clouds are thicker then yo mama.
Fact #027
Canada has the highest consumption rate of Macaroni and Cheese then any other country in the world. Apart from that, they have nothing to make fun of. Unless you wish to mock the stereotypes of them saying 'Eh' and 'Aboot' a lot.
Fact #028
Each day our heart is pumping, it creates enough energy to actually power a truck for twenty miles straight. Imagine how far a truck would go in an entire year, pretty damn far is the answer to that.
Fact #029
The reason Earth has seasons is because the planet is actually tilted on it's axis, by about twenty three and a half degrees. It's theorized that another smaller planet had collided with Earth during it's creation process.
Fact #030
It's actually reported in some parts of America, that pizza delivery services arrive faster to your house than paramedics or ambulances. At least you can be sure to enjoy another pepperoni pizza while having a heart attack.
Fact #031
It's been recorded that white children are four times more like to be born with webbed fingers, whereas black children are ten times more likely to be born with extra fingers.
Fact #032
One year for Pluto takes up two hundred and forty eight Earth years. Due to it's large distance away from the Sun and it's elliptical orbit, it takes so long to complete one year.
Fact #033
In the strange world of Australia, it's actually the law to reverse into your own car parking space. It's considered illegal to drive straight ahead into it. Another odd law is that it's illegal to wear 'hot pink pants' after midday on Sunday.
Fact #034
If you're over the age of ten, then your age is a lie. The body creates and replaces every single cell that you occupy and will eventually create a 'new you' every seven to ten years.
Fact #035
It's theorized that every black hole is formed from 'dying' stars, these are basically stars that have used up all of their energy and have gone super nova on the Universe.
Fact #036
The Chinese 'one child' policy is thought to be the reason as to why less and less females are being born within it's nation. It's estimated that there are thirty two million more boys then girls. Soon Chinese males will struggle to find wives.
Fact #037
You never actually truly realize that you're blinking until you begin to think about it, to which people will commonly try to keep their eyes open for as long as possible. You also roughly blink ten times per minute.
Fact #038
If the Earth was actually scaled down to the size of a ping pong ball, it would surprisingly be smoother then said ping pong ball.
Fact #039
Many Icelanders actually believe in Elves, they've even diverted some roads to avoid elf territory.
Fact #040
The average female breasts weigh around one pound. Speaking of bewbs, England is the country with the largest, on average, breasts in Europe. It's reported that more then half the population of women wear D - Cup bras.
Fact #041
Despite Saturn's massive size, it's actually dense enough to float on water.
Fact #042
Scotland's national animal is the mythical Unicorn, whereas England's is the mighty lion. The Welsh have a numerous amount of national animals, but their most favored is the Welsh Dragon shown on their flag.
Fact #043
Your brain is actually able to memorize mostly everything in your life, as long as you don't suffer from any sort of memory illness. The only issue is that people are unable to recall information, it's somewhere hidden away within your brain but you just struggle to find it. That's why we're unable to remember most of our childhood years.
Fact #044
The ever so famous 'Red Spot' found on Jupiter is actually the size of Earth. The horrendous storm has been on a rampage across the planet for hundreds of years now.
Fact #045
Tequila is Mexico's national drink, why am I not surprised.
Fact #046
Contrary to common belief, cutting hair will not decrease it's rate of growth. Since hair actually has roots, if you get rid of the root then the hair will stop growing, clipping the hair itself will do nothing but make it shorter.
Fact #047
One of Neptune's moon's known as Triton, actually has a backwards rotation compared to other moon's which have a forward rotation. It's believe that Triton was captured during the creation of Neptune. It's also moving inwards towards the planet, compared to Earth's moon which is moving outwards. Eventually, Triton will crash into Neptune.
Fact #048
Only in Texas does the law require criminals to give their victims a twenty - four hour notice before they victimize them. This can be done through the use of speech or through writing.
Fact #049
Another 'contrary to common belief' fact, when you sneeze your entire body does not halt. Most of your body is still functioning perfectly fine, if your heart were to suddenly stop then there would be the chance of it not starting again. Sneezes could become incredibly dangerous if your whole body was to shut down.
Fact #050
We're unique. Through the hundreds of planets that have already been discovered, none have so far been able to support the same life that is on Earth. The search for another life - filled planet still goes on today and the question still remains, are we alone in the Universe?
Fact #051
Since the requester is on holiday in Portugal, I'll give you this fun law. It's considered a criminal act if you urinate within the ocean while on Portuguese territory.
Fact #052
The largest organ on the human body is in fact the skin, in the average male adult it covers around twenty square feet. In a lifetime, we will shed around forty pounds of skin.
Fact #053
The Sun contributes to around 99.8% of the Mass in our Solar System. All of the planets combined only reach around 0.135%
Fact #054
The average Italian consumes around ten pounds of bread each day and around twenty - five kilograms of pasta each year.
Fact #055
Wisdom Teeth are the final set of molars to make themselves known in your jaw, they're also the biggest nuisance to have. They usually appear around late teen years and early twenties, in fact, statistically speaking their the most operated on teeth in the dentist world.
Fact #056
Mars is theorized to once have life at some point in the Universe, or at least it was the most likely to have life. With rivers and oceans also possibly spanning across the red planet, it still even has seasons yet they're quite extreme at times. The atmosphere is mostly made up of Carbon Dioxide now, though NASA have a plan to actually create life on Mars.
Fact #057
In the magical state of Florida it is the law for a person to pay the normal parking fee if they are tying their elephant at the parking meter.
Fact #058
Your brain is actually a lot more active when you are asleep, no one truly knows why but it's actually true. It's also believed that the higher IQ you have, the more likely you'll have dreams compared to those who have a lower intelligence.
Fact #059
The lonely planets of Mercury and Venus are the only planets within our solar system to not have any moon's orbiting them. Poor Mercury and Venus...
Fact #060
In Japan the younger and less experienced Sumo Wrestlers will traditionally be required to bathe and clean the older and more experienced Sumo Wrestlers. Even places where the sun don't shine.
Fact #061 - winged blade wrote:
- The best treatment for mosquito bites is to get the insides of a banana peel and rub it on the affected area, which stops the itching and deters the mosquito from biting again.
I tried it, I was going mad from itching in Portugal. It works.
Fact #062We all now know the Pluto is no longer considered a Planet, but why? The reason why is because a planet is only considered to be one when it has a round surface due to it's own gravity and it also dominates in size around it's own orbit. The second part is where Pluto failed, because one of the moon's that orbit the dwarf - planet is actually half the size of it. Poor, poor Pluto.
Fact #063Ethiopia has one of the highest rates of people per car in the world. It's estimated they have around nine hundred and ninety three people per car. The fuel consuming United States of America only has two people per car.
Fact #064
It's believed that there are around thirty two million bacteria per every square inch of your body.
Fact #065
The largest known Star in the Universe is called VY Canis Majoris, if scaled on a computer our own Star, the Sun, is simply a pixel next to the giant source of light. If the Star was placed within our solar system that are disputes about whether it would extend past either Saturn or Mars, which ever location it was Earth would be taken out of the habitual zone that each Star creates.
Fact #066
Iceland's origin comes from legend of a man named Floki Vilgeroarson who once sailed to the island and gave the name Island in order for the Vikings to be discouraged from sailing over there.
Fact #066
It's been scientifically proven that a child's rate of growth will suddenly rise during the season of Spring. It's quite a mystery why.
Fact #068
Habitable Zone. This is the area that each and every Star carries and Earth is one of the only known planets to meet it with near perfection. If a planet is within this area of the Star, then they are able to maintain liquid on the surface of the planet and also are able to sustain Earth - life life. Just because a planet is within this area though does not mean it can still maintain life, there are so many possibilities of life being extinguished. Take the dinosaurs for an example.
Fact #069
It's been known for some Ukrainian trains to instantly flush out their waste on the tracks below. I guess that's one way to 'flush' away your problems.
Fact #070
A quick way of testing whether you have bad breathe or not is to rub your tongue with a spoon, allow it to dry and then take a sniff of the spoon. That's how your breathe will smell.
Fact #071
Around the year 1820, European's still believed that the Universe was only a mere six thousand years old. Yet it's reported to be as old as nearly fourteen billion years. They were just a couple of years off.
Fact #072
India is one of the few countries in the world that hasn't taken part in invasion. Though some may argue that India has invaded some countries such as Pakistan, others argue it as liberation.
Fact #073
Human babies start with three hundred and fifty bones. Human adults end up with two hundred and six. This is because some bones will fuse together and thus count as a single bone.
Fact #074
The order of the Solar System, which is ordered by distance between the Sun, goes Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Why did I not mention Pluto? Because it's no longer considered a Planet of course!
Fact #075
Within the state of New York, it is a criminal act to be walking around with an ice cream cone within ones pocket during Sunday.
Fact #076
It's been proven that left handed individuals are better at gaming then right handed people. So next time when you get killed, don't scream out 'hacker' instead shout out 'lefty'.
Fact #077
Venus was often speculated to being another form of Earth and possibly holding life, due to it's very similar size and also having closely related gravity effects. However, the atmosphere is deadly poisonous thus life wouldn't be able to exist on the planet surface.
Fact #078
Venezuela is often referred to as one of the happiest nations in the world, yet it also scores in the top five for the highest murder rate in the world.
Fact #079
Much like finger prints, your odour is also unique with no other person being able to share your unique smell, unless you have a twin of course.
Fact #080
Earth has currently discovered five hundred and seventy three planets so far in the Universe. That's actually not a lot compared to how large the Universe truly is.
Fact #081
The Australian's used to be made up from criminals that the United Kingdom would send over, but they didn't always use Australia for Penal Transportation. For before the use of Australia, the UK would also send their prisoners over to the colonies of America.
Fact #082
Despite humans being primarily sight - based creatures, our small noses are able to memorise over fifty thousand different scents.
Fact #083
There have been many ways in which life on Earth would come to an end, let's take a look at some of the possibilities. Astroid impacts, managed to wipe out the dinosaurs pretty easily. Solar Flares, they've been able to knock out electricity on Earth and if a large enough one was shot out, we could come to the possibility of death. Nuclear War, life killing life, possibly one of the most expected ways for life on Earth to come to an end.
Fact #084
The Jamaican's are often stereotyped for being care free, drug consuming and reggae loving people. One famous icon of Jamaica is Bob Marley, who truly fits the stereotype.
Fact #085
Within twenty - four hours the average human being will breathe more then twenty thousands times.
Fact #086
An incredibly small record of only twelve people have managed to place their foot on the Moon. All of whom have been male individuals.
Fact #087
The Filipino's actually believe that all American's are rich, in fact they believe that most white people are rich. That's quite the different stereotype they have for the American's compared to the European's stereotype.
Fact #088
Your stomach will give itself a new lining every three to four days in order to protect you from your own stomach acid. If this didn't occur, then not only would your acid gobble away at your food but it would also begin digesting your own body.
Fact #089
The Cheetah can run at around thirty metres per second. The speed of Sound is three hundred and forty metres per second. The speed of Light is 299, 792, 458 metres per second.
Fact #090
Germany once accounted for over a quarter of Europe's beer production. One of their most famous alcoholic drinks is the Jägermeister, also quite a strong one at that, not that I'd know or anything.
Fact #091
The human body is actually so strange that cold showers can increase your sexual arousal level.
Fact #092
Have you ever wondered why some countries and continents look like some sort of jumbled jigsaw puzzle? That's because Earth was once made up of only one continent, during the time when it broke up the super continent was called Pangaea.
Fact #093
France holds the record for being the world's biggest consumer of psychotropic drugs. Nearly a fourth of the population admitted to taking anti - depressants.
Fact #094
Human's will tend to forget around eighty percent of the information you receive every day.
Fact #095
Like Planet's and Star's, the Universe itself will eventually come to an end. There are many theories as to what the ultimate fate of the Universe may be, some accepted being the Big Freeze, the Big Rip, the Big Crunch and the Big Bounce. Quite 'big' theories, though we will never truly be able to watch the Universe come to an end as life on Earth would have ended long before that.
Fact #096
Croatia's currency, the Kuna, is translated to Marten in English. It's meaning is a small rodent, thus Croatian's are paying with rodents?
Fact #097
Finger nails will grow faster than toe nails, this is due to the amount of exposure they receive compared to the toe nails. The hand that you write with will also have faster growing nails compared to your less dominant hand, your longest nails will also grow their nails faster.
Fact #098
Jupiter has the shortest day with it taking only nine hours and fifty five minutes to rotate, whereas Venus has the longest day taking two hundred and forty three Earth days.
Fact #099
Scotland has the least amount of citizens with souls, with thirteen percent of the population being redheaded this is no surprise.
Fact #100
A law within South Africa states that people wearing swim suits are unable to sit next to any other person within twelve inches of range.
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