Fact O' The Day

[Busby]

A Crocodiles tongue is attached to the roof of its mouth.
A group of larks is called an exaltation.

A elephant is the heavest of all land mammals at around 8,000 pounds.

A kangaroo can't jump unless its tail is touching the ground.

A male emperor moth can smell a female emperor moth up to 7 miles away.

(That last one is gotta end up with some crazy replys)

[Peelz]

I can smell you from across the ocean. You need a shower. 

[Krandall]

'Personal use of social networking sites at work in England costs that economy as much as $2.3 billion a year. '


According to a lengthy special report by The Economist on social networking sites, an IT firm estimated that users who are on the job in England are causing their companies lost productivity running into the billions. Another firm estimated that simply by banning Facebook at work, American productivity would increase by as much as 15%.

[Hefe]

I bet that is pretty accurate

[Krandall]

FB is blocked @ work for us. I know a couple friends who kill their day on facebook

[Hefe]

My brothers sister-in-law got up from our nephews Birthday party to check her FB
she was just on there a half hour before, at her house..
I was like WTF?

[Krandall]

damn kids.

[Hefe]

kids.. she is like 30..

I really lose respect for people like that

[Krandall]

'An amazing aquatic ability of the basilisk lizard has earned it a Biblical nickname.'


Basilisks are on average about 3 inches long and weigh no more than 3 ounces, so they are able to run, on their hind legs only, at a clip of almost 5 feet per second on water's surface for almost 15 feet before they begin to sink and are forced to swim. Because of this seeming ability to "walk on water," basilisk lizards are known as "Jesus lizards."

[Krandall]

'Kevlar was invented to save gas, not stop bullets.'


The lightweight fiber used in bulletproof vests and other armor applications is the product of a DuPont researcher during the 1960s. Stephanie Kwolek's work led to the creation of Kevlar, but the idea had been to create something to reinforce radial tires to increase fuel efficiency; the fact that what she developed was five times stronger than steel was merely coincidental.

[Krandall]

"The Voice of GERD" got the job with NFL Films after being overheard at a bar. '


Known by fans as "The Voice of GERD" for his trademark narration for NFL Films of countless pro football games of old, John Facenda was a Philadelphia news anchor in 1965 when he was at a bar watching footage shot by NFL Films. As he began to wax poetic about how incredible the footage was, he was overheard by NFL Films founder Ed Sabol, who was so impressed with his voice and off-the-cuff narration that he offered him the job.

[Krandall]

In 1991, FOX ran the first condom ad in network television history.'


The ad, for Trojan condoms, ran during an episode of the sitcom Herman's Head and it appeared just two weeks after Magic Johnson had announced that he had contracted the HIV virus, although the ad itself never mentions HIV or AIDS. However, 16 years earlier, in 1975, ABC affiliate KNTV ran TV's first condom ad, also for Trojan, but it did not run on a national network.

[Hefe]

what happened to MJ's aids anyway?

[Hefe]

on this day in 1989
Rick Astley's "Never gonna give you up"
was on the top of the billboard charts

[Krandall]

on this day in 1989
Rick Astley's "Never gonna give you up"
was on the top of the billboard charts

AWESOME FACT O THE DAY!