Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Listless Lists: Real Fake Facts

1. Wallets were first used by the Romans, who carried around in them their 
    money and papers in order to show off their status in public
2. Apart from humans and monkeys, pandas are the only other mammal that can 

    give high fives
3. "Orgasm" comes from the Latin word meaning "to sneeze from your genitals"
4. Wild turkeys contain so much tryptophan in their systems that they are all 

    narcoleptic by nature
5. Human blood is blue, but turns red once it comes into contact with air
6. When a male is struck by lightning, it is not unusual for the shock to cause 

    involuntarily ejaculation
7. The Third Reich adopted the eagle as a national symbol due to Hitler's 

    obsession with falconry
8. Whenever a hen lays an egg, it will face either east or west depending on the 

    time of day
9. The endorphins released in the brain during sex are equal to doing one hit of 

    ecstasy 
10. Infant rattlesnakes are more dangerous than adults, since they cannot 

    control the amount of venom they release
11. There is no medical term to describe the area that is the back of one's knee

12. 39.5% of all statistics are made up on the spot 

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