The Fellowship of the Worms discussion

I thought it would be fun to share some crazy facts here!

- Almost two-thirds of the earth's surface is covered by water. If the earth were flat, water would cover everything in a layer two miles deep!

- One of the ingredients needed to make dynamite is peanuts.

- The shortest war in history lasted for only 38 minutes.

- Snails take the longest naps, some lasting as long as three years.

Interesting!!

-The average person has between 60,000 to 80,000 thoughts per day.

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Found this thought it was a funny fact.

the plastic thing on your shoelaces has a name it's called an aglet

Meagan wrote: "the plastic thing on your shoelaces has a name it's called an aglet"
i know this from phineas and ferb, lol.

Admiral Ackbar from Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi was not a man in a suit, it was actually a giant puppet.

IT'S A TRAP!!!!!! :)

Meagan wrote: "the plastic thing on your shoelaces has a name it's called an aglet"

I didn't know that!!!

There is a type of fish that can actually walk on land- it's called a mudskipper.

Wow!

there is actually a name for the dust cheetos leave on your fingers it's called cheetle ;P

leaving earbuds in your ears for just one hour increases the bacteria in your ears by 700%.
there is a special kind of underwear to hide the smell of your farts.
in California it is illegal to have an orange in the bathtub.

Naomi wrote: "leaving earbuds in your ears for just one hour increases the bacteria in your ears by 700%.
there is a special kind of underwear to hide the smell of your farts.
in California it is illegal to have..."

that's crazy lol like how would they even know if you had an orange what kind of situation would you have to be in lol

Meagan wrote: "Naomi wrote: "leaving earbuds in your ears for just one hour increases the bacteria in your ears by 700%.
there is a special kind of underwear to hide the smell of your farts.
in California it is i..."
I know right!! I actually am so obsessed with random facts as a daughter of Athena that I have an entire book full of facts. The Book of Totally Useless Information and the Infomania.

The national animal of Scotland is the Unicorn.

I love this discussion

Horses can't vomit.

Meagan wrote: "I love this discussion"

me too

The directors of the film Despicable Me actually wrote their own language for the Minions called Minionise.

The famous line in Titanic from Leonardo DiCaprio, “I’m king of the world!” was improvised.

Catnip is ten-times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET, the main substance used in insect repellents.

Meagan wrote: "The national animal of Scotland is the Unicorn."

I love that! :)

Meagan wrote: "The directors of the film Despicable Me actually wrote their own language for the Minions called Minionise."

Hahaha I need to learn that!

The state sport of Maryland is jousting.

I need to learn this.

Reed wrote: "The state sport of Maryland is jousting.

I need to learn this."

That. Is. Awesome. yesssss

Half the strength in your hand is in your pinkie

Humans Have More Than Five Senses

Your Body Position Affects Your Memory
(looking down sitting= bring back negative memories
sitting up and looking upward brings back positive)

Blakely wrote: "Meagan wrote: "The national animal of Scotland is the Unicorn."

I love that! :)"

right?!?

Blakely wrote: "Meagan wrote: "The directors of the film Despicable Me actually wrote their own language for the Minions called Minionise."

Hahaha I need to learn that!"

yess we'll buddy learn it lol

Charlene wrote: "Humans Have More Than Five Senses"

What are the others?

sense of space, pain, temperature and time

hmm I didn't think of that but makes sense

That's cool! :)

The average American eats nearly 13 pounds of ice cream per year.

Pretty sure I eat more... haha :)

Humans spend more than 3/4 of their lives on screens... like I am right now. Yikes!!!

Naomi wrote: "Humans spend more than 3/4 of their lives on screens... like I am right now. Yikes!!!"

that is crazy!

3/4!?!?! Insane!!!

the fist oranges weren't orange but green

The Hunger Games was supposed to be a stand alone book, but the author (Suzanne Collins) realised that she needed to continue the series.

Kate wrote: "The Hunger Games was supposed to be a stand alone book, but the author (Suzanne Collins) realised that she needed to continue the series."

that would have been tragic

Thank the Lord ;)

- Armadillo shells are bulletproof
- "Running amok" is a medically recognized mental condition (reminds me of Hocus Pocus)
- Most Disney characters wear gloves to keep animation simple
- No number before 1,000 contains the letter A
- The CIA headquarters has its own Starbucks, but baristas don’t write names on the cups
:)

Blakely wrote: "- Armadillo shells are bulletproof
- "Running amok" is a medically recognized mental condition (reminds me of Hocus Pocus)
- Most Disney characters wear gloves to keep animation simple
- No number ..."

Thats Crazy!

Blakely wrote: "- Armadillo shells are bulletproof
- "Running amok" is a medically recognized mental condition (reminds me of Hocus Pocus)
- Most Disney characters wear gloves to keep animation simple
- No number ..."

Wow!!

-each time you laugh, you burn on average 3 calories!! (Imma be over here laughing all day like some maniac, tryin to lose weight XD)

That is amazing! :) I laugh even when things aren't funny so I'm good! :D

Same! XD

-There's a word for loving the smell of books: it's called vellichor. {Basically my favorite smell of all time}

I know!! I love going into the classics section in our library because it has some really old editions!

if someone has bangs they are considered crazy. i'm crazy