I WAS WONERING......DID YOU KNOW

[BeardedOne]

Cool post, Mega. Thanx.

And, no, I didn't know. Until now. :)

[EdelweissFan]

Mega, that's a great post. I love the story about Fleming and Churchill.

One possible "fact" in your later post may be outdated -- the one about domestication. It is remarkable that basically all the domestic animals we use were basically domesticated at the dawn of civilization.

But I believe that Russian scientists studying evolution and how domestic animals became domesticated did an experiment with wild minks, selecting them for tameness over several generations.

Their conclusion was that domestication can be a remarkably fast process, because they produced tame minks within just a few years and relatively few mink generations.

Capuchin monkeys, which are used to help disabled people, are also only recently domesticated, and Ferrets as pets are also recently domesticated.

I think that "fact" refers to the fact that no animal of commercial importance or usefulness has been domesticated in the last 4000 years.

[ian]

Brilliant post Megabody, i enjoyed reading that.

[BOATER]

Very good interesting posts. I have read them before via email. But interesting.


The last one will blow you away.

And also... This is something to think about! Since America is typically represented by an eagle. Saddam should have read up on his Muslim passages...

The following verse is from the Koran, (the Islamic Bible)

Koran (9:11) - For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah; and there was peace.

(Note the verse number!) Hmmmmmmm?! God Bless you all Amen !

Having a minor in history, I do find the history of Iraq intriguing. I would think Saddam, Osama as well as most muslims are well aware of that passage. My time in Afghanistan I had a chance to speak in depth with one of our Jordainan guides, about religion and views of the muslim people. There are several passages that speak of peace. In this particular passage they feel strongly that the eagle represents the US, the question is what does the word "cleansed" really imply?
They don't believe it refers to the destruction of the lands of Allah. Can it be the overturn of corrupt leaders, or can it mean a unification of the lands and truce with the US and Isreal?
If you are religious or not. It is interesting to understand how people use the bible to justify actions and events. This hold true for each religion. Here in America, Mr Pat Robertson always has an interesting twist on events and the biblical ramification.
Religious passages and the US Constitution interpretations will forever be debated and twisted in favor of one's own agenda.

[tsntx]

did you know that boys have a penis, and girls have vaginas?

[tsntx]

...but not always... ;)

[romeo]

...but not always... ;)

mmm...I didn't know it...are u sure? :roll:

[The American Nightmare]

Sorry to pee on your parade.

Regarding Sir Alexander Fleming: >> False << (http://www.snopes.com/glurge/fleming.htm)

Regarding the Koran: >> False << (http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/quran911.asp)

In addition, there are approximately one million "Did You Know?" lists floating around the interweb. Most often these lists contain about 25% true facts, with the rest being incorrect or deceptive.

[shemalejunky]

You beat me to the punch. Although the stories are nice, they are bullshit and I am surprised others were taken by them.

My tidbit: Did you know that Megabody finally found the Caps Lock key?

[ian]

Ah well, it was an interesting read.

[The American Nightmare]

My tidbit: Did you know that Megabody finally found the Caps Lock key?
Also not true. He was simply doing a copy & paste.

[BeardedOne]

> 10. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial
on

> the
back of the $5 bill.

Incorrect.

This one is commonly repeated. I believe only twenty-six states actually show on the monument's engraving. Even if they all showed, there were not fifty states in the union when the monument was built.

There is, however, a tiny owl in the scrollwork of the one dollar bill (Upper right numeral on the face). He looks like this: :shock:

Those crazy guys at the BEP. :lol:

[BeardedOne]

did you know that boys have a penis, and girls have vaginas?

...but not always...

Sez you. :)

The Bahamas has a three dollar bill (Yes, there =is= a queen on it :wink: ) and the Dominion of Canada (c. 1910) had a four dollar bill.

[chefmike]

The last one will blow you away.

IRAQ - VERY INTERESTING - DID YOU KNOW?
1. The garden of Eden was in Iraq.
2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, was the cradle of civilization!
3. Noah built the ark in Iraq.
4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq.
5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq!
6. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in Iraq.
7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq.
8. Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in Iraq.
9. Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes of Israel.
10. Amos! cried out in Iraq!
11. Babylon, which is in Iraq, destroyed Jerusalem.
12. Daniel was in the lion's den in Iraq!
13. The three Hebrew children were in the fire in Iraq (Jesus had been in Iraq also as the fourth person in the fiery furnace!)
14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the "writing on the wall" in Iraq.
15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews captive into Iraq.
16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq.
17. The wise men were from Iraq.
18. Peter preached in Iraq.
19. The "Empire of Man" described in Revelation is called Babylon,which was a city in Iraq!

And you have probably seen this one. Israel is the nation most often mentioned in the Bible. But do you know which nation is second? It is Iraq! However, that is not the name that is used in the Bible. The names used in the Bible are Babylon, Land of Shinar, and Mesopotamia. The word Mesopotamia means between the two rivers, more exactly between the Tigris and Euphrates River's. The name Iraq, means country with deep roots.

Indeed Iraq is a country with deep roots and is a very significant country In the Bible.

No other nation, except Israel, has more history and prophecy associated it than Iraq.

And also... This is something to think about! Since America is typically represented by an eagle. Saddam should have read up on his Muslim passages...

The following verse is from the Koran, (the Islamic Bible)

Koran (9:11) - For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah; and there was peace.

(Note the verse number!) Hmmmmmmm?! God Bless you all Amen !


DID YOU KNOW?

1. There really IS a santa claus.

2. That really WAS the tooth fairy that left that money under your pillow.

3. Elvis really IS alive.

4. If you step on a crack, you really WILL break your mothers back.

5. Cats really DO have nine lives.

6. The virgin mary really WAS a virgin.

7. Jesus really DID turn the water into wine.

8. Jesus really IS coming, and boy is he pissed!

9. And last but not least, to be SERIOUS-

The bible, for the most part, IS A CROCK OF SHIT!

[BeardedOne]

The bible, for the most part, IS A CROCK OF SHIT!

And so are the Gannett "news"papers, but where would we be without those little visual aids? :lol:

[TrueBeauty TS]

Fun post, Mega! :lol:

[Skillet]

did you know that boys have a penis, and girls have vaginas?
Some of the prettiest girls in the world know better. :mrgreen:

[DJ_Asia]

did you know animal facts:

Cheetahs are the only member of the cat family to have non retractable claws.The cheetahs gene pool is so bottle necked that researchers belive that all cheetahs descended from a single mating pair that survived the ice age.

Elephants mourn their dead.They are known to carry around bones of their deceased for years.

Elephants and man are the only mammals to decimate their environment beyond repair.

Dolphins and man are they only mammals to display true homosexual tendencies.

Wolverines and man are the only mammals to kill for fun.Wolverines can also kill prey up to 5 times bigger than themselves.

Great white sharks arent the deadliest shark alive.That title belongs to the Tiger and Bull shark.In fact Great White attacks are rarely fatal.An adult white can bite a full grown Bull Elephant seal in half and yet most attacks on man rarly result in a fatality,leading researchers to believe that its simply a case of mistaken identity when an attack on man occurs.

Contrary to myths and legends there has never been a snake 30 feet or longer ever caught...dead or alive.

7 out of 10 of the most lethal poisonous snakes in the world come from Australia.

The biggest dog in the world is an English Mastiff named Hercules.He weighs 282 pounds and has a 38" neck!

DJ Asia

[scorpion]

True...Im werry greatful four this tsntx :D
Scorpion

[shemalejunky]

J proves he is an idiot once more if he needs sources to prove those three claims.

[The American Nightmare]

J proves he is an idiot once more if he needs sources to prove those three claims. Well, none of the three things he referred to actually existed. So, who's the idiot?

I may grant that the myth of the Tower of Babel took place in Iraq, but I'm not aware of any references to the location of Noah's Ark or the Garden of Eden.

[chefmike]

J proves he is an idiot once more if he needs sources to prove those three claims.

Why don't you you show us your sources .... learned and obnoxious troll that you are...if I cared to waste my time researching whether there was an actual place where the FABLE of adam and eve supposedly occurred...or whether some biblical pat robertson built an ark for his imaginary pilgramage....or the rest of this BS, I would...but since you are a scholar of the superstitous, please enlighten us... bottom line...are you telling me the fables behind the geographical and historical "facts" are true?

Because...I really would like to make a pilgramage to that fabled boot... you know, the one where "the old woman who lived in a shoe" lived...