February, 2010

Fancy a Fight? In Paraguay, Dueling is Still Legal.

17 Feb

Fancy a Fight? In Paraguay, Dueling is Still Legal.

You don’t have to be a Sith lord or a Jedi (though I think it would help!); as long as both parties are registered blood donors, you can choose to settle things with a straight up blood-fest.  Light-sabers obviously aren’t compulsory but I find it’s a lot more fun! …

The WOW Signal: You have been poked by E.T.

11 Feb

The WOW Signal: You have been poked by E.T.

Many people are aware of S.E.T.I. : the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence but did you know that in 1977 a radio observatory in Ohio actually found something?

How many parcels?

10 Feb

How many parcels?

Mr. and Mrs. Chips were walking home from the shopping mall with their shopping bags when Mr. Chips began to complain that his bags were too heavy. Mrs Chips turned to her husband and said, “I don’t know what you’re complaining about because if you gave me one of your bags, I would have twice as many as you, as if I gave you just one of mine, we would have equal loads”.

How many bags were they carrying?

The most poisonous animal on Earth is the Golden Poison Dart Frog.

9 Feb

The most poisonous animal on Earth is the Golden Poison Dart Frog.

If you asked most people what the most poisonous animal, you’d probably get an answer of some kind of snake or spider; not a bright yellow, 5cm long frog! Well they might look cute but one of these crazy little frogs could kill you with a long distance fart!

Twitter Quick Facts – Twacts Part 2

7 Feb

Twitter Quick Facts – Twacts Part 2

It’s been a busy week on Twitter. Here’s what we gave you this week. As always, if you think we’re wrong on any of them, let us know in the comments,..bur we don’t think so!..Read on for the facts.

7 things you shouldn’t put in the microwave and what happens if you do!

6 Feb

7 things you shouldn’t put in the microwave and what happens if you do!

Obviously it goes without saying that if you decide to copy anything you saw here and blow the shit out of your microwave/kitchen/house/face it’s your own fault!

Twitter Quick Facts – Twacts Part 1

3 Feb

Twitter Quick Facts – Twacts Part 1

As of January 20th we started to tweet some facts as well as post them on the blog so if you’re not following us on twitter you’re missing out on some extra stuff. Here’s what you missed last month…

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