Now that's just freaky!!

I laughed out loud at that one, though thinking about it, I"m surprised the number isn't higher

Eeeeew! No way!! I just don't want to believe that!!!

Very good useless pieces of info, mate.

Oh, and er ... I did try to touch my tongue to my elbow

Oh my... this mail was pretty popular in our country couple of moths ago... horrible.

However, I was pretty interested in the medicine part (since I study medicine at the university), so I did some research on that in November.
About sneezing:

1. your ribs won't crack when sneezing too hard (unless you have some problems like osteoporosis or other pathological malfunctions, but I guess that is not the case we are discussing right now ), sorry. In some cases, you diaphragm may hurt, but your ribs won't.

2. Supressing a sneeze will never squeeze your eyes out of your head... Simply and shortly said, when looking at a skull, you understand, that your eyes are in an almost 'direct' connection with your brain, that is for sure, but there is no connection between your nose or mouth and your eyes or brain. (There are, of course illnesses, which can cause your eyes look a bit swollen - like certain hormonal disorders or allergetic reactions, etc, but even these won't squeeze them out.)

3. However, surpressing a sneeze may affect your eardrums, since your mouth and nose are connected with your middle ears, this is for sure.

4. I don't know much about the vein part, but I reckon that may be true, although it is not that dramatic, most of the people survive a srtoke actually.
However, there is no need to be afraid from now on every time you are sneezing, since this is pretty rare, and happens mostly, if you have some circular insufficiency.

Erm, okay, I guess you've had enough of the medicine part, haven't you?

A question:

What about a large animal like a giraffe?

Erm... *blushes*

Me neither I hope that is not true, that would be simply... erm... shall I say disgusting or horrible?

Hopefully, otherwise we should be pretty afraid when sneezing.
Anyway, those are urban legends, similar to the one my teacher told me in first grade, when I fall from a tree and that made me throw up. She said, I should now stop being sick, because my stomach is likely to come out through my mouth. Okay, sorry for being disgusting. However, this was my worst fear for some years after that.

Okay, you'll soon hate me, but I really have to tell, that's my part.

So the thing about your hair/beard/moustache/nails... no, that is not true. This is a common misbelief, but they do not grow after death. This 'urban legend' comes from the observation, that if you shave a corpse before putting it into the coffin, you likely find the corpse unshaved on the day of the funeral. However, that is not because the hair grows after death, the true reason for it is, that after death the body looses water, thus the skin gets thinner, so parts of hair/beard/moustache/nails, which were hidden by the skin while the body was alive, appear whilst the skin shrinks. Hope I explained it clearly, I sometimes come across some language problems.

I did! Now I feel... Stupid? No, now I feel... part of the 75%.

Great topic by the way Kells Bells! Glad to see you're taking a break from your horses! Or are you?..... HeHe!

Indeed, but I guess it is not because of the apples but because of chewing. I read somewhere that chewing is a very efficient way to stay awake, for example evening drivers are advised to have chewing gum on them, in order not to fall asleep.

Oh, eww. Good reason to stop eating so many chocolate bars.

Some more:

In the movie "Toy Story", the carpet designs in Sid's hallway is the same as the carpet designs in "The Shining."

Charlie Brown's father was a barber.

The hundred billionth crayon made by Crayola was Periwinkle Blue.

A man was arrested and charged with the robbery—of vending machines. The man posted bail, entirely in quarters.

Theaters in Glendale, California can show horror films only on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday.

Under the law of Mississippi, there’s no such thing as a female Peeping Tom.

In Saudi Arabia, a woman reportedly may divorce her husband if he does not keep her supplied with coffee.

Oi, I guess this time I belong to the minority. *proud* Although I'm afraid it has something to do with the fact that I was eating peanut butter, and did not want to scratch my nose with dirty fingers... because the thought of it actually came into my mind.

ooh yeah! i have grown three sets of teeth!!

some really interesting facts here! i like this topic!!

Almost correct, but they are not brains but ganglions, there is a pretty big difference.

Hmmm, are you sure about that?... in our country, children are encouraged to learn English because it has a nice and understandable grammar and has fewer words than e.g. German... let alone that it is also said that our language has more words than German. But I have a friend from China who is highly convinced that his language has the richest vocabulary... so I think it is pretty hard to tell, probably almost impossible but you are likely to find your mother tongue the most difficult language with the largest vocabulary.

yes..english does have the most. I am 100 % sure of that.
Ithought that was very common? And anyway i brought the information from a reliable book so i think it is true

hmm..why would anyone do that in the first place??
But that would be freakyy...glad it is illegal!!

I think thats a very good rule too....dogs can be annoying when they bark the house down and you are trying to sleep lol...and it is very tiring when my dad goes on about how cool dogs are
Anyway heres another few:
. About 181 million people use the trains in China everyday! If one train carried them all, it would need 370,000 carriages!
. The Walrus has about 700 hairs on its snout
. Just the click of a door shutting can start an avalanche1
. Napolean Bonarte, the emperor of france, may have appeared brave in battle..but he was scared of cats.

That's a good idea, actually. I dunno... we (my family) believe that it's bad luck to leave up any Christmas things up anytime after New Year's. Anywho, here are some more facts. I think I'll do a food theme.

-An apple, onion, and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell. To prove this, pinch your nose and take a bite from each. They will all taste sweet.

-In South Africa, termites are often roasted and eaten by the handful, like pretzels or popcorn.

-Native Americans never actually ate turkey; killing such a timid bird was thought to indicate laziness.

-Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.

-Only food that does not spoil: honey.

I have something which is a bit relevant to this part.

Did you guys know that if you lose the ability to smell, in most cases you won't feel how food tastes, as well? I was highly surprised when I learned that.

Poor friend of yours... I don't know anyone with such problems, but we had that on a neuroanatomy lesson last week, and it sorta surprised me.

Okay, here is another one. If you put all your nerves together, one after the other, they are twice as long as the Equator.

Don't ask me why but I am crying with laughter over that one.
priori_incantatem - Yeah the first sign of madness is hair on the palms of your hands, and the second sign of madness is looking for it!!
Another madness one is that talking to yourself is the first sign of madness, taking back is the second. Just my luck to do most these things!
By the way, how many people have looked for hair on thier palms just now after reading these? I bet most of you.