Friday, October 23, 2015

New Writing Blog

I made a new blog called http://liamswritingblog.blogspot.com/ because I want to keep this fun fact related. If I have difficulties falling asleep, I might write something. Might as well keep it somewhere. Maybe one of you would enjoy reading some mediocre writing.  This definitely won't be consistent, or follow one story.

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Real Fun Facts

Here are your weekly fun facts!

1. Bank of America was originally going to be called Bank of Italy, but was renamed due to most of the customers being in America.

2. Nobody knows who invented the fire hydrant because the patent for the fire hydrant burned in a fire.

3. The voice of Yoda and Miss Piggy were the same voice actor.

4. Oxford University (1096) is older than the Aztec Empire(~1400).

5. A whale was killed in Alaska two years ago that had the tip of a harpoon in its head. The tip of the harpoon had been made around the 1880s. The whale survived at least 130 years with a harpoon in its head!

6. The human to insect ratio is about 170,000,000: 1.
Bonus Fact: Despite there being so many more ants, if you added the weight of all the ants and all the humans, they would weigh about the same.

7. Anne Frank and Martin Luther King Jr were born in the same year.

8. Mammoths were still alive when the Egyptian pyramids were made.

9. Dragonflies can not walk, they have to fly anytime they want to move.

10. Maine is the closest U.S. state to Africa.

11. The largest air force in the world is the U.S. Air Force . The second largest is the U.S. Navy.

Bonus Fact: The U.S. Coast Guard (protects our border) is the 12th biggest navy in the world.

12. During World War I, Americans started calling "hamburgers" liberty sandwiches.

13. Ohio is the only state that doesn't share a letter with the word "mackerel".

14. Otters have pouches where they keep their favorite rock.

15. The cardboard sometimes put on coffee to keep it from burning you is called zarf.

16. Most deer can jump higher than the average house. This is due to the deer's powerful hind legs, and the fact that the average house cannot jump.

17. Modern lighters came before modern matches.

18. Egyptians didn't get cavities until the Romans started importing sugar. For this reason, many people had no need to brush their teeth.

19. Squid brains are donut shaped, and their esophagus is located in the "donut hole". If they eat something too big, it gives them brain damage. 

20. Pineapples take 1.5-3 years to grow.

Hope you enjoyed my facts! :)

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Alright, so before this post all my fun facts were complete lies. They were kind of hard to think of and required a lot of effort. To make it easier on myself, I am going to say actually true facts. Would you prefer paragraph long facts where I go in depth or 15-20 quick facts?

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Funnest Facts

This post is gonna be quick and short 15 false (but kind of believable) facts.

1. You can't see your shadow in a mirror because mirrors reflect light and shadows come from a lack of light.

2.  Coconuts are mammals because they have hair and produce milk.

3. If you soak a raisin in grape juice, it turns into a grape.

4. New Zealand was discovered in 1969 when ‎Neil Armstrong spotted it from space.
http://worldmapswithout.nz/

5. No matter how fast you go, automatic doors will open in time.

6.The stop signs that are outlined in white are optional stop signs.

7. Rocks are actually soft,but harden when touched.

8.  http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/TX9dbK6.jpg

9. 25% of the sun is composed of helium, which is why it floats in space.

10. North Dakota is actually a myth invented by South Dakota to hide illegal government nuclear test sites. Have you ever met anyone from North Dakota? Exactly.

11. That the "daddy longleg" spider is the most venomous in the world but it's mouth is too small to break the skin of humans so it's not dangerous.

12 .Humans only use 10% of their brains.

13. 72 percent of statistics on the internet are made up.

14. They are called buzzards in the air, and vultures once they've landed.

15. Firetrucks are painted red because red paint molecules are the smallest making them the most aerodynamic.

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Funnerer Facts

The gummy bear is actually based upon a real animal called the gumoni bear. This bear was native to South Africa, but it was seen from time to time in India as well. It attacked small tribes, and ravages their homes. They do not exist today, and they have been dead for a long time. The last remains of a gumoni bear was around the Roman times; or about 100 B.C. The reason we call them gummy bears today is a result of them rubbing their back on trees, and the sap made the fur look colorful.

Alcohol actually increases brain size, by up to two times its normal size! This is due to alcohol causing a reaction in your brain, which causes the suramine (a chemical in the brain) to expand. The more alcohol your brain is exposed to, the bigger your brain will be. This is also why people will often forget or have no memory of what happened while they were drinking. When the brain stops getting alcohol, the brain shrinks back to normal size and the information gained during that time becomes condensed, which is also why the memories appear fuzzy or blurry.

Quality Essay from Michael

I have a friend that lives in Pennsylvania named Michael, and he wrote such a moving story I had to share it with my friends and family.

The year is 5025XX. I live in the luxury underground tunnel of 420BI. I woke up that morning to the soothing sounds of our glorious leader shouting "YOU'RE FIRED!" through the colossal speakers that the Apprentices, (that's what the great leader calls his council) installed. After the long and taxing task of kneeling toward the great Trump monument in Mecca and reciting the 5 hour long anthem, I was ready to get this day going. I go to my job at the money printing factory that funnels the money directly into the glorious leaders mouth, giving him an inconceivable amount of power and life force. I work at the factory for roughly 250 hours and get my hearty pay of 5 Trump Bucks™. "I can finally afford the new Trump Toupee™!" I said excitedly. I quickly ran to be local Trump Emporium™ where I saw the 3 square mile store dedicated to Trump styled toupees. It was truly a sight to behold. It was teeming with people and Trump memorabilia. I bought the biggest and most guinea pig-esque one I could get my hands on. That's when I saw him. 
The man himself Donald Trump followed closely be his Apprentices. He strolls in cooler than cucumber on ice, almost like he owns the place. Oh wait, he does. He owns everything we've come to love including all our souls. Donald proceeded to say in that heavenly nasally voice, "I have an announcement everyone." No one moved, he had full attention in the entire emporium. You could hear a pin drop. "I have decided I will be running for in the 5029XX election." The crowd erupted in applause for the glorious leader. People cried tears of joy and kneeled for him. "Now let us all recite the anthem, but make it snappy I have dinner with Kanye in 5."
Oh Donald we love you so
We try to escape, but we can't let go
Oh Donald I'd give my life for you
I'd bend down and kiss your shoe
Oh Donald we'll never get tired
If someone disagrees, well, "THEY'RE FIRED"
CAN'T STUMP THE TRUMP