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Apr-17-2009 08:05

Know any really random, totally useless facts? We want to know! Post your useless knowledge here.

Apr-27-2009 09:22

Hair does not grow after death; the appearance of growth is actually caused by the retraction of skin as the surrounding tissue dehydrates, making nails and hair more prominent. (Just in case anyone comes upon it when writing a FM or doing a RP)

Apr-29-2009 02:50

You'll burn about 150 calories an hour by banging your head against the wall

Apr-29-2009 05:58

Ouch, rubs swollen forehead and decides losing calories isn't that important!!

Apr-29-2009 13:55

You'll burn about the same amount of calories if you rub your swollen head intensely enough (please keep all your dirty comments to yourself!)...

Apr-29-2009 15:37

Hey shadows you were the one who thought of the dirty comments first!!!

Apr-29-2009 17:27

I don't like beetroot.

Apr-29-2009 20:19

If you wash sand fly eggs in 1% bleach, it kills the mites, but not the sand flies! And, it is fun to do! :D

Apr-30-2009 01:33

Me, Lolita? No way. I never do such things.

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear...

Apr-30-2009 04:22

Pneumonoutltramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word recognised in the Oxford English Dictionary.

Antidisestablishmentarianism is second.

Apr-30-2009 05:58

Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child is 2-6 years old.