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Jimbuna · 02-15-22, 10:02 AM

A blue whales heart only beats nine times per minute.

Platapus · 02-15-22, 01:01 PM

A cat’s purr vibrates at a frequency between 25 and 150 hertz, which is the same frequency at which muscles and bones repair themselves.

Jimbuna · 02-16-22, 07:38 AM

A cat uses its whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.

Aktungbby · 02-16-22, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The shortest British monarch was Charles I, who was 4 feet 9 inches.

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

...as I recollect...

due to his cavalier attitude(s?), he became even shorter...(8"??+ -)

on Jan. 30, 1649, a bitterly cold day, anointed King, Charles I, wore two shirts to the executioner's block against the chill; lest the spectators think he was shivering in fear...

Platapus · 02-16-22, 04:51 PM

Cats are believed to be the only mammals who don't taste sweetness.

Aktungbby · 02-17-22, 01:24 AM

In German, Mississippi is spelled Mißißippi!

Jimbuna · 02-17-22, 10:04 AM

A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body.

Aktungbby · 02-17-22, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

twice the length of its body

...not including the tail!

Platapus · 02-17-22, 04:40 PM

Cats have the largest eyes relative to their head size of any mammal.

Platapus · 02-19-22, 07:03 AM

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics

Nearly a third of American adults have been arrested at least once

Of course, that's arrested, not convicted of a crime.

Jimbuna · 02-19-22, 01:12 PM

A crocodiles tongue is attached to the roof of its mouth.

Platapus · 02-20-22, 10:44 AM

Glenn Ford was one of Hollywood's fastest gun drawing actors. He could draw and fire a handgun in 0.4 seconds as measured in the film frames

Jimbuna · 02-20-22, 12:21 PM

A shark can detect one part of blood in 100 million parts of water.

Jimbuna · 02-21-22, 01:56 PM

The penguin is the only bird that can swim but can't fly.

Aktungbby · 02-21-22, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

Glenn Ford was one of Hollywood's fastest gun drawing actors. He could draw and fire a handgun in 0.4 seconds as measured in the film frames

He'd do OK in a corral shootout!

02-15-22, 10:02 AM	#1486
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A blue whales heart only beats nine times per minute. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

02-15-22, 01:01 PM	#1487
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	A cat’s purr vibrates at a frequency between 25 and 150 hertz, which is the same frequency at which muscles and bones repair themselves. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-16-22, 07:38 AM	#1488
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A cat uses its whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

02-16-22, 04:51 PM	#1490
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Cats are believed to be the only mammals who don't taste sweetness. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-17-22, 01:24 AM	#1491
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,856 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Eszetting the Father of Waters In German, Mississippi is spelled Mißißippi! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

02-17-22, 10:04 AM	#1492
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

02-17-22, 04:40 PM	#1494
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Cats have the largest eyes relative to their head size of any mammal. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-19-22, 07:03 AM	#1495
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Nearly a third of American adults have been arrested at least once Of course, that's arrested, not convicted of a crime. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-19-22, 01:12 PM	#1496
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A crocodiles tongue is attached to the roof of its mouth. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

02-20-22, 10:44 AM	#1497
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Glenn Ford was one of Hollywood's fastest gun drawing actors. He could draw and fire a handgun in 0.4 seconds as measured in the film frames __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

02-20-22, 12:21 PM	#1498
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A shark can detect one part of blood in 100 million parts of water. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

02-21-22, 01:56 PM	#1499
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The penguin is the only bird that can swim but can't fly. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)