The "I never knew that" thread

**Fragony** · 01-06-2006, 12:20

edit: GAH you guys are no fun at all.

**Geoffrey S** · 01-06-2006, 14:14

Um, "presbyterians" is an anagram of "Britney Spears"?

**Louis VI the Fat** · 01-06-2006, 14:24

To my astonishment, I recently found out that plants are descended from animals, and not the other way round.

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 01-06-2006, 14:53

You could fit the world's entire population in Texas, and it would still have a population density lower than that of New York City.

**Beirut** · 01-06-2006, 15:49

Dogs walk around in circles before they lie down in order to pat the grass flat and make a bed.

It's an instinctual leftover from their African roots in the grasslands.

**Fragony** · 01-06-2006, 15:54

The Turkey is a decendant of the T-rex.

**Prodigal** · 01-06-2006, 17:27

chewing the bark of a willow tree soothes toothache...Same properties as asprin...

**Ludens** · 01-07-2006, 12:23

Originally Posted by Fragony

The Turkey is a decendant of the T-rex.

Er... I am quite sure all birds descended from a small dinosaur species in the Jurasic era. So, while they are related, the turkey did not descend from T-Rex.