weird or funny facts

A squash ball moving at 150 kilometers per hour has the same impact of a .22 bullet.

Approximately one out of four injuries by athletes involve the wrist and hand.

Bill Russell was the first black head coach of a major league pro sports team.

Billiards used to be so popular at one time that cigarette cards were issued featuring players.

Ellen Macarthur, yachtswoman, had a total of 891 naps in 94 days that were each 36 minutes long while on her Vendee Round the Globe yacht race.

Historically, a blue ribbon has been awarded for first prize.

In the 1930's, American track star Jesse Owens used to race against horses and dogs to earn a living.

Karate actually originated in India, but was developed further in China.

Kite flying is a professional sport in Thailand.

Morihei Ueshiba, founder of Aikido, once pinned an opponent using only a single finger.

On average, it is estimated that females injure themselves ten times more than males do while playing sports.

Sports Illustrated has the largest sports magazine circulation.

The 1912, a wrestling match in Stockholm between Finn Alfred Asikainen and Russian Martin Klein lasted more than 11 hours. Klein eventually won, but was to tired to participate in the championship match.

The expression getting someone's goat is based on the custom of keeping a goat in the stable with a racehorse as the horse's companion. The goat becomes a settling influence on the thoroughbred. If you owned a competing horse and were not above some dirty business, you could steal your rival's goat (seriously, it's been done) to upset the other horse and make it run a poor race. From goats and horses it was linguistically extended to people: in order to upset someone, get their goat.

The game of squash originated in the United Kingdom. It came about after a few boys, who were waiting for their turn to play racquets, knocked a ball around in a confined area adjoining the racquets court.

The game rugby was originated at Rugby school located in England in 1823. This happened when William Webb Ellis, while playing soccer, picked the ball up in his hands and started running with it.

The national sport of Japan is sumo wrestling.

The sport Lacrosse was initially played by Native American Indians. They played the sport to prepare for war.

Vasaloppet, which is located in Sweden is the oldest, longest, and the biggest cross-country ski race in the world. Every year, 14,000 people compete in the race.

When playing competitive darts the player must be 7 feet 9 1/4 inches back from the dartboard. Also the board must be 5 feet 8 inches above the floor.

A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born.

A barnacle has the largest penis of any other animal in relation to its size.

A catfish has about 100,000 taste buds

A chameleon's tongue is as long as its body and head and can amigo it out as fast as sixteen feet per second.

A crocodile can open and close its jaw but cannot move it side to side.

A crocodile can run up to a speed of 11 miles per hour.

A female ferret can die if she goes into heat and cannot find a mate.

A hedgehog's heart beats 190 times a minute on average and drops to only 20 beats per minute during hibernation.

A leech can gorge itself up to a maximum of five times its body weight.

A leech has 32 brains.

A mole can dig a tunnel three hundred feet long in a single night.

A rhinoceros' horn is made of compacted hair and keratin.

A sheep, a boop and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon.

A slug has four noses

A species of earthworm, "Megascolides australis," in Australia can grow up to fifteen feet in length.

A turtle can breathe through its butt.

According to scientific studies, a rat's performance in a maze can be improved by playing music written by Mozart.

Adult earwigs can float in water for up to 24 hours.

An adult porcupine has approximately 30,000 quills on its body, which are replaced every year.

An adult sheep can eat between 1 to 4 kg of food per day.

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ohh yeah and slow down on the post i want to catch up
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smbisme wrote:

i will get more facts after school

Ok, bye. And these are pretty good facts.

these facts really are weird

i like the one a bout the barnicle

smbisme wrote:

i like the one a bout the barnicle

LOL Ok? I like the one about... idk! They're all great!