Penguins don't actually exist.
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Originally posted by Zen Monkey View PostThat's supposedly a myth and has been proven untrue by UK scientists who went to the trouble of placing a duck in a reverberation chamber. Sorry.
That's a scene from a movie!
We're after scientific or natural facts. Things like this: the arctic wooly bear caterpillar can take up to 7 years to build up enough resources to pupate into a moth, during that time it will freeze in winter only to thaw out and spring back to life like a real life Lazarus.
Amazing.
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Originally posted by Cassius_Smoke View PostA ducks quack doesn't echo.
It's 100% FACT and has never been disproven so don't tell me otherwise!!
This one always cracked me up because it just seems daft. Like I don't get how anyone could believe it. I always wondered if, for example, the specific sound has some quality which makes the echo difficult to hear, and that was why it was like this, but no. It's just something that someone made up.
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Originally posted by Zen Monkey View PostThe desire to conform in such a strong driving force that some people would rather accept falsity than risk standing out or social rejection. Experiments have shown people will knowingly choose incorrect answers just to fit in with a group. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYIh4MkcfJA
Some people are so obedient that it overrides their own moral compass. Experiments prove people are willing to administer (what they believe are) lethal electric shocks to complete strangers when instructed by those in authority.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCVlI-_4GZQ
It's still funny today!
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After a particulary heavy nights drinking, Fammydodd woke up the next morning in the undergrowth of a large motorway roundabout. He lived there for the next four and half years, living on rainwater and dandelion heads. His only clothing had been crudly fashioned from crisp packets, carrierbags and parts of tyre-treads.
He was eventually found by chance, by a survey team from the Highways Agency.
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