I had no idea...

[Oneida]

I had no idea that a:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9jvZAZBAf0w/SWXnuG-bE9I/AAAAAAAABXk/xpk9zffD044/s400/carrion+crow_300_tcm9-139740.jpg

would swoop down out of the sky, chase and devour a

http://www.michaelandjudystouffer.com/judy/blog/images/babywabbit.jpg

while I sat on my back porch and enjoyed a

http://www.yale.edu/acmelab/coffee_cup.jpg

Am I the only one who did not know that crows were cruel, hateful murderers?


p.s. Might be a fun thread: "I had no idea..."

[Enchantress]

I had no idea. But did you know that Seagulls are perverted and will attempt sex with anything?

*nodding*

[Ryobi]

I had no idea. But did you know that Seagulls are perverted and will attempt sex with anything?

*nodding*

I had no idea the number of people I know who are close relatives of the seagull. :superfunny: :|

Until this morning, I had no idea that, moths don't have stomachs.

Most of the time, I have no idea that, I have no idea.

Cool thread, Oneida!

[Lillie]

..that Crests Citrus Splash toothpaste would taste like a dreamsicle (orange and vanilla Ice cream) while brushing my teeth...very yummy and tasty delight!
:sparklyheart::sparklyheart::sparklyheart:

[Gemme]

I had no idea that a:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9jvZAZBAf0w/SWXnuG-bE9I/AAAAAAAABXk/xpk9zffD044/s400/carrion+crow_300_tcm9-139740.jpg

would swoop down out of the sky, chase and devour a

http://www.michaelandjudystouffer.com/judy/blog/images/babywabbit.jpg

while I sat on my back porch and enjoyed a

http://www.yale.edu/acmelab/coffee_cup.jpg

Am I the only one who did not know that crows were cruel, hateful murderers?


p.s. Might be a fun thread: "I had no idea..."

They are carrion (sp?) and will usually eat dead meat, but making a kill doesn't surprise me.

I blame the economy. :blink:

This could prove to be an interesting thread.

[Lady Pamela]

I had no idea that Utah's state bird (Female Seagulls ), after having the eggs fertalized...Live the rest of there life with other female seagulls...except for when they need fertalization.

Utah did a study on them calling them the gay/lesbian birds...lol

[violaine]

i was in the deepest, most amazing slumber until the phone sounded. the person telephoning had no qualms about getting me up at such an awful hour! then, once i 'came round' he fell asleep! on the phone. snoring even!

so, i thought i'd post to this thread since i am, after all, awake.

chipmunks too.

the eastern cottontail can be found statewide, and will devour just about anything green with their huge incisors. ;) they really are important prey species in the food chain.

crows are omnivorous, and during spring months, they have to feed their young. Journal of mamma logy, crow predation upon nestling cottontails, by Charles m. Kirkpatrick describes quite in detail, if interested, how important nestling cottontails are important part of the food of nestling crows. [something noteworthy here: rabbits are not usually taken by crows earlier than june or later than april, which is related to spring season.]

Here are some other fascinating facts about crows:

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/acrefs.htm

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/crowfaq.htm

http://crow.bz/main/

[BestButchBoy]

I had no idea people are so fascinated with birds. I mean, I am fascinated with chicks, but, that's a whole other story. ; )

[Blade]

I had no idea there were kittens in the building, and they might not be there this morning. The Moma might have moved them since I found them.

[Kenna]

I had no idea what it felt like and that it felt so good when someone says "I got ya".

[Andrew, Jr.]

That newborn rabbits had so many enemies until I moved in my home 15 years ago. I have always had a nest in my backyard since I moved in. Every spring. And yes, unfortunately, I have watched bluebirds attact each other, owls go after the bunnies, and turkey birds (or buzzards) grow to about 4 ft. tall.

[Toofrufru]

I had no idea my dog could sunburn:::(

[Blade]

I had no idea there was any such creature as a rice cooker

[christie]

I had no idea that I would flee my office horrified at the depth of his dimwittedness.

[adorable]

I had no idea there was any such creature as a rice cooker


Oh, yessss. Just be careful because the entire pot is not one serving.

And if you add cheddar cheese and kielbasa to your perfectly buttered and cooked rice....it is STILL not one serving.

Sigh, I know......

[Mrs. Strutt]

I had no idea you could get varicose veins in your ovary and pelvic region until a client informed me of that fact today. It even has a name...Pelvic Congestion Syndrome.

Clients like to throw their hairdressers under the TMI bus a LOT :watereyes:

[scootebaby]

Elephants can remain standing after they die.

[Kenna]

I had NO idea I had held onto SEVERAL boxes of "important papers" since the late 90's!!! I had NO idea I had been paying storage on so much JUNK when I thought it was "important" medical papers and school stuff. Geeee, if I'd only known... I could'a paid for my trip to Ireland LONG ago! I had NO idea I had killed so many poor trees with all that dang paperwork!

I think I'll go hug a few trees and tell them I'll be a good girl in the future!

[Rockinonahigh]

I had no idea how much "stuf" I had untill I was packing to move...omg!!!

[JustBeingMe]

I had no idea that there are birds with wing spans so large it's longer than my arm span. And they sound like they are Howling evil howls too. I forget the name of them, but heck, they scared the Jesus outta me when I saw them amongst the trees at my cousin's place. HUGE birds they are.

[Oneida]

I had no idea I'd be running my A/C this hard in May!

[Bit]

*droops into the room*

I had no idea I would be so stubborn about NOT running the a/c in May... oh please weather go back to normal!

[violaine]

i had no idea there would be so many great blue herons on the day trip, who were keeping measured beats over lush new fields- even more of an amazing view riding a hd street glide. .

[scootebaby]

i had no idea flies could/would bite you till other day at the beach...after walking along the edge of the water then moving up to the dry sand,my feet and ankles became an attractant for some reason...:blah:

[Lady Pamela]

Strange Things You Likely
Didn't Know ???


A rat can last longer without water than a camel.

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.

The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.

A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and
down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

A 2 X 4 is really 1-1/2" by 3-1/2".

During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur," a small red car can be seen
in the distance (and Heston's wearing a watch).

On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily!
(That explains a few mysteries....)

Sherlock Holmes NEVER said, "Elementary, my dear Watson."

Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.

The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per
side in a game of chess is 318,979,564,000.

There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange,
purple and silver.

Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space
because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them.

The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

Weatherman Willard Scott was the first Ronald McDonald.

If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will
instantly go mad and sting itself to death. (Who was the sadist who
discovered this??)

Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down
so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.

The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in
the USA."

The original name for butterfly was flutterby.

The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which
stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player
for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.

Roses may be red, but violets are indeed violet.

By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot
sink into quicksand.

Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a
piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with.

Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin
look-alike contest.

An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman
to take more than three steps backwards while dancing!

The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book
most often stolen from public libraries.

The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.

Bats always turn left when exiting a cave!

Thanks to Deborah for submitting this!!


And another via email --this comes by Suzie T....

In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

Men can read smaller print then women can; women can hear better.

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska

The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:

Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?

A. Their birthplace.


Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?

A. One thousand

Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.

Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey

In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."

It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the "honeymoon".

In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them, "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down."

It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"

Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.


~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~


At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.


Do NOT email if you disagree with
the 'facts' on this page.
They came submitted to me by email
and are all in good fun!

[Delish]

I had NO idea my little schnorkie would actually kill a mouse :|

[Ebon]

I had no idea Henry Ford and Thomas Edison were dating....

In 1931, Henry Ford decided to preserve his friend, Thomas Edison’s last dying breath. He kept it in a bottle.

[Diva]

I had no idea this thread was here! :D How fun!

[Blaze]

I had no Idea that our body could produce prettier stones than a river. Our gallbladder produces gall stones in all shapes and sizes, red, yellow, green, orange, turquoise, blue. And many patients want to keep them so they can show their family and friends...

http://blstb.msn.com/i/7B/7FB064A1AC95FF2FF35F2A0615A68.jpg
http://thesisprocrastination.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/gallstones.jpg
http://www.yogameditation.com/var/corporate/storage/images/media/images/bindu/gall_stones/81122-1-nor-NO/gall_stones_image_400_w.jpg

[Ebon]

Strange Things You Likely
Didn't Know ???





At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.




Totally almost had it!!!!

[Ryobi]

I had no idea that a kiss lasting one minute can burn up to 26 calories.

I need to add this to my regular workout, find a regular workout partner, and workout more often. :hangloose:

[homoe]

I had no idea that a kiss lasting one minute can burn up to 26 calories.

I need to add this to my regular workout, find a regular workout partner, and workout more often. :hangloose:

NOW that's a workout program I could get behind, no pun intended of course!

[C0LLETTE]

I had no Idea that our body could produce prettier stones than a river. Our gallbladder produces gall stones in all shapes and sizes, red, yellow, green, orange, turquoise, blue. And many patients want to keep them so they can show their family and friends...

http://blstb.msn.com/i/7B/7FB064A1AC95FF2FF35F2A0615A68.jpg
http://thesisprocrastination.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/gallstones.jpg
http://www.yogameditation.com/var/corporate/storage/images/media/images/bindu/gall_stones/81122-1-nor-NO/gall_stones_image_400_w.jpg

I still have mine, 45 years later and still waiting for the right setting for an engagement ring. I had no idea I wasn't the only narcissist out there.

[homoe]

I had no idea that is what those Mother F#$%#rs looked like! I had them and kidney stones as well! Saving them was the last thing I wanted to do, my main concern was just getting them out of my body as fast as possible!

[Gemme]

I still have mine, 45 years later and still waiting for the right setting for an engagement ring. I had no idea I wasn't the only narcissist out there.

They look like broccoli.

:blink:

[C0LLETTE]

I dunno. I thought those looked like unpolished jade. However, those aren't mine. Mine look disturbingly like cat's eyes. No worries, they're in a bank vault along with my caesarian sutures. I reluctantly parted with the placenta. :alieninjar: