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[Sweeney]

Tet, there are very credible references on it...
Don't worry, I find it odd that I had no idea about it too

[Frizzle]

Well, isn't that something, you learn something new everyday.

[Christopher Robin]

http://www.infopleas...ot/fungus1.html
http://www.dur.ac.uk/butler.jcr/
http://www.factmonst...ot/fungus1.html
That's the most credible looking ones.

[Advocate]

Errr... source? Because that's definately not true according to what I learned in AP Bio.

Fungi reproduce in a way similar to many plants so that at first it is asexual and then it is sexual to produce a mixing of genetic material. So I am very inclined to believe that is bull.

And Trixx, you are wrong as well, they DO need sexual reproduction, but it just isn't the way you'd think of

God knows, Just something i learnt over the years, but im 100% positive its true

[notsoberenough]

All the gold ever mined could be molded into a cube 60 feet high and 60 feet wide

Cubes have three dimensions, but I suppose I can assume its depth is 60ft as well ;]

Did you know?:
! There are only thirteen blimps in the world.
! Nine of the thirteen blimps are in the United States.
! The existing biggest blimp is the Fuji Film blimp.

[Tetiel]

http://www.infopleas...ot/fungus1.html
http://www.dur.ac.uk/butler.jcr/
http://www.factmonst...ot/fungus1.html
That's the most credible looking ones.

But none are actual scientific sites. They're all "fact" sites which have sometimes been known to print false information unfortunately. Those fact sites also do not list their sources to other scientific material so I'm lead to believe it's not true If it IS, I'm really questioning why it wasn't in my 1000 page bio book which I read all the chapters on fungi for.. and yes, I'm extremely stubborn.

Anyways to add something to the topic...

Did you know that there are actually FIVE types of ebola? The first erupted in Marburg, Germany from a monkey testing plant which killed 25% of its victims. Ebola Zaire kills 90% of its victims, Ebola Sudan - 50%, Ebola Ivory Coast and Ebola Reston have only been found to kill monkeys and give the humans either flu-like or Dengue fever-like symptoms.

Also some tests have been made where the blood from survivors of ebola have been given to the infected to transfer antibodies and the survivors had SURVIVED. Cure, anyone?

[Redblade]

didja know that there is a fourth state of matter called plasma and it makes up over 99% of the visible universe?

http://liftoff.msfc....RTH_MATTER.HTML
http://public.lanl.g...ubiquitous.html

[Plew]

did you know I learned that in third grade?

sorry.. that was rude.

*shrugs*

did ja know that pluto is smaller than the earth?

because if u didnt u fail at life... i am just kidding

[Redblade]

did you know I learned that in third grade?

sorry.. that was rude.

*shrugs*

n/m. well what do u mean by learn? brief outline or into details studying? i am now in college and are studying it thoroughly into even the minute details of it. guess i was quite slow huh.

[travis]

Cubes have three dimensions, but I suppose I can assume its depth is 60ft as well ;]

Did you know?:
! There are only thirteen blimps in the world.
! Nine of the thirteen blimps are in the United States.
! The existing biggest blimp is the Fuji Film blimp.

Apparently, thats true..but, wtf?

[Christopher Robin]

But none are actual scientific sites. They're all "fact" sites which have sometimes been known to print false information unfortunately. Those fact sites also do not list their sources to other scientific material so I'm lead to believe it's not true If it IS, I'm really questioning why it wasn't in my 1000 page bio book which I read all the chapters on fungi for.. and yes, I'm extremely stubborn.

Anyways to add something to the topic...

Did you know that there are actually FIVE types of ebola? The first erupted in Marburg, Germany from a monkey testing plant which killed 25% of its victims. Ebola Zaire kills 90% of its victims, Ebola Sudan - 50%, Ebola Ivory Coast and Ebola Reston have only been found to kill monkeys and give the humans either flu-like or Dengue fever-like symptoms.

Also some tests have been made where the blood from survivors of ebola have been given to the infected to transfer antibodies and the survivors had SURVIVED. Cure, anyone?

It's ok, I'm stubborn too, and I know how to deal with it. I give up

[Frizzle]

Did you know the average Stallions penis is 36 inches long.

[Advocate]

But none are actual scientific sites. They're all "fact" sites which have sometimes been known to print false information unfortunately. Those fact sites also do not list their sources to other scientific material so I'm lead to believe it's not true If it IS, I'm really questioning why it wasn't in my 1000 page bio book which I read all the chapters on fungi for.. and yes, I'm extremely stubborn.

Did you know, That Tet is stubborn as hell ?

But seriously Over 50% of lottery players go back to work after winning the jackpot.

[Gnome]

Did you know that 95% of facts are false?

[Sweeney]

To clarify, having spoken to Nottingham's resident fungus expert;

36,000 is a gross overestimate, but individual species of fungus can have as many as 800 different genders.

[Blind]

did ja know that its stupid to fry bacon naked?


and why are people arguing about mushrooms?

[Advocate]

Did you know Elvis was born as a twin, his brother died at birth

[Rush]

Did you know male cats have spines on their penises pointing inward/away so that they rip the vaginal tract of the female cat so they are the only ones that fertilize the cat..
^I think foogie posted this somewhere in a errr.. post
From Wikipedia:

The male cat's penis has spines which point backwards. Upon withdrawal of the penis, the spines rake the walls of the female's vagina. The female needs this stimulation for ovulation to begin. Because this does not always occur, females are rarely impregnated by the first male with which they mate. Furthermore, cats are superfecund; that is, a female may mate with more than one male when she is in heat, meaning different kittens in a litter may have different fathers.

[Advocate]

Did you know the most commonly played sport at nudist camps is volleyball

[Stepoo]

Did you know male cats have spines on their penises pointing inward/away so that they rip the vaginal tract of the female cat so they are the only ones that fertilize the cat..
^I think foogie posted this somewhere in a errr.. post
From Wikipedia:

The male cat's penis has spines which point backwards. Upon withdrawal of the penis, the spines rake the walls of the female's vagina. The female needs this stimulation for ovulation to begin. Because this does not always occur, females are rarely impregnated by the first male with which they mate. Furthermore, cats are superfecund; that is, a female may mate with more than one male when she is in heat, meaning different kittens in a litter may have different fathers

You just contradicted yourself.

Edited by Stepoo, 08 November 2006 - 12:47 PM.

[Playboy]

Did ja know that if you throw a ball 90 degrees - Angle it will go the same distance as 0 degrees + angle
So if you throw a ball at full strength and you magically calculate it's angle and let's say you do angle 80, it will land on the same spot as if you threw the ball at angle 10.

[Stepoo]

Did ja know that if you throw a ball 90 degrees - Angle it will go the same distance as 0 degrees + angle
So if you throw a ball at full strength and you magically calculate it's angle and let's say you do angle 80, it will land on the same spot as if you threw the ball at angle 10.

Huh?

[Tetiel]

Haha, I was wrong it seems. By the way, I did mean no harm by it if any of you took it that way, I was just severely confused as to why my bio book failed to mention it. I think they absolutely should because I think that's an important aspect of it and they should explain how exactly this gender difference occurs. Wiki has nothing on it. I'm really interested to see. Joe, did he explain it to you at all?

Anyways did you know that 5-6% of Americans will get a seziure at least once it their life? Most are tiny so it's doubtful they will realize it apparantly.

[Stepoo]

Anyways did you know that 5-6% of Americans will get a seziure at least once it their life? Most are tiny so it's doubtful they will realize it apparantly.

Thats because there is more than one type of seizure. The seizure that actually involve convulsions are extremely rare (compared to the not-so-violent ones).

Edited by Stepoo, 08 November 2006 - 02:43 PM.

[T.ruth]

Did you know that 15% of women send themselves flowers on Valentines day?