Humorous 1000 Fun Facts

1140: It is possible to beat the following Sonic 1 levels without pressing left:
-All of Green Hill Zone
-Spring Yard Zone Act 2
-Star Light Zone Act 1 and Act 2
Might be possible to beat Spring Yard 1 by using Speedrun Strats (which I am not good at), and I haven't tested the last three levels of the game. They're most likely impossible though.
 
Fact 1140: Sonic Chaos originally used different sprites for Sonic and Tails, matching their designs in Sonic 2 (16-bit).
 
1141: Carrots don't actually improve your vision, it's something the British made up during WW2 due to the Germans wondering how their aim was so good. Also, when it comes to world war one, the Brits we're so good at using propaganda that the Germans later used the same propaganda techniques as the Brits in the second world war. Also the use of concentration camps in WW2 by the Germans we're also inspired by the use of concentration camps that the Brits used in Africa.
 
Ok k k k k k, Screw this one fact per post.

619. A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
620. A baby spider is called a spiderling.
621. You cannot snore and dream at the same time.
622. The following can be read forward and backwards: Do geese see God?
623. A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born.
624. A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon.
625. In Uganda, 50% of the population is under 15 years of age.
626. Hitler’s mother considered abortion but the doctor persuaded her to keep the baby.
627. Arab women can initiate a divorce if their husbands don’t pour coffee for them.
628. Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours.
629. Smearing a small amount of dog feces on an insect bite will relieve the itching and swelling.
630. Catfish are the only animals that naturally have an odd number of whiskers.
631. Facebook, Skype and Twitter are all banned in China.
632. 95% of people text things they could never say in person.
633. The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
634. In Poole, ‘Pound World’ went out of business because of a store across the road called ’99p Stores’, which was selling the same products but for just 1 pence cheaper! Read More.
635. About 8,000 Americans are injured by musical instruments each year.
636. The French language has seventeen different words for ‘surrender’.
637. Nearly three percent of the ice in Antarctic glaciers is penguin urine.
638. Bob Dylan’s real name is Robert Zimmerman.
639. A crocodile can’t poke its tongue out :p
640. Sea otters hold hands when they sleep so they don’t drift away from each other.
641. A small child could swim through the veins of a blue whale.
642. Bin Laden’s death was announced on 1st May 2011. Hitler’s death was announced on 1st May 1945
643. J.K. Rowling chose the unusual name ‘Hermione’ so young girls wouldn’t be teased for being nerdy!
644. Hewlett-Packard’s name was decided in a coin toss.
645. The total number of steps in the Eiffel Tower are 1665.
646. The Pokémon Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan are based off of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.
647. The toothpaste ‘Colgate’ in Spanish translates to ‘go hang yourself’. Read More.
648. Pirates wore earrings because they believed it improved their eyesight.
649. Los Angeles’s full name is “El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula.”
650. Dr. Kellogg introduced Kellogg Corn Flakes in hopes that it would reduce masturbation.
651. The testicles on an octopus are located in its head!
652. In England, in the 1880’s, “Pants” was considered a dirty word.
653. It snowed in the Sahara desert for 30 minutes on the 18th February 1979.
654. Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
655. If you leave everything to the last minute… it will only take a minute.
656. Ithyphallophobia is the fear of erections.
657. The first alarm clock could only ring at 4am.
658. Birds don’t urinate.
659. Dying is illegal in the Houses of Parliaments – This has been voted as the most ridiculous law by the British citizens.
660. The word ‘ejaculation’ comes from the Latin word meaning ‘throwing out’.
661. The 20th of March is known as Snowman Burning Day!
662. Slugs have 4 noses.
663. Panphobia is the fear of everything… which is a pretty unlucky phobia to have.
664. An apple, potato, and onion all taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged.
665. George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.
666. In Israel, if you wish to make an overseas telephone call , you are required to dial 666 before the overseas number.
667. A company in Taiwan makes dinnerware out of wheat, so you can eat your plate!
668. The average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime
669. The Bible is the most shoplifted book in the world.
670. Marco Hort has the world record for fitting 264 straws in his mouth at once!
671. Mel Blanc – the voice of Bugs Bunny – was allergic to carrots.
672. California has issued 6 drivers licenses to people named Jesus Christ.
673. According to Genesis 1:20-22 the chicken came before the egg.
674. In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees.
675. Worms eat their own poo.
676. Over 1000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.
677. The inventor of the Waffle Iron did not like waffles.
678. George W. Bush was once a cheerleader.
679. In Japan, it is completely acceptable to name your child ‘Buttocks’ or ‘Prostitute’.
680. In 1895 Hampshire police handed out the first ever speeding ticket, fining a man for doing 6mph!
681. Each year, there are more than 40,000 toilet related injuries in the United States.
682. A tapir has the largest :red:-to-body ratio of any animal.
683. Mewtwo is a clone of the Pokémon Mew, yet it comes before Mew in the Pokédex.
684. Every year more than 2500 left-handed people are killed from using right-handed products.
685. Madonna suffers from garophobia which is the fear of thunder.
686. China has more English speakers than the United States.
687. Samuel L. Jackson requested to have a purple light saber in Star Wars in order for him to accept the part as Mace Windu.
688. Paraskavedekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th!
689. Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
690.In 1998, Sony accidentally sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people’s clothes. These cameras had special lenses that use infrared light, which allowed you to see through some types of clothing.
691. Upon losing battles, apes will tend to masturbate.
692. Ronald McDonald is “Donald McDonald” in Japan because it makes pronunciation easier for the Japanese. In Singapore he’s known as “Uncle McDonald”.

How many facts that were repeated here? Who know.
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1143: Napoleon at the end of his life worked in a circus and was a popular attraction there.
1144: There has only been one English king named John.
1145: When the thirteen colonies became independent they we're tempted on making German their official language.
1146: King George III was the third longest reigning monarch of Britain.
1147: The Portuguese we're the first Europeans to find Japan and was the only country Japan traded with for 200 years.
1148: You have a higher chance of getting struck by lightning than winning the lottery.
1149: Grover Cleveland had a secret brain surgery in a boat on the ocean.
1150: Louis the XIV of France was the longest reigning monarch of Europe.
1151: France has won the most battles out of any countries.
1152: Timur the ''Lame'' of Persia had an Empire made out of skulls.
1153: Genghis Khan has 17 million living relatives.
1154: Ulysses S. Grant was mostly drunk when commanding the armies during the Civil war.
1155: Nicholas II, George V and Wilhelm II we're all cousins.
1156: Catherine The Great's last words we're ''Water.''
1157: China lost 40 million people against Sparrows once.
1158: The British Empire once owned 1/4 of all the land in the world.
1159: It is said that the Roman Emperor Caligula once declared war on the ocean.
1160: Atheism has existed far longer than Christianity.
 
1143: Napoleon at the end of his life worked in a circus and was a popular attraction there.
1144: There has only been one English king named John.
1145: When the thirteen colonies became independent they we're tempted on making German their official language.
1146: King George III was the third longest reigning monarch of Britain.
1147: The Portuguese we're the first Europeans to find Japan and was the only country Japan traded with for 200 years.
1148: You have a higher chance of getting struck by lightning than winning the lottery.
1149: Grover Cleveland had a secret brain surgery in a boat on the ocean.
1150: Louis the XIV of France was the longest reigning monarch of Europe.
1151: France has won the most battles out of any countries.
1152: Timur the ''Lame'' of Persia had an Empire made out of skulls.
1153: Genghis Khan has 17 million living relatives.
1154: Ulysses S. Grant was mostly drunk when commanding the armies during the Civil war.
1155: Nicholas II, George V and Wilhelm II we're all cousins.
1156: Catherine The Great's last words we're ''Water.''
1157: China lost 40 million people against Sparrows once.
1158: The British Empire once owned 1/4 of all the land in the world.
1159: It is said that the Roman Emperor Caligula once declared war on the ocean.
1160: Atheism has existed far longer than Christianity.
again rap god 100
 
1174: Joseph Stalin won a Nobel Peace Prize after WWII had ended.
1175: You can visit Adam Smith's (Father of Capitalism) grave for free, but you have to pay to see Karl Marx's (Father of Socialism) grave.
 
1176: The U.S is the country with the most fatal lawnmower accidents with 69 Americans killed by lawn mowers each year on average.
 
1177: Here's another Sonic fact: the soundtrack in Sonic and Knuckles Collection for PC is comprised of midis from the soundtrack of a Sonic 3 prototype. This includes the tracks that were completely replaced for the final Sonic 3.

Edit: 1178: The original miniboss theme is the only early Sonic 3 song to return in a later Genesis version of Sonic 3, becoming the midboss theme for both Sonic and Knuckles and it's lock on, Sonic 3 and Knuckles.
 
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