Random Facts!

Your heart rate can foretell the future. It can anticipate certain events without any cues. Your heart beat will quicken , in anticipation of a stimulating image vs control 10 seconds before the actual presentation, even if you're unaware of the order the images will be presented, suggesting that hearts can sense when something thrilling or disturbing is about to happen. Intuition is real.

In general, tuxedo-patterned cats keep their buttholes especially clean on Wednesdays in June.

at least that seems to be the trend lately.

During the time of the Spanish Inquisition, Pope Innocent VIII condemned cats as evil and thousands of cats were burned. Unfortunately, the widespread killing of cats led to an explosion of the rat population, which exacerbated the effects of the Black Death.

MacBuddhaBurger wrote:During the time of the Spanish Inquisition, Pope Innocent VIII condemned cats as evil and thousands of cats were burned. Unfortunately, the widespread killing of cats led to an explosion of the rat population, which exacerbated the effects of the Black Death.

Classic Spaniards. First it's protestants and now cats.

If they want Gibraltar there's no way we're giving it back now.

The tallest tree ever recorded was an Australian Eucalyptus, which in 1872 was 435 feet tall.

All border collies are descended from Old Hemp, who lived September 1893 to May 1901.

Graveyard76 wrote:All border collies are descended from Old Hemp, who lived September 1893 to May 1901.

Awwwwwwwww

Hex triplets D0C, CD0, and 0CD are complementary colors.

Graveyard76 wrote:All border collies are descended from Old Hemp, who lived September 1893 to May 1901.

they are also frequently considered the most intelligent breed of dogs.

This is an interesting thread, I'm intrigued.
in light of my username, I'll share some pointless facts about corgis:

> there's two breeds of corgi; pembroke (my favourite) & cardiganshire.
> corgis were domesticated to have short legs so they can fold up and roll away from its predators. It is a unique survival technique not possessed by any other dog breeds. Record speed for Corgi rolling was last documented at 34 mph on June 11th 2009.
> I love corgis and so should you

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Graveyard76 wrote:All border collies are descended from Old Hemp, who lived September 1893 to May 1901.

I never knew "Old Hemp" was the progenitor of the Border Collie breed.
very interesting, thanks for sharing, Graveyard76!