| 5/14/12 |
| Posted: May 14 2012 by studiouser |
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#1.) One in every 200 American children is adopted. BULL-CRAP: About 2% of kids are adopted. That's about one in 50.
#2.) Each year, more kids become available for adoption than are actually adopted. FACT: About 75,000 foster kids have parental rights terminated by the court system, while only 55,000 get adopted.
#3.) The average age of a foster kid waiting to be adopted is four years old. BULL-CRAP: The average age of a foster kid waiting to be adopted is eight, and they've changed foster homes an average of three times, and been waiting five years to be adopted.
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| 4/9/2012 |
| Posted: Apr 09 2012 by studiouser |
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#1.) More than 3,000 miles of hot dogs are sold at Major League Baseball stadiums each season. Fact: They sell about 3,100 miles worth, enough to stretch from L.A. to Cincinnati.
#2.) Teams make enough in hot dog sales to pay the salary of two and a half players. Bullcrap: The average team makes $2.8 million in hot dog sales, which is about $300,000 less than the average salary of ONE player.
#3.) One out of every five fans at a Major League Baseball game buys a beer. Fact: Just over 70 million fans went to games last season. 14 million beers were sold. |
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| 4/3/12 |
| Posted: Apr 03 2012 by studiouser |
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#1.) The same man holds the records for fastest mile while balancing a bat on a finger, and fastest mile while giving a piggy back. Fact: He's an American named Ashrita Furman, and he also holds the record for fastest mile-long sack race, and fastest mile carrying someone over your shoulder.
#2.) The record for most spoons balanced on a person's face is 38. Bullcrap: It's only 17. A kid named Aaron Caissie did it in 2009.
#3.) The most weight lifted by a person's nipples is twice the record for the amount lifted by a person's tongue. Fact: Sage "The Great Nippulini" Werbock lifted 70 pounds, 8 ounces with his nipples in 2009. Thomas Blackthorne lifted 27 pounds, 8.96 ounces with his tongue in 2008. |
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| 4/2/12 |
| Posted: Apr 02 2012 by studiouser |
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#1.) The record for most weight supported while jumping rope 10 times is more than 400 pounds. Fact: James Thompson carried 407.8 pounds in 2010.
#2.) The largest bubblegum bubble ever blown had a diameter of more than a yard and a half. Bullcrap: Chad Fell set the record in 2004, but it was only 20 inches.
#3.) The longest human tongue is longer than the longest human nose. Fact: Stephen Taylor's tongue is 3.86 inches. Mehmet Ozyurek's nose is only 3.46 inches. |
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| 3/26/12 |
| Posted: Mar 26 2012 by studiouser |
#1.) The first "Hunger Games" book was published before the first "Twilight" book. Bullcrap: The first one came out in 2008, three years after "Twilight".
#2.) The author, Suzanne Collins, is the second-best-selling British female writer, after J.K. Rowling. Bullcrap: Suzanne isn't British. She was born and lives in Connecticut.
#3.) Before writing novels, Suzanne Collins wrote for Nickelodeon and worked on "Clarissa Explains It All", "Oswald" and "Little Bear". Fact: She wrote kids' shows for more than 10 years. |
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| 3/1/12 |
| Posted: Mar 01 2012 by studiouser |
Which of these cat-related people is still alive?
#1. The voice of Garfield on his TV cartoon specials is still alive? BULLCRAP. Garfield's voice was Lorenzo Music, who died in 2001.
#2. Eartha Kitt, who played Catwoman on "Batman" is still alive? BULLCRAP. Earth Kitt died in 2008.
#3. Honor Blackman, who played Pussy Galore in "Goldfinger" is still alive? FACT Honor Blackman is 84. |
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| 2/22/12 |
| Posted: Feb 22 2012 by studiouser |
#1.) Adele was discovered on Myspace. Fact: She made a demo for a school project, her friend posted it, and XL Recordings made her an offer.
#2.) Adele was born in India, where her father was stationed in the British military. Bullcrap: She was born in England.
#3.) Adele's middle name is the same as Jay-Z's daughter's first name. Fact: Her full name is Adele Laurie Blue Adkins. |
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| 2/21/12 |
| Posted: Feb 21 2012 by studiouser |
#1.) Adele's mother was a single mom, and she never knew who her father was. Bullcrap: Her father left the family when she was four.
#2.) Adele made her U.S. TV debut on "Saturday Night Live". Bullcrap: She appeared on "The Today Show" first.
#3.) Adele won as many Grammys Sunday as Whitney Houston won her entire career. Fact: Whitney won six Grammys. |
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| 2/13/12 |
| Posted: Feb 13 2012 by studiouser |
#1.) Four-leaf clovers ever used as an aphrodisiac?. Bullcrap: Although The Clovers did sing the hit song "Love Potion Number Nine".
#2.) Water from melted Romanian snow ever used as an aphrodisiac? Bullcrap: But if you drank melted snow on Valentine's Day in Romania, they believed it would keep you from getting sick.
#3.) Fermented blueberries ever used as an aphrodisiac? Fact: In Finland, it was known as Lappish Hag's Love Potion.
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| 2/6/12 |
| Posted: Feb 06 2012 by studiouser |
#1.) Don Shula, who coached the losing Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl 3, is alive? FACT! at 82.
#2.) Play-by-play announcer for the first Super Bowl, Ray Scott is alive? BULLCRAP. Ray Scott died in 1998.
#3.) Super Bowl national anthem singer Charley Pride, Super Bowl 8 in 1974 is still alive? FACT! Alive: Charley Pride at 73.
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