random fact game

[HappyChristian]

Possessing Bibles, watching South Korean movies and distributing pornography may be punished with death in North Korea.

[John81]

It's no more America's responsibility to feed the children of the world than it is to arm it...Let's not turn this into an anti-America thread, guys.  Moving on....

I'm simply posting random facts that show up without regard for if they are about animals, humans, politics, Russia, Korea or whatever. My postings in this thread are random and for fun, no intent to turn the thread to anything otherwise or to post anything in particular.

 

The only thing I do when finding random facts to post here is to leave out those of a sexual nature. Sometimes there seem to be a lot of those out there.

 

As to your other point, I fully agree it's not America's responsibility to feed the children of the world. It's not America's responsibility to police or parent the world at all. Those are points for a serious thread, not a fun and games thread.

[2bLikeJesus]

This from my studies in pharmaceutical healthcare for my Health Informatics major.

 

If you combine every prescription drug given for every kind of physical disease (cancer, heart disease, diabeties, etc), injury, or chronic physical condition.  They would equal only HALF of the number of prescriptions given in the U.S. to treat emotional issues, behavioral, stress, and depression.  A sad statement of the peace and joy of the modern world we live in.  

[John81]

Argentina once had five different presidents over the course of two weeks.

[John81]

In the last 7 years, only 41 U.S. police officers have been charged with murder or manslaughter for on-duty shootings.

[John81]

North Korean schoolchildren provide their own desks and chairs, and money to pay for heat.

[2bLikeJesus]

Geographically, Alaska has the distinction of being the most Eastern State in the U.S. and ironically is also the most Western state because the 180 Longitude which geographically divides East and West travels through parts of Alaska.  Alaska is also the most northern state, and in 1941 tried to purchase 100 square miles of Antarctica and grant it Alaskan statehood so they could also be the most southern.  

[John81]

The treaty of friendship between North Korea and China doesn't expire until 2021.

[John81]

Electric eels can control how much electricity they expend depending on whether they want to stun or kill an animal.

[John81]

A new study released in July 2014 states that even moderate consumption of alcohol is bad for your health.

[ThePilgrim]

Sometimes it is advantageous to be careful when you hear about studies of this or that.

There is a study that shows that smoking may be good for you.

http://www.forces.org/evidence/evid/therap.htm

[ThePilgrim]

There is a study that says religion is bad for children.

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-28537149

[John81]

When I was a child many believed blowing cigarette smoke in the ear of someone with an earache would make them feel better.

[Rosie]

Did u ever try it
I heard the same thing about urine. A lady I knew years ago tried it n it worked

[ThePilgrim]

When I was a child many believed blowing cigarette smoke in the ear of someone with an earache would make them feel better.

Yeah, I heard that one too.  A lot of politicians must have heard it also.  They are blowing smoke all the time.