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Random Fact of the Day! Rock Around the Park Edition!

The drawbridge on Sleeping Beauty Castle is real and has been raised and lowered twice; once when the park first opened, and again in 1983 when Fantasyland was rededicated.



The Matterhorn Bobsleds coaster was the first tubular steel roller coaster in the world when it opened in 1959, and as such it revolutionized the design and construction of roller coasters.…

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Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on November 14, 2009 at 1:00am — 4 Comments

Random Fact of the Day!

The world record for time without sleep is 264 hours (11 days) by Randy Gardner in 1965.

I get grumpy when I'm tired at the end of the day, I can't imagine how this guy didn't kill someone!

Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on November 12, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Random Fact of the Day!

25% of cat owners bow dry their cat's hair after giving it a bath.

Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on November 11, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Random Fact of the Day!

The Argentinian ornate horned frog can eat an entire mouse in one swallow.

OM NOM NOM

Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on November 10, 2009 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Random Fact of the Day!

The Coca Cola company offers almost 500 different beverages worldwide.

Who knew I was supporting Coke when I had my morning oj?

Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on November 9, 2009 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Random Fact of the Day! Monster Week!

Zombies!



Papa Doc Duvallier the dictator of Haiti from 1957 to 1971 had a private army of thugs called tonton macoutes. These people were said to be in trances and they followed every command that Duvallier gave them. Duvallier had also his own voodoo church with many followers and he promised to return after his death to rule again. He did not come back but a guard was placed at his tomb, to insure that he would not try to escape, or that nobody steal the body.…

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Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on October 30, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Random Fact of the Day! Monster Week!

Werewolves!



The modern day name may come from the Old English “wer – wolf” (where ‘wer’ means ‘man’). Then again the name could come from the Norse legends about the ‘berserkers’, who were crazed warriors that dressed as wolves when they savagely raided and pillaged villages in the northern lands or Europe. One more good possibility could be it came from the word “warg-wolf”, another name of Norse origin which denotes a rogue or lone wolf type of character prone to stalk their prey… Continue

Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on October 29, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Random Fact of the Day! Monster Week!

Frankenstein!



Victor Frankenstein may have been based on a real person: Johann Konrad Dippel, who was a physician and mad scientist obsessed with creating life through scientific means. His birthplace? Castle Frankenstein, near Darmstadt, Germany. There are claims that during his stay at Castle Frankenstein, he practiced alchemy and anatomy. For example, that which said that he performed gruesome experiments with cadavers, attempting to transfer the soul of one cadaver into… Continue

Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on October 28, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Random Fact of the Day! Monster Week!

Mummies!



The word "mummy" comes from the Arabic word mumiya which means bitumen. Bitumen is also called pitch and is a black tar like substance that can be found in mountains in the Middle East. It's like molasses, but it's darker and thicker. When Arabs invaded Egypt many years ago and discovered mummies, the mummies had a dark coating on them which reminded the Arabs of mumiya.



So the Arabs thought these mummies were covered with mumiya, even though mumiya was not really… Continue

Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on October 27, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Random Fact of the Day! Monster Week!

Vampires!



Some believe the origin of vampires myths to be based on individuals suffering from a condition known as Porphyria, wherein you are unable to create hemoglobin due to a lack of porphyrins. Symptoms can include sensitivity to light (especially sunlight), anemia, change of pigmentation of the face (usually a deathly pale complexion), neurological and psychological disorders (you can go crazy), and gastrointestinal issues (cramping, nausea).



Pale crazy dude avoids… Continue

Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on October 26, 2009 at 11:13am — No Comments

Random Fact of the Day! Horror Movie Week!

Texas Chain Saw Massacre!

During the dinner scene towards the end of the film, when Leatherface cuts the girl's finger, he actually does cut her finger because they couldn't get the fake blood to come out of the tube behind the blade

Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on October 23, 2009 at 12:45pm — 1 Comment

Random Fact of the Day! Horror Movie Week!

Hellraiser!



Many viewers have commented about the poor quality of the FX at the end of the movie. Clive Barker has explained that, due to a very limited budget, there was no money left to have the FX done professionally after the primary filming. Instead, Barker and a "Greek guy" animated these scenes by hand over a single weekend. Barker has also commented that he thinks the FX turned out very well considering the amount of alcohol the two consumed that weekend.…

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Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on October 22, 2009 at 10:32am — No Comments

Random Fact of the Day! Horror Movie Week!

Evil Dead!

During the scene where Ash had the chainsaw in the shed, about to cut up his girlfriend, he actually had to use a real chainsaw, holding it up to the actress' chest. You can see on the close-up of Linda's neck (looking at the necklace) that her pulse is racing.

Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on October 21, 2009 at 2:07pm — 1 Comment

Random Fact of the Day! Horror Movie Week!

In Nightmare on Elm Street, the prop department used over 500 gallons of blood for Glenn's death scene...

...that's right, blood. Not fake blood. They used over 500 gallons of real cows blood.

Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on October 20, 2009 at 7:46pm — 1 Comment

Random Fact of the Day! Horror Movie Week!

The Birds!

A group of crows is called a murder.

A group of vultures circling in the air is called a kettle.... slightly less threatening, no?

Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on October 19, 2009 at 11:43am — 1 Comment

Random Fact of the Day!

Decapitation was introduced as a legal method of execution in England in 1076 by William the Conqueror. His first victim? Earl Waltheof, brother-n-law to the Conqueror, was executed for conspiracy to murder the King.

Talk about p****** off the inlaws...

Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on October 18, 2009 at 12:01pm — No Comments

Random Fact of the Day!

A majority of us, 48 percent, believe in ghosts.
Twenty-two percent of Americans say they’ve seen or felt a ghost.
Women are more likely to say they believe in ghosts than are men.
More than half of younger Americans aged 18 to 45 believe in ghosts.
A whopping 78 percent of us believe in life after death.

Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on October 17, 2009 at 2:44pm — 1 Comment

Random Fact of the Day!

Depending on the circumstances of your final resting place, it's possible that you may turn into soap after you die. This process (called saponification) is what happens when human bodies partially or completely turn into a substance called adipocere or grave wax. It's even been known to be found leaking out of closed tombs.



Meet "The Soap Lady" whose entire body has turned to grave wax.

At least she's still good to wash the dishes!… Continue

Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on October 15, 2009 at 9:27am — 1 Comment

Random Fact of the Day!

Today's format is gonna be a little different to make up for the past few that I've missed.



12 Murder Facts!



1.) Men are killed more often than women. In 2005 4 men were killed for ever 1 woman.



2.) You are more likely to be killed by someone you know. Only 16% of men are killed by strangers, that number drops to 9% for women.



3.)You are most likely to be killed by someone of your own race. Almost half of all murder is white on white, about 41% is… Continue

Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on October 14, 2009 at 5:23pm — No Comments

Random Fact of the Day!

According to an FBI Behavioral Unit study 85% of the world's serial killers are in America. At any given time 20 - 50 unidentified active serial killers are at work continually changing their targets and methods

Added by That Cat in the Hat {★}Manfriend on October 12, 2009 at 2:16pm — 2 Comments

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