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Lie of the Day #791

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

If you stare at the pattern in some linoleum tiles for more than 30 seconds, you will be permanently blinded.

Lie of the Day #790

Monday, January 5th, 2009

The strongest rope in the world was created by twisting together long strands of cooked angel hair spaghetti noodles. Once twisted together, the noodles were dried for 48 hours and coated with the venom of 13 different species of desert scorpion. This combination made a strand of rope that was 44 times stronger than titanium […]

Lie of the Day #789

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

Cottage cheese gets it’s name from the fact that all cheeses are created by aging. Cottage cheese’s name is unique because it has a double meaning. Not only is it aged under an old makeshift bed (a cot), but the term “cott” is also actually an old English unit of time equivalent to exactly 13 […]

Lie of the Day #788

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

All human eyes are completely incapable of seeing the color we know as blue. What we perceive as blue is really a light orange color that’s so bright that it confuses our minds into “repainting” those tones in blue.

Lie of the Day #787

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

After extensive tests in the northern-most region of the Great Lakes, Cleatus P. Buttonsmith - a marine biologist with a passion for brackish water porpoises - discovered that the most sure-fire way to get abducted by aliens while simultaneously being struck by lightening is to sit naked in a rowboat in a desert during the […]

Lie of the Day #786

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Today, everyone on the planet temporarily grew an additional finger on their left hands.

Lie of the Day #785

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

50% of the world’s population of humans has wings growing out of their neck. You can’t see them because they’re invisible.

Lie of the Day #784

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

At any point in time, there are exactly 45 people on the planet putting on a pair of socks.

Lie of the Day #783

Monday, December 29th, 2008

It’s completely impossible to stab yourself with a screwdriver when assembling a coffee table.

Lie of the Day #782

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

As you read this, the person nearest to you is imagining what you would look like if you had a third arm growing out of the back of your head.