OpeO
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That explains my crippling depression
Real life MAGNETO!!!
It's the government's fault!
You could be superman
If you were constantly getting shocked and had a natural resistance to the terminal effects
For the basic people
SafeSpaceDestroyer
If only the NFL team was named The Garlic Bears.
jumpermadge
#4 lol so why do I never remember anything negative about my ex?
jackbinimbul
My brain is going to remember the negative experience of that grammar.
MurphyPandorasLawBox
Martian ups for potatoes.
Ladygreenwood
I heard fruit is a botanical term, vegetable is a culinary term.
xzxw
You can name your kid Metallica in Sweden. I just looked it up. Fact busted.
Writ3rsBl0ck2
I hope real life magneto never needs an MRI.
PACwalker
Logical concern! However the magnets do not interact with an MRI, it is perfectly safe.
dezmagner
It's NOT illegal to name a kid Elvis in Sweden.
aloharamada
Thanks, I was already wondering why an actual name like Elvis would be illegal.
NuclearBuddha
that "grenade" seems like a good way to make a murderer...
RobertNAdams
I just now realized that "&" looks like a dude dragging his butt on the ground.
Munchman347
Fortunately the 'Sonic Grenade' has a comfortable shape for when your roomie shoves it where it won't make any more noise...
GSDPupper
Who else stopped at askew to Google search it?
DouglasDeMar
Outside of a cucumber. You mean the skin?
thokling
Quite a few incorrects. I.e. Metallica is a legal name in Sweden, and tomatoes are both fruits (botanically) and vegetables (as food).
Radiumbreon
I thought the Metallica one was to be true, considering Cliff Burton died there.
thokling
There was some politicking around it, a probable cause of confusion, but it's been legit since 2007.
IveRegisteredThreeTimesAndKeepForgettingPleaseSendHelp
Ortho-K (#1) only works for nearsightedness.
Coko4
So you put a magnet in your finger and find paperclips more easily, but you also end up having to request a new credit card weekly...
Neodymium144
Plus a very high chance for infection in a preeety vital part of the body.
deltajesus
From what the other comments are saying they're not strong enough to do any damage
PACwalker
logical concern! However, the magnet is so small it can not affect credcards, harddrives, smartphones, etc,.
mendelde
Does it affect the chip? Magstripes are on the way out, as have been diskettes, videotapes, audio cassettes and CRTs.
Coko4
I don't know, I just know in general in the past magnets + credit/debit cards was a bad idea, it may have changed recently though.
PACwalker
good question! The answer is no. The magnet is too small to affect any modern technology. (With very few, very harmless exceptions
trophygeek
Fun Fact # 19583 : Fact number is arbitrary and doesn't mean anything.
TheMrFatcow
*Cough* It's a prime number.
trophygeek
ding ding http://www.isprimenumber.com/prime/19583 You're very good.
nonickname23
Lazy Fact Number 43557685 - You were too lazy to read that number...
apcamanda
Tl;dr: #s
Ulthirm
I read I fast enough to remember the numbers but didn't expand into words like I do the rest.
ZaeMillion
Fact number 432184392453561J93456384 - You skipped right over that number. You also failed to notice I slipped a letter in the middle of it.
RoyalBloodlinee
Fact number 56836528836 you definitely read that number now.
zombiesummon
I noticed it
HeywoodJablowmie
TIL WTF orthokeratology is.
RandAIFlagg
#9 is bullshit - I've seen dogs express guilt.
RandAIFlagg
Not even like they were being yelled at. Bojack knew what he did was wrong and came to me begging for forgiveness - I didn't yell at all.
Snaitf
He knew what he did was wrong and could get punished for it. That is not guilt.
LZYRMN
As an Indian, we don't call garlic that at all. Oh wait he means Columbus Indian,.
NotYourLady
Yeah OP was referring to the feather Indians, not the dot Indians.
CataholicsAnonymous
How can pumpkins have originated in Central America but the Celts used lanterns in them?
keenidiot
Celts used turnips. Pumpkins came in after reaching the new world.
TehGrimReaper
They used other gourds or stuff like turnips. Doing it to pumpkins is just based on what they'd been doing.
BTass
Thank you, I was going to ask this too.
elethomel
it's well known that ancient alien astronauts are responsible for many historical mysteries of this sort
CataholicsAnonymous
OpeO
Front page! Thanks
Roqinn
If the first one is true, then why aren't we doing this to correct peoples vision? Is it just temporary this way? Really curious here.
TehGrimReaper
It is temporary, yes. You have to wear them regularly, as your eyes go back to normal (or at least start to) within a couple days.
eggmuffin
Because it's not true. A tip: If something seems too good to be true, it probably is.
OpeO
Extremely expensive maybe too 10% in Murcia can afford
IPoopAfterDrinkingCoffee
the naming thing is because they have a set number of names they're allowed to choose, it isn't specifically those that are banned...right?
Ictonyx
Names not on the list have to be approved, iirc
BiteMeBunnyBuns
Sweden doesn't have a list of names you get to chose from. Only names you can't have. Otherwise, free picking.
OpeO
That makes sense ????
GodzillaHarddiskson
Not really, though. There is no set list of names, just some regulations on what is and what is not appropriate
o11c
IIRC the requirement is that it ends with a certain ending so that it works correctly in grammar.
GodzillaHarddiskson
No
FindusSomKatten
no but you cant name the things i.e lego ikea and super man might not be considered names elvis is definetly allowed though
eggmuffin
No
GodzillaHarddiskson
Not really, RSV determines if the name is appropriate. A company or trademarked name is not and is therefore not allowed. But no, they /1
GodzillaHarddiskson
aren't specifically banned, but fall under categories of names which are not allowed.
GodzillaHarddiskson
Furthermore, it's not true. You can name your child Elvis if it's a boy, you can not however name a girl elvis as it is a masculine name
Mafalin
I am a swede and have a female acquaintance named Elvis. It's very uncommon though.
atoke
#1 I actually owned a pair of these lenses when they came out around 06, lasted me 8 years they were literally game changers
cherokeechc1
As someone who wears glasses, please, tell me more
atoke
Look up paragon CRT
Kitkathylu
I've got them. You have to wear them every night or your eyes will revert back quickly. Uncomfortable at first, but you get used to it.
FredOak3
#1partial BS...it takes a series of lenses and isn't guaranteed and isn't permanent
MagicallyMike
Yeah, that one was pretty misleading.
Patslee
used them for years. Not comfortable initially, but you get used to it. Definitely not effective for everyone though
EinsteinsFitAsAFiddle
Yeah orthoK lenses aren't for everyone. They're cool but the tip makes it sound like a new miracle that no one knows about.
Brad1895
I use them. They're called CRT's. Just like a normal contact, and they work fine.
Welve
I've also heard they are not comfortable at all
imgurrapist
You get used to it. It really sucks for the first month or two though as you switch through the initial sets.
Welve
Interesting, good to know!
Kitkathylu
I've never had normal contacts, but I have these. You can feel them every time you blink, but you get used to it.
Welve
Interesting, good to know!
TypesHR
Do they work?
TrilobiteSushi
Several of these are wrong starting with #1, you wear ortho-k lenses like any other contact lens- when you are awake.
TehGrimReaper
Each of the first dozen or so optometrist sites that come up with Google says that ortho-k lenses are worn while sleeping.
TrilobiteSushi
See, that's what I get for making a sweeping statement before factchecking! Apologies for that, I did this about 15 yr ago and was day only.
TehGrimReaper
Ah, yeah, I could see changes in their use happening in that time frame.
peoniesinkittylitter
Thought it sounded too good to be true :(
TrilobiteSushi
It does work though, just you wear lenses during the day and eventually only wear them once in a while. Warning it is uncomfy at first.
Lackias
Different optometrist suggestions? I only wear mine at night, and then only once every 3 days. But I have a pretty weak prescription.
peoniesinkittylitter
Oh ok. That's still pretty great. I should ask my optometrist about it.
jungerfrosch
And google sees a spike in searching for "askew"
jxjzh
I admit that I did this one
ilovereubensandwiches
I totally googled it
gumikebbap
oh so google tilts. then I must believe the rest of these facts are true.
xLemmyIsGodx
yep, I had to do it
HelloToe
There's also 'do a barrel roll'.
GoodbyeItWasntMeYoureLookingFor
And Google atari breakout, then go onto images
zionia
and OCD alarms went off instantaneously
heffalumpisbetterthannone
and this didn't work for upside down, I tried it
devileddog
It even works on the Google app on my iPhone. I actually LOL.
SSgtDipShit
Confrimed.
orbobb
so does 'do a barrel roll'
RyoukoSama
Works on android also at least in chrome!
MoguraBurgera
Confirmed. Then I did a barrel roll for safe measure.
orbobb
hell yeah
ImmaNeedBoutTreeFiddy
Atari breakout doesn't work on my phone sadly :( (at least on Android)