Spoof or Troof?
Most of us lie around 4,000 times a day. "That can't be true!" I hear you cry. Well, no. It's not. But can you tell which of these are blatant lies and which are unbelievable truths? Spoof or Troof is brought to you by Colin My-Pants-Are-On-Fire Lichen.
1: Sound travels through water approximately three times faster than through air. Thus, if you want to attract some distant person's attention more quickly wait until it is just about to rain.
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2: The first can opener was invented some 48 years after the invention of cans. Its arrival on the scene coincided with the largest outbreak of
food-poisoning ever witnessed to that date.
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3: Bugs Bunny couldn’t stand carrots. And was once in a coma for three weeks.
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4: Directly beneath the Nile is a much larger river. At certain times of the year, vegetable dyes are used to identify each source as water from the Nile proper has special, religious significance to many people.
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5: The keepers of a ‘dancing’ mouse called ‘Blenkinsopp’, star of many TV commercials and children’s films, have recently been awarded more than £57,000 in damages. The money comes from an insurance claim against the owners of a neighbourhood cat that entered the mouse’s home and, whilst chasing him around the kitchen, caused a frying pan to fall and break one of Blenkinsopp’s legs.
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More games? Try the Null's online games section or if its something more eclectic you're looking for, Timewasters might do the trick or our Facebook group for that matter.
And if you can't be bothered to do anything except laugh, have a look at Heck Feckler's cartoon strip, Science Will Save Us.
Image: Steve Woods
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