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       FISHY FACTS
       By: eba95 Date: August 9, 2010, 4:04 am
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       • In texas it is illegal to have sex with
       a fish, in florida it is illegal to get a
       fish drunk, and N.Carolina thought
       both laws were good, so in NC it is
       illegal to have sex with a drunk fish.
       • The most poisonous fish in the world
       is the Stone fish
       • The largest known fish in the sea is
       the Whale Shark. It weighs up to 20
       tons and grows to a length of 40 feet.
       • Jelly Fish, not sharks, are the
       deadliest killer in oceans and seas. A
       certain kind of box jelly fish kills
       more people than all the shark
       species do put together.
       • Fish do not have eyelids and
       therefore cannot blink. This is
       because the purpose of blinking is to
       hydrate the eyes; tear ducts produce
       moisture, and blinking spreads that
       moisture over the surface of the eye.
       Since fish live in water they have no
       need for this.
       • The elephant snout, an African fish,
       communicates with other fish by
       emitting an electrical signal, sort of a
       fish's version of Morse Code
       • In Japan meat from the 'Fugu' or
       spiny puffer fish is considered a rare
       delicacy, however the liver and
       intestines contain a powerfull
       neurotoxin and the slightest
       contamination during preperation
       can be deadly. Restaraunts who
       serve fugu must have 'Fugu certified'
       chefs. In japan about one hundred
       people on average die annualy from
       fugu poisoning.
       • If the Loch Ness monster exists at all,
       he (or she) could only be about as
       big as a sixth grader. A new study
       shows that there is only enough fish
       in the loch to feed a 31 kg (about 67
       lb) creature. The scientists used
       sonar to estimate the number of fish
       in the lake and came up with an
       annual food supply of 93 kg. Since a
       cold blooded animal like Nessie
       would need to eat about three times
       its body weight each year, it could
       only weigh about 31 kg.
       • All the sturgeon (the fish from which
       we get caviar) caught in British
       waters are property of the Queen
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