Random Facts

[Nerd_Guy 4]

Thermite can be made with household items.

[coolotter88 2]

ah yes, the Aluminum filings from soda cans and the rust from your own iron nail submerged in electrified water! you can make it but you can't light it if you don't have something that can burn hot enough (I have magnesium ribbon lying around)

[Things Go Better With Milk 0]

Did you know that Things Go Better With Milk (true fact).

[Mr. Monorail Man 3]

No Duh, my best friend is president of the F.F.A., at my high school, and he owns a ranch, and he says it's true.

[simsmart 1]

Statistically speaking, the fat American male earns more than the fit American male. However, it is the opposite with women.

[Nerd_Guy 4]

Originally posted by: Things Go Better With Milk Did you know that Things Go Better With Milk (true fact).

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Unless, like me, you are lactosse intolerant. Then nothing goes good with milk...

I have one: 

In World  War II, 3 American Paratroopers scouting the countryside in a jeep ran into a German Tank Division.  The officer in the jeep walked up to the German Lt. General and convinced him that there were hundereds more Army Rangers and tanks behind them and that he should surrender now.  In the end, an armored division surrendered to 3 very very lucky guys in a jeep!

[ILL Tonkso 1,236]

Heres one:

Anyone who does not agree with everything I say is a loser

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: simsmart Statistically speaking, the fat American male earns more than the fit American male. However, it is the opposite with women.quote>

Not surprising. The fit American male is the manual laborer who does hard physical work but doesn't earn that much. The fat American male is the guy who sits on his ass behind a desk all day and makes a good living.

But in a business world controlled by men, physically attractive women are more likely to get hired for better jobs than fat ugly ones... because even if we men try to be fair and unbiased, our subconscious still has procreation in mind and thus we gravitate towards the pretty ones without even thinking about it. Besides, a more attractive woman is often a more confident woman- and that certainly helps you get places, too.

It's interesting how the cause and effect are also opposite, though. Rich men are fat because the jobs they have allow them to be physically lazy, fit women are rich because their fitness helps them get better jobs and get further in life in general.

It just reflects simple natural selection, though. Men prefer women to be good looking above all else, so you see a lot of good looking women out there since they inherited their "look good" genes from their ancestors which reproduced more than the ones that didn't have such genes. But for women, power and money are very attractive things for a man to have, and so you thus see a lot of men with qualities that allow them to better get those things.

Unfair? Perhaps. But it's human nature. Life sucks, get a helmet.

[KeldK 0]

I don't remember where this is from, but somewhere, it's illegal to shoot a whale, while sitting in a car.

[BurroDiablo 222]

Originally posted by: KeldK I don't remember where this is from, but somewhere, it's illegal to shoot a whale, while sitting in a car.

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I'm sure its Oklahoma I read about it too... what makes it even more retarded is that Oklahoma is a land-locked state

I have one: 

In World  War II, 3 American Paratroopers scouting the countryside in a jeep ran into a German Tank Division.  The officer in the jeep walked up to the German Lt. General and convinced him that there were hundereds more Army Rangers and tanks behind them and that he should surrender now.  In the end, an armored division surrendered to 3 very very lucky guys in a jeep!quote>

I heard something like that too. There was a guy asked to guard some cross roads in Normandy and managed to take out a battalion of German Panzers himself, even after being shot. I can't remember the page where I read about this but i'll see if I can find it.

[Explodingsims 3]

Originally posted by: El Burro

Originally posted by: KeldK I don't remember where this is from, but somewhere, it's illegal to shoot a whale, while sitting in a car.

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I'm sure its Oklahoma I read about it too... what makes it even more retarded is that Oklahoma is a land-locked state quote>

 

Wait, I thought it WAS legal to shoot a whale from a car, but not any other creature...

[Hahayoudied 3]

If you print out all the four parts (A,D,G,F, are the four parts) that make up the DNA; it would take about 50,000 papers to print it.

[Joetropian1 1]

Pi never has a pattern and never ends BUT in fractions it is equal to 22/7ths. Stupid numbers...

3.14159267 that's all I know.

Some guy did like 52,000,000 digits of pi on a supercomputer, it must have taken forever...

JT1

[mightygoose 92]

actually 22/7 is only an approximation....

[2nerdy4u 1]

Actually, 22/7 is an approximation used by the ancients. If a value can be written as an integer over an integer, the numbers after the decimal either terminate or repeat.

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

Originally posted by: 2nerdy4u 

Actually, 22/7 is an approximation used by the ancients. If a value can be written as an integer over an integer, the numbers after the decimal either terminate or repeat.quote>

Wow, you just totally outnerded me, and I own 2000 or more comic books...

Anyways, Japan has one of the highest life expectancies in the world (which you probably all already know).  But what's rather interesting is that something like half of all Japanese adults smoke cigarettes.  When you go to the convenience stores, they've got them sitting right on the counter for anyone to buy and rarely, if ever, card people.  There are no anti-smoking commercials, either.  Those are replaced by commercials that tell you to carry a portable ashtray so as not to litter (this doesn't help anyways, Japan has a litter problem the same as any other country).  Coming from the States (land of the $6 pack of cigs and unbearable anti-smoking ads that make me wish I was a smoker) this was all a bit surprising to discover.

[ilikehotdogsalot 308]

Originally posted by: Duke87 Life sucks, get a helmet.quote>

I thought the saying was 'Life's tough, get a helmet'

[coolotter88 2]

the 4 parts of DNA are A,T,G,C and what do you mean print it out?

[toxicpiano 125]

Scientists reckon that in 5 years if nothing is done, the Yangtzee river will be a dead river.

[Easy Bakes 253]

Originally posted by: ilikehotdogsalot

Originally posted by: Duke87 Life sucks, get a helmet.quote>

I thought the saying was 'Life's tough, get a helmet' quote>

 

Not acording to Denis Leary

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: ilikehotdogsalot

Originally posted by: Duke87 Life sucks, get a helmet.quote>

I thought the saying was 'Life's tough, get a helmet' quote>

Nah, that'd just be the wussy equivalent for those who consider "sucks" to be profanity and don't want to use it.

And, in fact, there is a more vulgar saying than the one I used. It rhymes with "Life's a witch, then you fly".

Originally posted by: mightygoose actually 22/7 is only an approximation....quote>

Originally posted by: 2nerdy4u Actually, 22/7 is an approximation used by the ancients. If a value can be written as an integer over an integer, the numbers after the decimal either terminate or repeat.quote>

Correct. π is an irrational number defined as the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. 22/7 was commonly used in the days before calculators and computers where having a fraction made hand math more practical.

By comparison:

π- 3.14159265535898

22/7- 3.1428571428571

Note how "1428571" repeats in 22/7. So it's not exact, but it is fairly close. 22/7 is only about 0.04% too large- so it's accurate enough for most practical purposes. After all, in elementary and middle school classrooms they usually just have you use 3.14.

[cityking 0]

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words

[Explodingsims 3]

Your Necromancy skills are impressive.

Now then, My contribution to this:

Back in Ye Olde Roman days, when they used lead pipes, those pipes were acctually quite safe.

Their water contained so much calcium that it formed a natural barrier between the water and lead.

Now, it wasn't 100% effective, but it did a pretty good job.

[Duke87 1,070]

↑ On that note. "Lead" in Latin is "plumbum". In ancient Rome, pipes were mostly made of it.

That's where the word "plumbing" comes from.

It's also why it has the chemical symbol "Pb".

All those other weird symbols that don't match their name are mostly the name story:

Gold (Au) - Latin "aurum"

Silver (Ag) - Latin "argentum"

Tin (Sn) - Latin "stannum"

Antimony (Sb) - Latin "stibium"

Mercury (Hg) - Latin "hydrargyrum"

Copper (Cu) - Latin "cuprum"

Potassium (K) - Latin "kalium"

Sodium (Na) - Latin "natrium"

Tungsten (W), is the exception to this. It comes from the German name "wolfram".

[duack 14]

Anyways, Japan has one of the highest life expectancies in the world (which you probably all already know).  But what's rather interesting is that something like half of all Japanese adults smoke cigarettes.  When you go to the convenience stores, they've got them sitting right on the counter for anyone to buy and rarely, if ever, card people.  There are no anti-smoking commercials, either.  Those are replaced by commercials that tell you to carry a portable ashtray so as not to litter (this doesn't help anyways, Japan has a litter problem the same as any other country).  Coming from the States (land of the $6 pack of cigs and unbearable anti-smoking ads that make me wish I was a smoker) this was all a bit surprising to discover.quote>

 

Very interesting you should mention that. 

Did you know that tobacco and nicotine are relatively harmless. Cancer is caused because of the radioactive material found in fertilizers used to grow tobacco. So if tobacco in Japan is grown using organic fertilizers, then it harmless which is why the Japanese smoke heaps but don't get cancer. Just take a look at this website

http://www.acsa2000.net/a_smokers_holocaust.htm

Anywho here are some pointless facts-

Betty Boop actually has red hair but no-one knows because she was only in black and white TV

The first toilet ever shown on TV appeared on "Leave it to Beaver"

Dogs and Cats are either right handed or left handed.

You're more likely to get "heads" instead of "tails" on a penny because the heads side is heavier.

When buttered toast falls on the floor, many would think it lands on the buttered side because it is heavier. This is actually not true, the only reason it lands on the buttered side is because when it is dropped from 1 metre, it rotates 180 degrees on its trip to the ground. So if you drop it from 2 metres it will land on the unbuttered side. (This one was on Mythbusters )

When a frog throws up, its stomach comes out of its mouth and is emptied by the frog's forearms. It then swallows its stomach again disgusting!

The bible states that to get into heaven, you have to sell everything you own and give the money to the poor

A female praying mantis must rip off a male praying mantis' head before mating

When you tell people that its impossible to lick your elbow, 75% of people will try licking their elbows

Pluto is not a planet

Cat pee glows in the dark

[hym 358]

Walmart gets sued every 81 minutes.

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: duack

Did you know that tobacco and nicotine are relatively harmless. Cancer is caused because of the radioactive material found in fertilizers used to grow tobacco. So if tobacco in Japan is grown using organic fertilizers, then it harmless which is why the Japanese smoke heaps but don't get cancer. Just take a look at this websitequote>

Nicotine? Relatively harmless? Are you kidding me? A few drops of pure nicotine would be enough to kill you. Fortunately there isn't that much of it in a cigarette.

Now, as for radioactive fertilizers contributing to tobacco being harmful, it sounds somewhat plausible but the fact of the matter is that there are hundreds of harmful chemicals in tobacco products, over 40 of which are known to be carcinogenic. Changing the fertilizer wouldn't make much of a difference.

You're more likely to get "heads" instead of "tails" on a penny because the heads side is heavier. quote>

You messed this up. The heads side being heavier means you're slightly more likely to get tails. And this is true of pretty much all coins to varying degrees, not just pennies.

Cat pee glows in the darkquote>

Nono... it glows under "black light" - or ultraviolet light. Lots of things glow under ultraviolet light. most credit cards, IDs, etc. have markings on them which are normally invsible but glow under black light as a security feature.

Cat pee naturally contains one of those chemicals which will glow under black light but it will not glow in the dark.

Stuff that "glows in the dark" absorbs light in bright conditions and then slowly releases it under dark conditions. Different photochemical phenomenon.

Originally posted by: hym Walmart gets sued every 81 minutes.quote>

I don't know if that's true, but damned if it isn't amusing.

[TheSixCents 0]

Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same plane in case it crashes.

[Duke87 1,070]

↑ in a similar fashion, you never have the president, the vice president, the speaker of the house, and all of the president's cabinet in the same place at the same time.

This way if the place gets bombed or something someone in the chain of succession to the presidency survives.

[TheSixCents 0]

Originally posted by: Duke87 ↑ in a similar fashion, you never have the president, the vice president, the speaker of the house, and all of the president's cabinet in the same place at the same time.

This way if the place gets bombed or something someone in the chain of succession to the presidency survives.quote>

What about the State of the Union?

Most of the Cabinet, the VP, the Speaker, as well as 'da Prez

The International Telephone code for Antartica is 672.