And you thought you knew this stuff

[Arvon]

Fallacies Explained

Ninjas were originally from China, not Japan, as is commonly believed.

The liver isn't an organ. It's a gland.

Dry ice doesn't melt. It "sublimates."

On Star Trek, Captain Kirk never said, "Beam me up, Scotty." He said, "Beam me up, Mr. Scott."

People didn't always throw rice at weddings. In the Middle Ages, you were supposed to throw eggs at the bride and groom.

Flying fish don't fly. They glide.

Houdini became the most famous escape artist of all time, but contrary to what is sometimes reported, he was not double-jointed.

Despite what you might think, there is no difference between green peppers, yellow peppers and red peppers-other than age. (Peppers start out green, then turn yellow, red, purple, then brown as they mature.)

Chicken Little never said, "The sky is falling." She said, "The sky has fallen."

Food that gets "freezer burn" isn't actually burned, of course. The foods dehydrate, causing a loss of color, texture and flavor.

You might be surprised to learn that Americans visit libraries 3.5 billion times a year—three times as often as the movies.

There's no rabbit in Welsh rabbit.

In truth, there's no mention of Adam and Eve eating an apple in the Bible.

Rhinoceros horn, much in demand for medicinal purposes, isn't horn at all, but the animal's hair.

Statistically speaking, the job of pizza delivery driver is a more dangerous job than that of fire fighting.

The Bowie knife wasn't invented by James Bowie. The credit for the invention's design goes to his brother, Rezin Pleasant Bowie.

Twinkies didn't always have vanilla-flavored filling. The original Twinkies filling was banana—it was replaced by vanilla during World War II when the U.S. experienced a banana shortage.

[Gnarf]

Oooh... I knew theese:

In truth, there's no mention of Adam and Eve eating an apple in the Bible.

Flying fish don't fly. They glide.

And almost sorta kinda in a way knew this one (didn't know that he was said to be double-jointed):

Houdini became the most famous escape artist of all time, but contrary to what is sometimes reported, he was not double-jointed.

And I refuse to believe this one:

Ninjas were originally from China, not Japan, as is commonly believed.

[Harkoliar]

People didn't always throw rice at weddings. In the Middle Ages, you were supposed to throw eggs at the bride and groom.

i wonder why?

[Kakero]

Most of those I know already.

Gnarf , China is older than Japan. there were already ninjas in China during the " Chu Han Battle ". Somewhere around 223BC ~ 202BC.

[Vaskez]

Originally posted by Arvon: Fallacies Explained In truth, there's no mention of Adam and Eve eating an apple in the Bible.

Most of them are pointless pieces of knowledge, but this one caught my eye. It's true since the Bibles says "fruit". I wonder where that turned into "apple"? Guess apple is one of the most common fruits?

[The Hierophant]

Originally posted by Vaskez: Most of them are pointless pieces of knowledge

Come now Vaskez, as a student at a higher learning institution surely you have become aware that there is no such thing as pointless knowledge? [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Vaskez]

Originally posted by The Hierophant: quote: Originally posted by Vaskez: Most of them are pointless pieces of knowledge

Come now Vaskez, as a student at a higher learning institution surely you have become aware that there is no such thing as pointless knowledge? [img]smile.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]I have become aware that in fact there are lot of almost pointless pieces of knowledge: they are useful only to a very specific application. Especially on a degree like mine, the actual facts you learn are often made obsolete in the next 3 years due to the advance of technology. It's the skills you have to take away.
Then again, in that sense you're right cos every piece of knowledge adds to your "examples database" and "general patterns and trends database" in your brain so even if you don't use it directly, it'll somehow be useful. Hmmmm just blabbering away, don't mind me [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[The Hierophant]

Originally posted by Vaskez: Then again, in that sense you're right cos every piece of knowledge adds to your "examples database" and "general patterns and trends database" in your brain so even if you don't use it directly, it'll somehow be useful. Hmmmm just blabbering away, don't mind me [img]tongue.gif[/img]

No, not blabbering away. I'm glad you arrived at that incredibly important conclusion [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Wysardry]

Originally posted by Arvon: There's no rabbit in Welsh rabbit.

It's Welsh rarebit, not rabbit.

[Arvon]

Originally posted by Wysardry: It's Welsh rarebit, not rabbit.

I knew that!!! [img]tongue.gif[/img]