Totally Useless Facts

Arvon · 01-16-2003, 02:21 PM

Totally Useless Facts:

The "pound" key on your keyboard (#) is called an octotroph.

The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.

The "dot" over the letter "i" is called a tittle.

Table tennis balls have been known to travel off the paddle at speeds up to 160 km/hr.

Pepsi originally contained pepsin, thus the name.

The original story from "Tales of 1001 Arabian Nights" begins, "Aladdin was a little Chinese boy."

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

Honey is the only natural food that is made without destroying any kind of life. What about milk you say? A cow has to eat grass to produce milk and grass is living.

The most common name in the world is Mohammed.

Michael Jordan makes more money from NIKE annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.

The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.

Cephalacaudal recapitulation is the reason our extremities develop faster than the rest of us.

Spiral staircases in medieval castles are running clockwise. This is because all knights used to be right-handed. When the intruding army would climb the stairs they would not be able to use their right hand which was holding the sword because of the difficulties of climbing the stairs. Left-handed knights would have had no troubles, except left-handed people could never become knights because it was assumed that they were descendants of the devil.

Ham radio operators got the term "ham" coined from the expression "ham fisted operators," a term used to describe early radio users who sent Morse code (i.e., pounded their fist).

The slogan on New Hampshire license plates is "Live Free or Die." These license plates are manufactured by prisoners in the state prison in Concord.

Chinese Crested dogs can get acne.

Hydrogen gas is the least dense substance in the world, at 0.08988g/cc.

Hydrogen solid is the most dense substance in the world, at 70.6g/cc.

Each year there is one ton of cement poured for each man woman and child in the world.

The house fly hums in the middle octave key of F.

The only capital letter in the Roman alphabet with exactly one end point is P.

The giant red star Betelgeuse has a diameter larger than that of the Earth's orbit around the sun.

The longest place name still in use is:
Taumatawhakatangihangaoauauotameteaturipukakapikim aungahoronuk-
upokaiwhenuakitanatahu--a New Zealand hill.

Los Angeles's full name is: "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Poriuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "LA."

Only 1 in 2,000,000,000 will live to be 116 or older.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

According to Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, it is possible to go slower than light and faster than light, but it is impossible to go the speed of light. Also, there is a particle called tackyon which is supposed to go faster than light. This means if you fire a tackyon beam, it travels before you fire it.

When you tie a noose, the rope is wrapped twelve times around because it's the same length as a persons head.

Hummingbirds are the only animal that can fly backwards.

A cat's jaw cannot move sideways.

Paladin2000 · 01-16-2003, 02:28 PM

I agree about the "useless" part but it is still fun to read. Thumbs up!

Tristan Silverstar · 01-16-2003, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Arvon:
The slogan on New Hampshire license plates is "Live Free or Die." These license plates are manufactured by prisoners in the state prison in Concord

I see these plates on the road all the time and was stumped up until now. Thanks a lot, Arvon. Another mystery of the universe solved

Lavindathar · 01-16-2003, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Arvon:
Totally Useless Facts:

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

Didn't know that one, he he he.

THIS IS A JOKE.

purre · 01-16-2003, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Arvon:
Totally Useless Facts:
The longest place name still in use is:
Taumatawhakatangihangaoauauotameteaturipukakapikim aungahoronuk-
upokaiwhenuakitanatahu--a New Zealand hill.

LOL

pretty useless,but funny still
heh,someone sending letters there might have problems fitting the address on the envelope! [img]tongue.gif[/img] not enough space,I fear

Lavindathar · 01-16-2003, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by purre:

quote:
Originally posted by Arvon:
Totally Useless Facts:
The longest place name still in use is:
Taumatawhakatangihangaoauauotameteaturipukakapikim aungahoronuk-
upokaiwhenuakitanatahu--a New Zealand hill.

LOL pretty useless,but funny still
heh,someone sending letters there might have problems fitting the address on the envelope! [img]tongue.gif[/img] not enough space,I fear [/QUOTE]Thats if they remember how to spell the darn thing!

SecretMaster · 01-16-2003, 03:29 PM

Sometimes i wonder how people find this info. Still, its worth a good chuckle.

Vaskez · 01-16-2003, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Arvon:
Totally Useless Facts:

According to Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, it is possible to go slower than light and faster than light, but it is impossible to go the speed of light. Also, there is a particle called tackyon which is supposed to go faster than light. This means if you fire a tackyon beam, it travels before you fire it.

Hmm there's a weapon in X-Com Interceptor called Tachyon Pulser - not sure if it's supposed to be related but that certainly doesn't travel that fast in the game

purre · 01-16-2003, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Lavindathar:
Thats if they remember how to spell the darn thing!

LOL,yeah!

they probably have it written down somewhere! [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
I'd drop sending letters and start using e-mail only if I had to use address like that

[ 01-16-2003, 04:06 PM: Message edited by: purre ]

Leonis · 01-16-2003, 06:38 PM

Feelin a tittle bored again Avron?

01-16-2003, 02:21 PM	#1
Arvon Unicorn Join Date: October 4, 2001 Location: Kingdom of the West,..P.o. Cynagus Posts: 4,212	Totally Useless Facts: The "pound" key on your keyboard (#) is called an octotroph. The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat. The "dot" over the letter "i" is called a tittle. Table tennis balls have been known to travel off the paddle at speeds up to 160 km/hr. Pepsi originally contained pepsin, thus the name. The original story from "Tales of 1001 Arabian Nights" begins, "Aladdin was a little Chinese boy." Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously. Honey is the only natural food that is made without destroying any kind of life. What about milk you say? A cow has to eat grass to produce milk and grass is living. The most common name in the world is Mohammed. Michael Jordan makes more money from NIKE annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined. The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean. Cephalacaudal recapitulation is the reason our extremities develop faster than the rest of us. Spiral staircases in medieval castles are running clockwise. This is because all knights used to be right-handed. When the intruding army would climb the stairs they would not be able to use their right hand which was holding the sword because of the difficulties of climbing the stairs. Left-handed knights would have had no troubles, except left-handed people could never become knights because it was assumed that they were descendants of the devil. Ham radio operators got the term "ham" coined from the expression "ham fisted operators," a term used to describe early radio users who sent Morse code (i.e., pounded their fist). The slogan on New Hampshire license plates is "Live Free or Die." These license plates are manufactured by prisoners in the state prison in Concord. Chinese Crested dogs can get acne. Hydrogen gas is the least dense substance in the world, at 0.08988g/cc. Hydrogen solid is the most dense substance in the world, at 70.6g/cc. Each year there is one ton of cement poured for each man woman and child in the world. The house fly hums in the middle octave key of F. The only capital letter in the Roman alphabet with exactly one end point is P. The giant red star Betelgeuse has a diameter larger than that of the Earth's orbit around the sun. The longest place name still in use is: Taumatawhakatangihangaoauauotameteaturipukakapikim aungahoronuk- upokaiwhenuakitanatahu--a New Zealand hill. Los Angeles's full name is: "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Poriuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "LA." Only 1 in 2,000,000,000 will live to be 116 or older. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. According to Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, it is possible to go slower than light and faster than light, but it is impossible to go the speed of light. Also, there is a particle called tackyon which is supposed to go faster than light. This means if you fire a tackyon beam, it travels before you fire it. When you tie a noose, the rope is wrapped twelve times around because it's the same length as a persons head. Hummingbirds are the only animal that can fly backwards. A cat's jaw cannot move sideways. __________________ 53.7% of all statistics are made up

01-16-2003, 02:28 PM	#2
Paladin2000 Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: February 19, 2002 Location: Your guess is as good as mine. Age: 52 Posts: 1,728	I agree about the "useless" part but it is still fun to read. Thumbs up! __________________ (This is an invisible sig.)

01-16-2003, 06:38 PM	#10
Leonis Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 6, 2001 Location: Somewhere on Earth - it changes often Posts: 1,292	Feelin a tittle bored again Avron? __________________ Better run through the jungle! Grrr...

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