We all have those little nuggets of info that are overall pretty useless, but still interesting nonetheless. Post them here! Inquiring minds want to know!
•Did you know that the term "shot" of liquor came from the old West? When a cattle rider wanted to drink but hadn't been paid yet, he'd pay for his liquor with a bullet, which the bartender could later sell and make his money. Hence the term a "Shot of whiskey."
The Pilgrims of the Mayflower were destined for 'the Hudson River, north of the 1607 Jamestown Settlement', but landed at Plymouth Rock because they had run out of beer (which was safer to drink than water, at the time). Or so says Modern Marvels.
Americans that pay their ticket;
after a imminent call from the court of law: 10%
after a friendly call from the court of law: 35%.
after a call from their mother: 50%. >:3
2005-
Walking under a ladder is considered bad luck because a ladder leaning against a wall forms a triangle - the Holy Trinity. If one breaks the Holy Trinity by walking through it...
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time - 1/100th of a second.
Cockney slang was originally used by thieves planning in public, so that the police couldn't understand them.
The Tupolev Tu-144 is the only other SST besides the Concorde. It also flew first and faster than the Concorde.
In approximately 1902 a book was written about a ship named Titan, which sank after hitting an iceburg. Ten year later, a ship left port in Belfast.
Oysters, often considered an aphrodesiac, are approximately 70% gonads.
The average American spends about six months of their life waiting for a red light to change. (The same amount of time is spent on the toilet.)
Quote from: Black_angel on November 14, 2007, 03:35:05 PM
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time - 1/100th of a second.
:erk
Someone (can't remember who) said that the Treaty of Versailles (1919) was nothing more than a cease-fire to last twenty years. He was accurate within 3 months, possibly closer depending on when he said it.
Column one of the Los Angeles Times is labeled with bright red letters, because people are apparently too stupid to know that is there is a first column, especially with all the pictures and three different kind of text on the cover and the big ass red letter starting the column off.
If you want people to understand you, it helps to use proper English.
Not-so-useless.
The average Sienna could forsee that this thread was going to be moved here, but is generally too lazy to even bother mentioning it.
33 percent of all women find themselves a mother better than their mother.
2005- 2006-
The internet is for - among other things - porn.
Almost 40% of all men have nude photographs of their girlfriend or woman. 21% show that/those photograph(s) to friends or acquaintances.
dunno date
The Toxoplasma parasite prefers to infect cats, so it has evolved in such a way that when it infects a mouse, it will make the mouse lose its aversion to cats and thus more likely to be eaten by a cat. The parasite then infects mice through cat feces.
It is also associated with schizophrenia in humans.
(y'all probably knew this)
Arachibutyrophobia: the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth.
(I kid you not. This is a real phobia.)
sutides sohw taht poelpe dnot raed ecah lteter by istlef but the wrod as a wolhe.
Quote from: lucas marcone on November 16, 2007, 03:42:40 AM
sutides sohw taht poelpe dnot raed ecah lteter by istlef but the wrod as a wolhe.
Actually, said studies have been shown to be utterly non-existent. The studies that -do- exist show that while the placement of letters in the middle of words is less important, letters at the end tend to be more important in placement.
Which is not -quite- the same thing. And reading a sentence that has been jumbled is -still- slower than reading a "correct" sentence, for many people.
Quote from: lucas marcone on November 16, 2007, 03:42:40 AMsutides sohw taht poelpe dnot raed ecah lteter by istlef but the wrod as a wolhe.
You're conflating two studies.
People read word by word, not letter by letter (which is why you shouldn't set running text in sans serif). You look at the shape of the word, the ascenders and descenders and decide what it is and move on.
And the other is, as llearch says, apparently apocryphal (http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/~mattd/Cmabrigde/).
There is a small group of people in the world who are able to snort milk up their noses and squirt it out of their eyes. Their tear ducts apparently work in two ways. The current world record for longest milk squirt from the eye is held by Ilker Yilmaz.
I can blow air from my eyes, does that count?
Aiyno was promised pie. little know fact but VERY important.
seven popes have been convicted of being satanists
Quote from: Brunhidden on November 17, 2007, 08:29:56 AM
seven popes have been convicted of being satanists
That made literally LOL!
Quote from: Brunhidden on November 17, 2007, 08:29:56 AMseven popes have been convicted of being satanists
Are you referring to antipopes or something else? Because if it's the latter, I would be very curious to know which ones.
Quote from: superluser on November 17, 2007, 10:15:20 AM
Quote from: Brunhidden on November 17, 2007, 08:29:56 AMseven popes have been convicted of being satanists
Are you referring to antipopes or something else? Because if it's the latter, I would be very curious to know which ones.
Antipopes? you mean, like, a pope who can't put on his hat over his horns?
Quote from: xHaZxMaTx on November 17, 2007, 12:37:35 AM
I can blow air from my eyes, does that count?
It might. One guy discovered he could do that when he held his nose underwater and bubbles came out of his eyes. So you could be a milk-squirter. :U
Quote from: superluser on November 17, 2007, 10:15:20 AM
Quote from: Brunhidden on November 17, 2007, 08:29:56 AMseven popes have been convicted of being satanists
Are you referring to antipopes or something else? Because if it's the latter, I would be very curious to know which ones.
actually its more of a reflection of very poor quality controll when hiring a pope. back in the day the average pope may have had a dozen or so grandchildren and deal with it being hereditary.
however the 'quality control' was remedied when a woman pope was discovered. she fell in love with a man who joined the clergy, to be close to him she disguised herself as a man and joined as well. over several years she rose the ranks of the church and somehow became pope. nobody would have known anything until the day she gave birth during mass, which leads to a tradition that carries to today where new popes have to have their genitals touched by the cardinals just to make sure they're packin.
i dot NEED to make stuff up, the truth is far more weird
Brunhidden is right about fact and fiction. i live that almost monthly were things IN my life becomes to weird to seem real. aw well on the the game for the sake of simplicity i'll keep my first post local
techmaster-glitch has in his name the name of a Key tool that i respect very highly. he has lived up to the name as far as i have seen .
Glitch the keytool was wielded by the guardian bob but was not originally his as it belonged to his tutoring officer whom was killed by kilobyte the virus that would become megabyte and his sister hexadecimal. upon Bob's defeat at the end of season 3 ( i believe) glitch was wielded by Enzo matrix until matrix. met up with bob in the web and glitch whom was injured returned to bob. bob temporally merged with glitch to return Matrix and the others to mainframe were the merged bob/glitch combo hel0-ed save it but relying on the use to reboot the system. bob and glitch were separated in season four as megabyte returned and a now upgraded glitch restored to to is full health and upgraded power.
with such a legacy attacked to his name all i can say it stay well glitch
(next time it'll tell you about the name eilander)
Quote from: Brunhidden on November 17, 2007, 06:20:29 PMactually its more of a reflection of very poor quality controll when hiring a pope. back in the day the average pope may have had a dozen or so grandchildren and deal with it being hereditary.
Yeah, the middle ages were a particularly dark time for the Catholic Church. Nepotism and quite a bit of corruption made the Church not a particularly holy place at the time. I'm still not seeing any names.
Quote from: Brunhidden on November 17, 2007, 06:20:29 PMhowever the 'quality control' was remedied when a woman pope was discovered. she fell in love with a man who joined the clergy, to be close to him she disguised herself as a man and joined as well. over several years she rose the ranks of the church and somehow became pope. nobody would have known anything until the day she gave birth during mass
Yeah, I've heard the Pope Joan stuff before, but this version doesn't even pass the whiff test. I mean, wouldn't she excuse herself when her water broke?
As to Interesting But Useless Information, I offer up `Pope' Joan Chittister, who decided that she was a priestess and was supposed to offer mass (which only priests can do) at some convention advocating the ordination of female priests. The pope sent a letter to her convent, which would have obliged her not to go, but the prioress decided (by a vote) not to open the letter, so technically, they don't know what it said, and Pope Joan went to the convention.
Quote from: e_voyager on November 17, 2007, 06:45:25 PM
Glitch the keytool was wielded by the guardian bob but was not originally his as it belonged to his tutoring officer whom was killed by kilobyte the virus that would become megabyte and his sister hexadecimal. upon Bob's defeat at the end of season 3 ( i believe) glitch was wielded by Enzo matrix until matrix. met up with bob in the web and glitch whom was injured returned to bob. bob temporally merged with glitch to return Matrix and the others to mainframe were the merged bob/glitch combo hel0-ed save it but relying on the use to reboot the system. bob and glitch were separated in season four as megabyte returned and a now upgraded glitch restored to to is full health and upgraded power.
What is all that
from? And why haven't I heard of it? It sounds like exactly my kind of thing...
Quote from: techmaster-glitch on November 18, 2007, 01:57:05 AM
What is all that from? And why haven't I heard of it? It sounds like exactly my kind of thing...
I think it's from the show ReBoot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReBoot). I remember watching a couple of episodes...
if you go to a walmart in las vegas on a saturday morining within five minutes you will see people still wearing their pj's, a man wearing a dress, and occasionally a goth, metal head, or rivet head.
Quote from: LionHeart on November 18, 2007, 06:29:55 AM
Quote from: techmaster-glitch on November 18, 2007, 01:57:05 AM
What is all that from? And why haven't I heard of it? It sounds like exactly my kind of thing...
I think it's from the show ReBoot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReBoot). I remember watching a couple of episodes...
ReBoot?.... Oh yeah, Now I remember...I saw some episodes of that show once too, but only a few. And it was very many years ago. I actally thought of ReBoot when I first read E's post, but it didn't seem to fit right to me.
I have
got to find a collection of that whole show on DVD somewhere...hell, even VHS will work...
A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
All your base are belong to me.
The longest word in the english language that does not repeat any letters is, amusingly enough, "uncopyrightable".
`Squirrelled' is the longest word that you can find in a dictionary, though there's the theoretical word `broughammed,' which will appear longer in most typefaces.
tooth past is made with algea
you know that glitter in womens lipstick, thats something called fish scales directly from the processing plants... come on women think of the fishies
Oh, that's right!
Toothpaste tastes like root beer.
I'm not sure if it's the exact same artificial flavoring, or stereoisomers or what, but it does taste like root beer.
Also, I'm told that Dr. Pepper tastes like celery seed, but I haven't had either recently enough to confirm.
Quote from: superluser on November 19, 2007, 10:09:23 AM
`Squirrelled' is the longest word that you can find in a dictionary, though there's the theoretical word `broughammed,' which will appear longer in most typefaces.
And pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest to have appeared in an English language dictionary.
'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog'
this sentence contains every letter in the English dictionary.
So does my keyboard. :3 Go figure.
Quote from: xHaZxMaTx on November 19, 2007, 12:31:04 PM
So does my keyboard. :3 Go figure.
qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm is not a coherent sentence. Mine is.
I never said it was. ;)
it isn't even a sentence. Where' the nouns? The Adjectives? The Verbs?
"I'm going to qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm the mnbvcxzlkjhgfdsapoiuytrewq"
Quote from: dannysaysnoo on November 19, 2007, 12:25:44 PM
'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog'
There's no S.
Quote from: dannysaysnoo on November 19, 2007, 12:25:44 PM
this sentence contains every letter in the English dictionary.
... there's no b, f, j, k, m, p, q, u, v, w, x, or z. ;-]
the name Eliander on the web is not unique even if it nearly once was. it started out for me as i word play on the world enlightened anger on yahoo for and group called AF. and despite the fact that i started using the name Eliander but in 1997 for and yahoo less then half of the current occurrences on the web belong to me. Eliander as i discoved when attempting to find my DA account in 2006 when i'd forgotten ho to spell it was the name of and author in 1906 name Eliander Klas http://runeberg.org/sbh/eliankla.html a Nordic author. not much was on the web about him but it proves that even when you think your original you find that some times some one was first. i'm not sure but i believe that something else has stated using my last name valderen as well but i have yet to find that on the web.
Quote from: xHaZxMaTx on November 19, 2007, 12:13:50 PM
Quote from: superluser on November 19, 2007, 10:09:23 AM
`Squirrelled' is the longest word that you can find in a dictionary, though there's the theoretical word `broughammed,' which will appear longer in most typefaces.
And pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest to have appeared in an English language dictionary.
i thought the longest word was antidisestablishmentdisenerienisim, although i do not have a clue what it means. i hear theres a word in arabic thats at least 50% longer
Neither of which are the longest words in the English language. Pretty sure that belongs to the Titin protein (http://www.othyr.com/titin.html).
ye gods, im too afraid to find out what that protein is USED for
Quote from: Ryudo Lee on November 14, 2007, 05:06:11 PM
Oysters, often considered an aphrodesiac, are approximately 70% gonads.
Useless information #1: That made me laugh probably a little harder than is considered healthy.
Useless information #2: A duck's quack actually CAN echo, despite the popular myth. Thank you, Mythbusters. :3
Useless information #3: Another myth debunked: you underestimate the strength of an average, healthy heart if you think sneezing stops it even for a second. It doesn't.
Useless information #4: Sharks and rays are the only animals known to man that don't get cancer.
I'm pretty much a well of this kinda stuff. But then again, so's the internet. :P
useless fact- ive been replaced by wikipedia
*holds protest sign*
Quote from: Brunhidden on November 23, 2007, 08:01:25 PM
useless fact- ive been replaced by wikipedia
*holds protest sign*
(http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/wikipedian_protester.png)
Duct tape: is there anything it can't do?
Yes. Apparently, it cannot seal ducts (http://ducts.lbl.gov/ducttape/).
QuoteWe tried as many different kinds of duct sealants as we could get our hands on. Of all the things we tested, only duct tape failed. It failed reliably and often quite catastrophically.
QuoteOur major conclusion so far is that you should use anything but duct tape to seal ducts.
The average lifespan of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.
What Eowyn types-m,gbvkkggkkkhkkjhhg tiiiy, uchjjhhjjjjjjj xfggggggggggggggggggg
What Eowyn says- ahehehehehe
What Eowyn means- And thats the big secret
Quote from: Eowyn on November 26, 2007, 06:51:18 PM
What Eowyn types-m,gbvkkggkkkhkkjhhg tiiiy, uchjjhhjjjjjjj xfggggggggggggggggggg
What Eowyn says- ahehehehehe
What Eowyn means- And thats the big secret
Isn't there some ban on typing in other languages on this board? :P
IN other news, Australia was the first country to unionize prostitutes.
http://www.walnet.org/csis/news/world_96/mclaire-9601.html
Despite being raised with English as my first language and being able to excel at reading and reading comprehension in school do to medical problem i have never been able to successfully master spelling and currently spell at a grade school level. a low grade school level. this applies to every language that I've taken the time to learn to read.
Quote from: DoctaMario on November 30, 2007, 02:15:05 PM
Isn't there some ban on typing in other languages on this board? :P
Nope. There is a polite request to ensure that one of the admins can understand what you've typed, which means either adding a translation, or picking a language we speak.
There -is-, however, a firm rule against acting like an moderator. Unless, of course, you -are- one. ;-]
(You haven't done that. Yet. You're on the line. Just thought you'd like to know...)
heres a weird one with no use- back in the late 1990s a Japanese game show locked a man named Nasubi in a small apartment and ordered him to strip naked. In the appartment was a large sack of postcards, and that was the show along with the following rules
1- he must provide his own food, clothing, and entertainment from things he wins from entering sweepstakes and other free offers
2- in order to be released he must amass one million yen (about eight thousand dollars) in the same way.
for more then a year 17 million Japanese viewers tracked his progress every Sunday night. He won items like lobster dinners, vacuum cleaners, and steaks, but for some reason never won any clothes. because of this his junk was covered by a CG eggplant, and his naked winning dance became all the rage in Japan.
When he was set free Nasubi said he felt great despair and tried to escape almost every day
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on November 30, 2007, 02:51:16 PM
Quote from: DoctaMario on November 30, 2007, 02:15:05 PM
Isn't there some ban on typing in other languages on this board? :P
Nope. There is a polite request to ensure that one of the admins can understand what you've typed, which means either adding a translation, or picking a language we speak.
There -is-, however, a firm rule against acting like an moderator. Unless, of course, you -are- one. ;-]
(You haven't done that. Yet. You're on the line. Just thought you'd like to know...)
Screw being a mod, I was just trying to be a sarcastic bastard! :mowsmile
Quote from: DoctaMario on December 02, 2007, 02:49:42 AM
Screw being a mod, I was just trying to be a sarcastic bastard! :mowsmile
Did you know there actually exists helpful guides to teach you to be sarcastic? heres one now
pay attention, you may learn something
First of all, what is sarcasm?
-The "witty" use of statements which clearly mean the opposite of what they say. Examples would be "Mariah Carey - she's a great singer", or "Arnold Schwarzenneger could easily play Hamlet".
In the sarcastic sentence "Lawyers are such good value", which word is stressed to make it clear it's sarcasm rather than a downright lie?
-Such. The trick is to draw out the word "Such", and preferably raise your eyebrows or roll your eyes at the same time. Some people would emphasize the point by hunching their shoulders, but that's just over-theatrical.
If someone says "Indy Car Racing's a fascinating sport", are they being sarcastic?
-Might be, might not be. If I'm saying it, it's sarcastic. I understand there are people for whom this might be a genuine and honest statement.
Is the phrase "Nascar fans never drink beer" capable of being sarcastic?
-y. Yes it is. Nascar fans do sometimes drink beer.
What kind of sentence is NOT capable of being a sarcastic statement?
-'Celine Dion looks like an eel.' Try as you might, you can't make this sentence sarcastic. Sarcasm implies you don't believe the statement, so a direct insult can't be sarcastic.
True or false - if I say "I'd love a conversation about Star Trek", but in fact I hate Star Trek, I'm definitely being sarcastic.
-f. I could just be being polite, or lying for some perverse reason of my own. Sarcasm requires that you intend the listener to know that you are trying to be witty.
True or false - they don't have sarcasm in French.
-f. It certainly does exist - an example would be "J'adore la Grande-Bretagne".
According to the often-quoted saying, is sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?
- Who actually first said this is lost to the mists of time. Of course the saying's wrong. The lowest form of wit is quoting often-quoted sayings. Zing.
- You now have all the skills necessary to make irritating sarcastic jibes, and get on the nerves of everyone around you. Use them properly for Bragi's sake.
... and if not for Bragi's, then for mine.
My boots are wearing out fast enough already on the seat of various people's pants... ;-]
Mostly useless fact- probably nobody who read the previous posts knows who Bragi was, he was the Norse god of poetry, boasting, and being a smartass
... ie, he's applicable for most of the people posting in the thread. ;-]
EFT is apparently a really useful way of sorting out your emotions. I've had it recommended to me, a lot, by my brother.
.......whats eft?
If I was to answer that, it wouldn't be useless, would it (http://anyfutureyouwant.com)? ;-]
It doesn't have to be useful, just interesting.
So, is that site for real llearch? I just spent a bunch of time on it.
hmm...
I have nothing interesting to report.
Okay, how about;
Last winter, we hardly had any snow where I'm at in Canada, although we did have (powerful) storms (short lived, melted within days). The interesting part, was that every. single. one. was on a Monday.
Yes, it's for real.
The 4.00.62 firmware version on a Sonicwall firewall appears to have some bugs in the connection tracking handler.
Edit: Sorry, I was misinformed. That's 4.0.0.2-51e
The Sky May Be doesn't seem to work on Doom95.
The average lifespan of a tastebud is 10 days.
From the lid of my Snapple red tea. :P
Fluoride has been known to cause severe apathy in test subjects.
If thh above post is true, then depression may be countered by NOT brushing one's teeth
Quote from: Shaotic Master on December 07, 2007, 05:03:54 PM
If thh above post is true, then depression may be countered by NOT brushing one's teeth
i have acute depression and brush my teeth about twice a year, so ill have to look for another solution
Although Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated, it wasn't the first time someone had tried to kill the president. The first attempt on a president's life was by Richard Lawrence, whose pistols misfired when he tried to shoot Andrew Jackson in 1835. The famously hot-tempered president then proceeded to beat Lawrence senseless with his cane and had to be restrained.
The secret service did not actually protect the president until the body of Abraham Lincoln was almost abducted and held hostage. before the incident the secret service tracked down counterfitters and nobody thought that anybody would be crazy enough to take a serious attempt to attack a president or steal the body of one. Abes body was moved 17 times, and ever sinse the secret service has been in place to protect presidents both living and dead
Quote from: Brunhidden on December 08, 2007, 05:37:04 PM
The secret service did not actually protect the president until the body of Abraham Lincoln was almost abducted and held hostage. before the incident the secret service tracked down counterfitters and nobody thought that anybody would be crazy enough to take a serious attempt to attack a president or steal the body of one. Abes body was moved 17 times, and ever sinse the secret service has been in place to protect presidents both living and dead
Must get really boring for the ones who have to protect the dead ones. They should liven it up with a tea party for the dead pressies.
Aren't they in a band already?
haha.
My door in my room has locked me in.
Quote from: Dannysaysnoo on December 08, 2007, 05:49:05 PM
haha.
My door in my room has locked me in.
LOL, that happened to me once...no, twice! It was when I had an old, REALLY bad handle. Anyway, the handle(and shaft) on the
other side of my door had fallen out, thus rendering the entire mechanism non-functional. One of the times the rest of my family was out, and I had to wait for them to get back. The other time, it was in the morning on the weekend, so I was awake, but everyone else was still asleep. Both times, I had to bang on my door and yell until they noticed and came to my rescue.
Its brilliant, cause my room hates doors of all kinds.
-My brother's cupboard door came right off. (we use it to stop my main door from closing now)
-Our big cupboard door sometimes does weird things
-my cupboard door doesn't close.
Also, my sister's room doesn't have a door.
2646798 = 2^1 + 6^2 + 4^3 + 6^4 + 7^5 + 9^6 + 8^7.
I don't know how that piece of knowledge might become useful.
Quote from: Brunhidden on December 08, 2007, 05:37:04 PMThe secret service did not actually protect the president until the body of Abraham Lincoln
Actually, while
Lincoln instituted the Secret Service, and the death of Lincoln hit them pretty hard, they weren't actually commissioned to protect the president until after the assassination of McKinley (http://www.secretservice.gov/history.shtml).
Quote from: llearch n'n'daCorna on December 08, 2007, 05:48:16 PMAren't they in a band already?
No, they were in a movie. The Dead Kennedys are in a band, and only one of them was president.
Edit: Upon closer inspection, the Secret Service didn't exist for several months after Lincoln died. I think it was still Lincoln's brainchild, though.
Useless but intresting fact 1: It is physicaly impossible to lick your own elbow.
Useless but intresting fact 2: 75% of the people who read UBIF 1 shall attempt to prove it wrong and fail. >:3
Useless but intresting fact 3: Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment: Prohibition.
Work (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/work) is defined as Henry Clay, US Songwriter.
(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t102/superluser/henryclay11thpresident.jpg)
Also, James K Polk was the 11th president of the United States.
Quote from: meany on December 15, 2007, 02:05:32 PM
Useless but intresting fact 1: It is physicaly impossible to lick your own elbow.
Useless but intresting fact 2: 75% of the people who read UBIF 1 shall attempt to prove it wrong and fail. >:3
Useless but intresting fact 3: Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment: Prohibition.
Useless but interesting fact 4: my little sister defies UBIF1, and we have photographic evidence.
Can lick her own nose, too. She's got a giraffe tongue...
Useless but interesting fact: Certain Eastern languages do not distinct between "Green" and "Blue", or only have recently done so.
Useless but interesting fact: Albert Einstein was married to his own cousin.
Quote from: Darkdragon on December 15, 2007, 11:15:01 PMUseless but interesting fact: Certain Eastern languages do not distinct between "Green" and "Blue", or only have recently done so.
Two famous examples for discussing qualia are grue and bleen.
Quote from: Raist on December 15, 2007, 09:25:41 PM
Quote from: meany on December 15, 2007, 02:05:32 PM
Useless but intresting fact 1: It is physicaly impossible to lick your own elbow.
Useless but intresting fact 2: 75% of the people who read UBIF 1 shall attempt to prove it wrong and fail. >:3
Useless but intresting fact 3: Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment: Prohibition.
Useless but interesting fact 4: my little sister defies UBIF1, and we have photographic evidence.
Can lick her own nose, too. She's got a giraffe tongue...
i can lick the nose. its great for freaking people out.
Ditto here, i have a Gene Simmons toung... when Eowyn was about 7 months old or so i tried to teach her to stick out her toung and 'throw up the horns' on cue, she almost got it, and has done it by accident several times now.
results varry
:peace + :baby + :P = :superlick
Quote from: Brunhidden on December 16, 2007, 07:26:34 AM
Ditto here, i have a Gene Simmons toung... when Eowyn was about 7 months old or so i tried to teach her to stick out her toung and 'throw up the horns' on cue, she almost got it, and has done it by accident several times now.
results varry
:peace + :baby + :P = :superlick
Need to try that...
EDIT: i just did and bashed my arm on the radiator...ow.
if you edit your post within 1 minute of posting the edit subscript does not appear.
I thought it was 15 seconds. Let's find out.
-EDIT-
Seems to be 30 seconds.
your post subscript shows 1 second longer the a minute hazzy
I edited it twice.
Quote from: Dannysaysnoo on December 16, 2007, 06:55:41 AM
i can lick the nose. its great for freaking people out.
Same here! My tongue is freakishly long. All my friends think it's gross but amazingly awesome. I can do the best Alucard impressions, too...
i have been accused of having no soul so on of my characters is literally soulless with nothing more then a kernel of a proto soul to help it relay the the world of the living he has 3 span ( roughly 1200 years) to either find his soul or build and new one or he'll be soulless until his final destruction during this time he's pretty much the echo of the voyager each death kicking him back in time a few moments to try again until he gets it right or gives up and runs
Research suggests that the ability to do mirror writing is probably inherited and caused by atypical language organization in the brain. It is not known how many people in the population inherited the ability of mirror writing (an Australian researcher estimates the proportion to be 1 in 6500).
Half of the children of people with the ability inherited it. There are more left-handed mirror writers than right-handed ones, probably because left-handed people tend to have atypical language centres in their brain.
- Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_writing%3Cbr%20/%3EMirror%20writing%20-%20Wikipedia,%20the%20free%20encyclopedia) :B
(I think it's interesting 'cuz I can mirror-write. :U But my mirror-written words are neater and easier to read than my sloppy non-mirror-written ones. :< Bawww, no one can tell the different between my a's and e's and o's (and sometimes u's :dface)
Socrates learned to dance when he was seventy because he felt that an essential part of himself had been neglected
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In a group of 23 or more people, there is at least a 1 in 2 chance of two people having the same birthday.
There exists a math question with a $1,000,000 standing prize.