Tell us something we didn't know

9 Oct 2004

I cant take credit for this thread, it was a result of another thread I've Lost It, but thought we could have a laugh with this one.........
So.... Tell us something we didn't know...... the more outrageous the better, so we can astonish and surprise others with our trivia knowledge. :shock:
Here are a couple to start:-
Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them would burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
Coca-Cola was originally green.
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David, Clubs - Alexander the Great, Hearts - Charlemagne, and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
lol

9 Oct 2004

The longest word currently listed in the oxford english dictionary is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis which is a kind of lung disease! :shock:
I learnt how to say that when I was 12... still trying to learn how to spell it without looking it up redface

9 Oct 2004

An aircraft carrier does 6 inches to the gallon
biggrin

9 Oct 2004

During 'Silence of the Lambs', Anthony Hopkins didn't blink once!
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

9 Oct 2004

Quote by MISSCHIEF
An aircraft carrier does 6 inches to the gallon

So does 'Sweaty Betty', Guinness swilling barmaid at the Bull and Dog-allegedly.
but seriously, amazing yokel tricks no.1:
- did you know if you whirl a chicken just a little bit, nothing to distress it off course, then put its head head under its wing, it will sit quiet as a mouse for ages. (I tried it on the children too-didn't work but got me in trouble with the child protection people).

9 Oct 2004

Did you know if you stretched your arms out wide and measured from fingertip to fingertip that's how tall you are?

9 Oct 2004

If you are eurotophobic... it means you have a fear of women's genitalia!!!!! :shock:

9 Oct 2004

OMG Agricola!!!

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Also, if you wait til dark you can easily catch a chicken cos they are dozy ....... the same can't be said for guinnea fowl tho, as they have perfected the art of vertical take off - with or without tail feathers :shock:
Misschief - with handfulls of feathers for her headress rolleyes

9 Oct 2004

And if you are hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobic........................
It means you have a fear of long words!!!!!!!!

:rotflmao:

9 Oct 2004

here goes, I got loads, mostly rather boring but WTF I dont care,
Did You Know?
Antarctica is the only continent without reptiles or snakes.

9 Oct 2004

Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible

9 Oct 2004

Quote by martay
Antarctica is the only continent without reptiles or snakes.

Except for the one time when an ex went on a trip there :lol2:

9 Oct 2004

^^^ Funny, bit of a snake I guess then
heres is one beyond weird,
tiny humanoid figure??

9 Oct 2004

Jimmy Cagney never said "You dirty rat."

9 Oct 2004

Quote by MISSCHIEF
During 'Silence of the Lambs', Anthony Hopkins didn't blink once!
:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

haaaa haaaa...
why do i now have the urge to whack it on and check for myself?.. lol

dont want to miss the football though!

9 Oct 2004

Quote by the_magik_s
why do i now have the urge to whack it

Cos there's nothing good on telly? ;)

9 Oct 2004

Is it okay to use this thread to confirm / reject urban myths? Or maybe to complete those incomplete myths? For example that gruesome one about how the average human swallows a number of spiders in their sleep? I dont know the figures or even if its true mind.

9 Oct 2004

Did you know the Earth's rotation is slowing down by 1.5 milliseconds/century and the Moon's orbit is getting bigger by 3.8 centimetres per year? :shock:

9 Oct 2004

You can generally do that by simply pointing people in the direction of Snopes urban legends reference page

9 Oct 2004

Professional tennis players have more than the average number of arms.

9 Oct 2004

The Arctic and Antarctic were named by Aristotle. The landmass to the north "lay under the constellation of Arktos, the bear; so must the southern lands be under the opposite: Antarktikos," he wrote.

9 Oct 2004

It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

9 Oct 2004

Polar Bears are all left handed.....or is that pawed? any way probably explains why they are crap at origami.

9 Oct 2004

I'm married to my second cousin.
Well I think thats who he is dunno

My Mum and Ians Dad are cousins which is odd considering we'd been married 18 months before we found out rolleyes

Dawn :silly:

9 Oct 2004

Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State anthem.
Despite being offered $4 million each, Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Steve McQueen all turned down the role of Superman. It eventually went to Christopher Reeve who was paid $250,000.

9 Oct 2004

There's enough water in Kielder Reservoir to make a cup of tea for everyone in the world.
SA
xxx

9 Oct 2004

Quote by agricola
but seriously, amazing yokel tricks no.1:
- did you know if you whirl a chicken just a little bit, nothing to distress it off course, then put its head head under its wing, it will sit quiet as a mouse for ages. (I tried it on the children too-didn't work but got me in trouble with the child protection people).

As townies, we don't own a chicken however in an attempt to ascertain the truth of this statement, we have tried the experiament in reverse and after coaxing our youngest daughters pet mouse Larry from out of his bedding, we inserted him into the cardboard core of a toilet roll and gave him a good spin. removed him, stuck his head up his arse and can confim that he sat as quite as a chicken.

9 Oct 2004

The universe is expanding , but not at the critical mph rate required to ensure ongoing expansion....gravity will take over and reverse the process... though before being accused of scaremongering this will very probably occur AFTER the notts munch.

9 Oct 2004

Quote by foxy30s_cpl
The universe is expanding , but not at the critical mph rate required to ensure ongoing expansion....gravity will take over and reverse the process... though before being accused of scaremongering this will very probably occur AFTER the notts munch.

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9 Oct 2004

If you measure from your elbow to your wrist, its the same length as your foot!!!!