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Platapus 04-03-21 12:24 PM

Horatio Magellan Crunch originally came from Crunch Island

Jimbuna 04-04-21 06:17 AM

The oldest known soup recipe dates back to 6,000 B.C. Among the ingredients? Hippopotamus and sparrow meat.

Jimbuna 04-05-21 05:52 AM

In the 1830s, ketchup was used medicinally.

Platapus 04-05-21 05:33 PM

Horatio Magellan Crunch has a monument of himself on Crunch Island. It is called Mount Crunchmore

Jimbuna 04-06-21 06:54 AM

The number of hot dogs consumed on the Fourth of July could stretch from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles five times over.

Platapus 04-06-21 05:52 PM

Cap’N’Crunch’s ship is called the S.S. Guppy


Which is rather odd as it does not appear to be powered by steam.

Reece 04-06-21 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna (Post 2740878)
The number of hot dogs consumed on the Fourth of July could stretch from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles five times over.

Now that is useless information Jim!

Sean C 04-07-21 01:10 AM

I now know more about Horatio Magellan Crunch, cap'n of the S.S. Guppy from Crunch Island (home of Mt. Crucnhmore), than I ever wanted to.


... which is, itself, a useless fact.

mapuc 04-07-21 11:41 AM

The most important question is

Do we have a higher tendency to remember what our friends post here in this useless facts thread-than we do in thread where the information is useful ?

Markus

Jimbuna 04-07-21 12:02 PM

No one knows just how many stars are in space.

mapuc 04-07-21 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna (Post 2741124)
No one knows just how many stars are in space.


There are twelve stars...in the EU flag :D

Markus

Platapus 04-07-21 03:53 PM

Cap’N’Crunch may be the captain of his ship, but his rank is Commander

Jimbuna 04-08-21 04:41 AM

A NASA spacesuit costs a cool $12,000,000.

Catfish 04-08-21 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mapuc (Post 2741119)
[...] Do we have a higher tendency to remember what our friends post here in this useless facts thread-than we do in thread where the information is useful ?
Markus

You mean other threads here are more useful than this one? :hmmm:

Jimbuna 04-08-21 01:21 PM

The footprints made on the moon will be there for 100 million years.


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