I never knew that! - Page 7

Jeff-Groves · 09-16-16, 05:51 PM

The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

Jimbuna · 09-17-16, 07:09 AM

Only female mosquitoes will bite you.

u crank · 09-17-16, 07:01 PM

We can only directly see 4 percent of the universe.

Schroeder · 09-18-16, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by u crank

We can only directly see 4 percent of the universe.

Source?

Moonlight · 09-18-16, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by u crank

We can only directly see 4 percent of the universe.

Really? these people may disagree with that.

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As technology has evolved, astronomers are able to look back in time to the moments just after the Big Bang. This might seem to imply that the entire universe lies within our view. But the size of the universe depends on a number of things, including its shape and expansion. Just how big is the universe? The truth is, scientists can't put a number on it.

http://www.space.com/24073-how-big-is-the-universe.html

Von Due · 09-18-16, 06:10 AM

Lufthansa has a system for classifying how critical various systems on their aircrafts are. They put a letter, A-D on each system where A means this really, really REALLY should not fail, to D which means minor discomfort. Their onboard coffee machines have the letter C on them. They take their coffee seriously.

Also, apparently hijacing an aircraft was not outlawed until 1961.

u crank · 09-18-16, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

Source?

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Originally Posted by Moonlight

Really? these people may disagree with that.

http://www.space.com/24073-how-big-is-the-universe.html

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All the stars, planets and galaxies that can be seen today make up just 4 percent of the universe. The other 96 percent is made of stuff astronomers can't see, detect or even comprehend.

http://www.space.com/11642-dark-matt...rse-panek.html

Moonlight · 09-18-16, 07:04 AM

Errr, I've just got one question to ask, perhaps you may know it, how do they know there's only one universe and not millions of others as well.

u crank · 09-18-16, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Moonlight

Errr, I've just got one question to ask, perhaps you may know it,

I don't know anything. I am just a humble pilgrim traveling through space and time.

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..how do they know there's only one universe and not millions of others as well.

There is a theory about this but....does it really matter? If there is another universe out there with another me in it, I hope I'm smarter, richer and better lookin'.

Jimbuna · 09-18-16, 08:48 AM

There really was a Captain Morgan. He was a Welsh pirate who later became the lieutenant governor of Jamaica.

Aktungbby · 09-18-16, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonlight

Errr, I've just got one question to ask, perhaps you may know it, how do they know there's only one universe and not millions of others as well.

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Originally Posted by u crank

I don't know anything. I am just a humble pilgrim traveling through space and time.

There is a theory about this but....does it really matter? If there is another universe out there with another me in it, I hope I'm smarter, richer and better lookin'.

And God actually said: "let 'em eat cake maybe they'll see the light!"

Bubble universes — every disk represents a bubble universe. Our universe is represented by one of the disks. Someone else once quoted him( in French) but didn't run in time...

She was a bit of a 'bubblehead' herself....

Tango589 · 09-19-16, 05:36 AM

Hyphephilia are people who get aroused by touching fabrics

Jimbuna · 09-19-16, 06:19 AM

As part of David Hasselhoff's divorce settlement, he kept possession of the nickname "Hoff" and the catchphrase "Don't Hassle the Hoff."

Eichhörnchen · 09-19-16, 06:48 AM

I haven't checked this out yet but I just heard on the radio (Frank Skinner's "The Rest is History", R4) that Attila The Hun died of a nosebleed. They said he was asleep in bed and drowned in his own blood.

Fubar2Niner · 09-19-16, 08:09 AM

He must have had one huge hooter !

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u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,746 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	We can only directly see 4 percent of the universe. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,584 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	There really was a Captain Morgan. He was a Welsh pirate who later became the lieutenant governor of Jamaica. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Tango589 Still crazy as ever! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 3,375 Downloads: 180 Uploads: 1	Hyphephilia are people who get aroused by touching fabrics __________________ Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way...

09-16-16, 05:51 PM	#91
Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,652 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

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Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,690 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Lufthansa has a system for classifying how critical various systems on their aircrafts are. They put a letter, A-D on each system where A means this really, really REALLY should not fail, to D which means minor discomfort. Their onboard coffee machines have the letter C on them. They take their coffee seriously. Also, apparently hijacing an aircraft was not outlawed until 1961.

09-19-16, 06:19 AM	#103
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,584 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	As part of David Hasselhoff's divorce settlement, he kept possession of the nickname "Hoff" and the catchphrase "Don't Hassle the Hoff." __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-19-16, 06:48 AM	#104
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,400 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I haven't checked this out yet but I just heard on the radio (Frank Skinner's "The Rest is History", R4) that Attila The Hun died of a nosebleed. They said he was asleep in bed and drowned in his own blood. __________________

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Fubar2Niner Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: London. UK Posts: 4,178 Downloads: 279 Uploads: 0	He must have had one huge hooter !