useless facts - Page 265

Platapus · 04-26-25, 05:09 PM

The largest bowling alley in the world is in Japan. It has 116 lanes

Jimbuna · 04-27-25, 10:07 AM

In Sweden, Cool Ranch Doritos are called “Cool American”

Swedish people don’t know what ranch flavor is, so the product goes by the name of “Cool American” instead.

Platapus · 04-28-25, 03:42 AM

Wanna see pyramids?

Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world. The country has between 200 and 250 pyramids, compared to Egypt's 138.

Jimbuna · 04-28-25, 09:34 AM

Cats have their own film festival.

Cat lovers can get their fill of amusing cat videos on a big screen at Cat Video Fest, an international film festival featuring a 75-minute compilation of short feline flicks. The festival has been seen in hundreds of theaters worldwide, including the U.S., Canada, Europe and Singapore.

Platapus · 04-29-25, 05:53 AM

If you are not diurnal, nocturnal, nor crepuscular, you might be cathemeral.

Platapus · 04-29-25, 06:09 AM

In the movie 2001: A space odyssey, 59% of the movie has no dialogue.

Jimbuna · 04-29-25, 08:38 AM

The creation of the tea bag was an accident.

Back in 1904, an American tea trader named Thomas Sullivan shipped tea samples to Europe in little silk pouches so they wouldn’t get mixed up during the voyage. When the recipients got them, they mistakenly dipped the bags into boiling water, and voila, the tea bag was born!

Jimbuna · 04-29-25, 08:45 AM

Warren G. Harding’s wife was rumoured to have killed him.

Platapus · 04-29-25, 02:19 PM

Your skin is the largest organ in your body.

By weight, what is the second largest organ? (no snickering)

Your liver

Platapus · 04-30-25, 05:58 PM

The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.

Jimbuna · 05-01-25, 06:14 AM

Giraffes are 30 times more likely to be struck by lightning than humans.

Jimbuna · 05-01-25, 10:29 AM

The mayor of one Minnesota town is a dog.

In August 2024, a Great Pyrenees named Khaleesi beat out three other dogs to become the ‘honorary’ mayor of Cormorant, Minn., a town with a population of less than 1,400, reports The Kansas City Star. While Khaleesi won’t have to carry out any official executive duties, she will make appearances in parades and fundraising events.

Platapus · 05-01-25, 05:09 PM

Google the word "askew"
And see what you get.

Platapus · 05-01-25, 05:49 PM

Panda bears spend the majority of their waking hours eating. They have been known to eat for 12 hours straight.

I suspect that I am part Panda

Jimbuna · 05-02-25, 11:04 AM

You can buy someone’s lost luggage.

The Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, Ala. is the nation’s only retailer of lost luggage. The store has contracts with all the major airlines and buys unclaimed bags and their contents, only after there’s been a 90-day intensive search for the owner. Some of the oddest finds by UBC include a shrunken human head from the Amazon, a camera from the Space Shuttle, and a 40.95-carat Emerald appraised for $25,000. Today the 50,000 square store boasts more than one million visitors a year from all over the world, making it one of Alabama’s most popular tourist attractions.

04-26-25, 05:09 PM	#3961
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,388 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The largest bowling alley in the world is in Japan. It has 116 lanes __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-27-25, 10:07 AM	#3962
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,818 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	In Sweden, Cool Ranch Doritos are called “Cool American” Swedish people don’t know what ranch flavor is, so the product goes by the name of “Cool American” instead. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-28-25, 03:42 AM	#3963
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,388 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Wanna see pyramids? Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world. The country has between 200 and 250 pyramids, compared to Egypt's 138. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-28-25, 09:34 AM	#3964
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,818 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Cats have their own film festival. Cat lovers can get their fill of amusing cat videos on a big screen at Cat Video Fest, an international film festival featuring a 75-minute compilation of short feline flicks. The festival has been seen in hundreds of theaters worldwide, including the U.S., Canada, Europe and Singapore. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-29-25, 05:53 AM	#3965
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,388 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	If you are not diurnal, nocturnal, nor crepuscular, you might be cathemeral. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-29-25, 06:09 AM	#3966
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,388 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	In the movie 2001: A space odyssey, 59% of the movie has no dialogue. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-29-25, 08:38 AM	#3967
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,818 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The creation of the tea bag was an accident. Back in 1904, an American tea trader named Thomas Sullivan shipped tea samples to Europe in little silk pouches so they wouldn’t get mixed up during the voyage. When the recipients got them, they mistakenly dipped the bags into boiling water, and voila, the tea bag was born! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-29-25, 08:45 AM	#3968
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,818 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Warren G. Harding’s wife was rumoured to have killed him. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-29-25, 02:19 PM	#3969
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,388 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Your skin is the largest organ in your body. By weight, what is the second largest organ? (no snickering) Your liver __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-30-25, 05:58 PM	#3970
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,388 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-01-25, 06:14 AM	#3971
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,818 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Giraffes are 30 times more likely to be struck by lightning than humans. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-01-25, 10:29 AM	#3972
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,818 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The mayor of one Minnesota town is a dog. In August 2024, a Great Pyrenees named Khaleesi beat out three other dogs to become the ‘honorary’ mayor of Cormorant, Minn., a town with a population of less than 1,400, reports The Kansas City Star. While Khaleesi won’t have to carry out any official executive duties, she will make appearances in parades and fundraising events. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-01-25, 05:09 PM	#3973
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,388 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Google the word "askew" And see what you get. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-01-25, 05:49 PM	#3974
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,388 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Panda bears spend the majority of their waking hours eating. They have been known to eat for 12 hours straight. I suspect that I am part Panda __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-02-25, 11:04 AM	#3975
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,818 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You can buy someone’s lost luggage. The Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, Ala. is the nation’s only retailer of lost luggage. The store has contracts with all the major airlines and buys unclaimed bags and their contents, only after there’s been a 90-day intensive search for the owner. Some of the oddest finds by UBC include a shrunken human head from the Amazon, a camera from the Space Shuttle, and a 40.95-carat Emerald appraised for $25,000. Today the 50,000 square store boasts more than one million visitors a year from all over the world, making it one of Alabama’s most popular tourist attractions. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!