useless facts - Page 165

Platapus · 03-23-23, 03:56 PM

The TV series All in the Family had 7 first and second level spinoffs.

Jimbuna · 03-24-23, 08:12 AM

Oak trees cannot produce acorns if they are under 50 years of age.

Ostfriese · 03-25-23, 12:25 AM

None of a sloths four extremities can support their body weight, not even combined. Sloths therefore are not considered to be four-legged animals, but four-armed.

Platapus · 03-25-23, 05:25 AM

Heavy water is indeed heavier than ordinary water. How much more?

10.9%

Eisenwurst · 03-25-23, 05:30 AM

Japanese Tree Frogs have been in Outer Space.

Jimbuna · 03-25-23, 08:44 AM

Around 70% of virus programmers are said to allegedly work under a strict contract for crime syndicates.

Platapus · 03-25-23, 06:21 PM

Bela Lugosi starred in one musical comedy movie. 1952 Vampire over London. It was released under several different names, none of which, fortunately, you have probably heard of. It was the last movie Lugosi made that went into general circulation before his death.

He was paid $5,000. He did not partake in the musical portion.

A reviewer in the Monthly Film Bulletin dismissed the film, simply declaring it "Stupid, humourless and repulsive."

Which, after watching it, I can agree with.

Jimbuna · 03-26-23, 01:17 PM

Chilli peppers are not spicy.

The burning sensation in your mouth is a mental reaction and not a physical one. These peppers contain a chemical called capsaicin which naturally binds to the pain receptors in our nerves.

Rockstar · 03-26-23, 09:18 PM

The former German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen was commissioned into the U.S. Navy on 5 January 1946 and decommissioned 29 August 1946.

Eisenwurst · 03-27-23, 12:05 AM

Turtledoves are not related to Turtles.

Jimbuna · 03-27-23, 05:43 AM

The human teeth are as strong as a shark’s teeth.

Platapus · 03-27-23, 03:58 PM

One unanticipated benefit of the atmospheric nuclear testing in the 1950's and 1960's was a dramatic increase of Tritium in the atmosphere... which was a valuable tool for tracking hydro-logic cycle and to map ocean currents on a world wide scale.

Jimbuna · 03-28-23, 07:50 AM

Potatoes can reflect your wi-fi signal.

In a 2012 experiment to test the wireless signals on new planes, potatoes were used and placed on the seats. The results found that because of the high water content of the potatoes, they can reflect and absorb radio and wireless signals. Human beings are also able to do the same thing.

Platapus · 03-28-23, 04:35 PM

Brazil nuts are probably the most radioactive food you can eat; the nuts are approximately 1,000 times more radioactive than other foods.

Jimbuna · 03-29-23, 10:00 AM

You can turn coal mixed in peanut butter into a diamond.

03-23-23, 03:56 PM	#2461
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,438 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The TV series All in the Family had 7 first and second level spinoffs. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-24-23, 08:12 AM	#2462
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,405 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Oak trees cannot produce acorns if they are under 50 years of age. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-25-23, 05:25 AM	#2464
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,438 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Heavy water is indeed heavier than ordinary water. How much more? 10.9% __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-25-23, 05:30 AM	#2465
Eisenwurst Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,808 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Japanese Tree Frogs have been in Outer Space. __________________

03-25-23, 08:44 AM	#2466
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,405 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Around 70% of virus programmers are said to allegedly work under a strict contract for crime syndicates. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-25-23, 12:25 AM	#2463
Ostfriese Sea Lord Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,901 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	None of a sloths four extremities can support their body weight, not even combined. Sloths therefore are not considered to be four-legged animals, but four-armed.

03-25-23, 06:21 PM	#2467
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,438 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Bela Lugosi starred in one musical comedy movie. 1952 Vampire over London. It was released under several different names, none of which, fortunately, you have probably heard of. It was the last movie Lugosi made that went into general circulation before his death. He was paid $5,000. He did not partake in the musical portion. A reviewer in the Monthly Film Bulletin dismissed the film, simply declaring it "Stupid, humourless and repulsive." Which, after watching it, I can agree with. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-26-23, 01:17 PM	#2468
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,405 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Chilli peppers are not spicy. The burning sensation in your mouth is a mental reaction and not a physical one. These peppers contain a chemical called capsaicin which naturally binds to the pain receptors in our nerves. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-26-23, 09:18 PM	#2469
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The former German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen was commissioned into the U.S. Navy on 5 January 1946 and decommissioned 29 August 1946.

03-27-23, 12:05 AM	#2470
Eisenwurst Silent Hunter Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3,808 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Turtledoves are not related to Turtles. __________________

03-27-23, 05:43 AM	#2471
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,405 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The human teeth are as strong as a shark’s teeth. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-27-23, 03:58 PM	#2472
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,438 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	One unanticipated benefit of the atmospheric nuclear testing in the 1950's and 1960's was a dramatic increase of Tritium in the atmosphere... which was a valuable tool for tracking hydro-logic cycle and to map ocean currents on a world wide scale. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-28-23, 07:50 AM	#2473
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,405 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Potatoes can reflect your wi-fi signal. In a 2012 experiment to test the wireless signals on new planes, potatoes were used and placed on the seats. The results found that because of the high water content of the potatoes, they can reflect and absorb radio and wireless signals. Human beings are also able to do the same thing. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-28-23, 04:35 PM	#2474
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,438 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Brazil nuts are probably the most radioactive food you can eat; the nuts are approximately 1,000 times more radioactive than other foods. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-29-23, 10:00 AM	#2475
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,405 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You can turn coal mixed in peanut butter into a diamond. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!