useless facts - Page 213

Platapus · 01-12-24, 08:16 AM

Mercury, not Venus, is the closest planet to Earth on average.

Jimbuna · 01-12-24, 08:19 AM

Ants are incredibly strong.

They can lift and carry more than 50 times their own weight!

Platapus · 01-12-24, 10:12 AM

Our brains have wrinkles

The ridges are called gyri and the crevices are called sulci.

Jimbuna · 01-12-24, 12:34 PM

We only see one side of the moon.

Platapus · 01-12-24, 06:04 PM

Beavers have orange teeth, as they contain a lot of iron. The mineral makes the teeth particularly resistant to external forces.

Jimbuna · 01-13-24, 07:55 AM

Giraffes are much more likely to get hit by lightning than humans.

Platapus · 01-13-24, 08:01 AM

The most common zodiac sign among billionaires is Aquarius. The least common one is Cancer.

Jimbuna · 01-13-24, 09:22 AM

Bananas are radioactive.

Platapus · 01-14-24, 08:49 AM

With 16 percent of total global production India is the world largest producer of milk in the world.

Ostfriese · 01-14-24, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Bananas are radioactive.

But an averge human would have to eat about 10 million bananas at once to suffer even mild symptoms of acute radiation poisoning.

Jimbuna · 01-14-24, 02:34 PM

All dogs have dreams.

Platapus · 01-14-24, 04:08 PM

In 1916, a law was submitted to the US Congress to stipulate that any declaration of war by the USA first had to be confirmed by a referendum and that anyone who voted “yes” would have to go to war themselves. However, the law was never passed.

Platapus · 01-15-24, 05:16 AM

Pingelap is a Western Pacific island atoll where two thirds of the inhabitants are color-blind.

Jimbuna · 01-15-24, 09:28 AM

There are about 91,000 different types of insects in the United States.

Platapus · 01-15-24, 11:35 AM

On average, a raindrop reaches a speed of 21.7 miles per hour.

01-12-24, 08:16 AM	#3181
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,000 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Mercury, not Venus, is the closest planet to Earth on average. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-12-24, 08:19 AM	#3182
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,997 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Ants are incredibly strong. They can lift and carry more than 50 times their own weight! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

01-12-24, 10:12 AM	#3183
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,000 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Our brains have wrinkles The ridges are called gyri and the crevices are called sulci. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-12-24, 12:34 PM	#3184
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,997 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	We only see one side of the moon. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

01-12-24, 06:04 PM	#3185
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,000 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Beavers have orange teeth, as they contain a lot of iron. The mineral makes the teeth particularly resistant to external forces. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-13-24, 07:55 AM	#3186
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,997 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Giraffes are much more likely to get hit 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!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

01-13-24, 08:01 AM	#3187
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,000 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The most common zodiac sign among billionaires is Aquarius. The least common one is Cancer. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-13-24, 09:22 AM	#3188
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,997 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Bananas are radioactive. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

01-14-24, 08:49 AM	#3189
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,000 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	With 16 percent of total global production India is the world largest producer of milk in the world. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-14-24, 02:34 PM	#3191
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,997 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	All dogs have dreams. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

01-14-24, 04:08 PM	#3192
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,000 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	In 1916, a law was submitted to the US Congress to stipulate that any declaration of war by the USA first had to be confirmed by a referendum and that anyone who voted “yes” would have to go to war themselves. However, the law was never passed. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-15-24, 05:16 AM	#3193
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,000 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Pingelap is a Western Pacific island atoll where two thirds of the inhabitants are color-blind. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-15-24, 09:28 AM	#3194
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,997 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	There are about 91,000 different types of insects in the United States. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

01-15-24, 11:35 AM	#3195
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,000 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	On average, a raindrop reaches a speed of 21.7 miles per hour. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.