useless facts - Page 228

Platapus · 04-10-24, 04:50 PM

Lettuce is a member of the sunflower family.

Jimbuna · 04-11-24, 08:17 AM

The average human processes 100,000 pounds of food in a lifetime.

Jimbuna · 04-12-24, 06:52 AM

Moths do not have a stomach.

Platapus · 04-12-24, 02:58 PM

Betty White was on TV for more than 70 years. In 2014 she was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest TV Career for an entertainer (Female)

Jimbuna · 04-13-24, 05:55 AM

Fleas can jump 200 times their height.

Platapus · 04-14-24, 11:56 AM

A cluster of bananas is called a “hand.” Along that theme, a single banana is called a “finger.”

Jimbuna · 04-14-24, 01:03 PM

There are pink lakes in Australia.

On the western coast of Australia, a pink lake called Lake Hillier can be found. It gets its colour from the algae present in the area which mixes with the lake’s salt content to create a pink colour.

Jimbuna · 04-15-24, 12:12 PM

The Russians arrived 12 days late to the 1908 Olympics.

This was mainly due to the fact that they were following the wrong calendar. After this incident, the catholic nations mandated the use of the Gregorian Calendar.

Platapus · 04-15-24, 03:11 PM

Swedish meatballs are from Turkey

Jimbuna · 04-16-24, 05:42 AM

The average person eats a total of 8 pounds of grapes annually.

Platapus · 04-16-24, 03:47 PM

There is a town in Nebraska called Monowi with a population of one. The only resident is a woman who is the Mayor, Bartender, and Librarian.

Jimbuna · 04-17-24, 06:27 AM

The smallest surviving baby weighed 8.5 oz.

This baby is known as Saybie and was born in a hospital in San Diego. Normally, babies are born between 7-8 lbs.

Platapus · 04-17-24, 02:36 PM

In 1994, the company that had a patent on GIFs tried to charge a fee for using GIFS. The PNG was invented as an alternative, and the company backed down.

Jimbuna · 04-18-24, 10:21 AM

A snail can grow new eyes.

Platapus · 04-18-24, 03:17 PM

Mercury and Venus are the only two planets in our solar system that do not have any moons.

04-10-24, 04:50 PM	#3406
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,928 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Lettuce is a member of the sunflower family. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-11-24, 08:17 AM	#3407
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 180,962 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The average human processes 100,000 pounds of food in a lifetime. __________________ 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)

04-12-24, 06:52 AM	#3408
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 180,962 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Moths do not have a stomach. __________________ 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)

04-12-24, 02:58 PM	#3409
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,928 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Betty White was on TV for more than 70 years. In 2014 she was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest TV Career for an entertainer (Female) __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-13-24, 05:55 AM	#3410
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 180,962 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Fleas can jump 200 times their height. __________________ 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)

04-14-24, 11:56 AM	#3411
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,928 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	A cluster of bananas is called a “hand.” Along that theme, a single banana is called a “finger.” __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-14-24, 01:03 PM	#3412
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 180,962 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	There are pink lakes in Australia. On the western coast of Australia, a pink lake called Lake Hillier can be found. It gets its colour from the algae present in the area which mixes with the lake’s salt content to create a pink colour. __________________ 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)

04-15-24, 12:12 PM	#3413
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 180,962 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The Russians arrived 12 days late to the 1908 Olympics. This was mainly due to the fact that they were following the wrong calendar. After this incident, the catholic nations mandated the use of the Gregorian Calendar. __________________ 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)

04-15-24, 03:11 PM	#3414
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,928 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Swedish meatballs are from Turkey __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-16-24, 05:42 AM	#3415
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 180,962 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The average person eats a total of 8 pounds of grapes annually. __________________ 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)

04-16-24, 03:47 PM	#3416
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,928 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	There is a town in Nebraska called Monowi with a population of one. The only resident is a woman who is the Mayor, Bartender, and Librarian. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-17-24, 06:27 AM	#3417
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 180,962 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The smallest surviving baby weighed 8.5 oz. This baby is known as Saybie and was born in a hospital in San Diego. Normally, babies are born between 7-8 lbs. __________________ 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)

04-17-24, 02:36 PM	#3418
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,928 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	In 1994, the company that had a patent on GIFs tried to charge a fee for using GIFS. The PNG was invented as an alternative, and the company backed down. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-18-24, 10:21 AM	#3419
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 180,962 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A snail can grow new eyes. __________________ 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)

04-18-24, 03:17 PM	#3420
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,928 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Mercury and Venus are the only two planets in our solar system that do not have any moons. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.