useless facts - Page 47

Jimbuna · 04-24-21, 01:07 PM

It has NEVER rained in Calama, a town in the Atacama Desert of Chile.

Platapus · 04-24-21, 04:37 PM

Defeated only once in roughly 300 matches, President Abraham Lincoln was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall Of Fame in 1992.

Jeff-Groves · 04-24-21, 04:43 PM

President Abraham Lincoln never wrestled Mick Foley.

Platapus · 04-24-21, 07:20 PM

The Sahara is the largest non-polar desert in the world. It is comparable in size to China or the United States.

Jeff-Groves · 04-24-21, 07:28 PM

The Sahara Desert has petrified trees that date back millions of years.
Having walked amongst them? I'm confident I walked near some really old trees!

Jeff-Groves · 04-24-21, 07:34 PM

In October 2002. The Beltway sniper attacks started near DC.
Not stated openly ever was that the FBI and other agencies checked on ALL Sniper trained persons with past military training.
Ask me how I know that!

Aktungbby · 04-24-21, 08:38 PM

Alaska is the only state with the spelling letters on a single row of the keyboard!

Sean C · 04-24-21, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

In October 2002. The Beltway sniper attacks started near DC.

I was there when that was going on. It was crazy. People would pull up to a gas pump and duck walk to their gas cap and then right back into the car.

One time, I parked my motorcycle at the edge of a large gas station lot to get something out of my backpack. Everyone stopped to see what I was doing.

It was surreal.

Platapus · 04-25-21, 06:07 AM

Watch out where those penguins go...

It is estimated that nearly 3% of the ice in Antarctic glaciers contains penguin urine.

Jimbuna · 04-25-21, 07:00 AM

It costs more to buy a new car today in the United States than it cost Christopher Columbus to equip and undertake three voyages to and from the New World.

Aktungbby · 04-25-21, 12:04 PM

Snails, tortoises, salamanders, crocodiles, Malagay red-tailed dwarf lemurs & Eastt African hedgehogs all estivate. Alligators, on the other hand, tend to hibernate.

Jimbuna · 04-25-21, 01:50 PM

The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.

Jimbuna · 04-26-21, 12:42 PM

An eighteenth-century German named Matthew Birchinger, known as "the little man of Nuremberg," played four musical instruments including the bagpipes, was an expert calligrapher, and was the most famous stage magician of his day. He performed tricks with the cup and balls that have never been explained. Yet Birchinger had no hands, legs, or thighs, and was less than 29 inches tall.

Platapus · 04-26-21, 01:05 PM

Camelids are the only ungulates to mate in a sitting position.

Jimbuna · 04-27-21, 06:31 AM

Count the number of cricket chirps in a 15-second period, add 37 to the total, and your result will be very close to the actual outdoor Fahrenheit temperature.

04-24-21, 01:07 PM	#691
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	It has NEVER rained in Calama, a town in the Atacama Desert of Chile. __________________ 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)

04-24-21, 04:37 PM	#692
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,970 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Defeated only once in roughly 300 matches, President Abraham Lincoln was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall Of Fame in 1992. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-24-21, 04:43 PM	#693
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,321 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	President Abraham Lincoln never wrestled Mick Foley. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

04-24-21, 07:20 PM	#694
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,970 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The Sahara is the largest non-polar desert in the world. It is comparable in size to China or the United States. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-24-21, 07:28 PM	#695
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,321 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	The Sahara Desert has petrified trees that date back millions of years. Having walked amongst them? I'm confident I walked near some really old trees! __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

04-24-21, 07:34 PM	#696
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,321 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	In October 2002. The Beltway sniper attacks started near DC. Not stated openly ever was that the FBI and other agencies checked on ALL Sniper trained persons with past military training. Ask me how I know that! __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

04-24-21, 08:38 PM	#697
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,886 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Alaska is the only state with the spelling letters on a single row of the keyboard! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

04-25-21, 06:07 AM	#699
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,970 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Watch out where those penguins go... It is estimated that nearly 3% of the ice in Antarctic glaciers contains penguin urine. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-25-21, 07:00 AM	#700
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	It costs more to buy a new car today in the United States than it cost Christopher Columbus to equip and undertake three voyages to and from the New World. __________________ 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)

04-25-21, 12:04 PM	#701
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,886 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Snails, tortoises, salamanders, crocodiles, Malagay red-tailed dwarf lemurs & Eastt African hedgehogs all estivate. Alligators, on the other hand, tend to hibernate. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

04-25-21, 01:50 PM	#702
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets. __________________ 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)

04-26-21, 12:42 PM	#703
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	An eighteenth-century German named Matthew Birchinger, known as "the little man of Nuremberg," played four musical instruments including the bagpipes, was an expert calligrapher, and was the most famous stage magician of his day. He performed tricks with the cup and balls that have never been explained. Yet Birchinger had no hands, legs, or thighs, and was less than 29 inches tall. __________________ 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)

04-26-21, 01:05 PM	#704
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,970 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Camelids are the only ungulates to mate in a sitting position. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-27-21, 06:31 AM	#705
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Count the number of cricket chirps in a 15-second period, add 37 to the total, and your result will be very close to the actual outdoor Fahrenheit temperature. __________________ 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)