useless facts - Page 64

Jimbuna · 06-11-21, 01:59 PM

The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." (Thus the name of the Don McLean song.)

Mr Quatro · 06-11-21, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by El Whacko

I ran track from late March to late May

Can we use El Whacko as an example of useless facts?

Platapus · 06-11-21, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." (Thus the name of the Don McLean song.)

Not according to Don McLean

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Don McLean himself said in 1999: “The growing urban legend that ‘American Pie’ was the name of Buddy Holly’s plane the night it crashed, killing him, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, is equally untrue. I created the term.”

http://web.archive.org/web/200212011...on-mclean.com/

Platapus · 06-11-21, 06:22 PM

A pluot is a hybrid between a plum and an apricot.

Jimbuna · 06-12-21, 05:02 AM

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David, Clubs - Alexander the Great, Hearts - Charlemagne, and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

Platapus · 06-12-21, 06:28 AM

Aulophobia is an exaggerated or irrational fear of flutes.

Jimbuna · 06-12-21, 02:03 PM

Golf courses cover 4% of North America.

Platapus · 06-12-21, 02:41 PM

In the last row of the U.S. Senate Chamber, there is a desk that is always stocked with candy

Sean C · 06-13-21, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David, Clubs - Alexander the Great, Hearts - Charlemagne, and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

I suppose that is why the "King of Diamonds" always appears to be looking over his shoulder.

Jimbuna · 06-13-21, 06:06 AM

Until 1994, world maps and globes sold in Albania only had Albania on them.

Platapus · 06-13-21, 06:15 AM

Wanna get away from people...

With a population of 37,308 and an area less than 1 square mile, Monaco is the most densely populated nation in the world.

Jimbuna · 06-13-21, 07:52 AM

The Great Wall of China is the only man-made structure visible from space.

Moonlight · 06-13-21, 08:42 AM

^I wonder who started that myth?.

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Artificial structures visible from Earth orbit without magnification include highways, dams, and cities. The Great Wall of China, often cited as the only human-made structure visible from space, is not visible from low Earth orbit without magnification, and even then can be seen only under perfect conditions.

Platapus · 06-13-21, 09:11 AM

The suffix -stan is Persian for “place of” or “country”, which explains why so many countries end with it.

Jimbuna · 06-14-21, 07:44 AM

A piece of paper can be folded no more then 9 times.

06-11-21, 01:59 PM	#946
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,198 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." (Thus the name of the Don McLean song.) __________________ 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)

06-11-21, 06:22 PM	#949
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	A pluot is a hybrid between a plum and an apricot. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

06-12-21, 05:02 AM	#950
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,198 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David, Clubs - Alexander the Great, Hearts - Charlemagne, and Diamonds - Julius Caesar. __________________ 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)

06-12-21, 06:28 AM	#951
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Aulophobia is an exaggerated or irrational fear of flutes. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

06-12-21, 02:03 PM	#952
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,198 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Golf courses cover 4% of North America. __________________ 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)

06-12-21, 02:41 PM	#953
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	In the last row of the U.S. Senate Chamber, there is a desk that is always stocked with candy __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

06-13-21, 06:06 AM	#955
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,198 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Until 1994, world maps and globes sold in Albania only had Albania on them. __________________ 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)

06-13-21, 06:15 AM	#956
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Wanna get away from people... With a population of 37,308 and an area less than 1 square mile, Monaco is the most densely populated nation 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.

06-13-21, 07:52 AM	#957
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,198 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The Great Wall of China is the only man-made structure visible from space. __________________ 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)

06-13-21, 09:11 AM	#959
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The suffix -stan is Persian for “place of” or “country”, which explains why so many countries end with it. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

06-14-21, 07:44 AM	#960
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,198 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A piece of paper can be folded no more then 9 times. __________________ 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)