Author Topic: The interesting random fact thread. (Read 2812 times)

Martinus · **on:** September 25, 2004, 07:21:10 pm

[color=66ff00]As the title says, post a fact that you think is novel/funny/interesting.

I'll start with:
Cocoa is the most chemically complex foodstuff.

It deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe.
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Taristin · **Reply #1 on:** September 25, 2004, 07:25:11 pm

The Holy Roman Empire was neither Holy, nor Roman.

Corsair · **Reply #2 on:** September 25, 2004, 07:33:25 pm

Nor an Empire.

Rictor · **Reply #3 on:** September 25, 2004, 07:40:54 pm

whats going on with the firefox logos all over the place?

Corsair · **Reply #4 on:** September 25, 2004, 07:41:30 pm

We're cool.

Taristin · **Reply #5 on:** September 25, 2004, 07:47:58 pm

I had mine before it was chic.

Rictor · **Reply #6 on:** September 25, 2004, 07:54:45 pm

Does this mean Turnsky will get one that says "Get Foxfire"??

Taristin · **Reply #7 on:** September 25, 2004, 08:00:48 pm

I'm willing to trade mine for it...

Turnsky · **Reply #8 on:** September 25, 2004, 08:04:32 pm

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Originally posted by Rictor
Does this mean Turnsky will get one that says "Get Foxfire"??

i would hope so, just to be different

anywho, back on topic..

John Wayne's Real name was "Marion"
Elvis Presley Died on the Toilet

Rictor · **Reply #9 on:** September 25, 2004, 08:06:24 pm

before he became an actor, sean connery was a coffin maker (or polisher, I forget which of those two).

Taristin · **Reply #10 on:** September 25, 2004, 08:06:55 pm

Mosquitos have forty-seven teeth.

Kermit the Frog is left handed.

Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.

The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.

Taristin · **Reply #11 on:** September 25, 2004, 08:09:21 pm

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/fact.html

Martinus · **Reply #12 on:** September 25, 2004, 08:20:57 pm

[color=66ff00]Leo Fender designed and built the world's first electric bass guitar.

Left is 'sinister' in latin, right is 'dexter'.
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Kamikaze · **Reply #13 on:** September 25, 2004, 09:05:23 pm

There are 43 occurances of the word "****" in the Linux source code. (for kernel 2.6.4-rc1)

Ghostavo · **Reply #14 on:** September 25, 2004, 09:54:23 pm

What does Control+D do?

Blue Lion · **Reply #15 on:** September 25, 2004, 10:25:00 pm

I don't want to find out

Goober5000 · **Reply #16 on:** September 25, 2004, 10:26:59 pm

Add To Favorites/Bookmarks.

Ford Prefect · **Reply #17 on:** September 25, 2004, 11:08:06 pm

A cockroach can live for a week without its head.

Blue Lion · **Reply #18 on:** September 25, 2004, 11:10:49 pm

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Originally posted by Ford Prefect
A cockroach can live for a week without its head.

Oh oh! My interesting fact!

"Everyone knows that"

Ford Prefect · **Reply #19 on:** September 25, 2004, 11:15:50 pm

No one said it had to be a little-known fact.

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