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Post by Steve on Aug 26, 2023 23:49:05 GMT 10
1. There is a liquid that you can breathe in called perfluorohexane. Animals can be submerged in a bath of perfluorohexane without drowning.
2. Elephants think people are cute, the same way people think puppies or kittens are cute.
3. Cats which have blue eyes for the duration of their lives are likely to be deaf.
4. The tall chef’s hat is called a toque.
5. There’s very little evidence the TSA has ever stopped a terrorist or found a real bomb. When tested, they failed to find fake weapons and bombs 95% of the time.
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Post by T.T. on Aug 27, 2023 3:25:57 GMT 10
Elephants that made us smile that they think we are cute.
Thanks Steve always interesting tidbits.
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Post by Steve on Aug 27, 2023 21:58:11 GMT 10
1. Feeding curry to a sheep reduces the amount of methane in its farts by up to 40%.
2. Cold showers have more health benefits than hot or warm showers. These include improving circulation, stimulating weight loss, and easing depression.
3. During the Second World War, German tank drivers would drive their vehicles over camel droppings, thinking it would bring them good luck.
4. The full Bible has been translated into over 3,000 languages. Among those include fictional languages like Elvish, Klingon, and Na’vi.
5. Zebras have only one toe on each foot.
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Post by spice on Aug 27, 2023 22:29:33 GMT 10
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Post by T.T. on Aug 28, 2023 3:36:41 GMT 10
I am afraid I am too much of a sook for a warm shower.
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Post by Steve on Aug 28, 2023 22:47:39 GMT 10
1. Humans have been performing dentistry since 7000BC, which makes dentists one of the oldest professions.
2. Ancient Roman surgeons were trained to block out the screams of human pain.
3. The Vatican had music that was forbidden to be copied and was only played twice per year. It was secret for almost 150 years until a 14-year-old Mozart heard it and transcribed it from memory.
4. Canada eats more macaroni and cheese than any other nation in the world.
5. Octopuses only touch in situations of mating or aggression. Female octopuses sometimes do both, strangling and eating the male after mating.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2023 1:13:24 GMT 10
Thanks Steve, many quite interesting tidbits here!
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Post by T.T. on Aug 29, 2023 3:56:37 GMT 10
The female octopus sounds some what aggressive, would want to keep in the good books with her.
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Post by Susan on Aug 29, 2023 19:20:38 GMT 10
i guess because we're so small compared to elephants
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Post by T.T. on Aug 30, 2023 3:46:39 GMT 10
I think you are right Susan.
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Post by Steve on Aug 31, 2023 4:38:01 GMT 10
1. Animals yawn based on how large their brain is. The bigger the brain, the longer they will yawn.
2. Approximately 1 in every 2,000 babies already has a tooth when they are first born.
3. The Young America Township in Minnesota has a population of less than 1,000 but more than 20 zip codes.
4. The United States Department of Agriculture says the official definition of a sandwich is: "at least 35 percent cooked meat and no more than 50 percent bread".
5. The spiked dog collar was invented by the Ancient Greeks to protect their dogs from wolf attacks.
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Post by T.T. on Aug 31, 2023 5:54:08 GMT 10
The spiked dog collar was invented by the Ancient Greeks to protect their dogs from wolf attacks.
A good idea too. Thanks Steve.
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Post by Steve on Sept 1, 2023 5:15:44 GMT 10
In its basic form, this substance is a kind of soap, but when mixed with gasoline, it forms a deadly material used in flame throwers and incendiary bombs. What is it? NAPALM Besides United States of America, what words are found on every U.S. coin? E PLURIBUS UNUM, LIBERTY When, in 1941, General Douglas MacArthur said "I shall return," to which country was he referring? PHILIPPINES
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Post by T.T. on Sept 1, 2023 5:50:43 GMT 10
They were very interesting Steve, thank you.
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Post by Steve on Sept 2, 2023 5:18:02 GMT 10
1. The only difference between kosher salt and table salt is the grain size. Kosher salt is smaller, and they both come from underground salt deposits.
2. Every 10 years, the human skeleton repairs and renews itself. Essentially, you have different bones now than you did 10 years ago!
3. When water freezes to ice cubes, it will take up 9% more volume.
4. The little piece of paper sticking out of a Hershey's Kiss is called a niggly wiggly.
5. Eating grapefruit can restrict the effects of 43 different kinds of medications.
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Post by T.T. on Sept 2, 2023 5:57:52 GMT 10
Steve that is interesting about the skull bones wish other things were replaced as well. Some good ones there lad.
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Post by Steve on Sept 11, 2023 5:08:42 GMT 10
1. There is an uninhabited island in the Bahamas known as Pig Beach, which is populated entirely by swimming pigs.
2. For almost 15 years, Vermont was technically its own country before joining the United States in 1791. It had its own coins and postal service.
3. An adult's kidney weighs about 5 ounces (142 grams) and is the size of a fist.
4. Without saliva, humans are unable to taste food.
5. If you ate nothing but rabbit meat, you would die from protein poisoning. This would be a mixture of too much protein and an absence of fat in the diet.
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Post by T.T. on Sept 11, 2023 5:56:52 GMT 10
Steve it would be a bumma not having saliva.
Thank you.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Sept 13, 2023 23:49:30 GMT 10
I love reading tidbits & trivia! I especially like the ones with the Spoilers. I got them all wrong though lol
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Post by Steve on Sept 14, 2023 2:34:21 GMT 10
especially like the ones with the Spoilers I'll have to try and do more of those then. 1. If you keep smelling something that is not really there, you may be experiencing the earliest symptoms of schizophrenia. 2. The total spend on adult Halloween costumes each year in America is $1.5 billion. 3. When double rainbows occur, the colors of the second arc are always reversed. 4. Bookworms are actual insects that bore holes in books. A major book-feeding insect is a paper louse that feeds on microscopic mold in poorly kept books. 5. Russia has the most man-made satellites in orbit, with 1,324. There is a total of 2,271, and the U.S. is in second place at 658.
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Post by T.T. on Sept 14, 2023 4:25:59 GMT 10
My goodness that is a lot of money to spend on costumes for Halloween.
They are beautiful double rainbows.
Good ones Steve.
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Post by Steve on Sept 17, 2023 4:44:31 GMT 10
1. Because of the Electoral College, a presidential candidate can win with only 23% of the popular vote. 2. There was a snail glued to a specimen card in the British Museum mid-1800s. It spent four years glued there before scientists realized it was still alive. 3. William Shakespeare had a curse engraved on his tombstone to prevent anyone from moving his bones. 4. A man who was hanged for his part in the Guy Fawkes Gunpowder Plot had his skin removed, and it was used to bind a book that listed his offenses. 5. Valentine's Day in South Korea is a little different. Only women give gifts, not men. I think I'm moving to South Korea.
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Post by T.T. on Sept 17, 2023 5:24:34 GMT 10
The Scientists were a bit slow Steve. Don't like the idea of Valentines day in South Korea.
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Post by Steve on Sept 17, 2023 23:31:58 GMT 10
The Scientists were a bit slow Steve. In all fairness to the scientists ... they WERE from Australia ... 1. At any given moment, there are 1,800 thunderstorms happening on Earth. This amounts to 16 million storms each year. 2. March 3rd is known as "What if Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day." 3. People can suffer from a psychological disorder called Boanthropy that makes them believe they are a cow. 4. The largest living thing on earth is a giant sequoia named General Sherman. 5. Saturn is so big that Earth could fit into it 755 times.
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Post by T.T. on Sept 18, 2023 3:59:14 GMT 10
Steve that is why they were slow.
I didn't realise Saturn was so big. Good ones Steve.
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Post by Steve on Sept 19, 2023 2:40:07 GMT 10
1. A water dropwort is a highly poisonous plant. If it kills you, it can cause you to smile after you die. This is called a sardonic grin.
2. When the Titanic sank in 1912, there were 3 dogs that survived. They had all been traveling with their owners in the First Class cabins.
3. The Poodle is one of the cleanest breeds of dogs, making them a great choice for people with pet allergies. They don't molt much at all, and they rarely smell, either.
4. Owls have specialized feathers where the edges protrude out to dissipate airflow. This means that they are able to fly silently and are highly deadly hunters.
5. Your brain uses 20% of the total oxygen in your body.
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Post by T.T. on Sept 19, 2023 3:35:04 GMT 10
Steve wonder how much oxygen our brain uses.
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Post by Steve on Sept 19, 2023 23:45:29 GMT 10
Depends on whose brain you're talking about. 1. In 2007, a 1000-gallon inflatable swimming pool was stolen from someone's backyard without a single drop of water being found! 2. The total population of insects is estimated to be a billion times greater than that of the human population. 3. Snoop Dogg's real name is Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr. His "Snoop Dogg" nickname came from his mother, who thought he looked like Snoopy from Peanuts. 4. The world's longest place name has 85 letters & is located in New Zealand. (Taumata whakatangi hangakoauau o tamatea turi pukakapiki maunga horo nuku pokai whenua kitanatahu which translates to "the place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as 'landeater', played his flute to his loved one.") 5. Kangaroos keep growing until they die. They are the world's largest marsupial.
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Post by T.T. on Sept 20, 2023 3:33:45 GMT 10
The Kangaroo sure is big. Wouldn't like to spell that name in N.Z. too often Steve.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Sept 20, 2023 23:44:00 GMT 10
1300 Earths can fit in Jupiter! Almost double! I wonder what the locals in NZ call their hometown lol Maybe just Taumata or Tamatea.
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