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 05/19/2008 01:36:19 AM · #126
If you stacked bill gates net worth (est. 2007) in dollars on top of each other like a deck of cards it would reach 4004 miles high.
If you stacked my net work (est. 2008) in dollars on top of each other like a deck of cards it would not trip anyone.
 05/19/2008 03:51:43 AM · #127
Originally posted by SDW:
If you stacked my net work (est. 2008) in dollars on top of each other like a deck of cards it would not trip anyone.

At least you wouldn't need a shovel! ;-)
 05/19/2008 03:53:36 AM · #128
I was once told that it takes 47 large packages of Jello to fill the average bathtub....lol The Joys of being a bartender for to long...lol
 05/19/2008 06:41:00 AM · #129
Originally posted by tjbel05:
Singapore has only one train station.


Hmmm, there were sixty or so train stations in Singapore when I visited back in February, where did they go?

Originally posted by Wildcard:
Originally posted by tjbel05:
A goldfish has a memory span of about 3 seconds.


Not so, they have very good memories.


Agreed, the short memory span is a myth. I heard of a guy that got his goldfish drunk and taught them tricks. The fish couldn't remember the tricks when they were sober, but could recall them if they were made drunk again. Not sure if it's true, but it makes for a nice story. :)

ObFact: There are 139 two-letter words that are considered valid in Scrabble. Ten of them consist of two vowels.
05/19/2008 07:07:07 AM · #130
Originally posted by paddles:


ObFact: There are 139 two-letter words that are considered valid in Scrabble. Ten of them consist of two vowels.


Hm, I've only got 124... ;-(
 05/19/2008 08:04:52 AM · #131
t-y-p-e-w-r-i-t-e-r is the longest word you can type using the top row of keys on a 'qwerty' keyboard!
 05/19/2008 08:08:47 AM · #132
Originally posted by vxpra:
Winston Churchill, one of England's greatest politicians, historians and statesmen, was born in a ladies' room during a dance.


Nope.
 05/19/2008 08:11:41 AM · #133
The original word for the camera was from the latin camera obscura, which literally translated means, 'dark house'. We use this same word to describe our government as a 'bi-cameral' form of government: "two houses" .
 05/19/2008 08:27:35 AM · #134
...and for those of you out there who have read the bible and consider it literal: How is it that we are here discussing all of this trivia since it says in Genesis that God made a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and He made Eve....and it never says that Adam woke up from that deep sleep...? Are we not all a part of a dream Adam is having since then?
Now, I consider that MOST useless! This may start a few interesting replies...
 05/19/2008 08:32:04 AM · #135
Originally posted by bradshaw:
Crabs have a larger build then lice and pubic hair grows farther apart then the hair on your head that is why you cannot get lice in you public hair and crabs in the hair on your head!

edit: bowls into bowels as the gestapo are in town :(

edit #2: FINE!


now make that "pubic" instead of "public", PLEASE!
 05/19/2008 08:44:21 AM · #136
Originally posted by photom1946:
The original word for the camera was from the latin camera obscura, which literally translated means, 'dark house'. We use this same word to describe our government as a 'bi-cameral' form of government: "two houses" .


Actually, "camera obscura" translates as "dark chamber" or "dark room"...

R.
 05/19/2008 08:51:14 AM · #137
Originally posted by JulietNN:
Gin is a depressant

Actually, alcohol is a depressant.
 05/19/2008 09:19:25 AM · #138
UPS works great when it is not a crunch situation. However, if you absolutely have to have something on the original specified delivery date, they will screw up.

/vent

edit -- ok, it is just their online tracking system that is screwed up


Message edited by author 2008-05-19 13:22:03.
 05/19/2008 09:20:29 AM · #139
Dr. Seuss pronounced his name "soyce"
 05/19/2008 09:22:11 AM · #140
Originally posted by photom1946:
...and for those of you out there who have read the bible and consider it literal: How is it that we are here discussing all of this trivia since it says in Genesis that God made a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and He made Eve....and it never says that Adam woke up from that deep sleep...? Are we not all a part of a dream Adam is having since then?
Now, I consider that MOST useless! This may start a few interesting replies...


I'm inclined to think not since the bible also doesn't mention 'and Adam started dreaming' and 'then Adam's sleep entered stage 5 also known as REM sleep, the stage of sleep most commonly associated with dreaming'...

Incidentally, the bible does state that Adam had intercourse with Eve, but doesn't state that he ejaculated or that either of them actually reached orgasm. Clearly someone's priorities were a little different from typical modern reading literature...
 05/19/2008 09:29:44 AM · #141
Every citizen of Kentucky is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.

It's true.
 05/19/2008 01:15:13 PM · #142
Originally posted by citymars:
Originally posted by JulietNN:
Gin is a depressant

Actually, alcohol is a depressant.


Gin is particularly depressing, though. Whereas tequila is more of a happy alcohol. Arriba!
 05/19/2008 02:17:34 PM · #143
i always hear that it is illegal to eat an orange in your bath tub in California. Is that true? WHY?
 05/19/2008 02:28:17 PM · #144
did you know that in Dyersburg, Tn it is ILLEGAl for a woman to call a man for a date?!?

and in Arkansas a man can legally beat his wife, but not more than once a month.

Message edited by author 2008-05-19 14:30:02.
 05/19/2008 02:28:33 PM · #145
Originally posted by cynthiann:
Every citizen of Kentucky is required by law to take a bath at least once a year.

It's true.


And we resent that consarned gov'mt interference in our affairs!
 05/19/2008 02:29:52 PM · #146
87% of the useless facts on this thread were not actually known by the people who posted them. Of those, 53% are just plaiin wrong and 34% were looked up on Google.
 05/19/2008 03:21:57 PM · #147
Originally posted by kashi:
Originally posted by vxpra:
Winston Churchill, one of England's greatest politicians, historians and statesmen, was born in a ladies' room during a dance.


Nope.


BAH!!! I don't buy it- no one has the full story- to the way back machine Mister Peabody.
 05/19/2008 03:34:48 PM · #148
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05/19/2008 03:41:32 PM · #149
[quote=scalvert]
Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.
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Cats can fly backwards, too. It just depends upon how hard one kicks them.
 05/19/2008 04:37:44 PM · #150
Did you know the Space Shuttle is in a constant state of free fall as it orbits the earth. The balance of forward momentum and gravitational force keeps it in orbit.

Did you know that you can take the laser out of a DVD burner and modify a regular laser pointer and it would be powerful enough to catch paper on fire.

Message edited by author 2008-05-19 16:43:04.
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