Random Facts Thread

[drum syndicate]

21. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange,
purple,
and silver!


purple = turtle

And syringe Sort of Sounds like orange ,

turtle does NOT rhyme with purple. close, but not quite.

[pk-]

'The practice of toasting originated in Ancient Greece, at a time when fear of poisoning was a significant concern. To put guests at ease, the host would pour the guests' wine from a common decanter, take the first drink to demonstrate its safety, then raise his cup to the guests and invite them to drink in good health.'

also..i'd always heard that you chinked your glasses because it made a certain form of poison become cloudy (and so visible) but i can't find anything that backs that up

[misk]

21. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange,
purple,
and silver!


purple = turtle

And syringe Sort of Sounds like orange ,

turtle does NOT rhyme with purple. close, but not quite.

uh oh. here comes the grammar police...

[pablex]

1 . Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.

2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.

6. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.

7. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.

8. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He was
albino.

9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily.

11. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces
will
kill a small sized dog.

12. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's
stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.

13. Most lipstick contains fish scales. (not Arbonne!)

15. Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine.

16. Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower' because
in
the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters,
the
'upper case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that
stored
the smaller, 'lower case' letters.

17. Leonardo DA Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other
at
the same time (hence, multi-tasking was invented.)

20. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never
a
recorded Wendy before!

21. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange,
purple,
and silver!

22. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to
paint Mona Lisa's lips.

23. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad
and
sting itself to death.

26. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink
in
quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless.)

29. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece
of
celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with
apples!

32. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most
often
stolen from Public Libraries.

33. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space
because passing wind in a space suit damages it

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those are rather interesting,
thanx!!

[drum syndicate]

21. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange,
purple,
and silver!


purple = turtle

And syringe Sort of Sounds like orange ,

turtle does NOT rhyme with purple. close, but not quite.

uh oh. here comes the grammar police...

It just doesn't rhyme with it. Simple enough

[misk]

21. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange,
purple,
and silver!


purple = turtle

And syringe Sort of Sounds like orange ,

turtle does NOT rhyme with purple. close, but not quite.

uh oh. here comes the grammar police...

It just doesn't rhyme with it. Simple enough

[auan]

also..i'd always heard that you chinked your glasses because it made a certain form of poison become cloudy (and so visible) but i can't find anything that backs that up

You chink your glasses because it's symbolic of the whole 'drinking the same stuff' thing, ie, the two drinks have touched each other.

[atealtha]

What the heck does mind your P's and Q's mean?
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them to mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's."


so thats what kano's on about ,,

Back when there was only letter presses and people had to insert the metal casts, they had to return them to the case (duh). But since the lower case p and q look very similar, it's easy to put them in the wrong place.

[ana]

The human head weighs eight pounds.

[paolo]

Hull is the largest city in Europe never to have had a top division football team

[feasible_weasel]

those are rather interesting,
thanx!!

np

[contakt]

What the heck does mind your P's and Q's mean?
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them to mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's."


so thats what kano's on about ,,

Back when there was only letter presses and people had to insert the metal casts, they had to return them to the case (duh). But since the lower case p and q look very similar, it's easy to put them in the wrong place.

Actually, I heard it originated from First World War rationing, when people had to form long queues outside shops in order to get basic rations. Peas were very hard to get hold of as they do not grow indigenously in the UK so had to be imported from behind the front lines in France. Accordingly, they were considered to be like gold dust. Roaming bands of robbers would regularly raid the queues outside shops and mug everyone for their peas. So whenever anyone left to go shopping, their anxious families would whisper 'Mind your peas in the queues'. Over time, this got shortened to 'Mind your peas 'n queues'.

Once the war ended, there was a big pea festival in the small Cornish town on Truscombe on Mary which continues annually to this day.

[feasible_weasel]

What the heck does mind your P's and Q's mean?
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them to mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's."


so thats what kano's on about ,,

Back when there was only letter presses and people had to insert the metal casts, they had to return them to the case (duh). But since the lower case p and q look very similar, it's easy to put them in the wrong place.

Actually, I heard it originated from First World War rationing, when people had to form long queues outside shops in order to get basic rations. Peas were very hard to get hold of as they do not grow indigenously in the UK so had to be imported from behind the front lines in France. Accordingly, they were considered to be like gold dust. Roaming bands of robbers would regularly raid the queues outside shops and mug everyone for their peas. So whenever anyone left to go shopping, their anxious families would whisper 'Mind your peas in the queues'. Over time, this got shortened to 'Mind your peas 'n queues'.

Once the war ended, there was a big pea festival in the small Cornish town on Truscombe on Mary which continues annually to this day.

[LEQ]

Once the war ended, there was a big pea festival in the small Cornish town on Truscombe on Mary which continues annually to this day.[/quote]

Where did you hear this from mate? I've never heard of that place or that festival...bearing in mind there's not that much to report on down here apart from cats getting stuck in tree's and such like a pea festival would've made the front page...

[contakt]

Once the war ended, there was a big pea festival in the small Cornish town on Truscombe on Mary which continues annually to this day.

Where did you hear this from mate? I've never heard of that place or that festival...bearing in mind there's not that much to report on down here apart from cats getting stuck in tree's and such like a pea festival would've made the front page...[/quote]

Sorry, I made it up. I'm from Somerset and got the name by combining the names of three villages from these 'ere parts.

West Country Side for ever baby.

[LEQ]

Once the war ended, there was a big pea festival in the small Cornish town on Truscombe on Mary which continues annually to this day.

Where did you hear this from mate? I've never heard of that place or that festival...bearing in mind there's not that much to report on down here apart from cats getting stuck in tree's and such like a pea festival would've made the front page...

Sorry, I made it up. I'm from Somerset and got the name by combining the names of three villages from these 'ere parts.

West Country Side for ever baby.[/quote]

Hah, I was thinking about all those festival's I missed over the years. Big Up the West Country.

[fushimi]

Winston Churchill never said "I have nothing to offer but blood, sweat and tears" in the famous speech during World War II, he actually said "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat" but the newspapers shortened the phrase the next day to fit as a headline.

[contakt]

Wales are not actually mammals. They are amphibians with no legs and warm blood.

[fushimi]

Wales are not actually mammals. They are amphibians with no legs and warm blood.

Thought it was a country myself

[random trio]

i used to be in better shape..