Wacka Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 5. In every episode of Seinfeld, there is a superman somewhere. Where is it in the Chinese Restaurant episode then? 10. Cat urine glows under a black light. So does rat, mouse and other animals urine. A UV light is used to test for rat infestation since they have no bladder control. 14. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child is 2-6 years of age. Maybe not totally ossified. They may be mostly cartilage at birth, but they are there. 15. Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously. So are a lot of other substances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 5. In every episode of Seinfeld, there is a superman somewhere. Where is it in the Chinese Restaurant episode then? Why it was in his pocket silly! actaully: "There is a reference to Superman, the DC Comics superhero, in every episode. A Superman figurine can be seen on Jerry's bookshelf in some episodes. In some episodes, Jerry wears red and blue which are the colors of Superman's uniform. In some episodes, Jerry and George ponder what Superman would do in their situation." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch19079 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 i have nothing to do at work, so here are a few more: Bamboo can grow up to three feet in a 24 hour period. Kudzu is not indigenous to the South, but in that climate it can grow up to six inches a day. Oak trees do not have acorns until they are fifty years old or older A person standing under an oak tree is 16 more times liable to be hit by lightning than if he had taken refuge beneath a beech tree. The oak tree has vertical roots which provide a more direct route to ground water. The giant sequoia, which produces millions of seeds, can take 175 to 200 years to flower. No other organism takes this long to mature sexually. The squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium), when brushed by a passerby, ejects its seeds and a stream of poisonous juice that stings the skin. Pine, spruce, or other evergreen wood should never be used for barbecuing. These woods, when burning or smoking, can add harmful tar and resins to the food. Only hardwoods should be used for smoking and grilling, such as oak, pecan, hickory, maple, cherry, alder, apple, or mesquite, depending on the type of meat being cooked. The telegraph plant of Asia has leaves that flutter constantly, even when there is no breeze. The primary purpose of growing rice in flooded paddies is to drown the weeds surrounding the young seedlings. Rice can, in fact, be grown in drained areas. The bark of a redwood tree is fireproof. Fires that occur in a redwood forest take place inside the trees. ( i dont know about this one. everything burns with the right abount of heat.) Table salt is the only commodity that hasn’t risen dramatically in price in the last 150 years. Native Americans never actually ate turkey; killing such a timid bird was thought to indicate laziness. Turkey contains an amino acid called tryptophan, which can cause sleepiness (warm milk also contains tryptophan). In Bavaria, beer isn't considered an alcoholic drink but rather a staple food. In medieval England beer often was served with breakfast. Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave. Only food that does not spoil: honey. As much as 50 gallons of Maple Sap are used to make a single gallon of Maple Sugar. (i think that might be Maple Syrup) Herring is the most widely eaten fish in the world. The five favorite U.S. school lunches nationwide, according to the American School Food Service Association, are, in order, pizza, chicken nuggets, tacos, burritos, and hamburgers. The number 57 on a Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickle the company once had. Airport security personnel find about six weapons a day searching passengers. http://www.angelfire.com/ca6/uselessfacts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Number 2 got me thinking. "2. The Boston University Bridge is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane." Going from the Rock Island Arsenal across the Mississippi (to Davenport, Iowa) on the Government Bridge: A boat can sail under a car driving under a train running under an airplane. Not sure if this configuration is more common? It is also a swing-bridge above Locks and Dam 15 (in the past the Rock Island rapids). Probably the only one of this configuration that is a moveable bridge??? I guess the only difference is that the train and car decks are the other way around than the Boston University Bridge. Government Bridge Photos and Images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Uhm, this is not correct either. I have done the same thing on the canal in Richmond. Train tressel above, 95 above that, in the flight path to the airport. As a matter of fact, the guy who guides the tour boat on the canal will tell you THAT is the only place where that can be done. 510959[/snapback] See my post above. Is it a moveable span? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 The number 57 on a Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties of pickle the company once had. 511425[/snapback] The was no reason behind the 57... He just liked the number. 57 "...But greater things were yet to come. It was in 1896 that Henry Heinz came up with one of the most recognized slogans in advertising history: "57 Varieties." This catch phrase had nothing to do with the actual number of varieties produced by H. J. Heinz, though, which by then totalled over 60 (including plum pudding, strawberry preserve, India relish, olive oil, spaghetti, euchred pickle, currant jelly, chili sauce, peanut butter, and celery soup). Rather, Heinz was riding an elevated train in New York when he spied an advertising placard in the train car promoting "21 styles" of shoes; struck by the concept, and recognizing that catchiness and resonance were far more important qualities for a company slogan than literal accuracy, Heinz cast about for the perfect number to use for his own company's version of the phrase. Settling on fifty-seven, Heinz soon put the number to work, and within a week the sign of the green Heinz pickle bearing the words "57 Varieties" was everywhere Heinz "could find a place to stick it." He soon ordered the construction of a six-story, twelve-hundred-light display featuring a forty-foot pickle; installed at the intersection of 5th Avenue and 23rd Street in New York City, this electric marvel dazzled New York residents and tourists until 1906..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webster Guy Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Here's a pic of a car driving under a ship. The Massena locks in the St. Lawrence River. The car drives under the river. The ship is sailing left to right. http://image.pegs.com/images/SE/03712/03712_G2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave. 511425[/snapback] As do homemade Stay-Puft Marshmallow Men... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 goddammit jack, now youre going to say there is no thanksgiving fairy! , I always thought that was a truism! 511295[/snapback] This is the closest I could find to a Thanksgiving Fairy.... Christmas Fairy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Isn't that the guy from Titanic? 510948[/snapback] Isn't that the boat Gordon Lightfoot wrote a play about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 The giant sequoia, which produces millions of seeds, can take 175 to 200 years to flower. No other organism takes this long to mature sexually. 511425[/snapback] Though the jury's still out on Ed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 This is the closest I could find to a Thanksgiving Fairy.... Christmas Fairy. 511891[/snapback] I am getting good Jack! I waved my magic cursor over the hyperlink and read the URL first! On a not so relevant note. Who do you think makes all those snappy shoes for the elves? The Fairies do. Little known fact (and usless) is that the fairies are the shoemakers to the elves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millbank Posted November 25, 2005 Author Share Posted November 25, 2005 more facts............ * A barnacle has the largest penis of any other animal in relation to its size. * A female ferret can die if she goes into heat and cannot find a mate. * Earthworms have 5 hearts. * Mice will nurse babies that are not their own. * Armadillos can be housebroken. * Armadillos have four babies at a time, and they are always the same sex. * Giant flying foxes, which are a type of bat, that live in Indonesia have wingspans of nearly six feet. * The world camel population is close to 19 million. * Studies have shown that classical music helps cows produce more milk. * Border collies are the most intelligent breed of dog. * Nose prints are used to identify dogs, much like humans use fingerprints. * The dumbest dog in the world is the Afghan Hounds. * Next to man, the porpoise is the most intelligent creature on earth. * The candlefish is so oily that it was once burned for fuel. * When threatened, the horned toad shoots blood from it's eyes. * A dragonfly has a lifespan of for to seven weeks. * A group of kangaroos is called a mob. * Pearls are rarely found in North American oysters. * Lake Nicaragua boasts the only fresh-water sharks in the entire world. * During his entire life, Vincent Van Gogh sold exactly one painting, Red Vineyard at Arles. * January is named for the Roman god Janus. Janus was a temple god who could look forward and backward at the same time. * The magic word 'Abracadabra' was originally intended for the specific purpose of curing hay fever. * Odontophobia is the fear of teeth. * Lorne Green had one of his nipples bitten off by an alligator while host of Lorne Green's Wild Kingdom. * The Bible has been translated into Klingon. Amusing Facts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadBuffaloDisease Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 more facts............ * A female ferret can die if she goes into heat and cannot find a mate. Paris Hilton, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millbank Posted November 25, 2005 Author Share Posted November 25, 2005 Paris Hilton, too. 512133[/snapback] that is very likely , also , had to be one hell of a thing that Pa Cartright had one of his nipples bitten off by a alligator........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 that is very likely , also , had to be one hell of a thing that Pa Cartright had one of his nipples bitten off by a alligator........ 512139[/snapback] Also... He would have had to have one hell of a large nipple for the alligator to "connect" with a bite. Not bragging here but, I would have not been so lucky... The alligator would have ripped into my chest... If you get what I mean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 51. Millbank is a town. 50 Totally Random and Useless Facts 1. The US interstate highway system requires that one mile in every five be straight. These straight sections function as airstrips in times of war and other emergencies. 2. The Boston University Bridge is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane. 3. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs have only about ten. 4. Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. 5. In every episode of Seinfeld, there is a superman somewhere. 6. February 1965 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. 7. The cruise liner, Queen Elisabeth II, moves only six inches for every gallon of diesel fuel that it burns. 8. Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book published in every major Dewey Decimal category. 9. Columbia University is the second largest land owner in New York City, after the Catholic Church. 10. Cat urine glows under a black light. 11. Back in the mid-80s, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered 100% compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator. 12. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. 13. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. 14. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child is 2-6 years of age. 15. Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously. 16. If you have three quarters, four dimes and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar. 17. The most common name in the world is Mohammed. 18. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually that all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined. 19. No NFL team which plays its home games in a dome has ever won a Superbowl. 20. The first toilet ever seen on TV was on "Leave it to Beaver". 21. In the Great Fire of London in 1666, half of the city was burned down but only 6 people were injured. 22. One of the reasons marijuana is illegal today is because cotton growers in the 30s lobbied against hemp farmers - they saw them as competitors. 23. Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 years old. 24. The name Wendy was made up for the book -"Peter Pan". 25. The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life". 26. It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up. The frog throws up its stomach first, so the stomach is dangling out of its mouth. The frog then uses its forearms to dig out all of the stomach's contents and then swallows the stomach back down again. 27. Armored knights raised their visors to identify themselves when they rode past their king. This custom has become the modern military salute. 28. Sylvia Miles had the shortest performance ever nominated for an Oscar, in "Midnight Cowboy". Her entire role lasted only 6 minutes. 29. Charles Lindburgh took only four sandwiches with him on his famous transatlantic flight. 30. Goethe couldn't stand the sound of barking dogs and could only write if he had an apple rotting in the drawer of his desk. 31. Stewardesses is the longest word that is formally typed with only the left hand. 32. Armadillos have four babies at a time and they are always the same sex. 33. To escape the jaws of a crocodile, push your thumbs into its eyes - it will release you instantly. 34. If you toss a penny 10,000 times, it will come up heads approximately 4950 times because the heads picture weighs more than the tails side, so it ends up on the bottom more often. 35. Hydroxydeoxycorticosterones is the longest anagram in the English language. 36. Los Angeles' full name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Pornciuncula. 37. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. 38. Al Capone's business card said he was a furniture dealer. 39. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds. 40. Wilma Flintstone's maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal, and Betty Rubbles' maiden name was Betty Jean Mcbricker. 41. A pregnant goldfish is called a twit. 42. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 43. The Ramses brand condom is named after the great Pharoh Ramses II, who fathered over 160 children. 44. If NASA send birds into space, they would soon die because birds need gravity to swallow. 45. Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors. 46. The computer term "byte" is a contraction of "by eight". 47. The average ear of corn has eight hundred kernels arranged in sixteen rows. 48. The famous split-fingered Vulcan salute is actually intended to represent the first letter ("shin", pronounced "sheen") of the word "shalom". As a boy, Leonard Nimoy observed his rabbi using it in a benediction and never forgot it; he was eventually able to add it to Star Trek lore. 49. The idea that "the Boogey Man will get you" comes from the Boogey people, who still inhabit an area of Indonesia. These people still act as pirates today, and attack passing ships. 50. Underground is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und" Facts 510901[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted November 25, 2005 Share Posted November 25, 2005 * Lorne Green had one of his nipples bitten off by an alligator while host of Lorne Green's Wild Kingdom. He wasn't using it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millbank Posted November 25, 2005 Author Share Posted November 25, 2005 51. Millbank is a town. 512390[/snapback] - Millbank is no fancy town, Millbank is a Hamlet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBTG81 Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 Though the jury's still out on Ed... 512063[/snapback] A ha a ha a ha... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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