useless facts - Page 124

Jimbuna · 08-08-22, 02:00 PM

A pharaoh once lathered his slaves in honey to keep bugs away from him.

Platapus · 08-08-22, 03:05 PM

Green iguanas have a third eye on the top of their heads. It’s not a normal eye, but it does carry some anatomical characteristics of their normal eyes.

This third eye is called the pineal gland or parietal eye. While it doesn’t help them see images, it can sense movement, alerting iguanas of predators who may be lurking above.

Jeff-Groves · 08-08-22, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

alerting iguanas of predators who may be lurking above.

Unfortunatly? It don't help them when hunted by Air Gunners.

And they DO taste somewhat like Chicken!

mapuc · 08-08-22, 05:22 PM

From 1862 to 1876, the United States chose to print even small amounts on banknotes, as there was a shortage of coins, which people hoarded for the metal.
Congress chose the third 5 cent bill to honor William Clark, who was an explorer.
But when the message arrived, the instructions simply said "Clark", so an overseer named Spencer Clark seized the opportunity to arrange for the US currency to be printed with Stephen Clark's own face on it

Markus

Jimbuna · 08-09-22, 08:30 AM

Pringles aren't actually potato chips.

Platapus · 08-09-22, 03:42 PM

More people died in manufacturing the V2 missile than were killed when it was employed.

Jimbuna · 08-10-22, 04:38 AM

Abraham Lincoln's bodyguard left his post at Ford's Theatre to go for a drink.

Platapus · 08-10-22, 03:29 PM

During and just after WWII, the US military was claiming that Flame Throwers were actually a humane and merciful weapon.

Bostick O. Mercy killer: instant death from the flame thrower. Chem Warfare Bull. 1944;30(1):16–7.

The problem was that no one ever bothered to study the effects of flame throwers. Near the end of WWII, the Chemical Warfare Service (CWS), the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC), the Medical Corps, and a host of other private companies and universities conducted experiments on the toxicology and physiology of flamethrower attacks that better assessed the military utility and killing power of this terrifying weapon. These studies helped end the notion of flamethrowers as mercy weapons

CWS studies flame deaths. Chem Warfare Bull. 1944;30(2):31–2.

Flame throwers as mercy weapons.

Wow.

For an interesting read on the history of this

https://mmrjournal.biomedcentral.com...79-020-00237-9

Jeff-Groves · 08-10-22, 03:55 PM

Is there ANY Weapon used in War that is actually Merciful?

Jimbuna · 08-11-22, 06:03 AM

Playing the accordion was once required for teachers in North Korea.

Platapus · 08-11-22, 03:45 PM

Litotes is a form of Meiosis.

Which is not too bad.

But confusing it with Auxesis would be the worst mistake you could make.

Jimbuna · 08-13-22, 05:00 AM

Children's medicine once contained morphine.

Platapus · 08-13-22, 02:33 PM

Union doctors, during the Civil War, over administered Opium to the point where hundreds of soldiers became addicts.

When these soldiers either died or tried to get help/pension, it was frequently denied on the grounds that they were an addict.

https://www.timelinesmagazine.com/pu...1c2334e05.html

Jeff-Groves · 08-13-22, 02:37 PM

So business as usual for the VA.

Jimbuna · 08-14-22, 06:05 AM

Water makes different pouring sounds depending on its temperature.

08-08-22, 02:00 PM	#1846
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,375 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A pharaoh once lathered his slaves in honey to keep bugs away from him. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

08-08-22, 03:05 PM	#1847
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,986 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Green iguanas have a third eye on the top of their heads. It’s not a normal eye, but it does carry some anatomical characteristics of their normal eyes. This third eye is called the pineal gland or parietal eye. While it doesn’t help them see images, it can sense movement, alerting iguanas of predators who may be lurking above. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

08-08-22, 05:22 PM	#1849
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 18,111 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	From 1862 to 1876, the United States chose to print even small amounts on banknotes, as there was a shortage of coins, which people hoarded for the metal. Congress chose the third 5 cent bill to honor William Clark, who was an explorer. But when the message arrived, the instructions simply said "Clark", so an overseer named Spencer Clark seized the opportunity to arrange for the US currency to be printed with Stephen Clark's own face on it Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

08-09-22, 08:30 AM	#1850
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,375 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Pringles aren't actually potato chips. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

08-09-22, 03:42 PM	#1851
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,986 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	More people died in manufacturing the V2 missile than were killed when it was employed. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

08-10-22, 04:38 AM	#1852
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,375 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Abraham Lincoln's bodyguard left his post at Ford's Theatre to go for a drink. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

08-10-22, 03:29 PM	#1853
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,986 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	During and just after WWII, the US military was claiming that Flame Throwers were actually a humane and merciful weapon. Bostick O. Mercy killer: instant death from the flame thrower. Chem Warfare Bull. 1944;30(1):16–7. The problem was that no one ever bothered to study the effects of flame throwers. Near the end of WWII, the Chemical Warfare Service (CWS), the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC), the Medical Corps, and a host of other private companies and universities conducted experiments on the toxicology and physiology of flamethrower attacks that better assessed the military utility and killing power of this terrifying weapon. These studies helped end the notion of flamethrowers as mercy weapons CWS studies flame deaths. Chem Warfare Bull. 1944;30(2):31–2. Flame throwers as mercy weapons. Wow. For an interesting read on the history of this https://mmrjournal.biomedcentral.com...79-020-00237-9 __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

08-10-22, 03:55 PM	#1854
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,383 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	Is there ANY Weapon used in War that is actually Merciful?

08-11-22, 06:03 AM	#1855
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,375 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Playing the accordion was once required for teachers in North Korea. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

08-11-22, 03:45 PM	#1856
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,986 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Litotes is a form of Meiosis. Which is not too bad. But confusing it with Auxesis would be the worst mistake you could make. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

08-13-22, 05:00 AM	#1857
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,375 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Children's medicine once contained morphine. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

08-13-22, 02:33 PM	#1858
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,986 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Union doctors, during the Civil War, over administered Opium to the point where hundreds of soldiers became addicts. When these soldiers either died or tried to get help/pension, it was frequently denied on the grounds that they were an addict. https://www.timelinesmagazine.com/pu...1c2334e05.html __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

08-13-22, 02:37 PM	#1859
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,383 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	So business as usual for the VA.

08-14-22, 06:05 AM	#1860
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,375 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Water makes different pouring sounds depending on its temperature. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)