useless facts - Page 18

ET2SN · 01-26-21, 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

There is only one walled city in North America.

I came for the walls, I stayed for the Poutine.

Jimbuna · 01-26-21, 07:58 AM

Ravens know when someone is spying on them.

LouisVander · 01-26-21, 08:53 AM

Here's another fact. I spent 8 hours to get 3 points to put in my chief engineer/mechanic and now I went from 17.6 knots to 17.9 while he went down two grumpy points - I don't know if this is worth it. Either make it worthwhile or leave it I say.

Pfft -

u crank · 01-26-21, 09:15 AM

Dr. Anthony Fauci was paid $417,608 as an employee of the federal government in 2019.

Jimbuna · 01-26-21, 10:03 AM

Frank Sinatra was offered the starring role in Die Hard when he was in his 70s.

Jimbuna · 01-26-21, 12:59 PM

You produce about six pounds of stool per week.

vienna · 01-26-21, 03:36 PM

Does that include consumers of pot noodles?...

<O>

Platapus · 01-26-21, 05:07 PM

Is gambling evil?

The sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel is 666.

Jimbuna · 01-27-21, 11:19 AM

Around 16 million people alive today are direct descendants of Genghis Khan.

vienna · 01-27-21, 12:54 PM

The State Flag of California depicts a Grizzly Bear, a species that has been extinct in California since 1924...

<O>

Platapus · 01-27-21, 04:39 PM

Only one McDonald's in the world has turquoise arches. Government officials in Sedona, Arizona, thought the yellow would look bad with the natural red rock of the city.

Jimbuna · 01-28-21, 07:55 AM

The cheesiest pizza ever was topped with 154 varieties of cheese.

Catfish · 01-28-21, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by u crank

Dr. Anthony Fauci was paid $417,608 as an employee of the federal government in 2019.

Did he deserve it? Or not? That's capitalism for you.
Can you imagine what he could have earned in a private company in a year?

u crank · 01-28-21, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catfish

Did he deserve it? Or not? That's capitalism for you.
Can you imagine what he could have earned in a private company in a year?

Don't know, don't care.

Jimbuna · 01-28-21, 12:56 PM

Pope John Paul II was an honorary Harlem Globetrotter.

01-26-21, 07:58 AM	#257
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Ravens know when someone is spying on them. __________________ 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)

01-26-21, 09:15 AM	#259
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,566 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Dr. Anthony Fauci was paid $417,608 as an employee of the federal government in 2019. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

01-26-21, 10:03 AM	#260
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Frank Sinatra was offered the starring role in Die Hard when he was in his 70s. __________________ 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)

01-26-21, 12:59 PM	#261
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You produce about six pounds of stool per week. __________________ 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)

01-26-21, 03:36 PM	#262
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,521 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Does that include consumers of pot noodles?... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

01-26-21, 08:53 AM	#258
LouisVander Nub Join Date: Jan 2021 Posts: 2 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Here's another fact. I spent 8 hours to get 3 points to put in my chief engineer/mechanic and now I went from 17.6 knots to 17.9 while he went down two grumpy points - I don't know if this is worth it. Either make it worthwhile or leave it I say. Pfft -

01-26-21, 05:07 PM	#263
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,983 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Is gambling evil? The sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel is 666. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-27-21, 11:19 AM	#264
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Around 16 million people alive today are direct descendants of Genghis Khan. __________________ 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)

01-27-21, 12:54 PM	#265
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,521 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	The State Flag of California depicts a Grizzly Bear, a species that has been extinct in California since 1924... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

01-27-21, 04:39 PM	#266
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,983 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Only one McDonald's in the world has turquoise arches. Government officials in Sedona, Arizona, thought the yellow would look bad with the natural red rock of the city. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-28-21, 07:55 AM	#267
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The cheesiest pizza ever was topped with 154 varieties of cheese. __________________ 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)

01-28-21, 12:56 PM	#270
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Pope John Paul II was an honorary Harlem Globetrotter. __________________ 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)