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Jimbuna · 11-02-23, 08:47 AM

If Mount Kea in Hawaii were measured from it’s base under the ocean, it would be four thousand feet taller than Mount Everest.

Platapus · 11-02-23, 08:55 AM

Got change for a dollar? You probably do

There are 293 ways to make change for a US dollar.

Jimbuna · 11-02-23, 12:04 PM

Because of the constant movement of the tectonic plates on the Earth’s surface, Mount Everest grows four millimeters taller every year.

Platapus · 11-02-23, 12:49 PM

Scottish band The Bay City Rollers chose their name after sticking a pin in a map of America, which landed on the Michigan city.

Jimbuna · 11-03-23, 07:47 AM

About one third of the Earth’s land surface is covered by deserts, or partial deserts.

Aktungbby · 11-03-23, 10:27 PM

the Sphinx of Giza is a yardang!

Platapus · 11-04-23, 04:54 AM

The German version of the term “Average Joe” is Otto Normalverbraucher, which translates to “Otto normal consumer.”

Ostfriese · 11-04-23, 06:22 AM

"Otto Normalverbraucher" is actually the name of the main character of "Berliner Ballade" ("The Berliner" in English), one of the earliest German post-war films. It's a satire about life in Berlin right after WWII as viewed through the eyes of Otto.

The expression Platapus has mentioned is derived from this character. Otto Normalverbraucher was played by Gert Fröbe, who would later gain international fame as an antagonist of James Bond: Auric Goldfinger.

Jimbuna · 11-04-23, 08:55 AM

The largest desert in the world is found in Antarctica. (It doesn’t have to be hot to be considered a desert. It simply has to lose more moisture than it gains.)

Platapus · 11-04-23, 01:50 PM

Want some berries on your cereal in the morning?

Eggplants are berries.

Ostfriese · 11-04-23, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

Want some berries on your cereal in the morning?

Eggplants are berries.

While strawberries are not.

Catfish · 11-04-23, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

Want some berries on your cereal in the morning?
Eggplants are berries.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ostfriese

While strawberries are not.

Nuts!

Platapus · 11-04-23, 03:58 PM

Wendy's founder Dave Thomas dropped out of high school but picked up his GED in 1993. His GED class voted him Most Likely to Succeed.

Jimbuna · 11-05-23, 08:26 AM

In the Atacama Desert in Chile, there are parts where it has never rained (or at least not that has been recorded). Some scientists believe that some of these portions have been deserts for 40 million years.

Platapus · 11-05-23, 01:51 PM

In 1953, it took 27 hours to create one PEEPS Marshmallow Chick. Today, that same process takes just six minutes.

11-02-23, 08:47 AM	#2956
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	If Mount Kea in Hawaii were measured from it’s base under the ocean, it would be four thousand feet taller than Mount Everest. __________________ 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)

11-02-23, 08:55 AM	#2957
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,983 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Got change for a dollar? You probably do There are 293 ways to make change for a US dollar. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-02-23, 12:04 PM	#2958
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Because of the constant movement of the tectonic plates on the Earth’s surface, Mount Everest grows four millimeters taller every year. __________________ 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)

11-02-23, 12:49 PM	#2959
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,983 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Scottish band The Bay City Rollers chose their name after sticking a pin in a map of America, which landed on the Michigan city. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-03-23, 07:47 AM	#2960
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	About one third of the Earth’s land surface is covered by deserts, or partial deserts. __________________ 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)

11-03-23, 10:27 PM	#2961
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,948 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	the Sphinx of Giza is a yardang! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

11-04-23, 04:54 AM	#2962
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,983 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The German version of the term “Average Joe” is Otto Normalverbraucher, which translates to “Otto normal consumer.” __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-04-23, 06:22 AM	#2963
Ostfriese Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,178 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	"Otto Normalverbraucher" is actually the name of the main character of "Berliner Ballade" ("The Berliner" in English), one of the earliest German post-war films. It's a satire about life in Berlin right after WWII as viewed through the eyes of Otto. The expression Platapus has mentioned is derived from this character. Otto Normalverbraucher was played by Gert Fröbe, who would later gain international fame as an antagonist of James Bond: Auric Goldfinger.

11-04-23, 08:55 AM	#2964
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The largest desert in the world is found in Antarctica. (It doesn’t have to be hot to be considered a desert. It simply has to lose more moisture than it gains.) __________________ 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)

11-04-23, 01:50 PM	#2965
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,983 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Want some berries on your cereal in the morning? Eggplants are berries. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-04-23, 03:58 PM	#2968
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,983 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Wendy's founder Dave Thomas dropped out of high school but picked up his GED in 1993. His GED class voted him Most Likely to Succeed. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-05-23, 08:26 AM	#2969
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	In the Atacama Desert in Chile, there are parts where it has never rained (or at least not that has been recorded). Some scientists believe that some of these portions have been deserts for 40 million years. __________________ 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)

11-05-23, 01:51 PM	#2970
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,983 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	In 1953, it took 27 hours to create one PEEPS Marshmallow Chick. Today, that same process takes just six minutes. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.