useless facts - Page 44

Jimbuna · 04-15-21, 01:27 PM

Because of the rotation of the earth, an object can be thrown farther if it is thrown west.

Platapus · 04-15-21, 06:39 PM

There is no crying in space.

Astronauts try very hard not to cry while in space. The lack of gravity keeps the tears on the eyes and reportedly it can sting rather painfully.

Jimbuna · 04-16-21, 08:22 AM

The average person spends 6 months of their life sitting at red lights.

Aktungbby · 04-16-21, 12:09 PM

/\ not in "the red light" district!

Jimbuna · 04-16-21, 02:07 PM

One quarter of the bones in your body are in your feet.

Platapus · 04-17-21, 06:33 AM

The chief translator of the European Parliament speaks 32 languages fluently

Rockstar · 04-17-21, 07:02 AM

Maxwell Smart's first car used in the TV show 'Get Smart' was a 1961 Ferrari 250 PF Cabriolet.

Jimbuna · 04-17-21, 09:30 AM

Crocodiles and alligators are surprisingly fast on land. Although they are rapid, they are not agile. So, if being chased by one, run in a zigzag line to lose him or her.

Platapus · 04-17-21, 10:33 AM

The original story of "Beauty and the Beast" (1740) was written to help girls to accept arranged Marriage.

Jimbuna · 04-17-21, 01:47 PM

Seattle’s Fremont Bridge rises up and down more than any drawbridge in the world.

Jeff-Groves · 04-17-21, 01:52 PM

The Opel GT was Agent 86's vehicle and used on the opening sequence during the final season of Get Smart.

Catfish · 04-17-21, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Crocodiles and alligators are surprisingly fast on land. Although they are rapid, they are not agile. So, if being chased by one, run in a zigzag line to lose him or her.

Gendering done correctly

Catfish · 04-17-21, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

The Opel GT was Agent 86's vehicle and used on the opening sequence during the final season of Get Smart.

Nice for its time, but i always thought it was a mini copy of the Corvette ..

Jeff-Groves · 04-17-21, 02:53 PM

Did you know the concept for the Corvette was called.........

Wait for it!

Project Opel!

Jimbuna · 04-18-21, 05:55 AM

Right-handed people live, on average; nine years longer than left handed people.

04-15-21, 01:27 PM	#646
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 rotation of the earth, an object can be thrown farther if it is thrown west. __________________ 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)

04-15-21, 06:39 PM	#647
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,983 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	There is no crying in space. Astronauts try very hard not to cry while in space. The lack of gravity keeps the tears on the eyes and reportedly it can sting rather painfully. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-16-21, 08:22 AM	#648
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The average person spends 6 months of their life sitting at red lights. __________________ 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)

04-16-21, 12:09 PM	#649
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,947 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	/\ not in "the red light" district! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

04-16-21, 02:07 PM	#650
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	One quarter of the bones in your body are in your feet. __________________ 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)

04-17-21, 06:33 AM	#651
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,983 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The chief translator of the European Parliament speaks 32 languages fluently __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-17-21, 07:02 AM	#652
Rockstar Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 11,924 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Maxwell Smart's first car used in the TV show 'Get Smart' was a 1961 Ferrari 250 PF Cabriolet. __________________ Guardian of the honey and nuts Let's assume I'm right, it'll save time.

04-17-21, 09:30 AM	#653
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Crocodiles and alligators are surprisingly fast on land. Although they are rapid, they are not agile. So, if being chased by one, run in a zigzag line to lose him or her. __________________ 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)

04-17-21, 10:33 AM	#654
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,983 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The original story of "Beauty and the Beast" (1740) was written to help girls to accept arranged Marriage. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-17-21, 01:47 PM	#655
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Seattle’s Fremont Bridge rises up and down more than any drawbridge in the world. __________________ 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)

04-17-21, 01:52 PM	#656
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,354 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	The Opel GT was Agent 86's vehicle and used on the opening sequence during the final season of Get Smart. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

04-17-21, 02:53 PM	#659
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,354 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	Did you know the concept for the Corvette was called......... Wait for it! Project Opel! __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

04-18-21, 05:55 AM	#660
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Right-handed people live, on average; nine years longer than left handed people. __________________ 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)