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Platapus · 04-04-24, 03:36 PM

If you translate “Jesus” from Hebrew to English, the correct translation is “Joshua.”

The name “Jesus” comes from translating the name from Hebrew to Greek to Latin to English.

Jimbuna · 04-05-24, 07:19 AM

A mouse trap built 155 years ago caught a mouse in 2016.

Platapus · 04-05-24, 03:59 PM

German Chocolate Cake is named after an American baker by the name of Samuel German.

Jimbuna · 04-06-24, 05:27 AM

The oldest chocolates in the world are around 106 years old.

These chocolates date back to the coronation of King Edward VII. This is dated back to the year 1902.

Platapus · 04-06-24, 06:02 AM

An estimated 50% of all gold ever mined on Earth came from a single plateau in South Africa: Witwatersrand.

Jimbuna · 04-06-24, 12:24 PM

A tarantula can survive two years without food.

Platapus · 04-06-24, 03:13 PM

75% of the world’s diet is produced from just 12 plants and five different animal species.

A significant number of those plants are pollinated by bees and bats.

Something to think about.

Jimbuna · 04-07-24, 11:17 AM

You can swim through the veins of a blue whale.

Platapus · 04-07-24, 11:40 AM

In 2007, Scotland spent £125,000 devising a new national slogan.

The winning entry was: “Welcome to Scotland.”

Jimbuna · 04-07-24, 01:02 PM

Your eyelids have the thinnest amount of skin on your body.

Jimbuna · 04-08-24, 01:06 PM

There are 1 million ants for every person on the planet.

Platapus · 04-08-24, 02:57 PM

Until 2016, the “Happy Birthday” song was not for public use.

Meaning that prior to 2016, the song was copyrighted, and you had to pay a license to use it.

Jimbuna · 04-09-24, 11:20 AM

We can detect taste faster than we can blink.

Platapus · 04-09-24, 04:04 PM

When mice live in the wild, they typically only live for about six months.

They get et a lot.

Jimbuna · 04-10-24, 06:41 AM

Kangaroos can't hop without their tails.

04-04-24, 03:36 PM	#3391
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,972 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	If you translate “Jesus” from Hebrew to English, the correct translation is “Joshua.” The name “Jesus” comes from translating the name from Hebrew to Greek to Latin to English. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-05-24, 07:19 AM	#3392
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A mouse trap built 155 years ago caught a mouse in 2016. __________________ 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)

04-05-24, 03:59 PM	#3393
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,972 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	German Chocolate Cake is named after an American baker by the name of Samuel German. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-06-24, 05:27 AM	#3394
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The oldest chocolates in the world are around 106 years old. These chocolates date back to the coronation of King Edward VII. This is dated back to the year 1902. __________________ 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)

04-06-24, 06:02 AM	#3395
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,972 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	An estimated 50% of all gold ever mined on Earth came from a single plateau in South Africa: Witwatersrand. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-06-24, 12:24 PM	#3396
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A tarantula can survive two years without food. __________________ 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)

04-06-24, 03:13 PM	#3397
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,972 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	75% of the world’s diet is produced from just 12 plants and five different animal species. A significant number of those plants are pollinated by bees and bats. Something to think about. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-07-24, 11:17 AM	#3398
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	You can swim through the veins of a blue whale. __________________ 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)

04-07-24, 11:40 AM	#3399
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,972 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	In 2007, Scotland spent £125,000 devising a new national slogan. The winning entry was: “Welcome to Scotland.” __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-07-24, 01:02 PM	#3400
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Your eyelids have the thinnest amount of skin on your body. __________________ 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)

04-08-24, 01:06 PM	#3401
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	There are 1 million ants for every person on the planet. __________________ 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)

04-08-24, 02:57 PM	#3402
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,972 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Until 2016, the “Happy Birthday” song was not for public use. Meaning that prior to 2016, the song was copyrighted, and you had to pay a license to use it. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-09-24, 11:20 AM	#3403
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	We can detect taste faster than we can blink. __________________ 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)

04-09-24, 04:04 PM	#3404
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,972 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	When mice live in the wild, they typically only live for about six months. They get et a lot. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-10-24, 06:41 AM	#3405
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Kangaroos can't hop without their tails. __________________ 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)