useless facts - Page 179

Jimbuna · 06-28-23, 06:02 AM

Children tend to grow faster in the spring.

Jimbuna · 06-29-23, 07:52 AM

Rhubarb can spring up so fast that you can actually hear it grow.

Jimbuna · 06-30-23, 06:41 AM

Caterpillars have 12 eyes.

Jimbuna · 07-01-23, 05:21 AM

The oldest known soup recipe dates back to 6,000 B.C. Among the ingredients? Hippopotamus and sparrow meat.

Platapus · 07-01-23, 06:08 AM

The original name for the Google search engine was Backrub

Jimbuna · 07-02-23, 05:58 AM

Raspberries are a member of the rose family.

Jimbuna · 07-03-23, 07:57 AM

Neptune orbits the sun once every 165 years.

Jimbuna · 07-04-23, 05:55 AM

Fruit flies were the first living creatures sent into space.

Jimbuna · 07-05-23, 07:37 AM

BLUE JEANS - Italian sailors from Genoa, who the French called Genes, wore cotton workpants. These pants became known as "genes." Eventually, the word morphed into "jeans".

Platapus · 07-05-23, 01:16 PM

Subtropolis, located 150 feet below Kansas City, MO, is the worlds largest underground office complex. Measuring 55,000,000 sq feet, about 15,000,000 is currently available for use There are 10 miles of roadway and 2 miles of railtrack. There are over 500 separate entrances to the complex.

It is currently being used by 55 companies and the US government.

Jimbuna · 07-06-23, 05:22 AM

Champagne - There are roughly 44million tiny bubbles in a bottle of sparkling wine.

Jimbuna · 07-08-23, 04:36 AM

DIETS - The earliest recorded food fad was followed by William the Conqueror (1028-87). He got so fat he confined himself to his bedroom with no food. He did drink - but only alcohol.

Jimbuna · 07-08-23, 04:56 AM

EIFFEL TOWER - The Eiffel Tower is painted every seven years in three shades of brown (darkest shade at the bottom). About 60 tons of paint is used.

Platapus · 07-08-23, 05:01 AM

African Elephants have two "fingers" at the end of their trunk; while Asian Elephants have one.

Jimbuna · 07-08-23, 05:07 AM

Fly - There are over 120,000 species of flies, ranging in size from 1/20th of an inch to well over three inches.

06-28-23, 06:02 AM	#2671
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Children tend to grow faster in the spring. __________________ 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)

06-29-23, 07:52 AM	#2672
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Rhubarb can spring up so fast that you can actually hear it grow. __________________ 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)

06-30-23, 06:41 AM	#2673
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Caterpillars have 12 eyes. __________________ 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)

07-01-23, 05:21 AM	#2674
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The oldest known soup recipe dates back to 6,000 B.C. Among the ingredients? Hippopotamus and sparrow meat. __________________ 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)

07-01-23, 06:08 AM	#2675
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The original name for the Google search engine was Backrub __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

07-02-23, 05:58 AM	#2676
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Raspberries are a member of the rose family. __________________ 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)

07-03-23, 07:57 AM	#2677
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Neptune orbits the sun once every 165 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)

07-04-23, 05:55 AM	#2678
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Fruit flies were the first living creatures sent into space. __________________ 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)

07-05-23, 07:37 AM	#2679
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	BLUE JEANS - Italian sailors from Genoa, who the French called Genes, wore cotton workpants. These pants became known as "genes." Eventually, the word morphed into "jeans". __________________ 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)

07-05-23, 01:16 PM	#2680
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Subtropolis, located 150 feet below Kansas City, MO, is the worlds largest underground office complex. Measuring 55,000,000 sq feet, about 15,000,000 is currently available for use There are 10 miles of roadway and 2 miles of railtrack. There are over 500 separate entrances to the complex. It is currently being used by 55 companies and the US government. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

07-06-23, 05:22 AM	#2681
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Champagne - There are roughly 44million tiny bubbles in a bottle of sparkling wine. __________________ 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)

07-08-23, 04:36 AM	#2682
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	DIETS - The earliest recorded food fad was followed by William the Conqueror (1028-87). He got so fat he confined himself to his bedroom with no food. He did drink - but only alcohol. __________________ 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)

07-08-23, 04:56 AM	#2683
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	EIFFEL TOWER - The Eiffel Tower is painted every seven years in three shades of brown (darkest shade at the bottom). About 60 tons of paint is used. __________________ 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)

07-08-23, 05:01 AM	#2684
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	African Elephants have two "fingers" at the end of their trunk; while Asian Elephants have one. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

07-08-23, 05:07 AM	#2685
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Fly - There are over 120,000 species of flies, ranging in size from 1/20th of an inch to well over three inches. __________________ 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)