useless facts - Page 41

Platapus · 04-03-21, 12:24 PM

Horatio Magellan Crunch originally came from Crunch Island

Jimbuna · 04-04-21, 06:17 AM

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

Jimbuna · 04-05-21, 05:52 AM

In the 1830s, ketchup was used medicinally.

Platapus · 04-05-21, 05:33 PM

Horatio Magellan Crunch has a monument of himself on Crunch Island. It is called Mount Crunchmore

Jimbuna · 04-06-21, 06:54 AM

The number of hot dogs consumed on the Fourth of July could stretch from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles five times over.

Platapus · 04-06-21, 05:52 PM

Cap’N’Crunch’s ship is called the S.S. Guppy

Which is rather odd as it does not appear to be powered by steam.

Reece · 04-06-21, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The number of hot dogs consumed on the Fourth of July could stretch from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles five times over.

Now that is useless information Jim!

Sean C · 04-07-21, 01:10 AM

I now know more about Horatio Magellan Crunch, cap'n of the S.S. Guppy from Crunch Island (home of Mt. Crucnhmore), than I ever wanted to.

... which is, itself, a useless fact.

mapuc · 04-07-21, 11:41 AM

The most important question is

Do we have a higher tendency to remember what our friends post here in this useless facts thread-than we do in thread where the information is useful ?

Markus

Jimbuna · 04-07-21, 12:02 PM

No one knows just how many stars are in space.

mapuc · 04-07-21, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

No one knows just how many stars are in space.

There are twelve stars...in the EU flag

Markus

Platapus · 04-07-21, 03:53 PM

Cap’N’Crunch may be the captain of his ship, but his rank is Commander

Jimbuna · 04-08-21, 04:41 AM

A NASA spacesuit costs a cool $12,000,000.

Catfish · 04-08-21, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mapuc

[...] Do we have a higher tendency to remember what our friends post here in this useless facts thread-than we do in thread where the information is useful ?
Markus

You mean other threads here are more useful than this one?

Jimbuna · 04-08-21, 01:21 PM

The footprints made on the moon will be there for 100 million years.

04-03-21, 12:24 PM	#601
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Horatio Magellan Crunch originally came from Crunch Island __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-04-21, 06:17 AM	#602
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 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)

04-05-21, 05:52 AM	#603
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	In the 1830s, ketchup was used medicinally. __________________ 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)

04-05-21, 05:33 PM	#604
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Horatio Magellan Crunch has a monument of himself on Crunch Island. It is called Mount Crunchmore __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-06-21, 06:54 AM	#605
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The number of hot dogs consumed on the Fourth of July could stretch from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles five times over. __________________ 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)

04-06-21, 05:52 PM	#606
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Cap’N’Crunch’s ship is called the S.S. Guppy Which is rather odd as it does not appear to be powered by steam. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-07-21, 01:10 AM	#608
Sean C Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 909 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 2	I now know more about Horatio Magellan Crunch, cap'n of the S.S. Guppy from Crunch Island (home of Mt. Crucnhmore), than I ever wanted to. ... which is, itself, a useless fact. __________________ If you have a question about celestial navigation ... ask me! Celestial Navigation Spreadsheet

04-07-21, 11:41 AM	#609
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,944 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	The most important question is Do we have a higher tendency to remember what our friends post here in this useless facts thread-than we do in thread where the information is useful ? Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

04-07-21, 12:02 PM	#610
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	No one knows just how many stars are in 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)

04-07-21, 03:53 PM	#612
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Cap’N’Crunch may be the captain of his ship, but his rank is Commander __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-08-21, 04:41 AM	#613
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A NASA spacesuit costs a cool $12,000,000. __________________ 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)

04-08-21, 01:21 PM	#615
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The footprints made on the moon will be there for 100 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)