useless facts - Page 89

Platapus · 11-16-21, 04:14 PM

Four is the only number where it's value is the same as the number of letters in the name

Jimbuna · 11-17-21, 09:07 AM

Nepal is the only country that doesn’t have a rectangular flag.

Jimbuna · 11-18-21, 06:40 AM

Abraham Lincoln’s ghost is said to haunt the White House.

Jimbuna · 11-19-21, 11:19 AM

Only female mosquitoes bite.

Jimbuna · 11-20-21, 01:56 PM

The male seahorse carries the eggs until they hatch instead of the female.

Jimbuna · 11-21-21, 02:35 PM

Dolphins can look in different directions with each eye. They can sleep with one eye open.

Jimbuna · 11-21-21, 02:52 PM

What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.

Reece · 11-22-21, 06:44 AM

Toe Jam is not very tasty!!

Jimbuna · 11-22-21, 07:55 AM

"Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.

Jimbuna · 11-22-21, 07:56 AM

"Spoonfeed" is the longest word in the English language that has all of its letters in reverse alphabetical order.

Platapus · 11-22-21, 04:57 PM

The French Drain was invented in the United States... by an engineer named French.

Jimbuna · 11-23-21, 07:32 AM

"Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.

Platapus · 11-24-21, 05:49 AM

English words can't end in the letter "i." That's why you'll often find "y" at the end of a word after a consonant.

Catfish · 11-24-21, 06:18 AM

^ "FYI"

Jimbuna · 11-24-21, 07:18 AM

In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child.

11-16-21, 04:14 PM	#1321
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,948 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Four is the only number where it's value is the same as the number of letters in the name __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-17-21, 09:07 AM	#1322
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Nepal is the only country that doesn’t have a rectangular flag. __________________ 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)

11-18-21, 06:40 AM	#1323
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Abraham Lincoln’s ghost is said to haunt the White House. __________________ 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)

11-19-21, 11:19 AM	#1324
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Only female mosquitoes bite. __________________ 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)

11-20-21, 01:56 PM	#1325
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The male seahorse carries the eggs until they hatch instead of the female. __________________ 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)

11-21-21, 02:35 PM	#1326
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Dolphins can look in different directions with each eye. They can sleep with one eye open. __________________ 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)

11-21-21, 02:52 PM	#1327
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France. __________________ 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)

11-22-21, 06:44 AM	#1328
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 32,740 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Toe Jam is not very tasty!! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

11-22-21, 07:55 AM	#1329
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	"Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. __________________ 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)

11-22-21, 07:56 AM	#1330
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	"Spoonfeed" is the longest word in the English language that has all of its letters in reverse alphabetical order. __________________ 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)

11-22-21, 04:57 PM	#1331
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,948 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The French Drain was invented in the United States... by an engineer named French. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-23-21, 07:32 AM	#1332
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	"Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel. __________________ 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)

11-24-21, 05:49 AM	#1333
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,948 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	English words can't end in the letter "i." That's why you'll often find "y" at the end of a word after a consonant. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-24-21, 06:18 AM	#1334
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	^ "FYI" __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

11-24-21, 07:18 AM	#1335
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child. __________________ 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)