useless facts - Page 97

Platapus · 01-26-22, 09:38 AM

It may be a "conspiracy" but Charles II introduced a law requiring the Tower of London to keep 6 Ravens in its grounds at all time. This is still the Law.

Jimbuna · 01-26-22, 11:03 AM

Russians generally answer the phone by saying, "I'm listening".

Sean C · 01-27-22, 12:32 AM

All of the following are considered "food additives" by the United States Food and Drug Administration:

Acetone
Arsenic
Benzene
Ox Bile Extract
Butane & Propane
Carbon monoxide
Cedar leaves and twigs
Ground Limestone
Hemlock needles & twigs
Hydrochloric acid
Irradiated meats
Ivermectin
Naphtha
Natural gas
Resin from formaldehyde
Sulfuric acid

LUKNER · 01-27-22, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Russians generally answer the phone by saying, "I'm listening".

Алло!

Jimbuna · 01-27-22, 07:10 AM

Antarctica is the only continent that does not have land areas below sea level.

Platapus · 01-27-22, 04:28 PM

In the USA, when military service songs are played, the Army Song (The Army goes rolling along), is, by tradition, always played first.

Jimbuna · 01-28-22, 10:05 AM

Nepal is the only country that has a non-rectangular flag. It is also asymmetrical.

Aktungbby · 01-28-22, 11:08 AM

Vexillologically speaking, it is 2 asymmetric pennons.

They tend not to fray as badly in high winds at 29,000 ft above sea level!!

mapuc · 01-28-22, 03:33 PM

In 1938 in New York, Joseph Greenstein spotted a sign in a shop window that read, "No dogs or Jews."
Greenstein chose to take the sign down and was promptly confronted by a larger group of Nazi sympathizers who chose to attack Greenstein.
However, they did not know that Greenstein was known as "The Mighty Atom" and was one of America's strongest men who could bend horseshoes with his hands and bite nails over.
Greenstein sent 18 out of the 20 men to the hospital before the fight was called off.

Markus

Platapus · 01-28-22, 04:45 PM

Sergeant Anthony Marchione was the last American to die in air combat in World War II. He was a photographer's assistant flying in a B-32

Jimbuna · 01-29-22, 09:31 AM

More people speak English in China than the United States.

Platapus · 01-30-22, 07:37 AM

In England, the Queen's Poet Laureate receives, in addition to an honorarium, a barrel of Sherry. The sherry is delivered evenly over the 10 years of the Laureate's term or about 72 bottles a year.

*hic* There once was a queen from Nantucket....*hic*

Jimbuna · 01-30-22, 01:52 PM

Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, with a population of 1000 and just 108.7 acres.

Platapus · 01-31-22, 06:34 AM

California's State Animal Doesn't Exist in California

Jimbuna · 01-31-22, 10:14 AM

In Japan, watermelons are squared. It's easier to stack them that way.

01-26-22, 09:38 AM	#1441
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,971 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	It may be a "conspiracy" but Charles II introduced a law requiring the Tower of London to keep 6 Ravens in its grounds at all time. This is still the Law. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-26-22, 11:03 AM	#1442
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Russians generally answer the phone by saying, "I'm listening". __________________ 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)

01-27-22, 12:32 AM	#1443
Sean C Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 908 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 2	All of the following are considered "food additives" by the United States Food and Drug Administration: Acetone Arsenic Benzene Ox Bile Extract Butane & Propane Carbon monoxide Cedar leaves and twigs Ground Limestone Hemlock needles & twigs Hydrochloric acid Irradiated meats Ivermectin Naphtha Natural gas Resin from formaldehyde Sulfuric acid __________________ If you have a question about celestial navigation ... ask me! Celestial Navigation Spreadsheet

01-27-22, 07:10 AM	#1445
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Antarctica is the only continent that does not have land areas below sea level. __________________ 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)

01-27-22, 04:28 PM	#1446
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,971 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	In the USA, when military service songs are played, the Army Song (The Army goes rolling along), is, by tradition, always played first. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-28-22, 10:05 AM	#1447
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Nepal is the only country that has a non-rectangular flag. It is also asymmetrical. __________________ 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)

01-28-22, 11:08 AM	#1448
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,889 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Vexillologically speaking, it is 2 asymmetric pennons. They tend not to fray as badly in high winds at 29,000 ft above sea level!! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe" Last edited by Aktungbby; 01-28-22 at 11:17 AM.

01-28-22, 03:33 PM	#1449
mapuc Fleet Admiral Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 17,923 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	In 1938 in New York, Joseph Greenstein spotted a sign in a shop window that read, "No dogs or Jews." Greenstein chose to take the sign down and was promptly confronted by a larger group of Nazi sympathizers who chose to attack Greenstein. However, they did not know that Greenstein was known as "The Mighty Atom" and was one of America's strongest men who could bend horseshoes with his hands and bite nails over. Greenstein sent 18 out of the 20 men to the hospital before the fight was called off. Markus __________________ My little lovely female cat

01-28-22, 04:45 PM	#1450
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,971 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Sergeant Anthony Marchione was the last American to die in air combat in World War II. He was a photographer's assistant flying in a B-32 __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-29-22, 09:31 AM	#1451
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	More people speak English in China than the United States. __________________ 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)

01-30-22, 07:37 AM	#1452
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,971 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	In England, the Queen's Poet Laureate receives, in addition to an honorarium, a barrel of Sherry. The sherry is delivered evenly over the 10 years of the Laureate's term or about 72 bottles a year. hic There once was a queen from Nantucket....hic __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-30-22, 01:52 PM	#1453
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, with a population of 1000 and just 108.7 acres. __________________ 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)

01-31-22, 06:34 AM	#1454
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,971 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	California's State Animal Doesn't Exist in California __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-31-22, 10:14 AM	#1455
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	In Japan, watermelons are squared. It's easier to stack them that way. __________________ 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)