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Jimbuna · 03-17-24, 02:51 PM

Rainbows at night exist.

These rainbows are called moonbows and they only occur when there is a source of water near a full moon. If the moon is in any other phase, the light will not be enough to cause a moonbow.

Jimbuna · 03-18-24, 11:56 AM

The Arabic word for fingers translates to ‘banana’.

Platapus · 03-18-24, 04:05 PM

A snail has about 2,500 teeth.

These teeth can be found on their tongue that’s covered in ridges. Snails eat by rubbing their tongue on its food while the ridges cut it into tiny pieces.

Jimbuna · 03-19-24, 07:21 AM

The Terminator was sold for a dollar.

The first of the five movies of the Terminator franchise earned a total of $78.3 million worldwide at the box office. However, the rights for the movie was sold for a mere dollar.

Platapus · 03-19-24, 02:52 PM

Pigeons, like most birds, can't fart

Jimbuna · 03-19-24, 02:55 PM

The scientific name used for flowering plants is Angiosperm.

Jimbuna · 03-20-24, 01:41 PM

A plant that consumes rats can be found in the Philippines.

Platapus · 03-20-24, 04:29 PM

The largest tsunami ever recorded occurred in Lituya Bay, Alaska in 1958, with a wave reaching the incredible height of 1720 feet.

Jimbuna · 03-21-24, 06:05 AM

An organism with a dissapearing butt exists.

Scientists named this the comb jelly or the sea walnut. Research has stated that there has been no documentation of a transient anus, not even under a microscope.

Platapus · 03-21-24, 04:21 PM

'Strengths' is the longest word with only one vowel.

Platapus · 03-22-24, 06:02 AM

"Four" is the only number that is spelled with the same number of letters as itself.

Jimbuna · 03-22-24, 08:12 AM

The smell of freshly cut grass is noted to be the grass screaming in distress.

This smell is a chemical that grass uses to call other critters to come and rescue them. The chemical compounds that the plant releases can also be used to poison an enemy and alert surrounding plants.

Platapus · 03-23-24, 09:28 AM

Ostrich farms sometimes have difficulty getting their male ostriches to breed, since the male ostriches are more attracted to their human caretakers than to female ostriches.

2024... totally not judging...

Jimbuna · 03-23-24, 12:39 PM

Being gassy is normal.

It is considered normal to pass gas 6 to 20 times a day. The average person passes gas around fifteen times a day.

Platapus · 03-23-24, 02:48 PM

A wood frog species in Alaska is known to be able to hold its bladder for 8 months at a time.

For me, these days I am lucky if I can make it 8 minutes

03-17-24, 02:51 PM	#3346
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Rainbows at night exist. These rainbows are called moonbows and they only occur when there is a source of water near a full moon. If the moon is in any other phase, the light will not be enough to cause a moonbow. __________________ 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)

03-18-24, 11:56 AM	#3347
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The Arabic word for fingers translates to ‘banana’. __________________ 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)

03-18-24, 04:05 PM	#3348
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	A snail has about 2,500 teeth. These teeth can be found on their tongue that’s covered in ridges. Snails eat by rubbing their tongue on its food while the ridges cut it into tiny pieces. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-19-24, 07:21 AM	#3349
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The Terminator was sold for a dollar. The first of the five movies of the Terminator franchise earned a total of $78.3 million worldwide at the box office. However, the rights for the movie was sold for a mere dollar. __________________ 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)

03-19-24, 02:52 PM	#3350
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Pigeons, like most birds, can't fart __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-19-24, 02:55 PM	#3351
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The scientific name used for flowering plants is Angiosperm. __________________ 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)

03-20-24, 01:41 PM	#3352
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A plant that consumes rats can be found in the Philippines. __________________ 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)

03-20-24, 04:29 PM	#3353
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The largest tsunami ever recorded occurred in Lituya Bay, Alaska in 1958, with a wave reaching the incredible height of 1720 feet. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-21-24, 06:05 AM	#3354
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	An organism with a dissapearing butt exists. Scientists named this the comb jelly or the sea walnut. Research has stated that there has been no documentation of a transient anus, not even under a microscope. __________________ 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)

03-21-24, 04:21 PM	#3355
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	'Strengths' is the longest word with only one vowel. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-22-24, 06:02 AM	#3356
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	"Four" is the only number that is spelled with the same number of letters as itself. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-22-24, 08:12 AM	#3357
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The smell of freshly cut grass is noted to be the grass screaming in distress. This smell is a chemical that grass uses to call other critters to come and rescue them. The chemical compounds that the plant releases can also be used to poison an enemy and alert surrounding plants. __________________ 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)

03-23-24, 09:28 AM	#3358
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Ostrich farms sometimes have difficulty getting their male ostriches to breed, since the male ostriches are more attracted to their human caretakers than to female ostriches. 2024... totally not judging... __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-23-24, 12:39 PM	#3359
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Being gassy is normal. It is considered normal to pass gas 6 to 20 times a day. The average person passes gas around fifteen times a day. __________________ 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)

03-23-24, 02:48 PM	#3360
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,973 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	A wood frog species in Alaska is known to be able to hold its bladder for 8 months at a time. For me, these days I am lucky if I can make it 8 minutes __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.