useless facts - Page 55

Platapus · 05-16-21, 12:07 PM

A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance”.

Jimbuna · 05-17-21, 06:46 AM

The thumbnail grows the slowest, the middle nail the fastest, nearly 4 times faster than toenails.

Platapus · 05-17-21, 05:49 PM

The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) had to change their name to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) because of legal action taken by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

Jimbuna · 05-18-21, 05:31 AM

The Human eyes never grow, but nose and ears never stop growing.

Platapus · 05-18-21, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The Human eyes never grow, but nose and ears never stop growing.

Not sure that is correct about the human eye

Platapus · 05-18-21, 05:06 PM

According to John Lennon, the imagery in the song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” was inspired by the work of Lewis Carroll.

Catfish · 05-18-21, 05:34 PM

No country or region can be self-sustaining today, without falling back in the middle ages.
Useless fact because no one realises this and nationalism is on the rise.

Jimbuna · 05-19-21, 05:31 AM

Tom Sawyer was the first novel written on a typewriter.

Texas Red · 05-19-21, 06:49 AM

Armistead · 05-19-21, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The Human eyes never grow, but nose and ears never stop growing.

Babies are born with eyes about 16.5 millimeters in length. People's eyes stop growing in length by the age of 20 or 21, when they reach about 24 millimeters.

Jimbuna · 05-19-21, 11:57 AM

If Texas were a country, its GNP would be the fifth largest of any country in the world.

Platapus · 05-19-21, 05:58 PM

The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) had to change their name to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) because of legal action taken by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

Sean C · 05-19-21, 06:24 PM

You posted that two days ago.

Buddahaid · 05-19-21, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

If Texas were a country, its GNP would be the fifth largest of any country in the world.

That was supposed to be California last I looked. Better look again.

2019
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_California

Jimbuna · 05-20-21, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

That was supposed to be California last I looked. Better look again.

2019
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_California

05-16-21, 12:07 PM	#811
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,954 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance”. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-17-21, 06:46 AM	#812
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The thumbnail grows the slowest, the middle nail the fastest, nearly 4 times faster than toenails. __________________ 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)

05-17-21, 05:49 PM	#813
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,954 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) had to change their name to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) because of legal action taken by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-18-21, 05:31 AM	#814
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The Human eyes never grow, but nose and ears never stop growing. __________________ 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)

05-18-21, 05:06 PM	#816
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,954 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	According to John Lennon, the imagery in the song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” was inspired by the work of Lewis Carroll. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-18-21, 05:34 PM	#817
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,897 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	No country or region can be self-sustaining today, without falling back in the middle ages. Useless fact because no one realises this and nationalism is on the rise. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

05-19-21, 05:31 AM	#818
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Tom Sawyer was the first novel written on a typewriter. __________________ 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)

05-19-21, 06:49 AM	#819
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05-19-21, 11:57 AM	#821
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,240 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	If Texas were a country, its GNP would be the fifth largest of any country in the world. __________________ 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)

05-19-21, 05:58 PM	#822
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,954 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The World Wrestling Federation (WWF) had to change their name to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) because of legal action taken by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-19-21, 06:24 PM	#823
Sean C Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 906 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 2	You posted that two days ago. __________________ If you have a question about celestial navigation ... ask me! Celestial Navigation Spreadsheet