useless facts - Page 8

Jimbuna · 01-10-21, 09:18 AM

Mulan has the highest kill-count of any Disney character.

Platapus · 01-10-21, 09:45 AM

The 3 Musketeers bar was originally split into three pieces with three different flavors: vanilla, chocolate and strawberry.

Aktungbby · 01-10-21, 01:11 PM

the brain's basal ganglia is the switchboard for the globus pallidus, the ventral pallidum, the substantia negra, and the subthalmic nucleus for increasing impulsive behavior... in short: if ya gotta itch, scratch it!

Jeff-Groves · 01-10-21, 01:35 PM

The Tallest Mountain in the World Is Not Mount Everest.
Though it is the highest mountain in the world (at 29,029 feet above sea level), it is not the tallest.
That distinction goes to Hawaii's Mauna Kea Volcano, which measures 33,476 feet from its base to its top.

Jeff-Groves · 01-10-21, 01:41 PM

Disney Is the Second-Largest Buyer of Explosives in the World.

Lego Group Is the Largest Manufacturer of Tires in the World.

blackswan40 · 01-10-21, 01:52 PM

Reindeer like to eat bananas.

Jeff-Groves · 01-10-21, 02:13 PM

U.S. Army Sergeant Anthony J. Marchione was the last American killed in air combat in World War II.

Jeff-Groves · 01-10-21, 02:22 PM

The higher one is? The Slower the speed of Sound travels.

Aktungbby · 01-10-21, 02:28 PM

Quote:

U.S. Army Sergeant Anthony J. Marchione was the last American killed in air combat in World War II.

Not a useless fact IMHO!

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Quote:

On 18 August 1945, he was in a flight of two B-32s, aboard a B-32 (tail number 42-108578), of the 386th Bomb Squadron, 312th Bomb Group, flying out of Yonton Airfield, Okinawa. The mission of the unit was to photograph that the Japanese were in compliance with the ceasefire. It became readily apparent when the group was attacked by Japanese aircraft as they crossed the shoreline over Japan. (The missions on the previous day had the same result.)

https://www.airspacemag.com/military...-die-10099776/

Jeff-Groves · 01-10-21, 02:48 PM

Terry Gilliam is the only member of Monty Python who was born and raised outside of the United Kingdom.

Jeff-Groves · 01-10-21, 02:56 PM

George Harrison (Yeah THAT George Harrison) appeared in the 1979 film 'Life of Brian'.

Jeff-Groves · 01-10-21, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

Not a useless fact IMHO!

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https://www.airspacemag.com/military...-die-10099776/

I consider it useless as there will always be a last in any War.
What I don't consider useless is the FIRST killed.
The first killed can teach a lesson Kennedy didn't heed in Dallas!
Archduke Franz Ferdinand believed to be first to be Assassinated in an OPEN Automobile?

Platapus · 01-10-21, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

The higher one is? The Slower the speed of Sound travels.

I officially challenge the uselessness of this fact

Jeff-Groves · 01-10-21, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

I officially challenge the uselessness of this fact

State your challenge.
What is it useful for?

Sean C · 01-11-21, 12:27 AM

Remembering the dead is useful because we are human. Well, most of us ... I guess. It reminds us of the very personal cost of war. That each and every one of those crosses in the field are there for someone's son or brother or father. Whether they were the first, last or whatever ... doesn't really matter itself. What matters is that we remember what the last war cost us when we think of starting a new one.

Anthony Marchione's death isn't a useless fact. It's one of the most important things you can remember.

01-10-21, 09:18 AM	#106
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01-10-21, 09:45 AM	#107
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,954 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The 3 Musketeers bar was originally split into three pieces with three different flavors: vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,865 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	the brain's basal ganglia is the switchboard for the globus pallidus, the ventral pallidum, the substantia negra, and the subthalmic nucleus for increasing impulsive behavior... in short: if ya gotta itch, scratch it! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

01-10-21, 01:35 PM	#109
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,319 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	The Tallest Mountain in the World Is Not Mount Everest. Though it is the highest mountain in the world (at 29,029 feet above sea level), it is not the tallest. That distinction goes to Hawaii's Mauna Kea Volcano, which measures 33,476 feet from its base to its top. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

01-10-21, 01:41 PM	#110
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,319 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Disney Is the Second-Largest Buyer of Explosives in the World. Lego Group Is the Largest Manufacturer of Tires in the World. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

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blackswan40 LSH-2022 Liaison Officer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: IN THE STEEL SHARKS VIRTUAL OCEAN Posts: 2,493 Downloads: 589 Uploads: 30	Reindeer like to eat bananas. __________________ LSH3 DOWNLOAD - LSH3 VIDEOS YOUTUBE - TUTORIALS by THEBERBSTER

01-10-21, 02:13 PM	#112
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,319 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	U.S. Army Sergeant Anthony J. Marchione was the last American killed in air combat in World War II. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

01-10-21, 02:22 PM	#113
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,319 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	The higher one is? The Slower the speed of Sound travels. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

01-10-21, 02:48 PM	#115
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,319 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Terry Gilliam is the only member of Monty Python who was born and raised outside of the United Kingdom. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

01-10-21, 02:56 PM	#116
Jeff-Groves Village Idiot Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,319 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	George Harrison (Yeah THAT George Harrison) appeared in the 1979 film 'Life of Brian'. __________________ I don't do Stupid. So don't ask.

01-11-21, 12:27 AM	#120
Sean C Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 907 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 2	Remembering the dead is useful because we are human. Well, most of us ... I guess. It reminds us of the very personal cost of war. That each and every one of those crosses in the field are there for someone's son or brother or father. Whether they were the first, last or whatever ... doesn't really matter itself. What matters is that we remember what the last war cost us when we think of starting a new one. Anthony Marchione's death isn't a useless fact. It's one of the most important things you can remember. __________________ If you have a question about celestial navigation ... ask me! Celestial Navigation Spreadsheet