This is a relitively fun, and interesting thread. In this thread people can post all the pointless facts they want, to show off their knowledge, or how much time they have. . This thread was inspired by a book I found called "The Book Of General Ignorance" by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson. Anyway, with that in mind feel free to post those facts you have been itching to tell people...
Rules: No Spam (of course) Only for general knowledge facts and comments on other posts Have Fun!
I will start it off, and every so often add new quotes from the book...
1. "What was odd about Rudolph the Red- Nosed Reindeer? He was a girl Despite being called Rudolph and referres to as "him," like all Santa's reindeer he must in fact have been female. Male reindeer lose their antlers at the beginning of winter. Females keep their antlers until they give birth in spring." (241)
2. Cinderellas shoes were in fact originally made from squirrel fur. "Charles Perrault, who wrote the familiar version of the story in the seventeenth century, misheard the word vair (squirrel fur) in the medieval tale he borrowed and updated for the similar-sounding verre (glass)." (233)
So, time to show off your general knowledge... Have Fun!
Chai is just another word for tea. So when someone says Chai Tea they are really saying Tea Tea.
The number Googolplex was given it's name by a nine year old boy.
This is still in debate, but Tyrannosaurs Rex may have actually been primarily a scavenger instead of a hunter.
The Spikes on Stegosauruses back were most likely not used for protection but instead to help regular body heat and possibly a display for mating.
The look of Velociraptor in the Jurassic park movies was actually based on Deinonychus a larger relative of the Velociraptor. This confusion came because at the time it was believed that Deinonychus was a species of Velociraptor.
Velociraptor like most or possibly all raptors had proto-feathers covering it's body.
The popular aquarium fish Platies and Mollies are not of the same genus of fish and as such can not interbreed. However sword tails and Platies are related closely enough to breed. Also Mollies and Guppies are related close enough to breed. With this said Platies and Mollies are however part of the same family of fish.
female Platies can carry the sperm from a male for up to three months. So if you ever got a Platy and couldn't figure out how it got pregnant this could be the reason.
Moths have the best sense of smell in the world.
A crabs genitals are on it's knees.
There's more bacteria in the human stomach then there are cells in the human body.
John Belushi was originally going to play the roll of Peter Vankman in the movie Ghostbusters but died before the start of production.
Dan Aykroyd considered Slimer to be the ghost of his friend John Belushi.
Slimers original name in the Ghostbusters script was Onionhead.
The Ghost Busters was actually the name of a tv series produced in the 70s. Because of this the movie Ghostbusters was almost renamed to Ghoststoppers. This is also why when the 80s cartoon of the movie came out it had to have "The Real" added to the title to avoid copy write infringement since they only had the right to the name for the movie.
You've never actually touched anything.
The person who created Wolverine originally envisioned his claws to be part of his gloves rather then part of his body.
Halflings from the Dungeons&Dragons game were originally called Hobbits but were forced to change the name because of copyright laws.
Tim Russ the actor who played Tuvok from the tv series Star Trek Voyager had almost gotten the role of Geordi La Forge from the Star Trek The Next Generation series.
It was once believed that large parrots didn't need to drink water.
The Happy Birthday song was done by school teachers and is a rewording of the song Good Morning To All.
Ever hear of black armor? the color of the steel was created by forging and cooling the metal in curtain oils instead of water resulting in a very dark shade of blue that was often mistaken for black.
The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.
In the early days of the telephone, operators would pick up a call and use the phrase, "Well, are you there?". It wasn't until 1895 that someone suggested answering the phone with the phrase "number please?"
The surface area of an average-sized brick is 79 cm squared.
According to suicide statistics, Monday is the favored day for self-destruction.
Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day.
The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear.
Karoke means "empty orchestra" in Japanese.
The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear.
This just supports my theory that the Bible was originally created by the government to control the masses in a way.
More random facts..Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic? A. He was allergic to carrots.
Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party? A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet.
In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase "goodnight, sleep tight".
It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in- law with All the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month we know today as the honeymoon.
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the Rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase Inspired by this practice.
In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
This just supports my theory that the Bible was originally created by the government to control the masses in a way.
In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
The word golf was first mentioned in writing in 1457 on a Scottish statute on forbidden games as gouf,[1] possibly derived from the Scots word goulf (variously spelled) meaning "to strike or cuff". This word may, in turn, be derived from the Dutch word kolf, meaning "bat," or "club," and the Dutch sport of the same name. But there is an even earlier reference to the game of golf and it is believed to have happened in 1452 when King James II banned the game because it kept his subjects from their archery practice.[2] It is often claimed that the word originated as an acronym for "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden", but this is an urban legend The Free Dictionary
Masturbation is actually good for a guys health. Not only because of the exercise and relief of stress but doing it at least once a week until your 30 can reduce your chances of developing testicular cancer by 1/3.
Bill Murray played the character of Peter Vankman in the movie "Ghostbusters" and did the voice of Garfield in the Garfield live action movie. Lorenzo Music was the original voice actor of Peter Vankman in "The Real Ghostbusters" cartoon and was the voice actor for Garfield in the cartoon "Garfield And Friends".
Originally according to legend unicorns were more goat like and were not regarded as peaceful animals.
