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 Cinderellas shoes were in fact originally made from squirrel fur.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!
Wow guys chill out, the posts are not set in concrete!!!!! I found them somewhere so lighten up its only a bit of harmless FUN!!!!! (anyone remember what that is??)
I know you are only pointing out that they are wrong!! but why so negative?? putting in the effort to prove something wrong, thats not fun!!!! Dont get me wrong, i'm not offended or anything, i dont mind being corrected, saves from looking like a dumba**, in the future. =]
Well, first of all, the OP states that the facts stated here should be useless knowledge you want to share. There is quite a few just going to websites to find some, which is simple copy pasta and will get the thread locked. Second, might be for the fun of it, but it is still wrong. And I have too much random knowledge to write it down, because I am not sure where to start. I am not trying to prove it wrong or make you look stupid, I am trying to stop the wrong info to spread. It is a bad habit of mine.
Everything is made up of atoms. Atoms have a positive charged nucleus and a field of electrons (that have a negative charge) around them. when you go to touch something the electrons in your hand repel against the electrons in the object. So your not actually touching the object but feeling this repelling force.
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.
Uhm, Armour... You have already posted that... On the first page, even. I am tempted to repost my reply to the golf-thing again, but repeating does not make it more right nor more wrong.
Spirit (alcohol) is named this way after the Holy Spirit. As far as I can remember.
Uhm, Armour... You have already posted that... On the first page, even. I am tempted to repost my reply to the golf-thing again, but repeating does not make it more right nor more wrong.
Sorry, didn't realise that.
Anyway, Gilligan of Gilligan's Island had a first name that was only used once, on the never-aired pilot show. His first name was Willy.
Dr. Seuss and Kurt Vonnegut went to college together. They were even in the same fraternity, where Seuss decorated the fraternity house walls with drawings of his strange characters.
The Les Nessman character on the TV series WKRP in Cincinnati wore a band-aid in every episode. Either on himself, his glasses, or his clothing.
John Larroquette of "Night Court" and "The John Larroquette Show" was the narrator of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
Beelzebub, another name for the devil, is Hebrew for "Lord of the Flies", and this is where the book's title comes from.
The term "devil's advocate" comes from the Roman Catholic church. When deciding if someone should be sainted, a devil's advocate is always appointed to give an alternative view.
*Picks up The Book of eneral Ignorance* (yes I keep it too hand it is a very useful book) Page 160:
The Canary Islands are named after.... a dog. The latinised version of the name is Insul Canaria meaning Isle of Dogs because the place was packed with them when the Romans arrived. The birds were later named after the islands. The Canary (bird) was originally mottled green/brown but centuries of cross breeding by humans have made them yellow. A diet of red peppers turns them orange. It is a coincidense that Canary Wharf and the Isle of Dogs in London are so close.
