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Bluefish
19-06-09, 10:58 PM
weight and type of ammo
lat and longitude must have a bearing on this as well.
Bedhead
05-07-09, 12:49 PM
Some Ferraris use the same clutch as a Sherpa van!:p
Dave20046
06-07-09, 09:49 AM
My bike is up for sale :-dd
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV
Didnt "they" (and no, not sure who) do a study and measure brain wave activity when ppl watch tv and found brain activity (no matter what the ppl were watching) actually went down? Anyone know what institute/scientist did the study?
Most lipstick contains fish scales
Mr Speirs
07-07-09, 02:54 PM
Didnt "they" (and no, not sure who) do a study and measure brain wave activity when ppl watch tv and found brain activity (no matter what the ppl were watching) actually went down? Anyone know what institute/scientist did the study?
Yeah that's true. I think it was actually nintendo that commisioned the research to build better advertising for their brain training range.
They actually found reading was very high in brain activity as you imagine what you are reading.
Dave20046
08-07-09, 08:22 AM
Most lipstick contains fish scales
Isn't that a myth/not strictly as it sounds? I thought the actual fact was just that most lipstics are made from oil which formed at the bottom of the sea mainly from dead organisms.
Owenski
08-07-09, 08:50 AM
* INTERESTING FACT OF THE DAY *
Daverandomnumbers knows far too much about lipstick
Dave20046
08-07-09, 09:08 AM
I like to look my best sweetie ;)
Spiderman
08-07-09, 11:04 AM
Didnt "they" (and no, not sure who) do a study and measure brain wave activity when ppl watch tv and found brain activity (no matter what the ppl were watching) actually went down? Anyone know what institute/scientist did the study?
Many different studies have been done into this and all of them pretty much show that watching tv puts the brain into Alpha waves, the same state created by meditation or hypnosis.
No wonder i went and bought myself some tampons the other day ;)
Owenski
08-07-09, 11:11 AM
Many different studies have been done into this and all of them pretty much show that watching tv puts the brain into Alpha waves, the same state created by meditation or hypnosis.
No wonder i went and bought myself some tampons the other day ;)
So when the misses chucks a pillow at me because Im not payin attention to her while the TV;s on, Its not actually my fault? Brilliant I'll be sure to let her know :D
Spiderman
08-07-09, 11:51 AM
No it seriously isnt. The TV controlls your brain activity. the fact that 5th gear is showing yet another car vs bike race and your eyes are popping out your head as you're glued to the screen si absolutely neither here or there.
Owenski
08-07-09, 12:12 PM
its usually football, cars or comedy. the football and the cars is fine but when Im watching the comedy and laugh while shes telling me sad stories about her day.... then Im busted!
sv-robo
11-07-09, 10:24 AM
Our mouths produce 1 & a half pints of saliva each day.........twice that if your looking at page 3=P~;)
BernardBikerchick
25-08-09, 08:55 AM
did you know that if the 1st of the month falls on a sunday there will always be a friday the 13th in that month !! :cool::cool::cool:
Verna you don't strike me as a Radio 2 listener!
Spiderman
27-08-09, 08:19 PM
clearly you are too, if you sussed her source so easily.
DarrenSV650S
27-08-09, 08:26 PM
So you're saying that 12 days after sunday, it will be friday?? WOW!!
DarrenSV650S
27-08-09, 08:31 PM
Did you know that if the 6th day of the month is a friday, there will always be a friday the 13th in that month !!
BernardBikerchick
28-08-09, 01:20 PM
Verna you don't strike me as a Radio 2 listener!
you plum!! heeee i'm classic FMonly !!!!
Wow.
I did not know that a risk of having a facelift is a condition called (fondly) "Pixie Ear"
http://messageboards.makemeheal.com/viewtopic.php?t=64307
So there you go.
xXBADGERXx
20-10-09, 09:49 PM
Harvesting Rhubarb in candlelight helps preserve its flavour
Milky Bar Kid
20-10-09, 09:52 PM
Harvesting Rhubarb in candlelight helps preserve its flavour
How does that work then?
xXBADGERXx
20-10-09, 10:01 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6474741.stm
punyXpress
21-10-09, 11:13 AM
... and it squeaks when you pull it.
...everything squeaks when you pull it!
...everything squeaks when you pull it!
Or put it in.
need to use more WD-40 surely?
POssibly.
Was a bit boozy when I typed that, sorry :)
Littlepeahead
04-11-09, 09:49 AM
It costs £100 per minute to run each court of the Old Bailey, and they have 18 courts.
The phrase 'on the wagon' comes from when a prisoner found guilty would be taken from the Old Bailey to Marble Arch for his execution. The wagon drivers would stop on the at a tavern for a drink to taunt the prisoners as they were not allowed a last drink because of being 'on the wagon'.
The chap who runs the Old Bailey gave me a private tour last night - fascinating.
allantheboss
30-12-09, 08:16 AM
On December 30th, 2009, Allan bumped a thread which everyone had once forgotten
Saddam Hussein was executed 3 years ago today
1953 – The first ever NTSC color television sets go on sale for about USD at $1,175 each from RCA
one year ago today it was New Years Eve !
Same time next year also.
Now thats just Strange is that !
Last Nights Full Moon was indeed a Blue Moon,
A blue moon, so-called because it is the second full moon of the month.
Last night there was a partial eclipse too.
Last Nights Full Moon was indeed a Blue Moon,
A blue moon, so-called because it is the second full moon of the month.
Last night there was a partial eclipse too.
It was indeed.
In addition to this, on New Year's day, we were out in the garden (like you do when it's so bloody cold) and our neighbor told us she saw several "gigantic balls of fire". We think the were probably chinese lanterns, but she was quite clear that they were slow moving balls of fire that were going back and forth in the sky. Full moon?
missyburd
04-01-10, 12:46 AM
Goldfish kept out of natural sunlight will lose their colour.
Owenski
04-01-10, 04:46 PM
Global warming making our climate colder will never make sense: FACT!
xXBADGERXx
04-01-10, 10:14 PM
Turds are pointed at either end so yer bum doesn`t slam shut on release .
punyXpress
04-01-10, 11:02 PM
So your extennnnnnnnnded toilet session the other week wasn't a TOTAL waste of time, Brocky?
davepreston
05-01-10, 01:44 AM
it is impossible to burp and fart simualtainiously
Orpheus
27-01-10, 07:49 PM
Goldfish kept out of natural sunlight will lose their colour.
Goldfish kept out of the bowl also lose their colour.
wyrdness
08-02-10, 09:59 PM
Statistically, the average human being has one breast and one testicle.
punyXpress
08-02-10, 10:18 PM
Since feamales outnumber blokes roughly 52:48 that's frightening! :o
The Apple I Computer was priced at $666.66. Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak later said he had no idea about the correlation between the number and the mark of the beast (http://www.factme.com/cgi-bin/facts_redirect.pl?factID=624&url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_of_the_beast). He says, "I came up with [it] because I like repeating digits." It was $500, plus a 33% markup.
On this day in 1867, the 1st ship passed through the Suez Canal.
Triv650
19-02-10, 08:24 AM
Our Galaxy is expected to collide with the Andromeda Galaxy in 5 billion years time. Best hope I'm not around when it happens :D
On this day in 1985, Coca-Cola introduced Cherry Coke in to mainstream production.
Cause to celebrate I'd say!
Vorkohnen
21-02-10, 11:06 AM
Watching Beyonce Knowles' music video for "All the single ladies (If you like it then you should of put a ring on it)" and playing the song name drinking game is not as fun as it sounds.
Dave20046
21-02-10, 12:41 PM
Watching Beyonce Knowles' music video for "All the single ladies (If you like it then you should of put a ring on it)" and playing the song name drinking game is not as fun as it sounds.
wimp
Vorkohnen
21-02-10, 12:50 PM
wimp
Hey, I don't have the weight to stand alot of drink - a trait made worse by the lack of any decent booze at said party ;)
WD 40 is a product created in 1953 by Norm Larsen, a chemist, who set out to create rust-prevention solvents for the aerospace industry.
Eventually he got a water displacing formula worked out and that exact formula remains in use today in every can you buy. The product WD-40 took its name from all those efforts and stands for Water Displacement, perfected on the 40th try!
Note true, WD 40 used to contain anchovies (I kid you not) and now it doesn't.
Cod Fishermen used to spray their bait with it to attract fish. Since they took the anchovies out of it, it doesn't work as well
read it a while back, but i have also heard that it can be used for that
http://www.wd40.co.uk/index.cfm?articleid=20
useful scrabble words: The square paper bit ( that you throw away) around you new tax disc is called the selvedge
the plastic frame that holds the parts of an airfix model kit together while they are in the box (and which you also throw away) is called a sprue
:smt045
useful scrabble words: The square paper bit ( that you throw away) around you new tax disc is called the selvedge
:smt045That word also refers to any paper product that has a centre, or part to be rmoved. Like Copie labels, the bit that you end up throwing is exactly that, Selvedge
[QUOTE=Viney;2215409]That word also refers to any paper product that has a centre, or part to be rmoved. Like Copie labels, the bit that you end up throwing is exactly that, Selvedge[/QUOTE
I just got the word from a weirdo I work with who collects old tax discs, never heard it before:confused:. My life has now been enlightened by some wisdom from the ghettos of Bromly and I will try to use selvedge in as many sentences as I can (when I'm forced to talk to him):D
Like: "I bought a second hand motorbike part from a selvedge yard."
Bananas are herbs.
Like: "I bought a second hand motorbike part from a selvedge yard."
Bananas are herbs.
yeah, something like that. Or, I go to my local farm shop coz they sell veg:rolleyes:
Today (March 18th) Rudolph Diesel was born, then man who invented the Diesel engine, he was German!
Tom_the_great
20-03-10, 12:33 PM
on this day :)
1966: Football's World Cup stolen
The football World Cup has been stolen while on exhibition at Central Hall in Westminster, London. The £30,000 solid gold Jules Rimet trophy disappeared while a church service was taking place in another part of the building.
Thieves removed the cup from the "Sport with Stamps" display at the Stampex exhibition, but stamps worth £3m were left behind.
punyXpress
20-03-10, 02:14 PM
What was the dog's name that found it?
Filipe M.
20-03-10, 02:37 PM
What was the dog's name that found it?
Was it George Best?
punyXpress
22-03-10, 10:50 AM
You'll have to wait - it wasn't found until 27th March.
Today is Roger Bannisters 81st birthday. He ran the first sub 4 minute mile:winner:
If he had owned an SV he could have done it in around 45 seconds:thumleft:
rick0361
28-03-10, 08:11 PM
useful scrabble words: The square paper bit ( that you throw away) around you new tax disc is called the selvedge
the plastic frame that holds the parts of an airfix model kit together while they are in the box (and which you also throw away) is called a sprue
:smt045
selvedge is also what the edge of a piece of woven cloth is called and where the makers used to put their mark. Used to be loads of mills making cloth in the Colne Valley where I live - no now
What was the dog's name that found it?
Pickles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickles_%28dog%29)
If you need an excuse for a party:rave:
The living god that is Rolf Harris is 80 today. Happy birthday Rolf, please don't sing stairway to heaven[-X
punyXpress
30-03-10, 10:44 AM
'twas indeed, L3nny. Go to the top of the class.
Grey Rider
05-04-10, 02:46 PM
my old Fiesta is still tryin to get to 60.
carternd
05-04-10, 11:31 PM
Irony as racism?
Scuse me while I fail to die of laughter.
trumpet
15-04-10, 03:43 PM
A 21-year-old has been taken to hospital after he crashed his Mazda motorcycle in Halifax Road,
You're going to have to explain that one to me.
trumpet
15-04-10, 04:24 PM
A 21-year-old has been taken to hospital after he crashed his Mazda motorcycle in Halifax Road, Todmorden, at noon today.
lancashire telegraph headline
The Guru
15-04-10, 04:41 PM
...Mazda motorcycle...
:confused:
This perhaps?
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/05/15/mazda-rotary-engine-motorcycle/
Amongst the stuff left on the moon by NASA, inexplicably, there is a mattress, a bike with no front wheel and a broken down Nissan Micra.
Mr Speirs
08-05-10, 08:15 PM
If network rail laid all its track end to end it would reach all over britain.
carternd
08-05-10, 11:06 PM
Amongst the stuff left on the moon by NASA, inexplicably, there is a mattress, a bike with no front wheel and a broken down Nissan Micra.
Did they arrive in a rusty Transit van?
punyXpress
18-05-10, 05:39 PM
1980
Mount St Helens went BANG ! at 8.32 local time.
Makes that Icelandic one look like a choirgirl's fahrt.
No I wasn't there - left town the day before.
If you put your finger and thumb at the top and bottom of an egg and squeeze as hard as you can... it will not smash
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories per hour
punyXpress
31-05-10, 09:46 AM
1940:
The Little Ships
If you put your finger and thumb at the top and bottom of an egg and squeeze as hard as you can... it will not smash
Somebody else watched that Richard Hammond program last night then ;)
Also if you have 200 eggs you can balance 2 crushed cars on them.
On this day in 1910 Robert Falcon Scott's ill fated expepition to the South Pole set off from England, so it says on my desk calender thingy!
punyXpress
01-06-10, 10:59 AM
1935:
Driving Test introduced this day.
Anybody here done it?
yorkie_chris
01-06-10, 11:00 AM
1935:
Driving Test introduced this day.
Anybody here done it?
Just you did that version of it I think mate :smt081
punyXpress
01-06-10, 11:12 AM
Cheeky Arab!
Electro
12-06-10, 06:29 PM
You can sing "When A Knight Won His Spurs" perfectly to the US national anthem :)
Triv650
15-06-10, 09:41 PM
Dogs can't look up...
DarrenSV650S
15-06-10, 09:45 PM
Dogs can't look up...
Lies :p
davepreston
15-06-10, 09:53 PM
Dogs can't look up...
i feel a shaun of the dead moment approaching lol
Triv650
16-06-10, 09:31 PM
Big Al says so :D
punyXpress
20-06-10, 09:48 AM
Yesterday, really:
19 June 2005 MAG Rally site at Helmsley hit by flash floods just as the last few were clearing up. Two or three hours earlier & there would have been carnage.
Several plucked to safety by Air-Sea Rescue - lucky lads.
punyXpress
30-06-10, 09:10 AM
Now then all you rich burgers!
Today's the last day you can spend your ' Elgar ' £20 notes. So, what bike you gonna buy?
Yesterday, really:
19 June 2005 MAG Rally site at Helmsley hit by flash floods just as the last few were clearing up. Two or three hours earlier & there would have been carnage.
Several plucked to safety by Air-Sea Rescue - lucky lads.
My step dad was at the farmyard that year! He got lucky cos he set off early but quite a few of his mates stayed and got caught up in the floods, their pics were very impressive/scary!
Yesterday, really:
19 June 2005 MAG Rally site at Helmsley hit by flash floods just as the last few were clearing up. Two or three hours earlier & there would have been carnage.
Several plucked to safety by Air-Sea Rescue - lucky lads.
That reminds me of that episode of peep show where he is in the sperm bank.
WHY DO YOU ALWAYS CATCH ME AT MY LOWEST MOMENTS, ELGAR!
punyXpress
06-07-10, 08:50 AM
Guy Martin back today - see Racing
punyXpress
06-07-10, 01:28 PM
Coriander, turmeric key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from sheep!
I'm sure you REALLY wanted to know that!
On this day...
In 1965 the Mont Blanc tunnel opened
In 1999 Starwars Episode 1 was released
On this day...
In 1965 the Mont Blanc tunnel opened
In 1999 Starwars Episode 1 was released
and in 1661 europes first banknotes were issued by the bank of stockholm
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