INTERESTING FACT OF THE DAY

[leebex]

bit like the red headed alice on BBC Coast programme.;) think its the accent that does it for me :D

[The Idle Biker]

Vaginal fluid is excellent at removing long standing nicotine stains from fingers.

(I am a non smoker btw)

[Specialone]

I fancy the red head lady from myth busters. She's a weirdo, but strangely alluring.

Nothing strange there she's ace albeit she's dropped a rugrat now so pr1ck in a top hat springs to mind.

[andrewsmith]

Vaginal fluid is excellent at removing long standing nicotine stains from fingers.

(I am a non smoker btw)

okayyyy

That is a odd one and a half

[Electro]

Vaginal fluid is excellent at removing long standing nicotine stains from fingers.

(I am a non smoker btw)

Hmmm, teeth whitening experiment. :)

[The Idle Biker]

Hmmm, teeth whitening experiment. :)

Ha ha.

Many people believe that alcohol kills brain cells (neurons). This is true of pure alcohol but not for the diluted stuff we drink in Wine, beers and moderate spirits.

An average brain has 100 billion neurons.

mmmm Stella anyone?

[DJFridge]

Ha ha.

Many people believe that alcohol kills brain cells (neurons). This is true of pure alcohol but not for the diluted stuff we drink in Wine, beers and moderate spirits.

An average brain has 100 billion neurons.

mmmm Stella anyone?

Nice glass of Italian white followed by a Fosters or two actually.

Agree with Reeder about Mythbuster redhead and leebex about Alice from Coast. Anyone else think Victoria Coren is just naughty?

[davepreston]

Anyone else think Victoria Coren is just naughty?
hell yesss

[andrewsmith]

hell yesss

I second that mans response

[Specialone]

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:

Spades - King DavidHearts - Charlemagne Clubs -Alexander the GreatDiamonds - JuliusCaesar



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, which we know today as the honeymoon.

[Specialone]

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.

[tom-k6]

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 the immortal words of Will Smith in Independance Day "I GOT to get me one of these!" :grin:

[Reeder]

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks;otherwise it will digest itself.

[Fruity-ya-ya]

Pigeons produce milk to feed their young.

If you wondered how I stumbled onto this, yesterday on the way back from a training course I almost tripping over a pigeon I asked a friend 'why are there loads of pigeons in towns and most of the year?'
He answered in a very learned man way, 'Many reasons but did you know both parents make their young milk. I think it's called crop milk, a bit like cottage cheese. Plus unlike many other birds, pigeons don't see humans as a massive threat. That and they breed like rats!'
After a quick Google, I was amazed to find they do produce this stuff.

NOTE: If you're squeamish & eating your breakfast or do not want to be put off eating your dinner don't read on.


Click here for more info - crop milk (http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Bird_Milk.html)

[Fruity-ya-ya]

Okay, not quite as interesting as I thought ;)

[kaivalagi]

Okay, not quite as interesting as I thought ;)
I learnt something, I never knew any birds produced milk, I thought it was purely a mammal thing, cheers!

[northwind]

Pigeons produce milk to feed their young.


I wonder if it'd be practical to milk them? Yields are going to be a bit less than a good dairy cow but then they'll be a bit cheaper to get in the first place.

Going to need a really small milking stool though

[tom-k6]

I wonder if it'd be practical to milk them? Yields are going to be a bit less than a good dairy cow but then they'll be a bit cheaper to get in the first place.

Going to need a really small milking stool though


just get them blokes off the babybel advert ;)

[Reeder]

Or the borrowers.

[tom-k6]

or this guy http://www.thenational.ae/news/worldwide/asia-pacific/two-foot-tall-filipino-is-worlds-shortest-man

[xXBADGERXx]

I reckon I could take him in a fight

[tom-k6]

not so sure, he knows people in high places.....relatively speaking

[punyXpress]

There must be a Vintage bike do on.
Do like to hear the rustle of pushrods in the morning!
Will have to find where their lunch stop is & play catch up.
That's all.

[Shawthing]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14097038

Mr Stuker, 10 Million airmiles!

'As a reward he will never have to queue at airports, always get upgraded and has even had a plane named after him.'

I hope thay are not refering to the STUKA dive bomber from WW2?

[Quedos]

Nude underwear - is not invisible as the manufacturers claim esp after a summer down pour!

[keithd]

Nude underwear - is not invisible as the manufacturers claim esp after a summer down pour!

so are you saying we could or couldnt see your boobage after said downpour? or just the underwear?

[Quedos]

Could see everything Keith - not a pretty experience in an male office ( and no jacket to hide my blushes)

[BernardBikerchick]

my air bags are nice !

*runs and hides*

[xXBADGERXx]

The least succesful Harry Potter film made more money than the most successful Twilight film

[punyXpress]

Bastille Day

[Berlin]

Venus and Uranus spin in the opposite direction to the other planets in the solar system.

[tom-k6]

hehehehe uranus

[Quedos]

Elderly are more likely to fall in a care home or hospital situ than a home or outside.

[punyXpress]

Heaven help me if I ride in one of those then. ;)

[keithd]

A tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot repair itself

9/10 of all living things live in the Ocean

If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day

For every extra kilogram carried on a space flight, 530kg of excess fuel are needed at lift-off

Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end (i'm going to guess this is true only for men AND women)

[Jimmy2Feet]

If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day



I do not believe one little part of this! the only way i can see that it is true is if you have fallen down the well and are seeing stars because of the bang on the head!!!

[keithd]

I do not believe one little part of this! the only way i can see that it is true is if you have fallen down the well and are seeing stars because of the bang on the head!!!

seems you're right...

http://www.snopes.com/science/well.asp

[tactcom7]

Sound travels nearly four miles a second through steel.

[punyXpress]

This date next year the ultimate riding opportunity starts:
Olympic Games 27 July-12 Aug 2012, when all and sundry will be glued to their tv sets and the roads will be quieter than a mouse's phart.
Make the most of it and start planning now ( and saving for the fuel which will be firkin expensive )

[andrewsmith]

During the Olympics

There will be approximately 12,000 officers on duty at any one time in London. 9,000 policing the Olympics

[davepreston]

During the Olympics

There will be approximately 12,000 officers on duty at any one time in London. 9,000 policing the Olympics

sorry after a govermentally review into manning and cost levels during the olympic games these figures are no longer acurate

there will be 12 police on duty all day reducing to 9 at night, a third will be dealing with the greater london area while the others will indeed be dealing with the games
we have judged that these will be suitable as front line assets as
we are backing them up with the top 3 neighbourhood watch schemes, a dog, 300,000 extra speed cameras and some illegal imigrants who we didnt bother to check there visa entitlements, as extra precautions we are making sure the illegals can still claim full benifits as were paying them cash in hand at twice the rate of a proper police person

sorry for any misunderstandings
the goverment

[tweakedtay]

The square root of rope is string.

[Fruity-ya-ya]

The square root of rope is string.

I'm afraid knot, everyone knows it's twine.



(sorry, couldn't help myself).

[tweakedtay]

3 people (1 man, 2 children) died during the filming of The Twilight Zone - The Movie. Through violent decapitation by helicopter.

[davepreston]

dave preston is not my real name
strange but true

[andrewsmith]

Dave comes in Preston isn't it?


http://www.katzy.dsl.pipex.com/Smileys/runaway!.gif

[Venom]

dave preston is not my real name
strange but true

I knew that, it's because it's not safe to use your real name when you're Irish and you know where we live.

[tactcom7]

3 people (1 man, 2 children) died during the filming of The Twilight Zone - The Movie. Through violent decapitation by helicopter.

Is there any other kind? ;)

[The Idle Biker]

The Sun and the Moon appear the same size in sky. This is curious because the Sun is 400 times bigger than the moon. However by some coincidence, or act of God, the Sun is 400 times further away from the Earth than the Moon is.

Hence they both appear to be the same size.

Interesting that, isn't it?

[Reeder]

The Sun and the Moon appear the same size in sky. This is curious because the Sun is 400 times bigger than the moon. However by some coincidence, or act of God, the Sun is 400 times further away from the Earth than the Moon is.

Hence they both appear to be the same size.

Interesting that, isn't it?

Yes. That actually genuinely is.

[Venom]

A cat's terminal velocity is about 60mph which is non-fatal. You can throw a cat out of the 7th floor or higher and it'll orientate itself and spread itself out to land with less injuries than from the 6th floor. Please DO NOT throw cats out of buildings to verify this.

[Specialone]

A cat's terminal velocity is about 60mph which is non-fatal. You can throw a cat out of the 7th floor or higher and it'll orientate itself and spread itself out to land with less injuries than from the 6th floor. Please DO NOT throw cats out of buildings to verify this.

Didn't work on the poor cat that some fecking low life not too far from where I live, threw off a flats balcony.

Im friends with the RSPCA inspector that dealt with the prosecution as it happens, the scrote did time over it and got a few slaps for it inside apparently.

So please folks, don't do it or i will personally see to it you suffer :rant:

[beabert]

As long as it isnt a dog :D

[Levo]

All Clown Fish are born male, a mature male turns female once the female of the group dies.

[punyXpress]

Amazed that nobody mentioned 9-11 :eek:

[SoulKiss]

I'm afraid knot, everyone knows it's twine.



(sorry, couldn't help myself).

Missed out on a corker there

I'm a frayed knot

Would have been MUCH better :p

[Reeder]

On September 12, 1951, former middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Randy Turpin to win back the belt in front of 61,370 spectators at the Polo Grounds in New York City. Robinson, a New York City native, had lost the belt to Turpin two months prior in Turpin’s native London.

[lx_online]

Paraphrasing:

There are estimated to be between 20,000 and 25,000 human protein-coding genes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene).

Surprisingly, the number of human genes is less than two times greater than that of many much simpler organisms, such as the roundworm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caenorhabditis_elegans) and the fruit fly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosophila_melanogaster). However, a larger proportion of human genes are related to central nervous system and especially brain development.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_genome

[tweakedtay]

Is there any other kind? ;)

Through fluffy bunny decapitiation by helicopter?

[Shawthing]

I was told that the only word in the Oxford english dictionary with three consecutive pairs of same letter is:-



Bookkeeper.

[keith_d]

I was told that the only word in the Oxford english dictionary with three consecutive pairs of same letter is:-



Bookkeeper.

Is that like a sub-bookkeeper but with one less pair?

[Amadeus]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_K._Daghlian,_Jr.

Oops! :smt051

[BigGrinRR]

okay ..here goes...someone correct me if Im wrong
They are raising the speed limits from 70 to 80...yes
thats an increase of (calculator) say 12.5% in speed
crash energy (the forces you experience) is not linear - so does not go up 12.5%
crash energy is exponential and will increase 400%
This applies to all speed increases from 10 to 20, from 20 to 30, from 30 to 40 etc
now you are more educated it is easier to understand speed enforcement as every mph counts

shoot me down if my sums are wrong - sure this is correct

[yorkie_chris]

I guess it is a 27% increase in KE from very quick bodge calc.

[SIII]

Yep, you need to do your sums again!

Kinetic energy of a moving body = 1/2 x mass x velocity (squared)

Therefore if a 1000kg car increases from 70 to 80 its energy increases from
484 KJ to 632 KJ that is an increase of 31% not 400%.

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Think that deserves a firing squad:mrgreen: for that bit of physics.

[BigGrinRR]

Yep, you need to do your sums again!

Kinetic energy of a moving body = 1/2 x mass x velocity (squared)

Therefore if a 100kg car increases from 70 to 80 its energy increases from
484 KJ to 632 KJ that is an increase of 31% not 400%.

:smt072
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Think that deserves a firing squad:mrgreen: for that bit of physics.

Hmmmmm...your right Prof !!!
i deserve a good kicking !!! was working on a rough 4 times thinking that was 400%.......
Still...........I'm puzzled......this 100kg car you are talking about.....this must belong to Noddy as must be very small...and Im unsure if Big Ears would agree with your sums as real physics dont apply in toy land !!
hehehehehehe!!
trying to worm my way out of it with humour.....has it worked !!!

[xXBADGERXx]

Look , your Bo11oxed if you crash either way

[BigGrinRR]

Yeagh but if I was Noddy and crashed in this 100kg car that SIII mentions then I would only be plunging into a marshmallow building, or a silver foil pond, so no worries !!!
hehehe

[SIII]

1000kg not 100!

Can't count upto 1000 either?






(sorry, just had to use the edit button! i can do fancy sum's, just bloody useless at typing)

[BigGrinRR]

1000kg not 100!

Can't count upto 1000 either?






(sorry, just had to use the edit button! i can do fancy sum's, just bloody useless at typing)

Nice one Buddy!!
Were all good at something!!
I can't wait to find out what mine is??
Hehehe

[Berlin]

There is no translation of Bungey cord in Chinese.

However there is a translation for Bungey jump

Its "Stupid Pig Jump"

:)

[Berlin]

And made with an extract of cocoa plant which is also the active consituent of cocaine

Following on from that, Coca Cola is actually a free by-product. Original Coka-Cola contained Cocain which is why it was so popular and "refreshing". They eventually took the cocain out and replaced it with Cafeine. The Cocain is now sold to the pharmaceutical industry and more than covers the cost of producing Coca Cola So everyhting is profit from its sale. This explains why it is so much more popular than other drinks. Huge mareting budgets are available due to the profit levels.

Its also interesting that the abreviation of Coca Cola has a K in it when the full version doesn't.

[Reeder]

No Berlin, no. http://www.cracked.com/article_18401_6-global-corporations-started-by-their-founders-****ty-luck.html

More usefull info from that article...

Lego pieces now outnumber humans 62 to one.

[punyXpress]

Now you mention it:
http://i.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/article/4/0/1/18401.jpg?v=1
What's the opposite of trendsetter? Hitler.

[The Idle Biker]

yVkdfJ9PkRQ mm could be a Hitler but interesting nonetheless. Pendulum waves, of which the mathematical formula is wtf+1

[The Idle Biker]

An old friend of mine, told me his eldest brother was Gay, this was interesting as I never knew.
He then told me that his Brother went to University and studied with Liam Fox the Defence Secretary. This was interesting because I never knew his eldest brother went to University.
He then told me something about Liam Fox that wasn't at all interesting and as far as I could tell would not in any way detract from his ability to do his job, and I was not interested at all.

[davepreston]

one vist from richie robs 3 days of your memory fact
orose does drink and can neck a cocktail in under 3 seconds
yc can be made to drink like a man
myc can still outdrink yc
badger strangely suits 1980's raybands
paul the sixth and irksy sound ike cackling witches when drunk
my wife mrs giggles should be given a saint hood

[Fruity-ya-ya]

Got into a heated debate about 'how cows are forced to produce milk' and someone in the pub shouted up that goats don't need to be forced and 'always' produce. After a few more pints and a few more heated words they conceded they were wrong (foolish beer fueled non-beard wearing simpleton) but they did feed me an interesting fact.

"Goats are one of the oldest domesticated species."

Having done some Googlidge, it appears they are right.

Disclaimer: This interesting fact might only be interesting after wasting most if an evening drunk in your local debating cows udders.

[Amadeus]

Cows are cooler than goats.

[punyXpress]

You should ( not ) stoop so low! ;)

[wyrdness]

Cows are cooler than goats.

No way are cows cooler than goats. These three had real personalities.

http://wyrdness.org/sheepmuseum/sheepmuseum-Images/0.jpg

[keith_d]

That's not a three goats, it's the first step towards a chimera.

Next step, graft on the lion's head, then stop it trying to eat the goat heads!!

[The Idle Biker]

A VIDEO of the female brain during org@sm proves it is far too complicated to be bothered with.

The animated scan showed more than three areas of the brain were involved at different times, leading millions of men to shake their heads and say 'nah'.

Researchers found that the org@sm starts in the frontal cortex before moving on to the nucleus accumbens and then reaching its peak in the hypothalmus, by which point a normal man should have finished and be well on his way to the lavatory.

Professor Henry Brubaker, of the Institute for Studies, said: "I completely lost track of it half way through. It was like watching a David Lynch film.

"How are we supposed to remember 'nucleus accumbens' never mind asking if her oxytocin has reached its optimum level?"

Stephen Malley, from Guildford, said: "Not that I care in the slightest, but if a woman really wants to have an org@sm with me then it'll have to be a proper, old fashioned one with none of your fancy brain parts that are just there for show."

Bill McKay, from Hatfield said: "I thought they had them in their vag1nas? The same way that I have mine in my pen1s.

"If it can all be kept in the vag1na area then I can probably cope with that, but if bits of it are going to be happening in her brain then I'm going to get all confused.

"And then eventually I'll just give up and go and watch television.

"As usual."

(as reported in thedailymash.co.uk)

[punyXpress]

This day in 1941 - Pearl Harbor.

[xXBADGERXx]

This day in 1941 - Pearl Harbor.

Puny was an eyewitness :rambo:

[punyXpress]

I didn't start it - honest!

[SIII]

The largest tyre manufacturer, by volume, is -


















LEGO

[punyXpress]

At midnight we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the birth of a dear friend - the Euro.
'tis a pity the poor little thing will not live to see its 11th birthday.

[andrewsmith]

:winner:

Cracking one Puny

[Amadeus]

No way are cows cooler than goats. These three had real personalities.

http://wyrdness.org/sheepmuseum/sheepmuseum-Images/0.jpg

Since when has poor grooming meant that you're cool? You'll be saying Chabal is cool next!
Besides, a moo is cool, a pathetic, weak bleating - hardly worth the effort really.
And we've not go to talking about their pooh yet - you can't make a frisbee out of goat pooh can you? I rest my case...

:-)

[tactcom7]

In the animal kingdom only humans and guinea pigs can't produce vitamin C themselves.

[Amadeus]

In the animal kingdom only humans and guinea pigs can't produce vitamin C themselves.

So you're claiming I couldn't live on a diet of guinea pigs alone? Hmm, one for Morgan Spurlock me thinks. :-)

[monkey]

In Peru they commonly eat guinea pigs with potatoes or chips:

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6263/guineapig.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/21/guineapig.jpg/)

[Amadeus]

In Peru they commonly eat guinea pigs with potatoes or chips:

In Equador they sell them on sticks like toffee apples. That's one of the main reasons why I've not been back.

[The Idle Biker]

Japanese artist Isao Hashimoto has created a beautiful, undeniably scary time-lapse map of the 2053 nuclear explosions which have taken place between 1945 and 1998, beginning with the Manhattan Project's "Trinity" test near Los Alamos and concluding with Pakistan's nuclear tests in May of 1998. This leaves out North Korea's two alleged nuclear tests in this past decade (the legitimacy of both of which is not 100% clear).

Each nation gets a blip and a flashing dot on the map whenever they detonate a nuclear weapon, with a running tally kept on the top and bottom bars of the screen. Hashimoto, who began the project in 2003, says that he created it with the goal of showing"the fear and folly of nuclear weapons." It starts really slow — if you want to see real action, skip ahead to 1962 or so — but the buildup becomes overwhelming.

9U8CZAKSsNA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9U8CZAKSsNA

[andrewsmith]

scary animation of toxic land

[Amadeus]

If you like big bangs, there's a great book - 100 suns (http://www.amazon.co.uk/100-Suns-1945-1962-Michael-Light/dp/0224064517/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328275934&sr=1-3)

[punyXpress]

Excuse the Adolf-ism, but today is Groundhog Day.
So was yesterday, and again tomorrow.
WTF is going on ?

[Small Clanger]

In Peru they commonly eat guinea pigs with potatoes or chips:

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6263/guineapig.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/21/guineapig.jpg/)

If they're it's testicles at the bottom of the plate, it's better off dead. How did it WALK?

[punyXpress]

100 years ago, Capt Lawrence Oates went for a walk, saying "
'I am just going outside and may be some time.'