General Trivia and Miscellany

[niallers]

If the sun disappeared, the earth would still feel its light, heat and gravitational effects for 8 minutes before everything went dark, cold and we drifted off into inter stellar space.

[Dr Arthur De Sabre]

10 minutes ago, niallers said:

If the sun disappeared, the earth would still feel its light, heat and gravitational effects for 8 minutes before everything went dark, cold and we drifted off into inter stellar space.

The sun has already dropped below the horizon while you enjoy its sunset 

[Neil G]

Most cornflakes come from the USA.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

If all the people in China jumped off a chair at the same time, it would be a massive coincidence. 

[Section_31]

All blue eyed people descend from the same person who had a random mutation and lived between 6 and 10 thousand years ago, before then, all humans had brown eyes.

 

After donating thousands of dollars to a local church, Saddam Hussein was given the key to the city of Detroit shortly after becoming President of Iraq.

[sir roger]

If you spread both of your arms out as far as they can go and use the wingspan as the length of time earth has existed , the bit of fingernail that protrudes from one of the middle fingers would represent mans time on earth.

[Qwikage]

If Barbie were life size , her measurements would be 39-23-33. She would be 7 feet 2 inches tall.

[Trumo]

40 minutes ago, sir roger said:

If you spread both of your arms out as far as they can go and use the wingspan as the length of time earth has existed , the bit of fingernail dirt that protrudes from one of beneath the middle fingernail would represent mans time on earth.

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[AngryOfTuebrook]

The poet Shelley wrote and printed the first Atheist pamphlet in England.  He got expelled from Oxford for it.

[Trumo]

While sat under the tree, Isaac Newton wasn't initially intrigued by whatever force caused the apple to fall, because he was too busy looking around for the cunt who'd thrown an apple at him.

[Dr Arthur De Sabre]

8 hours ago, Neil G said:

Most cornflakes come from the USA.

Most Americans are basically made of corn, it pervades pretty much every food type and source.

96 % of their grain stock is corn, it’s their main livestock feed and thanks to high fructose corn syrup gets in almost all food on the shelf.

[Pidge]

11 hours ago, Bjornebye said:

Steve Buscemi plays Buddy Holly in Pulp Fiction. 

He played a waiter.

 

Buddy Holly died when he was 22. Mental. An undeniable genius.

[Sugar Ape]

Just read that the brother of the drummer of British new wave band Haircut One Hundred was a passenger and died in the same plane crash that killed Otis Redding (he was one of The Bar-Kays). 
 

So there. 

[General Dryness]

This is my favorite piece of animal trivia.

 

How can you tell how venomous a scorpion is, just by looking at it? By the size of its claws in relation to its body, that's how.

 

If it has big, chunky claws, its venom doesn't need to be so powerful as it can hang onto its prey until it dies. If it has skinny claws, it needs its prey to die sharpish otherwise it could break free, hence it has stronger venom.

[Remmie]

From BBC's Perfect planet: there is an active volcano in Galapagos, home to nesting Iguanas. More people have been to space than the bottom of the crater. 

[Lario]

 

[Rico1304]

On 28/07/2020 at 15:47, Section_31 said:

All blue eyed people descend from the same person who had a random mutation and lived between 6 and 10 thousand years ago, before then, all humans had brown eyes.

 

After donating thousands of dollars to a local church, Saddam Hussein was given the key to the city of Detroit shortly after becoming President of Iraq.

When Barings bank was going Hussein was one of its customers.  He had his own lift from the car park straight up to the floor Barings had in the office block. No one else was allowed to use the lift.   

[easytoslip]

On 28/07/2020 at 12:54, niallers said:

If the sun disappeared, the earth would still feel its light, heat and gravitational effects for 8 minutes before everything went dark, cold and we drifted off into inter stellar space.

That's a dreadful thought. 

[easytoslip]

The American actor who was in Denis Potters Lipstick On Your Collar was the voice of Scott Tracy in Thunderbirds.

[littletedwest]

John Tyler former US president born in 1790 has one grandson still living

[easytoslip]

21 minutes ago, littletedwest said:

John Tyler former US president born in 1790 has one grandson still living

Mad that. 

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Born Richard Melville Hall, the musician Moby received his nickname as a child, derived from the fact that Herman Melville, the author of Moby Dick, is his great-great grand uncle. 

[sir roger]

30 minutes ago, littletedwest said:

John Tyler former US president born in 1790 has one grandson still living

Aye Junior is still alive , and the eldest lad only died last September

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Adolf Hitler only had one ball.

The other is in the Albert Hall.

[General Dryness]

1 hour ago, AngryofTuebrook said:

Adolf Hitler only had one ball.

The other is in the Albert Hall.

Himmler, was very similar.

And poor old Goebbels had no balls at all