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Water melon was discovered in the Dessert.
The Voltic Pile was Named after Antonio Volta
The Galvanic Cell was named after Luigi Galvani
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Therefore it would be green. It's just that human eyes have evolved to see not see light as green if there are significant amounts of other frequencies within the beam.
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Sun
Second paragraph mate
( not the eye bit though I do not believe it is on the page)
The Voltic Pile was Named after Antonio Volta
The Galvanic Cell was named after Luigi Galvani
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I thought that the sun actually produced more light within the green section of the visible spectrum.JemothSkarii said:
Therefore it would be green. It's just that human eyes have evolved to see not see light as green if there are significant amounts of other frequencies within the beam.
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Sun
Second paragraph mate
( not the eye bit though I do not believe it is on the page)The word "Salary" goes back to the Latin word that originally denoted a 'allowance given to a Roman soldier for buying salt'
Both the muscles in our bodies and mussels from the sea take their name from the common house mouse. The early Romans rather whimsically thought that the body muscles, appearing and disappearing as men competed in athletic games then resting, resembled tiny mice appearing and disappearing at play. Similarly, little dark mice were thought also to resemble the dark colored marine bivalves the Romans liked to serve at banquets. Thus, both the muscle and the mussel were named musculus, or (little mouse). The marine mussel name is spelled differently today only because this makes it easier to distinguish it from the human muscle.
English borrowed "gay" from old french gai, meaning sudden or impulsive. (Happy) is its ancestral meaning. The 20th century variant for homosexual first came into general usage in the 50's, it seems to have arisen from an earlier American slang term "gay cat", which originally denoted a young male tramp who was the companion of an older male tramp. The implication of a homosexual relationship which this carried had led by the 30's to the use of "gay cat" for any young male homosexual, which as time went on was shortened to gay.
Both the muscles in our bodies and mussels from the sea take their name from the common house mouse. The early Romans rather whimsically thought that the body muscles, appearing and disappearing as men competed in athletic games then resting, resembled tiny mice appearing and disappearing at play. Similarly, little dark mice were thought also to resemble the dark colored marine bivalves the Romans liked to serve at banquets. Thus, both the muscle and the mussel were named musculus, or (little mouse). The marine mussel name is spelled differently today only because this makes it easier to distinguish it from the human muscle.
English borrowed "gay" from old french gai, meaning sudden or impulsive. (Happy) is its ancestral meaning. The 20th century variant for homosexual first came into general usage in the 50's, it seems to have arisen from an earlier American slang term "gay cat", which originally denoted a young male tramp who was the companion of an older male tramp. The implication of a homosexual relationship which this carried had led by the 30's to the use of "gay cat" for any young male homosexual, which as time went on was shortened to gay.
There is a very small chance that the Earth could just pop out of existence right now.
There is an even smaller chance that thinking about it might cause it to happen.
There is an even smaller chance that thinking about it might cause it to happen.
Oh here we go, not this old myth again...cfb_rolley said:
Glass is NOT a liquid, it is an amorphous solid. The reason old panes of glass are thicker at the bottom is because glassblowers couldn't cut a perfectly symmetrical glass pane with medieval technology, and they preferred to put the thicker part at the bottom for obvious reasons.
All of those are wrong. Sharks can occasionally get cancer, but it's rare because they tend to die violently before becoming old enough. Chameleons don't change colour to match their surroundings, various primates and other animals experience sexual please, and many species of birds have penises.Adrian Neyland said:
Here's a bit of trivia that's also a useful bit of fire safety information:
You are dead. Not big surprise.
EDIT FOR SRS ANSWER LIKE--
A bee doesn't intend to kill itself upon stinging and usually doesn't, it's just that human skin is too tough for it to retrieve the sting and it gets ripped out.
EDIT FOR SRS ANSWER LIKE--
A bee doesn't intend to kill itself upon stinging and usually doesn't, it's just that human skin is too tough for it to retrieve the sting and it gets ripped out.
1. Pinkie Pie's voice actress is replaced for the singing bits, but Fluttershy (who is voiced by Pinkie's VA) isn't.
2. Naomi spelled backwards is "I moan."
3. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory on the PC fails to recinise that a Xbox 360 controller has triggers.
2. Naomi spelled backwards is "I moan."
3. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory on the PC fails to recinise that a Xbox 360 controller has triggers.
Soooo... point for Hitler?OptimusPrime33 said:
Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13 and Keraunothnetophobia is the fear of satellites plunging to Earth. Pantophobia is the fear of, well, everything. Finally Odontophobia, Pogonophobia and Geniophobia are fears of teeth, beards and chins respectively.
Contrary to popular belief the USA is not the most obese country in the world, nor even in the top ten. Nauru has the most obese adults with just under 80% being obese
China are the world's leading producers in steel, cement, salt, aluminium and lead
The quahog is the longest living marine animal with a lifespan of up to 220 years
Of all the land animals only elephants have bigger brains than humans
The lion, on average, sleeps 20 hours a day
The highest earning dead celebrity is Elvis Presley who made $49,000,000 from 2006-2007
In one year the average South Korean works 2,354 hours a year which is the highest in the world. The average American's working hours over a year are 1,804 which is eigth in the world.
Contrary to popular belief the USA is not the most obese country in the world, nor even in the top ten. Nauru has the most obese adults with just under 80% being obese
China are the world's leading producers in steel, cement, salt, aluminium and lead
The quahog is the longest living marine animal with a lifespan of up to 220 years
Of all the land animals only elephants have bigger brains than humans
The lion, on average, sleeps 20 hours a day
The highest earning dead celebrity is Elvis Presley who made $49,000,000 from 2006-2007
In one year the average South Korean works 2,354 hours a year which is the highest in the world. The average American's working hours over a year are 1,804 which is eigth in the world.
The AI core Wheatley in Portal 2 was voiced by Stephen Merchant who also wrote and played as Darren Lamb in the BBC comedy "Extras" and wrote "The Office".
Many people who prefer watching subbed anime will prefer to watch the dubbed version(s) of Dragon Ball Z, or that's the impression I get at least.
Many people who prefer watching subbed anime will prefer to watch the dubbed version(s) of Dragon Ball Z, or that's the impression I get at least.
The Jersey cow will produce on average less milk than that of a Holstein Fresian.
The butter fat of the milk produced from the Jersey is, however, significantly higher (6% average) therefore is worth more on the British milk market at approximately 27p a litre. the worth increases should one have channel island certification.
The butter fat of the milk produced from the Jersey is, however, significantly higher (6% average) therefore is worth more on the British milk market at approximately 27p a litre. the worth increases should one have channel island certification.
The fear of long words is called "hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia"
Empress Elisabeth of Austria (24 December 1837 ? 10 September 1898) and Queen of Hungary had an anchor tattooed on her arm.
If Eisenhower's ancestors would have made some more effort to translate their name correctly he would be named smith (or Ironbeater if they did it word-by-word).
THere are still people out there believing you can see the Big Wall in china from space
, if that was true every highway in the world would be, and the house i am atm too. The wall is about 10 metres broad and nothing so small is visible from space.
Public events where you are following sports events on huge screens in big places are called "public viewing" in germany. Some PR-idiots thought it would be hip and young to use english without doing any research.
Empress Elisabeth of Austria (24 December 1837 ? 10 September 1898) and Queen of Hungary had an anchor tattooed on her arm.
If Eisenhower's ancestors would have made some more effort to translate their name correctly he would be named smith (or Ironbeater if they did it word-by-word).
THere are still people out there believing you can see the Big Wall in china from space
, if that was true every highway in the world would be, and the house i am atm too. The wall is about 10 metres broad and nothing so small is visible from space.
Public events where you are following sports events on huge screens in big places are called "public viewing" in germany. Some PR-idiots thought it would be hip and young to use english without doing any research.
