The fun facts thread---share your useless trivia!

SimuLord

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Fun fact: Did you know that the reason popcorn is associated with movie theaters is because of World War II?

During the war, sugar was rationed and candy was no longer widely available, so concession stands at theaters had to come up with a substitute item to serve to people going to the movies. Popcorn was cheap and widely available (since popcorn wasn't exactly something you could ship to the troops---they weren't keeping popcorn poppers in foxholes---and it makes lousy ammunition), it's tasty, and it's convenient for people to eat without benefit of a table.

After the war was over, movie theaters decided to keep at it since sales were brisk, and now there's even a colloquialism - "popcorn movie" - for a film that isn't a cinematic masterpiece but may very well just be an excuse to go out for a couple of hours and eat that delicious popped delight.

For Discussion: Got a fun fact to share? Let's all learn something to further clutter the hard drive that is the brain.
 

zen5887

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I'm sure there were like.. 2 or 3 of these threads within the last month.

Anyways.

Lets assume that when someone talks normally, the "note" they are talking in is their Tonic. When someone is whinging or preaching it is their Sub Dominate, and when someones voice goes up at the end of the sentence, its their Dominate.

FAAAAAAACTS!!
 

Glamorgan

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I like pudding

Well, according to some website I just found, more than 10 people are killed by vending machines a year.

Someone please explain how that works. Seriously. Were they like crushed by one, or something...?
 
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The first use of tests comprised entirely of multiple choice questions was conducted by the American military recruiting agencies during the First World War. Some colleges and universities had experimented with exams that used multiple choice in parts, but the decision was taken by the US military to conduct it's entire test in multiple choice in order to process recruits faster and more efficiently.
 

Realitycrash

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darth.pixie said:
The Bible is the world's most shoplifted book.
The bible is also the world's most sold book.

..And on an unrelated note: The most popular beverages are, in descending order; Water, Tea, Beer.
Worldwide.
 

james0192

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First thing that comes to my head:
It could be argued that, scientifically, there's no such thing as fish as the term fish is used to describe any number of unrelated species.
 

Fooz

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The metal band that connects the pencil eraser to the end of the pencil is called a Ferrule
 

Dr. Paine

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The distinct 'vworp-vworp' of the TARDIS is the distorted sound of a house key being scraped along the bass keys of a piano.
 

Quillan

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When there are two gay penguins, they get jealous of the other couples when they have an egg to look after, so they grab a rock and put it between their feet and look after it, as if it was their egg.
 

Merkavar

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Quillan said:
When there are two gay penguins, they get jealous of the other couples when they have an egg to look after, so they grab a rock and put it between their feet and look after it, as if it was their egg.
lol shouldnt they steal another egg
 

Vanalosswen

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A Raging Emo said:
It took Leo Tolstoy 6 years to write War and Peace.
It took J.R.R. Tolkien 10 years to write Lord of the Rings, and he spent most of his life tinkering with the Silmarilion.
 

Gentleman_Reptile

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----Yogi Bear grossed a higher amount in its first week of opening than Scott Pilgrim did the entire time it was out. Seriously, fuck people.

----There is no such thing as a non-venemous spider, they all carry a degree of toxin to kill their prey, its just a matter of how sensitive we are to a particular venom recipe.


----Ever wondered why the planet "Uranus" has such a stupid name? Unfortunately, it's not a great big troll by the worlds scientists, it's because all the planets were named after Greek Gods and Titans. The names were adapted mainly from the Roman interpretation. "Jupiter" for instance, is the ancient Roman name for "Zeus". Uranus gets it's name from a Titan named Ouranous, who was the father of Kronos and grandfather of Zeus. Kronos actually castrated his father with a giant sickle, which is...........historical.

----Jamie Oliver is a preening, preaching, buttplug.