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

[nuba km]

The Bible is the world's most shoplifted book.

The bible is also the world's most sold book.

well du I hate when someone tells me that and is expecting me to be surprised it is over 500th years old has to be bought by people who go to school and I the book of the largest world religion why the hell wouldn't it be the worlds most sold book?

OT: The escapist isn't the only website that is mostly made of smart, reasonable people.

It's far, far older than fivehundred years old, but thanks for your imput. Even as a book, it existed way before Gutenberg decided to put it into print.

I meant to say 5000 I think I some how did partially 5thousand and 5000 put yea it's old nearly as old as your mom

Fivethousand is about as hilarious as your "blah blah blah your mom" reply. Think about it; When did Christ die (or so we assume)?
The bible as we know it came to be a few centuries after that, at a church-summit which I CBA to find the date for right now.

well the old testament a foundation for many religions is about 5000 years old the new testament used by Christians and now has to be part of the new bible is about 1961 years old ( -30 for how long Jesus lived and then it took 50 years to be written down).

The new Testament wasn't written right at the time of the death of Christ. There were several gospels circulating, and only at the church-summit I mentioned did they decided on the current four gospels being canon in NT.

It has been 2011 years since the birth of Christ then he died around the age of 30 so 1981 then it took 50 years before the gospels were written down so 1931...huuu must have made a miss calculation in my first estimated but yea the original bible (just old testament is 5000 years old) and the new bible (Christian book which includes the old testament and new testament) is about 1931 years old.

 

[robot slipper]

During the 1950's, the US military conducted experiments to test the potential of germs as a weapon by spraying harmless bacteria on US cities including San Fransisco and Minneapolis to see how widespread the bacteria would go and for how long they would remain active. They told city councillors that the spray was a "smokescreen test" for protecting the city from radar detection in the event of a nuclear strike by the Soviet Union.

The US military also experimented with the possibility of using LSD and other psychochemicals as a weapon against enemy troops. Among the many effects of three selected drugs on a group of 159 'normal enlisted men' were: '...a failure to distinguish between objects and persons... one subject atempted to take a casual bite from the doctor's forearm, while another apologised to the drinking fountain when he bumped into it... one man tried to write his name on a piece of chicken with a ball point pen, and another tried to leave the room through the medicine cabinet'.
Source: "A Higher Form of Killing: The Secret Story of Chemical and Biological Warfare" By Robert Harris and Jeremy Paxman. An excellent read!

Slightly more Fun Fact: You can walk on custard, but if you stop moving you will sink into it.

 

[Realitycrash]

The Bible is the world's most shoplifted book.

The bible is also the world's most sold book.

well du I hate when someone tells me that and is expecting me to be surprised it is over 500th years old has to be bought by people who go to school and I the book of the largest world religion why the hell wouldn't it be the worlds most sold book?

OT: The escapist isn't the only website that is mostly made of smart, reasonable people.

It's far, far older than fivehundred years old, but thanks for your imput. Even as a book, it existed way before Gutenberg decided to put it into print.

I meant to say 5000 I think I some how did partially 5thousand and 5000 put yea it's old nearly as old as your mom

Fivethousand is about as hilarious as your "blah blah blah your mom" reply. Think about it; When did Christ die (or so we assume)?
The bible as we know it came to be a few centuries after that, at a church-summit which I CBA to find the date for right now.

well the old testament a foundation for many religions is about 5000 years old the new testament used by Christians and now has to be part of the new bible is about 1961 years old ( -30 for how long Jesus lived and then it took 50 years to be written down).

The new Testament wasn't written right at the time of the death of Christ. There were several gospels circulating, and only at the church-summit I mentioned did they decided on the current four gospels being canon in NT.

It has been 2011 years since the birth of Christ then he died around the age of 30 so 1981 then it took 50 years before the gospels were written down so 1931...huuu must have made a miss calculation in my first estimated but yea the original bible (just old testament is 5000 years old) and the new bible (Christian book which includes the old testament and new testament) is about 1931 years old.

First off: Even if all the gospels were written 50 years after the death of christ, which they were not (some were written over hundred years after), it wouldn't have made it the Bible we have today.
Second: The Old Testament isn't 5000 years old. Closer to 4000. Most of it refers to things that happened after the Exodus (second book), and that is nowhere near 3000 BC. True, some of the stories were oral-traditions before..

 

[nuba km]

The Bible is the world's most shoplifted book.

The bible is also the world's most sold book.

well du I hate when someone tells me that and is expecting me to be surprised it is over 500th years old has to be bought by people who go to school and I the book of the largest world religion why the hell wouldn't it be the worlds most sold book?

OT: The escapist isn't the only website that is mostly made of smart, reasonable people.

It's far, far older than fivehundred years old, but thanks for your imput. Even as a book, it existed way before Gutenberg decided to put it into print.

I meant to say 5000 I think I some how did partially 5thousand and 5000 put yea it's old nearly as old as your mom

Fivethousand is about as hilarious as your "blah blah blah your mom" reply. Think about it; When did Christ die (or so we assume)?
The bible as we know it came to be a few centuries after that, at a church-summit which I CBA to find the date for right now.

well the old testament a foundation for many religions is about 5000 years old the new testament used by Christians and now has to be part of the new bible is about 1961 years old ( -30 for how long Jesus lived and then it took 50 years to be written down).

The new Testament wasn't written right at the time of the death of Christ. There were several gospels circulating, and only at the church-summit I mentioned did they decided on the current four gospels being canon in NT.

It has been 2011 years since the birth of Christ then he died around the age of 30 so 1981 then it took 50 years before the gospels were written down so 1931...huuu must have made a miss calculation in my first estimated but yea the original bible (just old testament is 5000 years old) and the new bible (Christian book which includes the old testament and new testament) is about 1931 years old.

First off: Even if all the gospels were written 50 years after the death of christ, which they were not (some were written over hundred years after), it wouldn't have made it the Bible we have today.
Second: The Old Testament isn't 5000 years old. Closer to 4000. Most of it refers to things that happened after the Exodus (second book), and that is nowhere near 3000 BC. True, some of the stories were oral-traditions before..

most were written down about 50-100 years after Jesus died (doing R.E. GCSE because I have to and that's what we are thought) and I may be getting confused by the fact creationists always say the earth is 5000 years old.

 

[Baldry]

Dolphins have sex up to 5 times a day.....dont ask me why I know this

They are also the only animal, apart from humans, that have sex for pleasure. I might be mistaken on that though.

That and along with ducks are the only animals that rape.

And fruit can make your semen taste sweeter...The more you know

 

[Realitycrash]

The Bible is the world's most shoplifted book.

The bible is also the world's most sold book.

well du I hate when someone tells me that and is expecting me to be surprised it is over 500th years old has to be bought by people who go to school and I the book of the largest world religion why the hell wouldn't it be the worlds most sold book?

OT: The escapist isn't the only website that is mostly made of smart, reasonable people.

It's far, far older than fivehundred years old, but thanks for your imput. Even as a book, it existed way before Gutenberg decided to put it into print.

I meant to say 5000 I think I some how did partially 5thousand and 5000 put yea it's old nearly as old as your mom

Fivethousand is about as hilarious as your "blah blah blah your mom" reply. Think about it; When did Christ die (or so we assume)?
The bible as we know it came to be a few centuries after that, at a church-summit which I CBA to find the date for right now.

well the old testament a foundation for many religions is about 5000 years old the new testament used by Christians and now has to be part of the new bible is about 1961 years old ( -30 for how long Jesus lived and then it took 50 years to be written down).

The new Testament wasn't written right at the time of the death of Christ. There were several gospels circulating, and only at the church-summit I mentioned did they decided on the current four gospels being canon in NT.

It has been 2011 years since the birth of Christ then he died around the age of 30 so 1981 then it took 50 years before the gospels were written down so 1931...huuu must have made a miss calculation in my first estimated but yea the original bible (just old testament is 5000 years old) and the new bible (Christian book which includes the old testament and new testament) is about 1931 years old.

First off: Even if all the gospels were written 50 years after the death of christ, which they were not (some were written over hundred years after), it wouldn't have made it the Bible we have today.
Second: The Old Testament isn't 5000 years old. Closer to 4000. Most of it refers to things that happened after the Exodus (second book), and that is nowhere near 3000 BC. True, some of the stories were oral-traditions before..

most were written down about 50-100 years after Jesus died (doing R.E. GCSE because I have to and that's what we are thought) and I may be getting confused by the fact creationists always say the earth is 5000 years old.

Yeah, but what the Creationists say (and they say it's 6.700ish as far as I know) and when the bible was written are two wholly different things ^^

 

[Joepow]

The most rare genetic disease is Ribose-5-phosphate isomerase deficiency. Only one person has ever been diagnosed with it.

 

[c0ld3r]

The arteries of the blue whale are so large in diameter that an adult leopard can crawl through them.

You use cold water to clean up blood stains. Hot water only makes them set.

 

[subject_87]

You use cold water to clean up blood stains. Hot water only makes them set.

I think it's best not to ask how you learned that.

OT: In Tanzania's national parks, you can't go hang-gliding because animals mistake the hang-glider for a vulture and stampede. Also, the Johnny Cash song 'A Boy Named Sue' was actually written by Shel Silverstein.

Oh, and on a side note, the Captcha just displayed a few untypeable symbols.

 

[phereck]

the relatively unknown pc rpg septerra core, marks the videogame voice acting debut of steven downes, who would go on to voice master chief in the halo series

 

[tehfeen83]

China isn't really there.

 

[Anarchemitis]

The Bible is the world's most shoplifted book.

The bible is also the world's most sold book.

well du I hate when someone tells me that and is expecting me to be surprised it is over 500th years old has to be bought by people who go to school and I the book of the largest world religion why the hell wouldn't it be the worlds most sold book?

OT: The escapist isn't the only website that is mostly made of smart, reasonable people.

It's far, far older than fivehundred years old, but thanks for your imput. Even as a book, it existed way before Gutenberg decided to put it into print.

I meant to say 5000 I think I some how did partially 5thousand and 5000 put yea it's old nearly as old as your mom

Fivethousand is about as hilarious as your "blah blah blah your mom" reply. Think about it; When did Christ die (or so we assume)?
The bible as we know it came to be a few centuries after that, at a church-summit which I CBA to find the date for right now.

well the old testament a foundation for many religions is about 5000 years old the new testament used by Christians and now has to be part of the new bible is about 1961 years old ( -30 for how long Jesus lived and then it took 50 years to be written down).

The new Testament wasn't written right at the time of the death of Christ. There were several gospels circulating, and only at the church-summit I mentioned did they decided on the current four gospels being canon in NT.

The original Bible was a compilation of books in Hebrew and Greek, which eventually become compiled into a single Latin book called the Vulgate, written in about 400AD by Saint Jerome. Most if not all modern translations are descendant from the Vulgate.

THESE ARE NOT FACTS.

This is just my list of racist bullshit my boss used to come out with. Just to be clear these are not my views just some shit to have a laugh at. The sad thing is he exacly believes this crap

The perpetuation of these views is why they are culturally retained; therefore don't spread them.

 

[Rathcoole]

THESE ARE NOT FACTS.

This is just my list of racist bullshit my boss used to come out with. Just to be clear these are not my views just some shit to have a laugh at. The sad thing is he exacly believes this crap.


No black person can swim because there bones are heavier than white peoples.

All the fastest athletes are black because they had to out run tigers while living in the forest.

Black people are always cold no matter what the weather. So you will only ever see them in hoodies.

All black people carry knives.

Romanians wipe there ass using there hand.

All asian people are computer experts.


There are more but thats all I can think of for now.

 

[Joepow]

Dolphins have sex up to 5 times a day.....dont ask me why I know this

They are also the only animal, apart from humans, that have sex for pleasure. I might be mistaken on that though.

That and along with ducks are the only animals that rape.

Also, they are the only (I think) animals that kill for fun.

EDIT:

the relatively unknown pc rpg septerra core, marks the videogame voice acting debut of steven downes, who would go on to voice master chief in the halo series

Really? What character's vioce did he do?

 

[Mad1Cow]

Ducks put themselves under a lot of strain to fly. In fact in some weaker ducks (or older ones) they can get a heart attack from the strain and die either because of the attack or the impact to the ground...Just sayin'

 

[FamoFunk]

Female Hyena's have a penis, have sex with it and give birth.


Hyena females are considerably larger than the males. The females are masculinized due to the excess testosterone in their bodies; they have more testosterone in their bodies than most male hyenas. As a result of this masculinization, females are a third larger than the males, have more muscle mass, are more aggressive, and have masculinized genetalia. Their vulva is fused to look like a scrotum and testes, and their clitoris is large and looks like a phallus, and can be erected just like a penis. The vagina runs through the pseudo penis. This makes it hard for them to mate and give birth, since they do so through this pseudo penis. It was once thought that hyenas were hermaphroditic animals because the females sported genitalia similar to the males. In fact, the only sure way to determine the sex of a hyena is that after giving birth the female's two black nipples become enlarged.

The erect 'penis' of both sexes plays a prominent role in ritualized greeting

 

[Ren3004]

Contrary to popular disease, being exposed to massive amounts of radiation results in superpowers less often than it results in horrible, painful death.

I had another one, but I forgot it.

 

[Knusper]

It is impossible to stretch a piece of rope or chain without it sagging due to its own weight.

 

[adderseal]

Highways were invented by Nazi Germany during WWII.

 

[adderseal]

A group of ravens is called a murder.

You sure that it's not a group of crows?