Things you did not know

[sequio]

Sherlock Holmes used inductive, not deductive reasoning.

 

[the monopoly guy]

this is more or less a question, why does the metric system mainly use meters, and not decimeters? The american system (I don't know what its called) mainly uses feet and not yards

 

[Facey McFace]

Hitler was NOT a vegetarian it is just a myth.
We do not swallow spiders as we sleep as some think we do.
Bugs Bunny and Roger rabbit are hares.
A snail has its naughty bits in the side of its head.

 

[Rabid Toilet]

this is more or less a question, why does the metric system mainly use meters, and not decimeters? The american system (I don't know what its called) mainly uses feet and not yards

The metric system is based off of its base units. In the case of distance, this unit is the meter, and is thus more oftenly used than its subunit; the decimeter. I believe the only time this is not the case is with the kilogram, which is the base unit of mass.

Oh, and the american system is called the Imperial system.

 

[the monopoly guy]

The saying "Wagwon" usually exclaimed by many 'Rastas' is an abbreviation for "What's going on?"

The saying "Bumba Clout" is a saying derived from the Jamaican spoken language. "Bumba", meaning 'vaginal', and "Clout" meaning 'towel.' Basically if you are called this, you are being called a sanitary towel. Enjoy!

The average penis size has actually decreased from 6 inches to 5.5 inches due to an increased level of oestrogen in drinking water. Have difficulty sucking it nub!

The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper.

The saying "Wagwon" usually exclaimed by many 'Rastas' is an abbreviation for "What's going on?"

The saying "Bumba Clout" is a saying derived from the Jamaican spoken language. "Bumba", meaning 'vaginal', and "Clout" meaning 'towel.' Basically if you are called this, you are being called a sanitary towel. Enjoy!

The average penis size has actually decreased from 6 inches to 5.5 inches due to an increased level of oestrogen in drinking water. Have difficulty sucking it nub!

The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper.

The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan. There was never a recorded Wendy before it.

If you put a drop of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark?s stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.

Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest

Every year 4 people in the UK die putting their trousers on.

If you put a drop of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

you repeated about 5 things and some of that stuff (liek the exploding sark) sounds like BS, yes orcas kill sharks but they dont explode.
in Madagascar the aye-aye is considered a bad omen
the Navajos beleive owels are very bad omens
alot of the navajo's traditional beleifs are good ideas-they avoid corpses for 4 days after death because the "chindi" (everything bad about the person) lingers about and can makes them sick, whereas it took western civilization centuries to learn corpses should be avoided because of deadly pathogens

 

[Lukeje]

this is more or less a question, why does the metric system mainly use meters, and not decimeters? The american system (I don't know what its called) mainly uses feet and not yards

The metric system is based off of its base units. In the case of distance, this unit is the meter, and is thus more oftenly used than its subunit; the decimeter. I believe the only time this is not the case is with the kilogram, which is the base unit of mass.

Oh, and the american system is called the Imperial system.

Quite ironically, chemists use the opposite; the mole is in terms of grams, and the main unit of volume is the dm^3 (more commonly called the 'litre')

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

The Universe itself is 3K. -270 degrees C.

Pluto is not a planet.

The Great Wall of China can't be seen from Outer Space.

Ozone smells of lavender and is fatal to humans.

 

[Geoffrey42]

Pretty sure moondust is slang for another drug, although I maybe be wrong.

I don't believe anyone implied otherwise?

 

[werepossum]

American alligators' penis size is thought to be declining due to estrogen mimicking compounds in pesticides, antibiotics, and (curiously) cosmetics.

(The next time you think you hate your job, just be glad you're not gainfully employed measuring alligator penises.)

 

[jim_doki]

The meter is one second (thats the lowest measure, not the time it takes) of rotation of the earth

Tom Selleck was supposed to be Indiana Jones

Seaman Staines and Roger the Cabin Boy never, EVER appeared in Captain Pugwash

Dr Seuss used to write propaganda films, specifically SNAFU cartoons

 

[the monopoly guy]

Mark Twain was born the night Haileys comet passed through the atmosphere, and died the next time it happened
the AIDS virus can only live 3 minutes outside of the human body
aponea (alos apnea)is when a difference in air pressure inside ones lung and outside when someone stops actively breathing, to breath

...and a song by kasabian

 

[Anarchemitis]

The city planet in Star Wars 'Coroscant' is latin for 'Shining', or 'lit up'.

 

[Saskwach]

One of the best modern theories of Faster-than-light travel involves making the space-constant ('C', aka the speed of light, 300,000km/s) faster so that the limit of speed allows faster than normal light.

The speed of light in a vacuum is actually EXACTLY 299792458m/s.

I was ready to cry bullshit on the EXACTLY part but I looked it up and you're right. This isn't some cosmic coincidence but more likely because scientists knew the speed of light more accurately than the length of the standard metre, so in 1983 the metre was defined as 1/299,792,458 of a light-second. That's so very bizarre.

 

[ThaBenMan]

Greek mythology pwnz movies for fucked-uppedness.

I think Egyptian mythology, which personally I think Greek mythology poached liberally from, could give it a run for its money.

And also Norse mythology - wherein Odin pinned himself with a spear to the World Tree to gain mystical knowledge, aforementioned Tree has a giant squirrel living in it, and a giant wolf will eat the sun at the end of the world.

 

[Unknown_Exile]

Sherlock Holmes used inductive, not deductive reasoning.

That's a misconception, Holmes did use inductive reasoning but he also used abductive reasoning and deductive reasoning, but it's still thought that his primary was deductive reasoning.

 

[Calobi]

Seaman Staines and Roger the Cabin Boy never, EVER appeared in Captain Pugwash

They did, however, have the worst names in the history of false names. Along with their friend Master Bates.

 

[Sparkly Weasel]

Actually, Janus is a combination of Promeuthus (I think that's how you spell him) and his brorther, whom I can't remember.

 

[AndiGravity]

My favorite thought involving theories:

The Manhattan Project scientists feared that the first detonation of a nuclear bomb would ignite ALL of the Hydrogen in the Earth's atmosphere and destroy the world. It was a theory they had... And yet they still pushed the button ANYWAY!

My favorite part of that is the scientists were actually betting with one another over whether or not the Earth would be destroyed. That stuns me. The first time I heard this story when I was thirteeen, I said "yeah, but how were the people betting money the Earth would be destroyed going to collect if they won?"

THOSE were the minds we put in charge of building the most devastating weapon in the history of man.

I would be shocked, but considering the rest of human history....

 

[smallharmlesskitten]

Hitlers maternal grandmother was a jew

goeblles (gahh spelling) was gay

a cats urine glows under blacklight

Chuck norris lost his virginity at the age 18, he attended a martial arts competition, every woman in a one mile radius was impregnated instantly, they then gave birth to the 1972 miami dophins team, the only undefeated team in the history of the NFL (okay that one was BS)

 

[Ultrajoe]

The earwig has two penises