Weirdest Fact You Know
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Yes I realise that, but then some people deny the holocaust and they're wrong. I see your point about people in the majority can be wrong but they can also be right. In fact you've helped me prove my point:Yoshemo said:
When you say WMDs in full do you say 'Weapons mass destruction' or 'weapons of mass destruction'?
I'm betting it's the latter.
You realise in basic maths, you're taught that 'and' is the same as addition (so 100 and 1 IS 100 + 1 which IS 101)WhiteTiger225 said:
I worked this out a couple of months ago and I found it pretty interesting. I hope you guys do too.
In the Amazon River, on average 135,000m3 of water passes every second, this is equivalent to 135,000,000 litres of water a second. There are 6,706,993,152 (July 2008 est.) people in the world. An adult human body contains on average 5.6 litres of blood. 5.6 x 6,706,993,152 = 37,559,161,651.2 litres of blood in the entire human population. 37,559,161,651.2 / 135,000,000 = 278.2160. This means that if all the blood was drained from every human being in the world there would only be enough to keep the Amazon river flowing for a mere 4 minutes 36 seconds.
In the Amazon River, on average 135,000m3 of water passes every second, this is equivalent to 135,000,000 litres of water a second. There are 6,706,993,152 (July 2008 est.) people in the world. An adult human body contains on average 5.6 litres of blood. 5.6 x 6,706,993,152 = 37,559,161,651.2 litres of blood in the entire human population. 37,559,161,651.2 / 135,000,000 = 278.2160. This means that if all the blood was drained from every human being in the world there would only be enough to keep the Amazon river flowing for a mere 4 minutes 36 seconds.
The collective noun for Baboons is a 'Congress'.
The Queen's throne in the House of Lords Chamber is the official throne of the United Kingdom. Made of 23.5 carat gold, it's only used at the State opening of Parliament.
The only foreign flag to have flown over Parliament is the Stars and Stripes - in 1917 when the USA joined the First World War. The Union Flag normally flutters from the the Palace of Westminster's Victoria Tower, except for state opening by the Queen, when the Royal Standard is raised.
Wimbledon fortnight got underway on the same day as the House of Commons elected a new speaker. But did you know that victorious John Bercow MP, used to be Britain's top junior tennis player?
Rather than abstaining, a British MP in the House of Commons can vote both for and against a motion at the same time.
Sometimes, I even depress myself.
The Queen's throne in the House of Lords Chamber is the official throne of the United Kingdom. Made of 23.5 carat gold, it's only used at the State opening of Parliament.
The only foreign flag to have flown over Parliament is the Stars and Stripes - in 1917 when the USA joined the First World War. The Union Flag normally flutters from the the Palace of Westminster's Victoria Tower, except for state opening by the Queen, when the Royal Standard is raised.
Wimbledon fortnight got underway on the same day as the House of Commons elected a new speaker. But did you know that victorious John Bercow MP, used to be Britain's top junior tennis player?
Rather than abstaining, a British MP in the House of Commons can vote both for and against a motion at the same time.
Sometimes, I even depress myself.
Nope. There is a certain allowable number of somatic cells(pus) in dairy products, the rate rising in cows treated with rBGH (growth hormone) which can produce sores and infections in a cow's udders. The infections of course contain white cells to fight said infection, which then get into our milk. Dead white cells are commonly known as pus.Starnerf said:
Oh yeah, and pasturization does NOT remove these cells.
But I still drink milk anyways because it is delicious and I LOVE cheese. There are tons of disgusting things in our food if you look to closely, but since none of it will kill you, who cares?
Not true, whilst the endorphins are similar, there are plenty of things that happen to the body during sex that just wont happen when you eat chocolate. E.g. dilation of pupils, dramatic increase in heart rate... oh, and orgasm.Fniff said:
A UV light?Code Monkey said:
I'm not going to include the huge argument that followed this post, but let me say that the point in the original post [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/jump/18.137549.3095428] was that if you write the word for each of the digits included in every number, the first to include an 'a' will be 1000. It's not the numbers as they are said that count.Woodsey said:
Also, the point about majorities being wrong was not that majorities are always wrong, but that an untrue fact can be spread throughout a community until the majority believes it, and because this happens surprisingly often, it's wrong to take the opinion of the masses as proof of a fact.
Insects can only see the colour green. (Not sure if that's true)
Also, most people know this thanks to Mythbusters but... Bulls are colour blind. Red is not what makes them charge, but motion.
A dog's mouth is cleaner than that of a human's.
Tipping in a restaurant in Iceland is considered an insult.
Forest fires move faster uphill than down.
Over 2500 left handed people are killed a year by right handed products.
Also, most people know this thanks to Mythbusters but... Bulls are colour blind. Red is not what makes them charge, but motion.
A dog's mouth is cleaner than that of a human's.
Tipping in a restaurant in Iceland is considered an insult.
Forest fires move faster uphill than down.
Over 2500 left handed people are killed a year by right handed products.
Really? Why's that? I've heard my hometown of London has more chance to be struck because it's surrounded by the Great Lakes and is in a valley, but never that men are more likely.VanityGirl said:
