Useless information

**Monstro** · 19 Oct 2010, 17:04

Just bung it here, never know someone might get a pub quiz question right with it lol

October 2010 has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays in it, this happens once every 823yrs

Steve6 · 19 Oct 2010, 17:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monstro

October 2010 has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays in it, this happens once every 823yrs

That is the most useless of useless information.

People thnk the world is flat, but how can it be when there is mountains and hills all over the world?

*AndyK* · 19 Oct 2010, 17:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monstro

October 2010 has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays in it, this happens once every 823yrs

What happens once every 862 years? The 5 Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in a month or October having 5 of them? If it's the former then January 2010 had 5 of each as well, as did May 2009 and August 2008.

Anyway, October 2010 only happens once.

daveake · 19 Oct 2010, 17:33

Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.

(Good job they don't eat at McDonald's)

Steve6 · 19 Oct 2010, 19:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by daveake

Sloths take two weeks to digest their food.

(Good job they don't eat at McDonald's)

Wario · 19 Oct 2010, 19:52

Here is some great useless info!!!!:

The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language.

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.

"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair.

The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.

A polar bear's skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear.

Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes.

Shakespeare invented the word "assassination" and "bump."

If you keep a Goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.

The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.

TYPEWRITER, is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard.

If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction

The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left.

A snail can sleep for 3 years.

China has more English speakers than the United States.

The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

Did you know you share your birthday with at least 9 other million people in the world.

The longest word in the English language is 1909 letters long and it refers to a distinct part of DNA.

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

Feb 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.

Cat's urine glows under a black light.

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.

The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.

On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.

The strongest muscle in the body is the TONGUE.

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.

Polar bears are left-handed.

The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds, that makes the catfish rank #1 for animal having the most taste buds.

A cockroach will live nine days without its head, before it starves to death.

Butterflies taste with their feet. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Starfish haven't got brains.

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

The average secretary's left hand does 56% of the typing.

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

There are more chickens than people in the world.

Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.

The longest one-syllable word in the English language is
"screeched."

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.

"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

Almonds are members of the peach family.

There are only four words in the English language which end in "- dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time
displayed on a watch is 10:10.

A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours.

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.

In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.

The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N and O-Z, hence "Oz."

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

meatfanforlife · 19 Oct 2010, 20:07

Why is it lately that whenever I read Warios posts...I feel my IQ numbers slipping.......O_O

Julie in the rv mirror · 19 Oct 2010, 21:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarioLoaf

The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.

The fact that someone determined this means that somebody has too much time on their hands.

R. · 19 Oct 2010, 21:35

Kermit the Frog is left handed.

meatfanforlife · 19 Oct 2010, 21:39

this...falls under the category of useless information methinks...

Ryan Murphy, the creator of Glee was just offered the directing/writing job for the new rocky horror remake.

we MUST stop this!

samurai7 · 19 Oct 2010, 21:54

Peanuts are not actually nuts.

Pudding · 19 Oct 2010, 22:52

On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents every day

Steve6 · 19 Oct 2010, 23:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pudding

On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents every day

That wouldn't suprise me in the least. Shocking stuff but true!!!!

carole · 20 Oct 2010, 11:20

Penguins are monogamous and mate the same partner for life, and always return to the same burrows, even if they build houses or roads over them. And they are only found in the Southern hemisphere.

Carole

daveake · 20 Oct 2010, 17:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarioLoaf

Cat's urine glows under a black light.

When you have a tomcat who likes to "mark" parts of the house when you're not looking, that's not useless information at all!

Elijah's way · 20 Oct 2010, 20:21

Alabama state flower, Camellia

Pudding · 20 Oct 2010, 23:45

Earth is the only planet not named after a god.

Evil One · 21 Oct 2010, 01:00

The Moon is the only moon named 'Moon'

duke knooby · 21 Oct 2010, 01:03

there is a number of claimed facts in this thread are factually incorrect

Wario · 21 Oct 2010, 01:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by duke knooby

there is a number of claimed facts in this thread are factually incorrect

not mine

carole · 21 Oct 2010, 02:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarioLoaf

not mine

Nor mine.

Carole

*AndyK* · 21 Oct 2010, 11:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by duke knooby

there is a number of claimed facts in this thread are factually incorrect

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarioLoaf

not mine

Really?

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarioLoaf

In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.

Care to reconsider your claim?

**allrevvedup** · 21 Oct 2010, 12:00

maybe he meant the speaker of the house, along with all politicians, shouldn't be allowed to speak!

CarylB · 21 Oct 2010, 13:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyK

Quote:

In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.

Really? Care to reconsider your claim?

lol .. Perhaps his source is confused by the Speaker not taking part in votes, unless there's an equal number of votes, in which case he must vote to maintain the status quo (and not the rock group!)

Another fact about hippos ... they don't swim

Caryl

**The Flying Mouse** · 21 Oct 2010, 18:38

The film Jaws was originally marketed in France as Les Dents de la mer (The Teeth Of The Sea).

However, this became a problem when Jaws 2 came out, because it was then Les Dents de la mer 2, which is fine on a movie poster, but when spoken, Les Dents de la mer deux pretty much translates as The Teeth Of The Shit.

19 Oct 2010, 19:52	#6
Wario Monstro helps me spell things... Join Date: 05.01.2007 Location: Masculine, Pennsylvania Posts: 9,105	Here is some great useless info!!!!: The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English language. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night. "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair. The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. A polar bear's skin is black. Its fur is not white, but actually clear. Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants. More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes. Shakespeare invented the word "assassination" and "bump." If you keep a Goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with. The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want. TYPEWRITER, is the longest word that can be made using the letters on only one row of the keyboard. If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction The word racecar and kayak are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left. A snail can sleep for 3 years. China has more English speakers than the United States. The electric chair was invented by a dentist. Did you know you share your birthday with at least 9 other million people in the world. The longest word in the English language is 1909 letters long and it refers to a distinct part of DNA. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, dogs only have about ten. Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. Feb 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. Cat's urine glows under a black light. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously. Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older. If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet. On average, people fear spiders more than they do death. The strongest muscle in the body is the TONGUE. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated. Polar bears are left-handed. The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds, that makes the catfish rank #1 for animal having the most taste buds. A cockroach will live nine days without its head, before it starves to death. Butterflies taste with their feet. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. Starfish haven't got brains. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite. The average secretary's left hand does 56% of the typing. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. There are more chickens than people in the world. Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched." No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". Almonds are members of the peach family. There are only four words in the English language which end in "- dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10. A dragonfly has a lifespan of 24 hours. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak. The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N and O-Z, hence "Oz." The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball. Last edited by Wario; 19 Oct 2010 at 20:08.

19 Oct 2010, 17:04	#1
Monstro Promoted to Wario's spellchecker Join Date: 17.09.2005 Location: London Posts: 12,946	Useless information Just bung it here, never know someone might get a pub quiz question right with it lol October 2010 has 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays in it, this happens once every 823yrs

19 Oct 2010, 17:33	#4
daveake 200% is the new 110% Join Date: 13.03.2005 Location: Newbury Posts: 2,983	Sloths take two weeks to digest their food. (Good job they don't eat at McDonald's)

19 Oct 2010, 20:07	#7
meatfanforlife Banned Join Date: 12.09.2010 Posts: 327	Why is it lately that whenever I read Warios posts...I feel my IQ numbers slipping.......O_O

19 Oct 2010, 21:35	#9
R. You dig. Join Date: 02.04.2002 Location: On the fothermucker Posts: 7,179	Kermit the Frog is left handed.

19 Oct 2010, 21:39	#10
meatfanforlife Banned Join Date: 12.09.2010 Posts: 327	this...falls under the category of useless information methinks... Ryan Murphy, the creator of Glee was just offered the directing/writing job for the new rocky horror remake. we MUST stop this!

19 Oct 2010, 21:54	#11
samurai7 Rock Star Join Date: 09.05.2005 Location: The future... Posts: 2,928	Peanuts are not actually nuts.

19 Oct 2010, 22:52	#12
Pudding I'm A Prize Fight Lover... Join Date: 22.10.2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,532	On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents every day

20 Oct 2010, 11:20	#14
carole Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.10.2007 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 2,286	Penguins are monogamous and mate the same partner for life, and always return to the same burrows, even if they build houses or roads over them. And they are only found in the Southern hemisphere. Carole

20 Oct 2010, 20:21	#16
Elijah's way Soul Auctioneer Join Date: 26.06.2005 Location: Muscle Shoals, AL Posts: 1,529	Alabama state flower, Camellia

20 Oct 2010, 23:45	#17
Pudding I'm A Prize Fight Lover... Join Date: 22.10.2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,532	Earth is the only planet not named after a god.

21 Oct 2010, 01:00	#18
Evil One Mega Loafer Join Date: 15.01.2007 Posts: 5,192	The Moon is the only moon named 'Moon'

21 Oct 2010, 01:03	#19
duke knooby Mega Loafer Join Date: 24.06.2005 Location: belfast Posts: 17,884	there is a number of claimed facts in this thread are factually incorrect

21 Oct 2010, 12:00	#23
allrevvedup "Most things that i worry about, never happen anyway" Join Date: 29.11.2003 Location: Liverpool Posts: 5,351	maybe he meant the speaker of the house, along with all politicians, shouldn't be allowed to speak!

21 Oct 2010, 18:38	#25
The Flying Mouse Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half. Join Date: 06.08.2002 Location: In the middle of nowhere near the end of the line. Posts: 16,104	The film Jaws was originally marketed in France as Les Dents de la mer (The Teeth Of The Sea). However, this became a problem when Jaws 2 came out, because it was then Les Dents de la mer 2, which is fine on a movie poster, but when spoken, Les Dents de la mer deux pretty much translates as The Teeth Of The Shit.