Did you know? ...

[cherokee]

Did you know? - a single matchbox size of pure gold can be stretched to cover a tennis court...

What do YOU know that's interesting/different ? . . .

[joxville]

A twin was born 34 minutes after her brother, but because daylight savings kicked in, was actually born 26 minutes before!

[Angel]

every object has a natural angle of repose when it is dropped en masse...Angel

[rogermellie]

it's impossible to lick your elbow .... ;)

[budgeJ]

According to Mark Chapter 10, verse 34-35, Jesus was in fact gay having spent a night with a man without his loin cloth.

[budgeJ]

every object has a natural angle of repose when it is dropped en masse...Angel

So if you tip out a bucket of water, what's the angle of repose of the water when it lands on the ground ? Theory falls down then.

[joxville]

it's impossible to lick your elbow .... ;)It's not impossible, I've seen it done on tv; though I wonder how many have tried it after reading your post? :-)))

[joxville]

Thanks for starting a fun thread Cherokee, this place has been too serious of late, and rather boring too; good rep on its way to you :-)

[Saveman]

According to Mark Chapter 10, verse 34-35, Jesus was in fact gay having spent a night with a man without his loin cloth.

"34 who will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later he will rise. 35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask."

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[Heisenberg]

"34 who will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later he will rise. 35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask."?? http://www.petertatchell.net/religion/jesus.htm "he's not gay, just a very naughty boy"

[Kodiak]

it's impossible to lick your elbow .... ;)

Actually this is not quite correct as a few people can. Just last week on TV a 18 yr old girl was shown that she could Lick her Elbow, amazing but true.

[Kodiak]

A Few Interesting Facts about Scotland :eek:

Aberdeen Harbour Board is Britain's oldest recorded business, founded in 1136.

Established in 1498, the Shores Porters Society in Aberdeen is the world's oldest transport company.

Scotland was an independent country until 1603. Then the king of Scotland became king of England (not the other way round).

The Bank of Scotland, founded in 1695, is the oldest surviving bank in the UK. It was also the first bank in Europe to print its own banknotes, a function it still performs today.

The post office at Sanquhar, established in 1712, claims to be the oldest working post office in the world.

The Encyclopædia Britannica, the world's oldest surviving encyclopedia and one of the most scholarly of encyclopaedias, was first published between 1768 and 1771 in Edinburgh.

In 1794 Scottish engineer William Murdoch built the first-ever house to be lit by gas.

Henry Duncan founded the world's first commercial savings bank at Ruthwell, near Dumfries, in 1810, TSB.

Edinburgh was the first city in the world with its own fire brigade, in 1824.

Established in 1908, RAF Leuchars in Fife is the oldest continuously operating military air base in the world.

[budgeJ]

??Well at least the man below has bothered himself to do a bit of research before posting....
http://www.petertatchell.net/religion/jesus.htm "he's not gay, just a very naughty boy"

[Rheghead]

Did you know? - a single matchbox size of pure gold can be stretched to cover a tennis court...

What do YOU know that's interesting/different ? . . .

Or being very malleable with the truth? :)

[Angel]

So if you tip out a bucket of water, what's the angle of repose of the water when it lands on the ground ? Theory falls down then.

I would suspect it would be 180 degrees or zero...dependent on how you take the measurement!...Angel

[Saveman]

Uranium stops decaying when its observed.

[2little2late]

Hull Rugby league football club are the only professional rugby league team in the world to win every league match in a season. This was achieved in the season 1978-79. Played 26 won 26. This record has never been achieved since.

[Kodiak]

In 1567, the man said to have the longest beard in the world died after he tripped over his bear running away from a fire.

The longest musical performance in history is currently taking place in the church of St. Burchardi in Halberstadt, Germany. The performance of John Cage's "Organ" ASLSP ( As Slow As Possible) started on Sept. 5, 2001, and is set to finish in the year 2640. The last time the note changed was October 2013; the next change isn’t due until 2020.

One species of jellyfish, Turritopsis nutricula, are immortal.

"Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.

Lastly one to think about:-

The brain named itself.

[sids]

In 1567, the man said to have the longest beard in the world died after he tripped over his bear running away from a fire.

The longest musical performance in history is currently taking place in the church of St. Burchardi in Halberstadt, Germany. The performance of John Cage's "Organ" ASLSP ( As Slow As Possible) started on Sept. 5, 2001, and is set to finish in the year 2640. The last time the note changed was October 2013; the next change isn’t due until 2020.

One species of jellyfish, Turritopsis nutricula, are immortal.

"Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.

Lastly one to think about:-

The brain named itself.

He had a bear?

[sids]

Uranium stops decaying when its observed.

We wish.



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[Saveman]

We wish.



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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_Zeno_effect fascinating stuff