"Did You Know......" - LotusTalk

plastique999 · 08-13-2009, 12:02 AM

Thought I would pay tribute to ESPN and Cliff Clavin with their useless facts of info....
So give up some facts, and maybe we'll learn something:

Did you know that the average North Korean is 4 inches shorter than the average South Korean?

mgreenbl · 08-13-2009, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by plastique999

Thought I would pay tribute to ESPN and Cliff Clavin with their useless facts of info....
So give up some facts, and maybe we'll learn something:

Did you know that the average North Korean is 4 inches shorter than the average South Korean?

Eddie,

I did not know that. Thanks for sharing. Did you know that the round non-reflective raised pavement markers are called Botts dots? In some parts of the country, they are called turtles. They act like rumble strips.

Mark

the1sen · 08-13-2009, 12:53 AM

Did you know that the piece of skin between the base of the penis and the base of the scrotum is called the upper vascular hood?

Klint · 08-13-2009, 02:04 AM

^lol .

Did you know there are no poisonous snakes in Maine.. that ppl dont bring over.

Cardinal · 08-13-2009, 04:45 AM

Did you know Winnipeg is the coldest city in the world with a population over 600,000?

apk919 · 08-13-2009, 05:02 AM

Awesome thread! Coincidentally, I bought this book in the airport last night on my way to NYC:

Here's an example:

Mozart once composed a piano piece that required a player to use two hands and a nose in order to hit all the correct notes.

TimMullen · 08-13-2009, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by mgreenbl

Did you know that the round non-reflective raised pavement markers are called Botts dots?

Did you know that they are named for their inventor Dr. Elbert Dysart Botts who worked for Caltrans. They tend to not be used in areas that get snow (like here in Virginia) as the snowplows tend to rip them off the road. When invented in 1953, they were originally intended to make the land divider stripes painted on the road last longer - safety benefits were discovered later.

exarkun1178 · 08-13-2009, 09:44 AM

did you know, it takes 7 years before a lobster grows large enough to be harvested...

Phantom · 08-13-2009, 10:00 AM

^ Yummy ^

Did you know that any temperature above absolute zero is "hot", and heat always travels to where there is less heat...

Bavarian Motorist · 08-13-2009, 10:02 AM

Did you know chimpanzees and gorillas can run up to 25 mph?

Lancia · 08-13-2009, 12:14 PM

If your intestines are uncoiled, they will reach all the way to the moon.

Hot water freezes faster than cold water.

NJdrool · 08-13-2009, 12:21 PM

Did you know that there was not one single pony in the pony express, just horses.

waydui · 08-13-2009, 12:33 PM

Do you what the WD in WD-40 stands for?

The name was lifted right out chemist Norm Larsen's laboratory notebook. Way back in 1953, he was trying to concoct an anti-corrosion formula, which worked on the basic principle of displacing water. On his 40th try, Larsen finally got it right. Hence the name WD-40.

It literally means Water Displacer, 40th try.

Regards,
Wayne

slaughtr · 08-13-2009, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Lancia

If your intestines are uncoiled, they will reach all the way to the moon.

Not the ones I've taken out.

btw, this is a great thread idea. I just wish I knew more useless info.

GR82DRV · 08-13-2009, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Lancia

If your intestines are uncoiled, they will reach all the way to the moon.

Wow!... That means that the popcorn that I just passed from yesterday was traveling at 7,961.9 MPH!!!

I'm surprised it didn't do more damage!

Bavarian Motorist · 08-13-2009, 01:20 PM

It takes 200,000 frowns to form a wrinkle.

Bavarian Motorist · 08-13-2009, 01:21 PM

BTW: If you wanna find out useless info, text KGB at 542542 and one of their agents will answer your question. Costs $.99 per answer. They know everything

dasmoofler · 08-13-2009, 01:24 PM

A Mayfly does not have any mouth parts. It doesn't live long enough to have to eat.

Bavarian Motorist · 08-13-2009, 01:26 PM

A chimpanzee is 5-7 times stronger than an average male human... f*cking scary animals...

serpent · 08-13-2009, 01:26 PM

The most played song on American radio during the twentieth century was You've Lost That Loving Feeling which was written by Barry Mann, Phil Spector, and Cynthia Weil. Although recorded by different artists, the song is the only one in history to be played over 8 million times on the radio. That amounts to about 45 years if the song was played back to back! Three songs were played 7 million times: Never My Love, Yesterday, and Stand By Me (in that order).

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