Useless Knowledge

[jocose]

The Mr. Olympia trophy is a statuette of a nineteenth century strongman named Eugen Sandow

 

[JohnMF]

Funny you should say that, cos I got a stainless steel egg type thing for Xmas and needed it explained to me! It seems to really work - goodness only knows how.

Are you sure that's what it was for Rob?

this egg thing wasn't bought from anna summers was it? :mrgreen:

 

[Rob]

Are you sure that's what it was for Rob?

this egg thing wasn't bought from anna summers was it? :mrgreen:

You'd never be able to get it out again... no handle or string

 

[Rob]

Last I heard - 2004 - Pluto had been declassified. Although it is still called a planet it's technical status is a Kuiper Belt object. As they discover more objects out there that are bigger then Pluto it's claim to being a planet has become untenable.
I guess it depends on which bunch of Astronomers you ask

Uranus was discovered in 1781.
It's mean distance from the Sun is 1780 million miles.
Coincidence?
I think not.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4596246.stm

 

[MommyOf4Boys]

Earwigs have two penises.

I have many more.

:hertz: Many more penis'??

 

[MommyOf4Boys]

Farts are flamable

 

[markc]

Both penises and penes are plural forms of penis.

 

[MommyOf4Boys]

Both penises and penes are plural forms of penis.

You need a hobby

 

[markc]

You need a hobby

So true. The first purely electonic musical instrument made was the Teleharmonium in 1897. It weighed seven tons and was the size of a boxcar. A leter version weighed 200 tons. Maybe I should take that up.

 

[GerryDavid]

I dont know how true this is, but according to my one photoshop teacher, the only cyan that occurs in nature can be seen from a plane looking down at the ocean along the coast in the equator. Or something like that. :0)

 

[PachelbelsCanon350D]

Some sharks have 2 penises.

It's true. I saw the sharks at the aquarium. They can pick up and hold stuff with them too. *barfs*

 

['Daniel']

You've never met a man that can do that?

 

[Hertz van Rental]

There is no 'Indigo' in the rainbow - it only has six colours. Isaac Newton made the colour up - and he made the name up too.

 

[JTHphoto]

There is no 'Indigo' in the rainbow - it only has six colours. Isaac Newton made the colour up - and he made the name up too.

He also invented Calculus to help explain the movements of planets and other celestial objects...

 

[GerryDavid]

I got an email a few years ago about random stuff. I dont know how acurate they are, especially since im going from memory here.

The saying "mind your p's and q's" comes from "mind your pints and quints", something to do with beer.

Honeymoon comes from an ancient culture, when a couple would get married, the father of the bride would supply them with honey beer for a "moon"th.

The f word supposedly comes from fornicating under consent of king. Back in those days you had to get the kings consent, or you would be in big trouble. Ive heard that this isnt actually true, but who knows.

The tie has evolved into what it is today from a bib.

Men would shake hands with thier right hand to show that they are not holding a gun or a knife/sword. I think the scouts shaking hands with thier left hands has something to do with this as well but im not sure.