Timotheus 416 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 (edited) The kickoff: 32 Things You Probably Already Know, But Have Forgotten 1. Money isn’t made out of paper, it’s made out of cotton. 2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper. 3. The dot over the letter I is called a “tittle.” 4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top. 5. 40% of McDonald’s profits come from the sales of Happy Meals. 6. 315 entries in Webster’s 1996 Dictionary were misspelled. 7. The ’spot’ on 7UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He was albino. 8. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily. 9. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister. 10. Chocolate affects a dog’s heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog. 11. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark’s stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode. 12. Most lipstick contains fish scales. 13. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn’t wear pants. 14. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine. 15. Upper and lower case letters are named ‘upper’ and ‘lower’ because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the ‘upper case’ letters were stored in case on top of the case that stored the smaller, ‘lower case’ letters. 16. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time. 17. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood. 18. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos. 19. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never a recorded Wendy before! 20. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and silver! 21. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa’s lips. 22. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death. 23. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original “Halloween” was a Captain Kirk mask painted white. 24. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar (good to know.) 25. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can’t sink in quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless.) 26. The phrase “rule of thumb” is derived from an old English law, which stated that you couldn’t beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb (sign of a truely civilized society.) 27. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola. 28. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It’s the same with apples! 29. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying! 30. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher. 31. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries. 32. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages it. Edited March 23, 2009 by Timotheus Link to comment
podgie_bear 184 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 It was a Cold, dark, stormy night. They Were together in the house, just the two of them. The storm had come Quickly and each Time the thunder boomed he watched her jump. She looked Across the room and admired his strong appearance..and Wished that he would take her in his arms, comfort her and protect her from the storm. Suddenly, with a pop, the power went out... She screamed... He raced to the sofa where she was cowering. He didn't hesitate to pull her into his arms. He knew this was a forbidden union and Expected her to pull back. He was surprised when she didn't resist but instead clung to him. The storm raged on... They Knew it was wrong... Their Families would never understand... So consumed were they in their FEAR That they heard no opening of Doors... Just the faint click of a camera..... Link to comment
gogoblender 3,071 Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 when first I found this video, it took me weeks and weeks to find it. It was fresh, indy and supposed to be quite unsettling. It's an animation of a cat. But...one that talks? Happy Halloween friends gogo Link to comment
Timotheus 416 Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 Stella awards On the bottom of the page you can click on links to the 2002-2007 award winners Link to comment
Schot 407 Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Nice one Timo. Stella Awards, hahaha. Can't believe what some people have pulled off. Here's an interesting one that my bro showed me. Cool vid with some very eye opening information about the world we live in and it's ever speeding progress. Knowledge with a bit of punch but can we keep up! Link to comment
Erling 3 Posted November 17, 2008 Share Posted November 17, 2008 Caviar is the roe of certain species of sturgeon living primarily in the Caspian Sea between Russia and Iran. These delicate eggs are carefully cleaned, and then lightly salted before canning. Caviar is considered to be one of the world's most prized delicacies, and there is a certain amount of ritual associated with serving it. One such tradition involves the use of a special caviar spoon, designed to prevent the caviar "berries" from acquiring an unpleasant metallic taste. A caviar spoon is usually carved from a non-metallic material such as glass, bone, natural horn or mother-of-pearl. There is a popular misconception that caviar cannot be served with a metal spoon, however. Caviar itself is packed and shipped in metal cans without acquiring any metallic taste. Some food experts suggest that sterling silver will transfer an unpleasant flavor to the caviar, but an inert metal such as gold will not. There are such things as gold or gold-plated caviar spoons. A plastic spoon can also serve as a caviar spoon in an emergency. Perhaps the most common material used to create a proper caviar spoon is mother-of-pearl. The pearl material is chemically inert, which means it cannot transfer any unpleasant flavors to the delicate caviar berries. Mother-of-pearl also features an elegant opalescent glow which fits in well with a formal table setting. If you are planning to serve caviar, investing in a set of mother-of-pearl caviar spoons may be an exceptionally good idea. there u go, u learnt something today aswell! whew Link to comment
podgie_bear 184 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Caviar was originally used by the the residents of the Chamoix region of France to treat the skins of the Chamois deer, thus creating an extreemly soft and useful sort of leather, called Chammy Leather. They never thought of eating fish eggs! Link to comment
Timotheus 416 Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 (edited) I can't think of a way to describe it Aww it won't play... Just click on it and watch it on Youtube! Edited February 22, 2009 by Timotheus Link to comment
Schot 407 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 lol Timo. Too cute. Link to comment
Timotheus 416 Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 For more: do a clicky! Link to comment
fRACTAL 0 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 (edited) Crazy, but fun ~Doom Edited March 25, 2009 by TimOfDoom Link to comment
Timotheus 416 Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 My new home page in FF No matter how bad your day is, someone's bound to have a worse one Link to comment
Timotheus 416 Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 Gogo's long lost nephew from his second cousin's father in law! Link to comment
Arilaftia 0 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 hahahaha I do love Fail blog! Link to comment
Knuckles 904 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Oh man...never heard of this place before..cool site...up to page 50 now lol Link to comment
Timotheus 416 Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 It's one of my favs Link to comment
Timotheus 416 Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 http://rateyourmusic.com/list/ByteMe/the_o..._of_band_names/ PS Come on, we need more random stuff! Don't you people stumble onto anything interesting while getting your NETshots:) Link to comment
Scrappy McSlap 6 Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Soeaking of music... http://www.music-map.com/ Link to comment
Timotheus 416 Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 Haha cool site Scrappy! Link to comment
Jrmoore2 0 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 There Are More Than 27 Members In The 27 Club! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club Link to comment
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