Author Topic: Random Facts That You Know!!! (Read 392798 times)

jaybug · « **Reply #300 on:** August 19, 2007, 05:24:11 pm »

I moved 10 miles further away from Portland, and it now takes me an hour longer to get there from here. I don't get it, but that is what happens now.

Evaldas · « **Reply #301 on:** August 19, 2007, 08:08:48 pm »

Did you realize that they are repaving I-5 with asphalt? The freeway is originally concrete.

Is it me, or does that seem like a cheap fix?

jaybug · « **Reply #302 on:** August 19, 2007, 08:19:03 pm »

Thanks to snow tires, asphalt is a better deal than concrete. You don't have to tear up the whole freeway to do a re-pave job. Because if you are going to have to do it every 5 years, better to use cheaper stuff.

Evaldas · « **Reply #303 on:** August 19, 2007, 11:39:40 pm »

I 'spose.

Did you know that there are wild white gerbils running around in the Yamhill country side? My friend and my mother have hit one on two separate occasions.

SageBell · « **Reply #304 on:** August 19, 2007, 11:45:12 pm »

in north clackamus christian school's back soccer field ( i dont go to schoo there) and at ridgefield wildlife area/park theres tons on nutrea

totemo_oishii · « **Reply #305 on:** August 20, 2007, 02:58:28 pm »

Japan has freaking NOODLES IN A CAN

jaybug · « **Reply #306 on:** August 20, 2007, 03:41:28 pm »

Did that say Chef Boyardee in Japanese?

majinekochan · « **Reply #307 on:** August 20, 2007, 09:25:49 pm »

Amtrak's site is a pain in the ass

Lit_of_Fey · « **Reply #308 on:** August 21, 2007, 09:58:14 am »

haha totemo that's hilarious! XD Ooo I can make the words all glowey now.
Aaaaand a random fact that I know!:

I need to brush my teeth really bad D:

Evaldas · « **Reply #309 on:** August 21, 2007, 10:22:17 am »

Nutria were introduced during the 1950s as a form of a home business (aka, raise the animals and sell to companies to make pelts). However the nutria fur market became so saturated, the animals couldn't even be given away. So many escaped and others were released into the wild.

Nutria by the way, are native to South America. When you have Nutria....you will not have Beavers in the NW.

Sorry, I guess that was more then just one random fact.

SageBell · « **Reply #310 on:** August 21, 2007, 07:14:55 pm »

canadians pronounce
llama wrong:
canada: lamb-uh
U.S.A.: lom-uh

SageBell · « **Reply #311 on:** August 21, 2007, 07:16:07 pm »

Quote from: Evaldas on August 21, 2007, 10:22:17 am

Nutria were introduced during the 1950s as a form of a home business (aka, raise the animals and sell to companies to make pelts). However the nutria fur market became so saturated, the animals couldn't even be given away. So many escaped and others were released into the wild.

Nutria by the way, are native to South America. When you have Nutria....you will not have Beavers in the NW.

Sorry, I guess that was more then just one random fact.

i actually knew that

jaybug · « **Reply #312 on:** August 21, 2007, 08:13:59 pm »

nutria taste like rabbit, which tastes like chicken. Can be found on the menu in Louisiana.

SageBell · « **Reply #313 on:** August 21, 2007, 09:05:47 pm »

crocidile take like lobster

babysugarbear28 · « **Reply #314 on:** August 21, 2007, 11:49:36 pm »

if you drink orange juice when you eat a calcium chew your body will obsorb more calcium

Evaldas · « **Reply #315 on:** August 22, 2007, 08:18:33 am »

In order for your body to absorb beta-carotine, it needs to hitch a ride on some sort of fat. So eat your brocoli with a cheese sauce, butter or anything else. ^^

jaybug · « **Reply #316 on:** August 22, 2007, 04:40:28 pm »

water soluble vitamins include the B's,C,
fat soluble vitamins include A,D,E,beta-carotene, which is why is is not a good idea to take too many of these, they do not flush out of your system so readily as the water solubles.

Evaldas · « **Reply #317 on:** August 23, 2007, 11:04:38 am »

Which Scorpions should you be worried about: Big pinchers and small stinger= not lethal. Pinchers are used to kill insects. Small pinchers and larger stinger= stay away.

pieisexactlythree · « **Reply #318 on:** August 23, 2007, 12:35:56 pm »

1,170,964 people world-wide died in automobile accidents in 1998.

Naleh · « **Reply #319 on:** August 23, 2007, 02:23:26 pm »

-If a cat falls from a 4rd story window it has a better chance of landing on their feet than a 2nd story window.
-all cat's have retractible claws except the Cheetah
-Cat's have little 'mirror things' in the back of their eyes that relfect light and allow them to see in the 'dark'...it's also why cats eyes look like they glow sometimes
-No two Ocelots look a like (like zebras or fingerprints)
-My favorite animal is the cat XD

jaybug · « **Reply #320 on:** August 23, 2007, 07:58:25 pm »

if you drop a slug from the Empire state building, it will bounce.

if you drop a quarter from the empire state building, it will embed itself in the sidewalk. or in someone's head. probably killing them.

Evaldas · « **Reply #321 on:** August 25, 2007, 09:52:39 am »

I thought that was disproved on Mythbusters. Or at least disproved that if you dropped a penny it wouldn't be lethal. A bowling ball however....

Fact: Soda in an unopened can will explode if left in a very hot car for too long

Naleh · « **Reply #322 on:** August 25, 2007, 10:13:03 pm »

Fact, if you leave soda unopened in the freezer it will also explode. Yay!

jaybug · « **Reply #323 on:** August 26, 2007, 04:16:17 pm »

Soda in Hawaii has a lower CO2 content, due to that heat and pressure thing.

Naleh · « **Reply #324 on:** August 26, 2007, 04:21:32 pm »

Coke if left in the tolite can clean it and maybe unclog it too... imagine what it does to your teeth

Evaldas · « **Reply #325 on:** August 26, 2007, 10:58:09 pm »

Capri sun is worse on your teeth then soda (think sugar content).

pieisexactlythree · « **Reply #326 on:** August 27, 2007, 10:37:35 am »

Quote from: jaybug on August 23, 2007, 07:58:25 pm

if you drop a quarter from the empire state building, it will embed itself in the sidewalk. or in someone's head. probably killing them.

Wouldn't the wind resistance limit it's potential acceleration?

Fact: Human beings do not fart while asleep. If you hear your partner cut one in bed, you know that he/she's awake.

Naleh · « **Reply #327 on:** August 27, 2007, 12:28:33 pm »

Your brain is more active when your asleep then awake! (that hasn't been used yet has it? *can't remember)

jaybug · « **Reply #328 on:** August 27, 2007, 04:30:20 pm »

Pi, sure it does, but it is converting over one thousand feet of potential energy into kinetic energy. Plus, like a weather vane, the quarter is going to fall with the least wind resistance over such a long fall, and not fall face up or down. It's still probably doing about 200 mph, and that is more than enough to send a piece of straw clear through a telephone pole, as happens during tornadoes.

Naleh, did you sleep on that? lol

pieisexactlythree · « **Reply #329 on:** August 27, 2007, 04:35:24 pm »

Quote from: jaybug on August 27, 2007, 04:30:20 pm

Pi, sure it does, but it is converting over one thousand feet of potential energy into kinetic energy. Plus, like a weather vane, the quarter is going to fall with the least wind resistance over such a long fall, and not fall face up or down. It's still probably doing about 200 mph, and that is more than enough to send a piece of straw clear through a telephone pole, as happens during tornadoes.

I got it! Let's test it from the top of the Vancouver Hilton!

Naleh · « **Reply #330 on:** August 27, 2007, 04:46:33 pm »

how did you know jay... o.o

fact: you can't really touch people...on a molecular level. ^_^
and the other name for gold is Ag ^_^

jaybug · « **Reply #331 on:** August 27, 2007, 04:47:53 pm »

Pi, you should stop by Blackjack Fireworks and get a large enough mortar shell that will travel more than 1,000 feet up and will dislodge the quarter from that height, that should work. 'cause I don't think that building is anywhere near high enough. Now to just track the quarter.

That mean you are going to be the slug wrangler?

Ag is silver for argentum, hence the country name, Argetina, little silver.
Au is gold for aurum. BOth I believe are the latin names for the metals.

Aw is for aw @&#* when it all goes wrong! lol

Evaldas · « **Reply #332 on:** August 28, 2007, 09:38:55 am »

Funny, Jaybug.

You are right about Gold's name derived from the Latin "Aurum".

In latin grammar, it technically does not matter where you place your verb. Though typically you place it at the end if you are talking about one object/person.

Naleh · « **Reply #333 on:** August 28, 2007, 12:23:39 pm »

damn I always get those two mixed up X_X

Er fact Black holes are what happens after a sun goes Nova, and Black holes suck. ^_^

Evaldas · « **Reply #334 on:** August 28, 2007, 01:13:31 pm »

unless it is a Supermassive black hole.

Fact: Wasps can bite and sting. If one was not bad enough....

SageBell · « **Reply #335 on:** August 30, 2007, 12:33:20 am »

polar bear livers are toxic.

Evaldas · « **Reply #336 on:** August 30, 2007, 11:25:05 am »

Ants will herd aphids so to collect the sugary residue the aphids produce.

pieisexactlythree · « **Reply #337 on:** August 30, 2007, 02:15:21 pm »

In 1970, Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitched a perfect no-hitter while tripping on acid.

Wanganator · « **Reply #338 on:** August 30, 2007, 04:54:38 pm »

Coka cola is the number 1 brand in the world with Microsoft in second

majinekochan · « **Reply #339 on:** August 30, 2007, 05:09:40 pm »

Maxwell House Coffee is named after the first place it was sold: Maxwell House hotel in Nashville

Wanganator · « **Reply #340 on:** August 31, 2007, 10:40:10 am »

On the topic of coffee, starbucks originated in Seattle.

pieisexactlythree · « **Reply #341 on:** August 31, 2007, 11:29:03 am »

Obvious post is OOOOOOBBBBBVVVVVIIIIIIIOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSS

megchan · « **Reply #342 on:** September 09, 2007, 07:30:33 pm »

Scientific names are ridiculous sometimes. Example: The green urchin's scientific name is Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis.

and YES, I did know that off the top of my head along with 29 more scientific names of various sea invertebrates.

laurifer · « **Reply #343 on:** September 10, 2007, 09:46:29 pm »

Quote from: megchan on September 09, 2007, 07:30:33 pm

Scientific names are ridiculous sometimes. Example: The green urchin's scientific name is Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis.

and YES, I did know that off the top of my head along with 29 more scientific names of various sea invertebrates.

Do you want to become a marine biologist or something? *is curious*

megchan · « **Reply #344 on:** September 10, 2007, 09:59:47 pm »

Quote from: laurifer on September 10, 2007, 09:46:29 pm

Quote from: megchan on September 09, 2007, 07:30:33 pm
Scientific names are ridiculous sometimes. Example: The green urchin's scientific name is Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis.

and YES, I did know that off the top of my head along with 29 more scientific names of various sea invertebrates.

Do you want to become a marine biologist or something? *is curious*

I took Marine ecology in high school and I really liked it (except when we had to identify 20 different clams visually. they're so. freaking. the. same) so I toyed around with the idea of majoring in it (I'm a college sophomore right now). BUT, I just like the biology/animals part of it, not all the physics/wavemotion part so I decided not to XD. So I just obsess over sea creatures for fun!

Fact: Bears Eat Beets.

majinekochan · « **Reply #345 on:** September 10, 2007, 10:17:39 pm »

Fact: Ducks won't eat live plants. If you want them to eat your weeds you have to pull the weed and hand it to the duck.

DancingTofu · « **Reply #346 on:** September 10, 2007, 10:50:40 pm »

FACT: I just lost the game.

Waffles · « **Reply #347 on:** September 10, 2007, 10:53:17 pm »

Fact: I hate you!

DancingTofu · « **Reply #348 on:** September 10, 2007, 11:03:39 pm »

FACT: Hate isn't factual <3333

megchan · « **Reply #349 on:** September 12, 2007, 06:38:01 pm »

Off the coast of Vancouver, BC there is a sardine spawning season that is SO HIGHLY POPULATED that the water actually turns white. GROSS.

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