Fun Facts Thread

[Venger]

Got a fun fact? Post it here! Show the world just how much about nothing you know!

Here's a few for you: A hard working adult sweats up to four gallons a day.
Babies dream more than adults.
Due to gravitational effects, you weigh less when the moon is slightly over head.

Afraid some one else might already know yours? Post it any way. You'll never know til you do. And, by not telling you could be holding back infinite knowledge that may one day save some one's life. There, munch on that thought for a while.

[Dark Lord Cam]

The 5.56 round is severely lacking in stopping power.
The Browning 50 Caliber Machine Gun has been in use since 1933
John Wayne deeply regretted taking a part as Genghis Khan
President Calvin Coolidge won a second term in office without campaigning. (This makes him a Bad***)
The Soviet Military was primarily geared toward defense rather than offense.
Vlad the Impaler liked to eat while watching prisoners die slow painful deaths.
Edgar Allen Poe made about 9 dollars off The Raven
Chuck Norris finds the Internet meme humorous.
Dogs aren't actually color blind.
The bible outsells other books so often it was taken off the bestseller list.
Hitler killed his dog to keep the Soviets from claiming it as a trophy.
Humans have far more endurance than lots of other animals.
If California became it's own country it would have the 8th largest economy in the world.
Emperor Norton was the only Emperor of the United States. (Self Proclaimed... a wonderful character really.)
the ending to the movie I AM LEGEND was changed at the last minute.

That's all for now folks.

[Venger]

Dogs aren't actually color blind.
The bible outsells other books so often it was taken off the bestseller list.

If California became it's own country it would have the 8th largest economy in the world.

Excellent bits of uselessness! Well done! *applauds*

[Redguard Mage]

Polar Bears are known to mostly strike with their left claw so always greet them using your left hand to minimise the risk.

I'll leave it to someone else to explain how Polar Bears react to left-handed handshakes.

[Drethelis]

An arrow fired from a longbow has more penetrating power than a 30-6 rifle round.

[Redguard Mage]

Urine is NOT a good substitute for water.

[Venger]

An arrow fired at a 35* angle is more efficient than any other angle.

[Redguard Mage]

An arrow fired at a 35* angle is more efficient than any other angle.

Unless you're suicidal then its 90*.

[Venger]

An arrow fired at a 35* angle is more efficient than any other angle.

Unless you're suicidal then its 90*.

True that.

This thread has taken off much more than I had even slightly dreamed. That was my Fun Fact btw.

[Redguard Mage]

You can save money on dog leads by walking your dog backwards using its tail.

[Sonixboom]

1. Without mucus your stomach would digest itself
2. Colt no longer manufactures the M1911
3. Jack london once had scurvy during his time as a jurnalist in the gold rush
4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle thought he could talk to ghosts/dead people
5. JRR tolkien outlived his wife by 2 years dying in 1973 to his wife's 1971
6. Some small japanese islands did not officially surrender from the second world war until the late 1970's

-Sonix

[Dark Lord Cam]

Dogs aren't actually color blind.
The bible outsells other books so often it was taken off the bestseller list.

If California became it's own country it would have the 8th largest economy in the world.

Excellent bits of uselessness! Well done! *applauds*

It's not all useless.

Californian Independence

[Dark Spark]

It's not all useless.

Californian Independence

Have ya' taken a look at Californian politics of late? Independence would immediately be followed by popular revolt against iron-fisted taxation and runaway administrative spending.

Dangit, I don't even have a pitchfork. Just all these silly swords.

Fun Fact: the infamous "Dark Spark Fun Facts" aren't actually fun. Just somewhat morbid.

[Sonixboom]

It's not all useless.

Californian Independence

Have ya' taken a look at Californian politics of late? Independence would immediately be followed by popular revolt against iron-fisted taxation and runaway administrative spending.

Dangit, I don't even have a pitchfork. Just all these silly swords.

i think i have a pitchfork with a shovel style grippy thing... its odd shaped

-SOnix

[Dark Lord Cam]

It's not all useless.

Californian Independence

Have ya' taken a look at Californian politics of late? Independence would immediately be followed by popular revolt against iron-fisted taxation and runaway administrative spending.

Dangit, I don't even have a pitchfork. Just all these silly swords.

Fun Fact: the infamous "Dark Spark Fun Facts" aren't actually fun. Just somewhat morbid.

I'm sure people would be quite happy revolting.

[Redguard Mage]

It's not all useless.

Californian Independence

Have ya' taken a look at Californian politics of late? Independence would immediately be followed by popular revolt against iron-fisted taxation and runaway administrative spending.

Dangit, I don't even have a pitchfork. Just all these silly swords.

Fun Fact: the infamous "Dark Spark Fun Facts" aren't actually fun. Just somewhat morbid.

I'm sure people would be quite happy revolting.

I'm revolting and I'm quite happy.

[Spiney]

When Frank Drake first used his Drake equation he estimated 10,000 communicative civilizations in the milky way.

On Saturn's moon Titan it has been found that there is a lack of certain chemicals and another that could only be formed by primitive life.

On Jupiter's frozen moon Europa, the pressure created by the outer ice layer heats up the water underneath making it possible that life could survive there.

(Btw, I'm a big supporter of life on other planets.)

[Redguard Mage]

When Frank Drake first used his Drake equation he estimated 10,000 communicative civilizations in the milky way.

On Saturn's moon Titan it has been found that there is a lack of certain chemicals and another that could only be formed by primitive life.

On Jupiter's frozen moon Europa, the pressure created by the outer ice layer heats up the water underneath making it possible that life could survive there.

(Btw, I'm a big supporter of life on other planets.)

If there isn't it would be an awful waste of space.

[Spiney]

When Frank Drake first used his Drake equation he estimated 10,000 communicative civilizations in the milky way.

On Saturn's moon Titan it has been found that there is a lack of certain chemicals and another that could only be formed by primitive life.

On Jupiter's frozen moon Europa, the pressure created by the outer ice layer heats up the water underneath making it possible that life could survive there.

(Btw, I'm a big supporter of life on other planets.)

If there isn't it would be an awful waste of space.

Well 99.5% of space is empty.

[Redguard Mage]

When Frank Drake first used his Drake equation he estimated 10,000 communicative civilizations in the milky way.

On Saturn's moon Titan it has been found that there is a lack of certain chemicals and another that could only be formed by primitive life.

On Jupiter's frozen moon Europa, the pressure created by the outer ice layer heats up the water underneath making it possible that life could survive there.

(Btw, I'm a big supporter of life on other planets.)

If there isn't it would be an awful waste of space.

Well 99.5% of space is empty.

If space is constantly expanding how can you calculate the percentage of emptiness?

[Spiney]

If space is constantly expanding how can you calculate the percentage of emptiness?

Well the size of the universe is estimated at around 100 billion light years in diameter. Its found by measuring the speed of light times how old we think the universe to be (That being around 14 billion years). Also the observable universe may be only be a fraction of what really is there. As we are close to the center (well... roughly), there could be galaxies out there whose light has no yet reached us (possibly if the universe was a BIG bang and expanded quickly at the start of the event).

Just think The Milky Way is around 100,000 light years across. Our nearest galaxy is The Andromeda Glaxay which is about 2.5 million light years away. With the Universe expanding and there being so much space between everything that figure of 99.5% could rise.

[Venger]

The average bladder holds 300ml of fluid.

[Andere]

A true soldier never retreats. He turns around, and advances.

[Venger]

A true soldier never retreats. He turns around, and advances.

LOL Awesome man! Good one.

More people speak Chinese in America than in China
The average temperature is -60*F at 40,000ft.

[Redguard Mage]

A broken bottle is a terrible substitute for toilet tissue.