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Alien Mole

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Front Row said:
A cow can walk up stairs , but is unable to walk them down again.
I actually saw a cow walking down stairs when I was in India, so I don't get what this is about. Do they mean the exact same stairs without turning around, or something? Because people aren't so hot at that either.

I'm not saying that the cow did it elegantly or whatever, mind you, but I did see it go down them with my own eyes.

EDIT: As for useless facts, I know how to say 'The penguins here are very pretty' in Greek. My native language is Dutch, and I can barely even order a loaf of bread in Greek. (If anyone's curious, it would go roughly along the lines of 'I pinguini etho ine poli orei' in our alphabet)
 

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Queen Michael said:
Did you know that 98,3% of people can't say "Al Gore wardrobe playtime regulation"? Go on, try it and you'll see why.
I suspect this is a ploy to see how many people you can trick into saying this out loud, and I refuse to be fooled by your wily scheme.
 

Gardenia

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Quaxar said:
OT: Doctor Mario is no real doctor.
(Hoping I haven't been ninjaed on this, no way I'm reading 11 pages to post this reply:)
But he touched my genitals!

OT: The longest palindrome in everyday(?) is apparently the Finnish word saippuakivikauppias , which means soapstone vendor.
 

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the-kitchen-slayer said:
There are two towns with the name Hell, one in the USA, one in Norway
They do however, mean different things. "Hell" in norwegian means "luck".

Also, small birds will die if they eat uncooked rice, because their stomach will swell up and burst. Think about that the next time you see people throwing rice at a newly married couple!
 

siebje

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Mistermixmaster said:
Also, small birds will die if they eat uncooked rice, because their stomach will swell up and burst. Think about that the next time you see people throwing rice at a newly married couple!
The fact that you want us to put this into practice disqualifies it as a useless fact.
 

skeliton112

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teebeeohh said:
jamez525 said:
The longest word you can type on the top row of a qwerty keyboard (top row of letters obviously)
is typewriter
not on every keyboard(german keyboards have Z and Y switched)

computers can't create random numbers or secret processes, so they suck if used for elections
well then thats a qwertz keyboard not a qwerty one.
 

BiscuitTrouser

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vento 231 said:
Ephraim J. Witchwood said:
Kushin said:
Clench the thumb of any hand in your fist.

You now have no gag reflex.

Enjoy.
*tries it* HOLY SHIT!
HOOOOOOOLLLLY SHHIIIIITTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMFG! No way... JUST NO WAY! The fact this works makes this whole thread a win!

My fact is pretty cool, basically on nuclear waste dumps they have NO IDEA what to write. Because it takes 1000's of years before it stops being dangerous the language could change and the dump could be forgotten. A skull wouldnt work, they might think its a grave and try and examine it. Hell the egyptian descriptions on tombs of hideous death didnt stop anyone, what do you write to clearly say "You dont want to know whats here, seriously, DONT DIG IT UP FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!"
 

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the guns on the original daleks weren't designed to bend inwards in the middle, the crew just used them to drag the dalek suits around the set.

also if you want to escape from a crocodile on foot, run in zig-zags.
 

skeliton112

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Mr Shrike said:
Any pub named the Winchester has a live firearm within it.

Also, dogs can't look up.

(Cookies for references.)

EDIT because a full stop was in the wrong place.
Probably been ninja'd but Shawn of the dead.
 

tahrey

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God, how long do you have?

Interactive whiteboards have a touch resolution of about 2000-4000 points on each axis

The same chip is used in an Atari ST for sound, the floppy drive and DMA (hard disk/laser printer) port (meaning if you ever experience music playing during a load screen, someone's been very, very clever). Along with a million and one other ST / other old computer facts that may, at one point, have been useful to a developer, but not any more.

The hi-def TV standard is actually still designed around old CRT-based sets; 1080p is actually the active area of a 1152-line scan, or just over twice that of standard-def NTSC (presumably so marketers could say "more than twice as sharp"). 720p is based off timings for 768-line (i.e. XGA) computer monitors. The widths are a complete accident of using the (very) old widescreen cinema aspect (as opposed to computer ones which come from a desired number of text columns, usually relative to standard size print on standard paper as found on teletypes, or analogue SD TV which doesn't actually have a properly defined horizontal rez).


A fact which is useful to me, and probably me alone: The lenses in NEC VT460 projectors can be swapped out for the short-throw ones from the VT465 with but the twiddling of a couple of screws, never mind the massive warnings to leave it the hell alone and that nothing is servicable. The image elements similarly, if you have a cracked or worn one. Though getting them realigned without UV-proof goggles, a jumper cable to defeat the interlocks, a micrometer and teeny tiny pliers is damn near impossible.


A fact that IS useful: if you're on a budget, hit the 24-hour supermarket at 9.55pm. Loiter round the final reductions shelf for the shelf stacker given the job of finding all the soon-to-expire stuff to come round doing the final clearance markdowns, and nab anything you like the look of right as they sticker it. It'll still keep for 2 or 3 days in most cases, and often what's been left behind for them to collect (particularly off the deli and fresh fish/seafood counters) is expensive primo stuff that's now down to ramen noodle prices. I had flash-fried balti marinated scallops for dinner last night, had homemade king prawn/sundried tomato & olive dressing sandwiches for lunch, and will be doing grilled, herb-crusted tuna steaks tonight... costing less than a depressionburger and limpfries thanks to this.

Just be careful of the non-english speaking foreign broodmother who must have a family of 12 to feed going by the way she expands to fill the entire space available for getting at the shelf and hoovers up all the readymade, uber-reduced sandwich packs (even if there's like 20 of them)... you have to get in before she does. Hence arrival at 5 to 10, not like 11...

Oh, and be picky. There will be all sorts of junk, or still not very good value stuff (something that's overpriced can still be less VFM than the regular brand even when slashed), appearing there on a daily basis. It's easy to overstock, and find you don't like any of it.
 

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Queen Michael said:
Did you know that 98,3% of people can't say "Al Gore wardrobe playtime regulation"? Go on, try it and you'll see why.
I'm sure I'm about to look like a total muppet but I can say it, am I missing out on something funny?
 

Chris^^

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tahrey said:
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A fact that IS useful: if you're on a budget, hit the 24-hour supermarket at 9.55pm. Loiter round the final reductions shelf for the shelf stacker given the job of finding all the soon-to-expire stuff to come round doing the final clearance markdowns, and nab anything you like the look of right as they sticker it. It'll still keep for 2 or 3 days in most cases, and often what's been left behind for them to collect (particularly off the deli and fresh fish/seafood counters) is expensive primo stuff that's now down to ramen noodle prices. I had flash-fried balti marinated scallops for dinner last night, had homemade king prawn/sundried tomato & olive dressing sandwiches for lunch, and will be doing grilled, herb-crusted tuna steaks tonight... costing less than a depressionburger and limpfries thanks to this.

Just be careful of the non-english speaking foreign broodmother who must have a family of 12 to feed going by the way she expands to fill the entire space available for getting at the shelf and hoovers up all the readymade, uber-reduced sandwich packs... you have to get in before she does. Hence arrival at 5 to 10, not like 11...

Oh, and be picky. There will be all sorts of junk, or still not very good value stuff (something that's overpriced can still be less VFM than the regular brand even when slashed), appearing there on a daily basis. It's easy to overstock, and find you don't like any of it.
oh god, you're a genius
 

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You can't name a folder "con" in Windows unless you put spaces between the letters.

The original director of the anime Lucky Star was fired after four episodes.

Winston Churchill was born in a woman's bathroom.

A fetus masturbates while it's in the womb (and you thought it was kicking!)
 

tahrey

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Chris^^ said:
oh god, you're a genius
I *think* that's sarcasm, but I can't exactly be sure.

How about another. The length of a safety fuse in a British 13-amp plug is nominally 1 inch, but having just measured one, it's actually more like 24mm.
 

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Tekkawarrior said:
drbarno said:
a duck's cry has an echo.
I beg to differ:
[url = http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/duckecho.asp]Duck echo myth: BUSTED![/url]
I find it funny that you haven't actually read my post properly, I said the duck's cry has an echo, not has no echo.