What's the most ridiculous fact you know?
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It's not always true though. When my tortoiseshell cats kidneys failed a few years back, she turned up howling in pain at the front door one night. She had been sleeping in one of her 'nests' and not really wanting to come in. Not even wanting her Dreamies which should of been a clue something was wrong. My brother spent the night sleeping on the floor with her and fussing her when she became distressed. And she was taken to the vets and put to sleep the next day.Just Ebola said:My bad, I hate myself every time I wheel that little fun fact out. I've got a bobtail and a Norwegian forest cat myself, so it really does leave a bad taste in my mouth. It's an interesting fact, but probably not well-suited for funerals or parties.Adam Jensen said:My kitty cat's not going anywhere. She's not even a year old yet but I know that I'm gonna be there for her holding her paw and stroking her head when her time comes.
Holy shit now I got all teary eyed
So long story short, cats won't always disappear when they are on deaths door, sometimes they just want to be somewhere safe.
That cats are unusually effective at surviving terminal velocity falls, often attaining less injury in falls from above 7 stories high than any below, adopting a flying squirrel pose that lessens their velocity.
Meh, fairly tame as far as celebrity kids names go. I mean, James is a common name.McElroy said:
Got nothing on Moon Unit & Diva Muffin Zappa, or Audio Science Clayton, or Sage Moonblood Stallone, or Rocket Zot Worthington, or Moxie Crimefighter Jilette, or Pilot Inspektor Lee. Or Erykah Badu's kids, who are named Seven Sirius Badu, Puma Sabti Curry (would you like bread, naan or rice with that?) and Mars Merkaba Thedford.
If you breathe out non stop for 8 years, you'll create just enough heat to heat up a cup of coffee.
Those are serious crimes. Not ridiculous at all!Chimpzy said:
I just find it ridiculous to choose one of the most common masculine names and give it to your daughter. At least the Smiths changed theirs a little bit (Will and Jada naming their kids Jaden and Willow).
I'm gonna add that book to my already over-stuffed list of shit I need to read, I've always been fascinated by how booze has shaped history. I remember reading a Chinese story when I was young where everyone in the village received a bowl of rice and one glass of wine a day, including the children. It always struck me as weird, but now it makes a lot ore sense now that I know it was basically grape juice.trunkage said:
I like my beer at 7%, it kinda bums me out that my ancestors weren't the hard-drinkin' fast-talkers I romanticized them to be.
Sorry that happened, for what it's worth you did the right thing having her put down. They usually don't run until death is very, very near. they sense it like a predator and think they can evade it. When a cat initially senses that it's end is near, it'll likely hide, because they know they're at their most vulnerable. Had a cat many years ago and she had feline leukemia. From the on-set of her illness she secluded herself as far up high as she could and barely moved. Had to do the same as you.Catfood220 said:It's not always true though. When my tortoiseshell cats kidneys failed a few years back, she turned up howling in pain at the front door one night. She had been sleeping in one of her 'nests' and not really wanting to come in. Not even wanting her Dreamies which should of been a clue something was wrong. My brother spent the night sleeping on the floor with her and fussing her when she became distressed. And she was taken to the vets and put to sleep the next day.Just Ebola said:My bad, I hate myself every time I wheel that little fun fact out. I've got a bobtail and a Norwegian forest cat myself, so it really does leave a bad taste in my mouth. It's an interesting fact, but probably not well-suited for funerals or parties.Adam Jensen said:My kitty cat's not going anywhere. She's not even a year old yet but I know that I'm gonna be there for her holding her paw and stroking her head when her time comes.
Holy shit now I got all teary eyed
So long story short, cats won't always disappear when they are on deaths door, sometimes they just want to be somewhere safe.
Old-timey Victorian researchers were convinced that hyenas were a mono-gendered species, due to the female's...interesting biology.
They also thought that the queen bees were male, until they had a queen ruling the country, then they decided that the hive queen was female but somehow didn't have sex.
Anyway, politics informs science, even the rational bits.
They also thought that the queen bees were male, until they had a queen ruling the country, then they decided that the hive queen was female but somehow didn't have sex.
Anyway, politics informs science, even the rational bits.
Oh and speaking of weird biology ideas about sex, plants too, the biologists of the 17th century didnt think plant sexs existed. They thought plants just cloned themselves or something. Despite the blatantly obvious fact that farmers and gardeners knew they needed to pair certain plants of species like kiwifruit in pairs or you didn't get any fruit, fruit and seed being the result of plant sex. Monoecious plants either produce male and female flowers on the same plant like corn or have one perfect flower that is both male and female, the maint point is both sexs come from one plant if monoecious. As opposed to Dioecious which means two plants, one male one female like animals and people. I read a book called something like 'sex, civilisation and seeds' about humanity and plants that mentioned it. And they were denying this obvious thing a few hundred years ago, its crazy. I have to wonder if it wasn't due to a moral issue of being offended by the idea of admitting plant sex was happening all around us all the time or something.altnameJag said:
There was a hybrid plant created called 'Fairchilds mule' Discovered by a Mr Fairchild I think it was a hybrid of Sweet William and something else maybe? That hybrid finally helped prove to the academics what was common knowledge amongst gardeners. Its interesting and after the revelation really got going with plant breeding which sadly helped wipe out many longterm farms unique stock of seeds saved over generations for the default agreed upon 'best breed to plant'.
Sorry for the rambling I just love plant science lol.
The first aircraft carriers(for a broad definition of "aircraft") were launched in the mid-19th century and carried manned hot air balloons for reconnaissance and (attempted) bombing.
Flying Aircraft Carriers were built back during the 1930's, notably the USS Akron and USS Macon, which were zeppelins designed to launch and retrieve aircraft while airborne. Sadly, they could never actually make it work so the project was abandoned. Both ships ended up crashing due to foul weather and the Akron's crash killed more people then the Hindenberg's did(However, most of the Macon's crew survived their crash).
Flying Aircraft Carriers were built back during the 1930's, notably the USS Akron and USS Macon, which were zeppelins designed to launch and retrieve aircraft while airborne. Sadly, they could never actually make it work so the project was abandoned. Both ships ended up crashing due to foul weather and the Akron's crash killed more people then the Hindenberg's did(However, most of the Macon's crew survived their crash).
I mean, it's the bit the male penis goes into, and they give birth through it.trunkage said:
Female hyenas give birth through their clitoris.
Yeah, I buried the lede on that, didn't I?
Speaking of queens: Mary, Queen of Scots was crowned at the tender age of 6 days old, making her the youngest monarch in recorded history.altnameJag said:
Although even she has nothing on Shah Shapuh II of the Sassanid Persian empire. According to legend, he was already emperor before he was born. As in, he was said to have been crowned in the womb by literally putting a crown on top of his mother's pregnant belly. Unlike Mary above tho, there are no historical records to confirm it.
The penises of ducks are corkscrew-shaped and can fall off. Their mating habits are so violent, they can kill the ducks the ones they are trying to breed with
Related: Aircraft carriers don't really function as floating runways as is the common perception. If they did, they would need to be much much longer. Instead, in order to allow a jet to take off in such a short distance, the entire ship needs to be moving forward at top speed and they utilize what is essentially a very powerful(and dangerous) slingshot to get the plane moving fast enough. There is very little margin for error and if you watch video of an aircraft carrier take off you can see that some jets actually drop a bit after leaving the end of the runway before they have enough speed to achieve flight. They need to do basically the same thing for landings as well.Dalisclock said:
