Factoids - Page 16

Fbone · 04-17-2011, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

He's missing more than that. He's dead. Died of Alzheimer's (along with a few other major ailments) a few years ago. Some of his ashes were sent into space.

He was without the finger during his Star Trek days.

wannabee · 04-18-2011, 08:13 AM

Friends are like knickers....Some crawl up your arse.. Some snap under pressure......Some don't have the strength to hold you up..Some get a little sideways.. Some are your favorite.. Some are holy..Some are cheap and just plain nasty.. And some actually cover your arse when u need them too.....

GeoffC · 04-18-2011, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by orlok

The highest air temperature ever recorded on the surface of Earth is 58°C (331 K).

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Originally Posted by kennyc

http://www.universetoday.com/27891/temperature-of-lava/

Kenny got to it first, but you were (nearly) correct ....

Fbone · 04-18-2011, 02:39 PM

In Toy Story, the carpet designs in Sid's hallway is the same as the carpet designs in The Shining.

WT Sharpe · 04-18-2011, 05:48 PM

The Andy Griffith Show used some of the buildings for Mayberry scenes as the 50s series, Adventures of Superman, used for Metropolis.

http://www.jimnolt.com/fortyacres1.htm

orlok · 04-19-2011, 06:34 AM

On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.

GeoffC · 04-19-2011, 11:13 AM

The Kiwi, national bird of New Zealand, can't fly, lives in a hole in the ground, is almost blind and lays only one egg each year. Yet is has survived for 70 million years.

Javed · 04-20-2011, 06:10 AM

'Underground' is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters 'und.'

Bilbo1967 · 04-20-2011, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Javed

'Underground' is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters 'und.'

'Underfund'. As in; let's make sure we don't underfund that project, it's vital.

GeoffC · 04-20-2011, 11:44 AM

Underbound = A city where the administrative boundary encloses an area smaller than that of the city itself; the city has ‘burst’ its bounds.

orlok · 04-20-2011, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

'Underfund'. As in; let's make sure we don't underfund that project, it's vital.

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

Underbound = A city where the administrative boundary encloses an area smaller than that of the city itself; the city has ‘burst’ its bounds.

Ooohhhh. Well done you two. Couldn't think of anything myself.

My fact: The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements.

kennyc · 04-20-2011, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by orlok

Ooohhhh. Well done you two. Couldn't think of anything myself.

My fact: The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements.

Why not?

orlok · 04-20-2011, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Why not?

I've been looking for the joke in this, but am stumped. Y knot? Wye nott? I give up

kennyc · 04-20-2011, 03:51 PM

I No Knot.

WT Sharpe · 04-20-2011, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by orlok

Ooohhhh. Well done you two. Couldn't think of anything myself.

My fact: The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements.

A ... B ... C ... D ...
Can I bring my friend to tea?
E ... F ... G H I
J, I love you.

-- The Beatles

04-18-2011, 05:48 PM	#230
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	The Andy Griffith Show used some of the buildings for Mayberry scenes as the 50s series, Adventures of Superman, used for Metropolis. http://www.jimnolt.com/fortyacres1.htm Last edited by WT Sharpe; 04-18-2011 at 05:50 PM.

04-18-2011, 08:13 AM	#227
wannabee Media Bloke Posts: 2,382 Karma: 113956855 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: iOS	Friends are like knickers....Some crawl up your arse.. Some snap under pressure......Some don't have the strength to hold you up..Some get a little sideways.. Some are your favorite.. Some are holy..Some are cheap and just plain nasty.. And some actually cover your arse when u need them too.....

04-18-2011, 02:39 PM	#229
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,297 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	In Toy Story, the carpet designs in Sid's hallway is the same as the carpet designs in The Shining.

04-19-2011, 06:34 AM	#231
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.

04-19-2011, 11:13 AM	#232
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	The Kiwi, national bird of New Zealand, can't fly, lives in a hole in the ground, is almost blind and lays only one egg each year. Yet is has survived for 70 million years.

04-20-2011, 06:10 AM	#233
Javed Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,270 Karma: 1126878541 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Astak Pocket PRO, iPod Touch, PRS-650	'Underground' is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters 'und.'

04-20-2011, 11:44 AM	#235
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Underbound = A city where the administrative boundary encloses an area smaller than that of the city itself; the city has ‘burst’ its bounds.

04-20-2011, 03:51 PM	#239
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,918 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	I No Knot.