The Ultimate Trivia Thread - Page 28

crich70 · 02-06-2015, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Pulpwood

The Graham cracker was developed with the belief that it would curb sexual arousal.............Named after the Presbyterian minister, Sylvester Graham (1794-1851), who was big on diet regimen.

And Corn Flakes was invented by a Dr. Kellogg who wanted a healthy food for people who were spending time at his sanitarium (for a rest cure).

Luffy · 02-09-2015, 02:25 AM

Scuba diving is illegal off the coast of Greece, mainly because most of the country's antiquities are underwater.

cromag · 02-09-2015, 09:24 PM

"Waldo" is used to refer to remote manipulators used to handle radioactive or other hazardous substances. The term "Waldo" comes from the story Waldo by Robert A. Heinlein which features a man who invents and uses such devices.

I've known this for many, many years, but it's nice to have Wikipedia back it up:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_manipulator

crich70 · 02-10-2015, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cromag

"Waldo" is used to refer to remote manipulators used to handle radioactive or other hazardous substances. The term "Waldo" comes from the story Waldo by Robert A. Heinlein which features a man who invents and uses such devices.

I've known this for many, many years, but it's nice to have Wikipedia back it up:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_manipulator

It's a good story too. I've read it in the past.

Luffy · 02-11-2015, 01:15 AM

Victorians who could not afford chimney sweeps would drop a goose down the chimney or make it fly up through the chimney to clean it instead.

kindlekitten · 02-13-2015, 02:43 PM

Seriously?

Going on a live goose hunt

Luffy · 02-16-2015, 12:21 AM

Black boxes are orange. They were black until 1955, when people realised that they were never able to find them in a wreckage.

crich70 · 02-16-2015, 02:56 AM

And most chimney sweeps in the old days were young children who were small of build and often underfed. I understand that sometimes they got stuck and died in the chimneys back then as well.

Solitaire1 · 02-16-2015, 11:38 AM

Walt Disney was the original voice of Mickey Mouse, voicing the character until 1946.

Source: Wikipedia

Luffy · 02-16-2015, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crich70

And most chimney sweeps in the old days were young children who were small of build and often underfed. I understand that sometimes they got stuck and died in the chimneys back then as well.

That kind of thing should never have happened at the time it did. It seems like the mistakes and cruelties of a barbaric society always comes in cycles. Abusive child labor is something I don't realistically expect to see in my lifetime, but after I'm dead, and in a few centuries, who knows?

kindlekitten · 02-16-2015, 06:06 PM

I'm sure if you were to travel you'd find some shocking evidence of child labor abuse

Luffy · 02-18-2015, 12:31 PM

Henry Fonda won his only best actor oscar award with his last film, On Golden Pond(1981). Katharine Hepburn won best actress for the same movie.

Solitaire1 · 03-06-2015, 03:27 PM

Father Guido Sarducci (played by Don Novello) is the only fictional character to host Saturday Night Live.

Luffy · 03-07-2015, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solitaire1

Father Guido Sarducci (played by Don Novello) is the only fictional character to host Saturday Night Live.

What about Pee Wee Herman? He hosted in that god awful season 11. (Glad that the thread has been bumped.)

kindlekitten · 03-07-2015, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Luffy

What about Pee Wee Herman? He hosted in that god awful season 11. (Glad that the thread has been bumped.)

I thought big bird or Oscar did as well

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02-09-2015, 02:25 AM	#407
Luffy Wizard Posts: 4,461 Karma: 429063498 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Mauritius Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	Scuba diving is illegal off the coast of Greece, mainly because most of the country's antiquities are underwater.

02-09-2015, 09:24 PM	#408
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 24,455 Karma: 459220161 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	"Waldo" is used to refer to remote manipulators used to handle radioactive or other hazardous substances. The term "Waldo" comes from the story Waldo by Robert A. Heinlein which features a man who invents and uses such devices. I've known this for many, many years, but it's nice to have Wikipedia back it up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_manipulator

02-11-2015, 01:15 AM	#410
Luffy Wizard Posts: 4,461 Karma: 429063498 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Mauritius Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	Victorians who could not afford chimney sweeps would drop a goose down the chimney or make it fly up through the chimney to clean it instead.

02-13-2015, 02:43 PM	#411
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	Seriously? Going on a live goose hunt

02-16-2015, 12:21 AM	#412
Luffy Wizard Posts: 4,461 Karma: 429063498 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Mauritius Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	Black boxes are orange. They were black until 1955, when people realised that they were never able to find them in a wreckage.

02-16-2015, 02:56 AM	#413
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	And most chimney sweeps in the old days were young children who were small of build and often underfed. I understand that sometimes they got stuck and died in the chimneys back then as well.

02-16-2015, 11:38 AM	#414
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,301 Karma: 66698846 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor	Walt Disney was the original voice of Mickey Mouse, voicing the character until 1946. Source: Wikipedia

02-16-2015, 06:06 PM	#416
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	I'm sure if you were to travel you'd find some shocking evidence of child labor abuse

02-18-2015, 12:31 PM	#417
Luffy Wizard Posts: 4,461 Karma: 429063498 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Mauritius Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	Henry Fonda won his only best actor oscar award with his last film, On Golden Pond(1981). Katharine Hepburn won best actress for the same movie.

03-06-2015, 03:27 PM	#418
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,301 Karma: 66698846 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor	Father Guido Sarducci (played by Don Novello) is the only fictional character to host Saturday Night Live.