The Ultimate Trivia Thread

[trichobezoar]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

"beblubbered" I LOVE it! I can't wait to use it on the Docs the next time I'm told I should be healed by now!

I want to use beblubbered as soon as I get the chance! It's such a funny word... and sounds so accurate. lol

New (archaic) trivia:

Bee-ale was a species of beer, or rather mead, made from the refuse of honey.

[Luffy]

A new type of beetle is discovered roughly every hour. There are around 2,000 coleopterists in the world and 10 million different species of beetle–around two thirds of all insects are beetles. If every species of animal and plant was placed in a row, every fifth one would be a beetle.

[Solitaire1]

According to the Behind The Voice Actors website (http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/voice-actors/), Frank Welker has the voiced the most characters (1,249 characters as I write this).

[trichobezoar]

According to The Word Museum, begrumpled means displeased. Sounds fitting considering my most recent vent in The Vent and Rant Thread.

'Can't wait to use that one! lol

[crich70]

Originally Posted by Solitaire1

According to the Behind The Voice Actors website (http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/voice-actors/), Frank Welker has the voiced the most characters (1,249 characters as I write this).

He did at least one of the characters in "The Pagemaster" some yrs back.

[Luffy]

There are six different states of matter (Solid, Liquid, Gas, Plasma, Bose–Einstein condensate and Fermionic condensate).

[Solitaire1]

Originally Posted by Solitaire1

According to the Behind The Voice Actors website (http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/voice-actors/), Frank Welker has the voiced the most characters (1,249 characters as I write this).

Originally Posted by crich70

He did at least one of the characters in "The Pagemaster" some yrs back.

I've heard that Frank Welker is so prolific as a voice actor that whenever you hear an animal in a movie/TV show make a sound that they normally wouldn't make, it's him.

New trivia item:

Per Wikipedia, the reason for the standard rotational speed for records is due to the gearing of electric motors (such as 3600 RPM / 46 = 78.26 RPM).

[crich70]

Originally Posted by Solitaire1

I've heard that Frank Welker is so prolific as a voice actor that whenever you hear an animal in a movie/TV show make a sound that they normally wouldn't make, it's him.

New trivia item:

Per Wikipedia, the reason for the standard rotational speed for records is due to the gearing of electric motors (such as 3600 RPM / 46 = 78.26 RPM).

Interesting. I know there are 78's (very thick), 45's (the one song on a side) and 33 1/3 is the only other speed I know for LP's. I have no idea how fast CD's spin while playing back music.

[Luffy]

A group of baboons is called a congress.

[Solitaire1]

Originally Posted by crich70

Interesting. I know there are 78's (very thick), 45's (the one song on a side) and 33 1/3 is the only other speed I know for LP's. I have no idea how fast CD's spin while playing back music.

The reason for the 78 speed was that it was necessary for adequate sound quality for early records (which were made of fragile shellac). Due to advances in technology and materials, records were able to achieve better sound quality at slower speeds. The 45s and LPs were competitors at one time but eventually they were able to co-exist since they go after different markets. Added to this are the 12" 45RPM records which were popular for dance music due to their longer playing time.

Unlike records, CDs play from inside out (part of the reason is that they weren't sure how large a CD would finally be when the format was being established) and spin at different speeds depending on where the laser is reading. If I remember correctly, they spin at 400 RPM when they start playing and slow down to 200 RPM as the laser moves outward (it's likely related to the CLV format for laserdiscs, which doubled the playing time for each side of an laserdisc).

New Trivia Item: David Kaye is the only individual in the Transformers franchise to voice both Optimus Prime and Megatron.

[Luffy]

Nothing prevented Henry VIII from marrying Lord Pembroke, because it was one of the titles given to Anne Boleyn.

[trichobezoar]

According to The Word Museum, belly-vengeance is weak, sour beer, of which he that gets the most, gets the worst share.

So when I was younger and drank lots of cheap beer (i.e., Budweiser), I experienced belly-vengeance!

[Luffy]

Camels originated from the continent of America, 20 million years ago. They spread across to other continents, because back then Bering Strait was land, rather than sea. They became extinct in North America during the last Ice Age.

[crich70]

Originally Posted by Luffy

A group of baboons is called a congress.

I think I've seen that somewhere here at MR before. Perhaps in the political section as we do sometimes seem to have a number of baboons in public office.

[wodin]

Originally Posted by crich70

I think I've seen that somewhere here at MR before. Perhaps in the political section as we do sometimes seem to have a number of baboons in public office.

And in the sandbox!