The Ultimate Trivia Thread - Page 31

Solitaire1 · 03-16-2015, 02:01 PM

The ampersand is the 27th letter of the alphabet, sitting between "y" and "z" (x, y & z).

Luffy · 03-16-2015, 08:37 PM

The word "Thespian" means "Awful" in Greek, as in "Awe inspiring". It also means, "Divine".

pdurrant · 03-21-2015, 07:38 AM

Most modern fish evolved from an air-breathing ancestor.

Solitaire1 · 03-21-2015, 11:31 AM

The song "(They Long To Be) Close To You" was first recorded by Richard Chamberlain.

Source: Wikipedia

Luffy · 03-25-2015, 08:32 PM

Babies in the womb are covered in hair called Lanugo. It is normally shed before birth, around 7 or 8 months of gestation but is sometimes present at birth.

pdurrant · 04-15-2015, 09:05 AM

The verb "to escalate" comes from the word "escalator" which was originally a trademark.

HomeInMyShoes · 04-15-2015, 01:15 PM

There are 1.6 billion servings of Coca-Cola sold every day.

crich70 · 04-15-2015, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luffy

Babies in the womb are covered in hair called Lanugo. It is normally shed before birth, around 7 or 8 months of gestation but is sometimes present at birth.

Interesting. I understand I had a little beard when I was born. It fell out when they washed my face though. Maybe it was Lanugo.

pdurrant · 04-16-2015, 04:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

There are 1.6 billion servings of Coca-Cola sold every day.

Now over 1.9 billion Coca-Cola beverages.

HomeInMyShoes · 04-16-2015, 10:43 AM

I stand corrected, for the 39,273 time in my life.

pdurrant · 04-21-2015, 03:51 AM

Computer simulations suggest that the most recent common ancestor of everyone currently alive lived no more than 3,500 years ago, and that the 'identical ancestors point' was no more than 7.500 years ago.

*'identical ancestors point': that time when all people alive then are either the ancestor of everybody currently alive, or is the ancestor of no-one currently alive.

Solitaire1 · 04-21-2015, 04:39 AM

The musical data on CDs is not encoded by recording the actual bits (0 or 1) but by bit changes:

- If the next bit changes (from 0 to 1 or 1 to 0) it is 1
- If the next bit is the same (0 to 0 or 1 to 1) it is 0

crich70 · 04-21-2015, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Computer simulations suggest that the most recent common ancestor of everyone currently alive lived no more than 3,500 years ago, and that the 'identical ancestors point' was no more than 7.500 years ago.

*'identical ancestors point': that time when all people alive then are either the ancestor of everybody currently alive, or is the ancestor of no-one currently alive.

Interesting. Might be a thread for the P & R forum all on its own.

Solitaire1 · 05-01-2015, 02:44 PM

According to Wikipedia, Otis Redding had the first posthumous number one hit with "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay."

kindlekitten · 05-01-2015, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crich70

Interesting. Might be a thread for the P & R forum all on its own.

I've some serious doubts about the 3500 years

04-21-2015, 03:51 AM	#461
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,627 Karma: 306652114 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	Computer simulations suggest that the most recent common ancestor of everyone currently alive lived no more than 3,500 years ago, and that the 'identical ancestors point' was no more than 7.500 years ago. 'identical ancestors point': that time when all people alive then are either the ancestor of everybody currently alive, or is the ancestor of no-one currently alive. Last edited by pdurrant; 04-21-2015 at 04:02 AM.*

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03-16-2015, 02:01 PM	#451
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,306 Karma: 66698846 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor	The ampersand is the 27th letter of the alphabet, sitting between "y" and "z" (x, y & z).

03-16-2015, 08:37 PM	#452
Luffy Wizard Posts: 4,461 Karma: 429063498 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Mauritius Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	The word "Thespian" means "Awful" in Greek, as in "Awe inspiring". It also means, "Divine".

03-21-2015, 07:38 AM	#453
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,627 Karma: 306652114 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	Most modern fish evolved from an air-breathing ancestor.

03-21-2015, 11:31 AM	#454
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,306 Karma: 66698846 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor	The song "(They Long To Be) Close To You" was first recorded by Richard Chamberlain. Source: Wikipedia

03-25-2015, 08:32 PM	#455
Luffy Wizard Posts: 4,461 Karma: 429063498 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Mauritius Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	Babies in the womb are covered in hair called Lanugo. It is normally shed before birth, around 7 or 8 months of gestation but is sometimes present at birth.

04-15-2015, 09:05 AM	#456
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,627 Karma: 306652114 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	The verb "to escalate" comes from the word "escalator" which was originally a trademark.

04-15-2015, 01:15 PM	#457
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	There are 1.6 billion servings of Coca-Cola sold every day.

04-16-2015, 10:43 AM	#460
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I stand corrected, for the 39,273 time in my life.

04-21-2015, 04:39 AM	#462
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,306 Karma: 66698846 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor	The musical data on CDs is not encoded by recording the actual bits (0 or 1) but by bit changes: - If the next bit changes (from 0 to 1 or 1 to 0) it is 1 - If the next bit is the same (0 to 0 or 1 to 1) it is 0

05-01-2015, 02:44 PM	#464
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,306 Karma: 66698846 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor	According to Wikipedia, Otis Redding had the first posthumous number one hit with "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay."

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