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Post by whiteraven on Jun 8, 2005 8:54:11 GMT -5
hi, It's me, the grandfather of all knowledge, but not really. Because we all know the real grandfather of all knowledge is a little girl in a tutu, but enough about that. this Topic is for trivia so without further ado...
A cockroach can live without it's head for 2 weeks.
If a human were as big as the sun, said human would produce more heat.
If 2 people are naked in a glacier, and they hug, their shared body heat could melt the glacier.
people once thought snakes ate their young.
Einstein and Edison, both got C's in school.
that's it... for now.
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Post by fyrehart on Jun 8, 2005 17:03:04 GMT -5
hi, It's me, the grandfather of all knowledge, but not really. Because we all know the real grandfather of all knowledge is a little girl in a tutu, Grand father of knowledge is a little girl? but enough about that. this Topic is for trivia so without further ado... A cockroach can live without it's head for 2 weeks. So can a chicken. If 2 people are naked in a glacier, and they hug, their shared body heat could melt the glacier. Not before they die of starvation and/or thirst and/or boredom. people once thought snakes ate their young. They also thought the world was flat and that disabilities were punishments from "God." Einstein and Edison, both got C's in school. Haven't heard about the Edison one, but it makes sense - you'd have to be pretty dumb to fly a kite with a key attached in a thunder storm. About Einstein: The grades used during that year (he was in second grade, as I recall) were based on a different grading system, and even if it was the same he probably would have gotten a C because he was too advanced for the class. That's what my teacher in 1st grade did to me and a few other students. One question...how is this "trivia?"
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Post by Starfire on Jun 8, 2005 17:12:58 GMT -5
people once thought snakes ate their young. That is true, i know a lot about animals and snakes do eat there young. It might be because they have no food, someone/thing disturbed with the nest, the children are sick, or just because. Also you've never heard that phrase "now i know why snakes eat there young"?
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Post by whiteraven on Jun 8, 2005 22:15:59 GMT -5
Trivia: information or knowledge of small importance to one's everyday life.
headless roaches are of little importance to my everday life, dunno about you.
Hamsters also eat their young, and I suspect it to be the same cause, Protein Deficiency.
more.
Snow is a fertilizer, it traps nitrogen in the soil.
if a sponge gets ripped to pieces it will stay alive, and reassemble it's own body.
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Post by whiteraven on Jun 9, 2005 15:18:35 GMT -5
a banana tree is actually an herb
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Post by no2k on Jun 9, 2005 16:34:59 GMT -5
"Einstein and Edison, both got C's in school."
I heard somewhere that Eintstein actually failed math, but I don't have a source to back that up. But... so what if he got a C? I've gotten two C's in my life, does that mean I'm stupid and have no chance in the world? No, it just means I'm lazy and I'm not applying myself in the classes due to boredom. Grades are not a reflection of your intelligence, they're a reflection of your work ethic. In my opinion, everybody should be able to get an A in their classes if they put a decent amount a effort into them. If they truly can't, they shouldn't be in the class. In the case of Einstein/Edison, I'm sure it was either a result of laziness or having better things to do with their time.
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Post by The Devil's Advocate on Jun 9, 2005 18:11:47 GMT -5
The russians have a verb spacifically for jousting at windmills. Not surprisingly it's 'Donkikhostvovat.' Say it it will make more sense. Oh and 87% of all statistics are made up on the spot. ~The Devil's Advocate PS anyone else get the feeling that White Raven is trying to take Frozen's spot as the site post whore? *ducks the wrath of both frozen and white raven. I tease you both*
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Post by Starfire on Jun 9, 2005 18:56:10 GMT -5
PS anyone else get the feeling that White Raven is trying to take Frozen's spot as the site post whore? *ducks the wrath of both frozen and white raven. I tease you both* Thats a bit mean To: whiteraven You should not made 2 post side-by-side. It just takes up space if you need to add something just modify your post.
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Post by whiteraven on Jun 9, 2005 22:17:50 GMT -5
Antidisestablishmenttarianism is indeed a real word and is sometimes cited as being the longest word in the english dictionary. However longer by two letters is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane otherwise known as DDT. Officially it seems that the longest word in the dictionary is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis. There is a town in New Zealand called: Tetaumatawhakatangihangakoauaotamateaurehaeaturipukapihimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuaakitanarahu
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Post by The Devil's Advocate on Jun 9, 2005 22:37:43 GMT -5
Which Dictionary, White Raven? Oh to have access to the Oxford unabridged! All 20 some odd volumes of it.
Pardon me, Starfire. The post whore comment is, quite seriously, a running joke on this particular site, at least in reguards to Frozen. Up to this point there has not been a need to indicate further than that because it has been so common. I forgot how many new people might not be aware of Frozen's 1000+post count and the jokes associated there with.
~The Devil's Advocate
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Post by whiteraven on Jun 9, 2005 23:09:48 GMT -5
and I'm pretty new here, and I have more than half as posts as Devil's Advocate. so I'm the new post whore
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Post by The Devil's Advocate on Jun 9, 2005 23:41:26 GMT -5
Mostly that's because I usually wait until I have something relevent to contribute before I jump into a threat. (Mostly, I have, sometimes, jumped in when it wasn't entirely relevent.)
Just to stay on topic of trivia: Lemmings do NOT actually voluntarily jump off cliffs. They may fall off while they migrate as some get too close to the edge but it is not a mass suicide.
~The Devil's Advocate
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Post by whiteraven on Jun 10, 2005 11:35:16 GMT -5
Female is the bigger gender in hamsters
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Post by dracanus on Jun 10, 2005 11:58:10 GMT -5
there is a longer word, but its a chemical compound, so i dont think it counts. its 1913 letters long so il just post a link www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/a182765oh and A third of the cars driving around any given city are looking for a parking space. strange, just take the train.
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Post by whiteraven on Jun 12, 2005 8:21:45 GMT -5
The fur of a polar bear is actually clear, not white, and the skin is black. The fur looks white because they live in snow. The skin absorbs heat.
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