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coach bigfoot
Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 1:53AM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I'll start:

Each of the suits on a deck of cards represents the four major pillars of the economy in the middle ages: heart represented the Church, spades represented the military, clubs represented agriculture, and diamonds represented the merchant class.
Blathering Blatherskyte
RE: Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 2:00AM - in reply to coach bigfoot Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Unlike other metals like iron, aluminium does not change color when heated to melting. So, always be wary around aluminium blocks especially in factories - you never know if they're cool, or just under the melting point.
loco farang
RE: Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 2:12AM - in reply to coach bigfoot Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Men with longer ring fingers are found to be more attractive than men with shorter ring fingers.
Guppy
RE: Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 2:21AM - in reply to loco farang Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

loco farang wrote:

Men with longer ring fingers are found to be more attractive than men with shorter ring fingers.


The ratio of ring finger length to index finger length on the right hand is an indicator of pre-natal androgen exposure and has even been found to be a fairly accurate predictor of athletic performance.
junglemaster
RE: Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 2:24AM - in reply to Guppy Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
A lion's roar can be heard for up to 5 miles.
Jungle Master
RE: Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 2:27AM - in reply to junglemaster Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

junglemaster wrote:

A lion's roar can be heard for up to 5 miles.


A tiger, up to 2.

An elephant is the only mammal that cannot jump and has 4 knees.
yyy
RE: Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 3:39AM - in reply to coach bigfoot Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
string theory is the theory of everything.
racecarbakword
RE: Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 3:59AM - in reply to yyy Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Everyone knows the chewbacca defense, but how about the small penis defense/small penis rule used in the court of law.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_penis_rule
Master chef
RE: Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 5:56AM - in reply to coach bigfoot Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
sugar doesn't have a specific melting point
Umpteen
RE: Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 7:39AM - in reply to Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Michigan is the US state with the longest coastline.
typical
RE: Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 7:54AM - in reply to Umpteen Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

Umpteen wrote:

Michigan is the US state with the longest coastline.


Not so fast Skippy.

http://www.infoplease.com/toptens/longestcoastlines.html

Michigan apparently has the longest FRESHWATER shoreline and second longest shoreline other than Alaska. But apparently there is a difference in shoreline and coastline also.
Wookie
RE: Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 8:21AM - in reply to typical Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
6 is a perfect number
dffadsfdsa
RE: Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 8:24AM - in reply to coach bigfoot Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Simple bleach can help unclog a drain (it's a lot cheaper than drain cleander).
Mohammed
RE: Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 8:31AM - in reply to dffadsfdsa Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
dfs
RE: Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 8:35AM - in reply to coach bigfoot Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Cool thread. I'm going to enjoy reading the posts.
snooo
RE: Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 8:37AM - in reply to coach bigfoot Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I'm a snow lover, and this one always excited me:

The greatest 24-hour snowfall ever recorded in the U.S. was 75.8 inches in Silver Lake, CO.
Mohammed
RE: Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 8:52AM - in reply to Mohammed Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear.
jimmy the ghan
RE: Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 9:19AM - in reply to coach bigfoot Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
The earth is wider around the equator than around any other line of latitude or longitude.
fdsfdsa
RE: Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 9:27AM - in reply to jimmy the ghan Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, in relation to sea level. But, because the Earth isn't perfectly round, Mt. Chimborazo in Ecuador is actually closer to outer space/the moon than Mt. Everest.
Mohammed
RE: Tell me a random fact about the world, I want to learn something new. 2/2/2012 9:59AM - in reply to Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
When you die your hair still grows for a couple of months.
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