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Hello I'm New here! Joined: 04 Jul 2017 Posts: 3

Did you know that Ohio is the only US state whose name shares no letters with the word "mackerel"?

Did you know that every planet in our Solar System could fit between the Earth and the Moon, with room to spare?

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 11:01 pm

Did you know that the state of Idaho is historically unique in that the earliest settlers came from the west and moved eastward?

Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2017 5:57 am

Did you know, for a song to be placed on the U.K. Top 40 singles chart it must be under 40 minutes in duration.
The current holder of the longest, in duration, Top 40 hit single is 'Blue Room' by The Orb, at 39 mins 57 secs. It peaked at No.8 in June 1992.

The Orb - Blue Room

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:45 pm

Did you know that recently-deceased George Romero's Night of the Living Dead was one of just two movies shot in Pittsburgh that made money?

(The other was Flashdance.)

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 10:57 pm

^^^Didn't The Dark Knight Rises and Smokey and the Bandit II make money?

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 11:39 pm

^^Did you know that I omitted the adverb "entirely" before the word "shot?"

Much of The Dark Knight Rises was indeed shot in Pittsburgh, but much was also shot in Newark, Los Angeles, the UK, Newark and other places. As far as I can tell, most of Smoky and the Bandit II was shot in Florida near Burt Reynold's home.

Did you also know that both films did make money and The Dark Knight topped $1 billion?

Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 11:53 pm

Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 4:05 pm

Scentless Apprentice wrote:

Did you know, there is a village in Perthshire, Scotland called Dull. It is twinned with a town in Oregon called Boring...

Dull and Boring have gone one step further and are teaming up with Bland, NSW, Australia.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-40739608

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2017 5:47 pm

Did you know that in several European countries the "European Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster" is seeking recognition as an official religion?
The Church members refer to themselves as "Pastafarians" Laughing

http://www.fsm-europe.eu/about-us.html

Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:27 pm

Did you know,
National Anthem Records

Oldest words - Japan, from the ninth century

Oldest music - Netherlands, from the sixteenth century

Shortest - Uganda, with only nine bars of music

Longest lyrics - Greece, 158 verses

Longest tune - Uruguay, 105 bars of music

Shortest - Somaliland, five days

Only nation with no anthem - Cyprus

Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:42 pm

Bizarre Ailments

Stendhal Syndrome- becoming ill in the presence of great works of art, named after the French writer who was overwhelmed to the point of sickness while looking at frescoes in Florence. According to one study, Michelangelo's statue of David, and Caravaggio's painting of Bacchus are especially disturbing to sufferers of the syndrome of which the symptoms include rapid heartbeat, dizziness and stomach trouble.

Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 7:04 pm

Bizarre Ailments Part 2

Alien-Hand Syndrome - caused by brain damage, this peculiar neurological illness causes a person's hand to rebel and act independently of its owners intentions.
Sufferers have been known to punch, pinch and slap themselves, and often the only way to control a rogue hand is to sit on it.

Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2017 5:21 pm

Bizarre Ailments Final Part

Foreign-Accent Syndrome - only 50 or so cases have been recorded on this intriguing affliction, where individuals suddenly adopt a new accent, usually after having suffered a stroke or injury.

One of the oddest cases on record is that of a Norwegian woman who fell into a coma during an air raid in 1941.
On waking she found herself talking in a strong German accent.
She soon lost most of her Norwegian friends.

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 12:24 am

Similar to Stendahl Syndrome:

Jerusalem Syndrome affects visitors to religious sites in Israel. According to Judy Siegel-Itzkovich, the health and science editor at The Jerusalem Post:

Quote:

The temporary psychiatric condition-characterised by patients believing that they have become biblical figures such as Jesus, John the Baptist, or Moses-has been known to Israeli psychiatrists for decades. It affects mainly Christian pilgrims but is occasionally diagnosed in Jews who tour holy sites. Those affected begin to act strangely, sometimes proclaiming that they are ancient religious figures sent on a holy mission.

For more see https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1114957/

Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 8:22 pm

You Couldn't Make it up

In 1974, 17-year-old Neville Ebin, while riding his moped in Hamilton, Bermuda, was struck and killed by a taxi. Neville's passenger lived to tell the tale.
One year on, Neville's brother Erskine went the same way.
Moreover, Erskine was riding on the same moped along the same street, carrying the same passenger and was hit by the same taxi.

Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 1:10 pm

Old Job Names

Aurifaber...............Goldsmith
Baxter..................Baker
Brewster...............Beer Manufacturer
Brightsmith............Metalworker
Carter...................Wagon Driver
Castor...................Hat Maker
Caulker..................One who filled up cracks (in wood or iron)
Chandler................Candle maker ( still use today in some areas)
Chiffonnier..............Wig maker
Colporteur..............Pedlar of books
Cooper....................Barrel Maker
Cordwainer..............Shoemaker
Costermonger............Pedlar of fruit and vegetables

Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 8:22 pm

Old Job Names

Crocker......................Potter
Currier.......................Curer of Hides
Draper.......................Dealer in dry goods
Dyker........................Stonemason
Ferrier.......................Blacksmith
Fletcher.....................Arrow maker
Fowler.......................Bird Hunter
Granger....................Farmer
Haymonger...............Dealer in hay
Hayward...................Fence inspector
Hillier.......................Roof tiler
Hind.........................Farm labourer
Hooper.....................Barrel hoop maker

Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 7:54 pm

Old Job Titles

Hostler............................Horse groom
Jagger.............................Fish pedlar
Keeler..............................Bargeman
Kempster..........................Wool comber
Lavender..........................Washerwoman
Lederer............................Leather maker
Marshall...........................Horse doctor
Mercer.............................Cloth Merchant
Pitman.............................Coal miner
Scrivener..........................Professional writer
Spittleman.......................Hospital attendant

Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 7:06 pm

Old Job Titles

Tanner...................One who cures animal hides into leather
Tinker....................Travelling salesman
Wainwright.............Wagon maker
Webster.................Weaver
Whitesmith.............Tinsmith
Whitewing..............Street sweeper
Yeoman.................Farmer who owns his own land

Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2017 7:22 pm

Castor = Hat Maker? What a load of Pollux.

The term RPG does not, strictly speaking, mean "rocket propelled grenade"; it's a backronym from the Russian phrase ruchnoy protivotankovy granatomyot (hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher).

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 3:42 am

Yastreb wrote:

Castor = Hat Maker? What a load of Pollux.

Are you Sirius? If the hat is made of Castor fiber, it would make sense. (The tail goes at the back of the head.)

Sirius A is brighter than Sirius B in visible light, but in X-rays, Sirius B is brighter.

Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:22 pm

Clothing

The TKK on the zipper of your Levis stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the worlds largest zipper manufacturer.

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 7:16 pm

Clothing

The reason why woman's dress-shirt buttons are on the left and men's on the right is because when buttons were first used during the Victorian period maids used to dress the ladies, and since the maids put on their shirts the buttons were put on the servants right side, hence the women's left.

Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:00 pm

Did You Know

Clothing

Castaway Travel, is a Houston-area travel agency, Offers an all-nude flight to Cancun, Mexico. Once the plane reaches cruising altitude, you are allowed to take off all your clothes and roam about the cabin.

Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:03 pm

^
Yes that's what the Admin & Mods do here once a year on their annual 'jolly'.

( do you have any photos' ? )