Facts

[TBB]

All clocks in Pulp Fiction are set to 4:20.

Some people state that there are two scenes where the clocks are not set to this. Watch the movie to figure out which scenes they were.

[TBB]

The eye of an ostrich is bigger than its brain.

Its eyes are around the size of a billiard ball. One eye is also smaller than the other. Perhaps this is why they tend to run in circles.

[TBB]

A dime has 118 ridges on its edge.

The ridges allow the coin to determine if it is real or fake. This was implemented on all coins before the 18th century. The ridges also make it harder to make counterfeit coins.

[TBB]

On average, a secretary will use its left hand for 56% of what they type on a keyboard.

This is because most of the most common letters in the English language are on the left side of the keyboard. The right side of the keyboard only contains i and n as the most common letters. 

[TBB]

The largest pair of eyes in the world belongs to the giant squid.

Its eyes are the size of soccer balls and are at least 25 centimeters across. The largest fish eye is only around 9 centimeters wide which belongs to the swordfish. 

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Super Mario Land was the most popular game on the Game Boy during its release.

It is also the first platform where the Mario games had released. To this day, Super Mario Land continues to be one of the highest-ranked games loved by retro gamers.

[BUDMAN]

@TBBYou can swim in a pool of beer at the Schloss Starkenberger brewery in Tarrentz, Austria. 

Edited April 14, 2024 by BUDMAN

[BUDMAN]

@TBB Beer is one of the oldest beverages in the world, dating back to 5000 BC!

Edited April 14, 2024 by BUDMAN

[BUDMAN]

@TBB McDonald's sells beer on its menu in countries such as France, Germany, Portugal, and South Korea. 

Edited April 14, 2024 by BUDMAN

[KaptCrunch]

Some animals can indeed produce offspring without mating. This fascinating phenomenon is known as parthenogenesis, which translates to “virgin birth” in Greek. Let me explain how it works:

Process Overview:

In sexual reproduction, an egg cell and a sperm cell combine to create a new organism, each contributing half of the genetic information.

In parthenogenesis, the body finds a unique way to compensate for the lack of male genetic contribution.

Types of Parthenogenesis:

Automixis: In this version of parthenogenesis, an animal merges a polar body (a byproduct of egg production) with an egg. This process slightly shuffles the mother’s genes, resulting in offspring that are similar to the mother but not exact clones. Some sharks exhibit automixis.

Apomixis: In apomixis, reproductive cells replicate via mitosis, creating two diploid cells (genetically identical). These offspring are true clones of their parent. Apomixis is more common in plants.

Examples:

Zebra Shark: Leonie, a zebra shark at Australia’s Reef HQ Aquarium, stunned her keepers in 2016 when three of her eggs hatched into living pups.

Reticulated Python: Thelma, a python at Louisville Zoo, laid six eggs that developed into healthy young snakes without ever encountering a male python.

Komodo Dragon: Flora, a Komodo dragon at England’s Chester Zoo, achieved a similar feat, puzzling her keepers.

Genetic Details:

Ovaries produce eggs through a process called meiosis, resulting in haploid cells (containing half the mother’s chromosomes).

Parthenogenesis allows animals to create offspring by creatively utilizing these haploid cells, either through automixis or apomixis.

In summary, while most animals require mating for reproduction, parthenogenesis provides a remarkable alternative for a select few species, allowing them to have “virgin births” without male involvement

[TBB]

6 hours ago, BUDMAN said:

@TBBYou can swim in a pool of beer at the Schloss Starkenberger brewery in Tarrentz, Austria. 

Do I have to wear a swimming suit???

[lTplkey336]

10 hours ago, BUDMAN said:

@TBBYou can swim in a pool of beer at the Schloss Starkenberger brewery in Tarrentz, Austria. 

But would you drink that beer in the pool?

[Icequeen]

You can't hum while pinching your nose. 

[TBB]

Japan has 23 vending machines per person.

This ratio is the same per capita. Japan has the highest amount of vending machines in the world. 

[TBB]

Soccer balls were once used for playing basketball.

The first basketballs were not produced until 1894. This means that for three years upon the invention of the game, people were using non-regulated balls.

[TBB]

A candle’s flame is hot and blue in zero gravity.

Diffusion feeds the flame with oxygen. This then allows carbon dioxide to move away from the point of combustion.

[TBB]

Putting sugar on a cut will make it heal faster.

Pour some sugar on top of the wound and wrap it with a bandage. The granules of the sugar crystals will absorb any moisture that bacteria thrive on. 

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X-rays can’t detect real diamonds.

The reason for this is because the x-ray cannot penetrate or identify the materials in the diamond. 

[TBB]

There are 7 different types of twins.

Apart from the well known identical and fraternal types of twins, there are 5 more. These include half-identical, mirror image, mixed, chromosome, and superfecundation, and superfetation.

[TBB]

Sign language has tongue twisters.

They are called finger fumblers. Many who have practiced sign language over the years still fumble over certain sequences in ASL.

[ALanHim]

On 4/4/2024 at 6:03 PM, TBB said:

Americans eat enough burgers to circle the earth over 32 times.

Americans eat an estimated 13 billion hamburgers each year, which is enough to go around the Earth more than 32 times.

 

I'm working on the 33rd time around myself. I've had 10 days of burger this month equaling 30 burgers. 20 for myself 10 for my dog.  

On 4/4/2024 at 3:55 PM, Icequeen said:

Australia is wider than the moon.

 

The moon sits at 3,400 kilometers (2,113 miles) in diameter, while Australia’s diameter from east to west is almost 4,000 km (2,485 miles).

Shyla Jackson Lee says the Moon is made of gas so your can't be correct. ^^^^^ Fuzzy Math right here. 

On 4/5/2024 at 12:43 AM, KaptCrunch said:

When forming a burger for the grill, aim for a ¾" to 1" thickness and a 3" to 4" diameter. The burgers will shrink slightly as they cook, so you want the raw patties to skew a little larger than the buns onto which they'll eventually land. so say 3.5 inches

The equatorial circumference of Earth is 24,901 miles (40,075 km). However, from the North Pole to the South Pole, the so-called meridional circumference is smaller, at 24,860 miles (40,008 km).

inches in a mile 63360 so divide 3.5 = 18,102.85714285714 round out 18,102.86 in a mile now times 24,901 = 450,779,245.7142857 roundout   is 450,779,245.71 burgers arournd the world so times 32 = 14,424,935,862.72 burgers have been eaten in a year  TBB let the math speak 

@TBBwas to busy making shit burger. 

On 4/5/2024 at 5:45 AM, BUDMAN said:

A shrimp's heart is in its head

No wonder my pet shrimp always looked at me funny when I told it I all I wanted was its heart. 

On 4/5/2024 at 5:46 AM, BUDMAN said:

@piglo  It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky

What if you physically pointed it at the Sun?

On 4/5/2024 at 8:01 PM, Icequeen said:

Kuchisabishii is Japanese for unconscious eating.

It describes the act of eating when you're not hungry because your mouth is lonely. 

When my mouth gets lonely I suck on a Pickle. 

On 4/6/2024 at 8:27 AM, PickleRick said:

Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, supposedly credited her health and good looks to her love of pickles, and Roman general Julius Caesar was said to have fed pickles to his troops in the belief that they would make them stronger. 

Pickles do make you stronger. 

[ALanHim]

On 4/7/2024 at 1:36 PM, TBB said:

Chicken meat is not a main ingredient of chicken nuggets.

The main ingredients for a typical chicken nugget is fat, epithelium, bone, and connective tissue. Sounds appetizing!

What part of a chicken is not chicken? 

On 4/7/2024 at 1:36 PM, TBB said:

Barbie and Ken broke up in 2004.

However, Mattel announced that they were getting back together on Valentine’s Day 2011. 

Not in my collection, they are still happily ever after. 

On 4/8/2024 at 12:48 PM, TBB said:

Ice cream warms the body.

It might make perfect sense to eat ice cream when you’re feeling hot, but it actually does the opposite to our bodies. The high fat content in ice cream warms us up rather than cooling down the body as it metabolizes. 

Then why do I freeze my butt off in Winter when I just can't help but eat ice cream?

On 4/8/2024 at 12:51 PM, TBB said:

Oreo has made enough cookies to go to the moon and back 5 times.

Since Oreo was introduced to the market in 1912, over 450 billion Oreo cookies have been sold worldwide. 

Double stuffed or just singles?

On 4/8/2024 at 2:10 PM, Icequeen said:

There is a fruit that tastes just like chocolate pudding. It is called Black Sabote. 

Bill Cosby was promoting his Black Sabote blend but things got out of hand. 

On 4/9/2024 at 11:56 AM, TBB said:

"Underground" is the only English word that begins and ends with the letters "-und."

There’s another one of the useless facts you can actually use to sound smart. 

OK I am stopping right there. I want a recount on this one. TBB is making up facts. That is two words, Under and ground. Not fair... and you don't spell Aboveground or aroundground or bytheground or intheground so why Underground? I call for an official recount. 

 

[TBB]

YO - @ALanHim

ONE word!!!

 

Underground Definition & Meaning

Merriam-Webster

https://www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › under...

underground

1 of 3

adverb

underground

2 of 3

noun

underground

underground

3 of 3

adjective

 

 

 

 

[Icequeen]

In an average lifetime people eat around 70 assorted insects while sleeping. And mostly spiders. 

[TBB]

30 minutes ago, Icequeen said:

In an average lifetime people eat around 70 assorted insects while sleeping. And mostly spiders. 

Thanks - now I have to wear a mosquito net when I go to sleep!!!