Not a lot of people know that ! - The useless but interesting thread.

[Welshwatchman]

I'll start.

Sun titbits.

The "daylight" that takes just 8 minutes to travel the 93,000,000 miles from the Sun to reach us takes a rather more hefty quarter of a million years to travel from the Sun's core to the surface, whereby the photons escape and travel at "the speed of light".

The temperature of the Sun's plasma core, while being almost 2,500 times the temperature of the surface, still produces far far less (maybe 500,000 times less) heat per kilogram than the human body. It's bloody big though and that accounts for how it powers everything in the solar system.

Also created by the hydrogen->helium nuclei fusion process are Neutrinos. These little buggers don't whizz around in the plasma soup for 250,000 years since they have no (or possibly almost no) mass. These travel through you at a rate of 10,000,000,000 per centimetre per second, then through the earth and then through someone else on the other side of the world and off on their travels.

[Carolina]

A mole of atoms is 6.022 x 10 23 of said atom.

I've always thought that was kinda funny - chemistry humor.

[JimSnyder]

artist C.C. Beck used Fred MacMurray as the initial model for the superhero character who would become Fawcett Comics' Captain Marvel

[Lisa]

I've thrown this out before but have limited knowledge of things in general so here we go again:

It's a fact, though poorly understood, that red-headed people usually require more anesthetic than non-redheads to get adequate pain relief for dental or surgical procedures. They may also bleed more due to different clotting factors.

So, if you're a natural redhead and think you're a wimp about pain, it's not all in your head!

[Ashtony]

Its been studied that Men that stare for womens breasts for 10 mins a day is comparable to 30 mins of exercise at the gym. Somehow its good for your health. Google it. lol.

Stare on comrades stare on.

[Ashley]

The most common birthdate is October 5th. The reason being that nine months before that is New Years Eve ;)
So if you were born around then, we know what your parents were doing that night!

[Taffi Abernathy]

A young man with whom I went to high school had one brown eye and one light blue eye. I was fascinated by this and had never seen anyone prior to Craig with two different colored eyes, so I did a bit of research. It seems that probability of this occurrence = < .00001! Moreover, "Heterohchromia Iridium" in medical jargon is caused by different amounts of melanin in each iris, and may be attributed to a congenital anomaly, trauma and certain medical problems, e.g., Waardenburg Syndrome. (In Craig's case, it was congenital.)

I am interested in knowing whether anyone else has known a person with this condition.

[ijen0311]

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.

[Bebot]

Three right makes it left, or is it three left makes it right? But I know for sure, that if you don't make any of those three, you'll endup straight.

[Launch Mini]

Originally Posted by Carolina

A mole of atoms is 6.022 x 10 23 of said atom.

I've always thought that was kinda funny - chemistry humor.

Prof Disney "When it doubt, dig for moles" - Chem 12

[Markg]

Originally Posted by Taffi Abernathy

A young man with whom I went to high school had one brown eye and one light blue eye. I was fascinated by this and had never seen anyone prior to Craig with two different colored eyes, so I did a bit of research. It seems that probability of this occurence = < .00001! Moreover, "Heterohchromia Iridium" in medical jargon is caused by different amounts of melanin in each iris, and may be attributed to a congenital anomaly, trauma and certain medical problems, e.g., Waardenburg Syndrome. (In Craig's case, it was congenital.)

I am interested in knowing whether anyone else has known a person with this condition.

ive met 3 people with this including 2 brothers who had opposite brown/blue eyes. not sure what caused any of them, but seeing so many, i thought it wasnt that rare....

[Taffi Abernathy]

Originally Posted by Markg

ive met 3 people with this including 2 brothers who had opposite brown/blue eyes. not sure what caused any of them, but seeing so many, i thought it wasnt that rare....

Wow, with that many sightings, this makes you a rarity!

[Lion]

All plants have the capability to clone(dedifferentiation)themselves from one cell anywhere in the plant!!!

[Lisa]

Originally Posted by Ashley

The most common birthdate is October 5th. The reason being that nine months before that is New Years Eve ;)
So if you were born around then, we know what your parents were doing that night!

Hah - I was born a week before my due date. My birthday is Sept. 29!

[Taffi Abernathy]

The five most misspelled words in the English language are:

1. definitely
2. sacrilegious
3. indict
4. maneuver
5. bureaucracy

[Brunotheboxer]

Originally Posted by Taffi Abernathy

The five most misspelled words in the English language are:

1. definitely
2. sacrilegious
3. indict
4. maneuver
5. bureaucracy

I definitly always misspell #1. Sometimes I don't.

[DanP]

Originally Posted by Ashley

The most common birthdate is October 5th. The reason being that nine months before that is New Years Eve ;)
So if you were born around then, we know what your parents were doing that night!

LOL Ash Mines the sixth

[mcjp6]

The average adult males nose hair, if not trimmed, can grow to a length of three feet by the age of 75.....

[valentine]

the spanish word for dog is "perro"...but if the "R" sound is not rolled as intended by the letter "rr" in the spanish alphabet...then you are actually refering to someone's "ass"

[jdc]

Originally Posted by Taffi Abernathy

The five most misspelled words in the English language are:

1. definitely
2. sacrilegious
3. indict
4. maneuver
5. bureaucracy

yep sure is if you are English

[jdc]

where are the Suntitbits that were promised? Gotta be better that Jims's titbits

[kzm40]

Originally Posted by Taffi Abernathy

A young man with whom I went to high school had one brown eye and one light blue eye. I was fascinated by this and had never seen anyone prior to Craig with two different colored eyes, so I did a bit of research. It seems that probability of this occurrence = < .00001! Moreover, "Heterohchromia Iridium" in medical jargon is caused by different amounts of melanin in each iris, and may be attributed to a congenital anomaly, trauma and certain medical problems, e.g., Waardenburg Syndrome. (In Craig's case, it was congenital.)

I am interested in knowing whether anyone else has known a person with this condition.

A friends brother at school, Oh and David Bowie..

[jdc]

pure honey is the only foodstuff that does not deteriorate, it has been found in the pyramids and was edible. Honey that is produced in your immediate area is supposed to be good for allergy sufferers

[unclesallie]

Norway is the third largest exporter of oil in the world.

[Lion]

Originally Posted by Ashley

The most common birthdate is October 5th. The reason being that nine months before that is New Years Eve ;)
So if you were born around then, we know what your parents were doing that night!

My birthday is October 2nd!!!

[LuvMyRolex]

A single sneeze releases 40,000 droplets at speeds of up to 85% the speed of sound
(1,045 km/h or around 650 mph) but more commonly at around 150 km/h (90 mph).

(source: Wikipedia)

Whatever the speed, that's a whole lotta debris coming at ya when you're on the train or crammed in that elevator!

[macstiltskin]

I like this usless bit of info off the web.

Say to someone "tell that to the Marines" suggests that you don't really believe them. The Marines here are not the US variety but the much older military unit which belonged to King Charles II. The story goes that the King, being told by a naval officer that such things as flying fish existed, remarked "Tell that to my Marines". A nearby Marine officer, who felt that this was an insult, was mollified when the King explained that it was a compliment. His Marines had been to all parts of the World and had seen everything. If they had not seen flying fish, then they didn't exist

[redshirt1957]

Useless! Just read any of my post to fully understand the meaning of useless. I am married to a redhead and believe me, they like to share the pain,

[macstiltskin]

Originally Posted by unclesallie

Norway is the third largest exporter of oil in the world.

Really?....Fish oils!

[jeangtd]

If you take out the D of the word DEVIL you would have EVIL and if you take out an O of GOOD you have GOD