I'll start I suppose: a duck's quack does, in fact, echo and chameleons change colour according to mood, not their surroundings.
Gotta love QI
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Posted by footjoyboy (Member # 26478) on :
No Biologist here, but my guess is that a chameleon's surroundings strongly affect their mood.
Posted by combine_hunter (Member # 39526) on :
Black Sabbath recorded the Paranoid album in five days after rehearsing it in live shows in Germany. Nowadays, you'd be lucky to get the drum tracks down in five days. Or maybe the drums and the bass.
Another interesting factoid: according to drummer Bill Ward, guitarist Tony Iommi came up with the riff to the title track and then wrote the entire song in 20-25 minutes. Ah, inspiration!
Posted by LeDaemon (Member # 198) on :
Weird Al Yankovic was a straight-A student throughout high school, which earned him the honor of becoming valedictorian of his senior class.
Posted by Rider Aldebaran (Member # 38525) on :
It was about to evolve, but the trainer pressed the B Button. Posted by combine_hunter (Member # 39526) on :
That was so weird. All puffed up...and then back to normal.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
quote:Originally posted by footjoyboy: No Biologist here, but my guess is that a chameleon's surroundings strongly affect their mood.
Well what I'm saying is it isn't a camouflage.
Alexander Graham Bell stole the patents for the telephone.
There is no evidence that anyone EVER thought the world was flat. they just believed you would fall off of it.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
quote:Originally posted by combine_hunter: Black Sabbath recorded the Paranoid album in five days after rehearsing it in live shows in Germany. Nowadays, you'd be lucky to get the drum tracks down in five days. Or maybe the drums and the bass.
XD
I've got an out-takes version of that album hahaha
Is awesome. Ozzy, you bloody legend.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
When adverts for cigarettes were banned, the cigarette companies made more of a profit (their advertising was simply cancelling out any kind of brand-preference amongst soon-to-be smokers and therefore a waste of money).
Posted by diamond johny (Member # 27586) on :
Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter in San Diego in 1970 while on LSD.
"I can only remember bits and pieces of the game. I was psyched. I had a feeling of euphoria". -Dock Ellis, 1984
Posted by FootLongSub Zero (Member # 19380) on :
It takes approx 12 honey bees their entire lives to produce 1-teaspoon of honey...
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
Penn (and possibly Teller) from the magic duo have never had an alcoholic drink in their life.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
PeTA does not condone the having and looking after of animals. They believe there should be no intervention between man and animal. Except when they deem it necessary to put down an animal themselves.
Oh, and they have links to known arsonists/terrorists.
And the vice president is on insulin which, if you remember from biology class, was tested on dogs.
She justified it with something to the effect of: "I need my strength to fight for the animals."
Posted by Five For Feet (Member # 33596) on :
quote:Originally posted by FootLongSub Zero: It takes approx 12 honey bees their entire lives to produce 1-teaspoon of honey...
I read somewhere that honey bees also never sleep, which makes your random fact all the more interesting.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
Chuck Norris admitted in an interview in no uncertain terms that Bruce Lee could have kicked his asshole.
Posted by combine_hunter (Member # 39526) on :
Two teams in the NFL this season have gone on lengthy winning streaks after losing to the Cleveland Browns: the New Orleans Saints, and the New England Patriots.
Interesting (to sports fans, at least), and odd!
EDIT: It also helps to have Drew Brees and Tom Brady, respectively. Just saying.
Posted by nusuth (Member # 7372) on :
there is a species of gecko called the mourning gecko that can reproduce without mating. its offspring is a genetic clone of itself.
i know this because i used to breed 15 different species of geckos including this one.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
The longest word in the English language has 189,819 letters. Methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyl...isoleucine.
And the phobia of long words would be...
"hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia"
(Both of which are longer than "antidisestablishmentarianism" which I don't get...)
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
The Bible was the first book to be printed and therefore mass-produced. As crude as a metal thingamie dabbed in ink and hand-pressed onto the paper.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
The bible is also the most stolen book in the U.S (possibly the world)with the introduction of it in hotels.
The most stolen book from libraries is the Guinness World Book Of Records - it holds the record.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
In Mohave County, Arizona, if anyone is caught stealing soap, he must wash himself with it until the soap is gone.
(According to local law)
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Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
The one and only scientific study that has ever been done on the carcinogenic effects of second-hand smoke has been disproved. Yet we have the banning of it in public places, stating the main reason to be health of those around you.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
Bits of dirt in the glass are what makes champagne "fizzy".
Posted by sofatater (Member # 4209) on :
I can't make a vitamin. But, I can make a whore moan. Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
Had to lower the tone...*disappointed look*
Way back when, in MI5 the honourable and pleasingly named Mr Cummings, head of MI5, is quoted as saying "Every man has his own, unique stylus" in reference to the fact that, as with lemon juice, semen could be used as an "invisible ink" for operatives behind enemy lines to pass and receive messages to their handlers.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
There is a law in Spain in which it is stated that the husband MUST help the wife out with the household chores.
This law was brought in approximately 3-5 years ago.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
I'll just assume there's a load of lurkers who enjoy these facts, rather than I'm just a lonely little scouser
The original bell, now referred to as the Liberty bell, was cast in London and came to America shore in 1752.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
It doesn’t matter how fresh-picked they are, coffee beans are actually tasteless until they’re roasted.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
One of my favourite books, "Lord of the Flies" by Willy Golding was initially referred to by a publisher as:“an absurd and uninteresting fantasy which was rubbish and dull.”
To date, the book has been required reading in high schools for nearly fifty years, 14.5 million copies have been sold, and Golding’s work has been adapted for film twice.
Posted by FootLongSub Zero (Member # 19380) on :
The board game 'Monopoly' is so popular, that there is more Monopoly money printed in a year, than real money printed throughout the world. There is $15,140 in each game.
Posted by KDCX859 (Member # 25431) on :
A jiffy is 1 100th of a second
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
China has more English speakers than the United States.
Posted by Toetapper (Member # 6473) on :
The board-game "Clue" was originally introduced in the 40's under the name "Mr. Ree". I know, my grandparents had it and I played it as a little kid in the 60's.
Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
A sneeze travels out of your nose at 100 mph.
[ January 02, 2011, 04:20 AM: Message edited by: National ]
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
quote:Originally posted by National: A sneeze travels out of your nose at 100 mph.
I think that one was proven to be a slight over-estimation - it was something like 50mph...but who the fuck knows anyway?
In some parts of England, rum is used to wash a baby's head for good luck, hence the common expression, "Wet the baby's head".
Posted by FootLongSub Zero (Member # 19380) on :
Dalmatians are born without spots. Posted by KDCX859 (Member # 25431) on :
A giraffe can go longer without water than a camel.
Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
Panama is the only place in the world where you can see the sun rise on the Pacific and set on the Atlantic.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
"Bookkeeper" is the only word in the English language with 3 double letters together.
"Lethologica" is the condition in which one temporarily cannot articulate what they want to say (can't think of the most accurate wording to use).
Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th"
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
There was a smoking ban in Britain, brought in perhaps up to 5 years ago now - I'm not 100% - which banned smoking in all indoor public places. Oh of course except the bar in the House Of Commons, where the politicians frequent.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
The Chicago River used to flow into Lake Michigan, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers switched it to flow backwards, AWAY from the lake, for sanitation purposes.
St Petersburg, Russia is one of the top 10 holidaymakers' destinations.
Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Now you know.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
The correct plural term for "octopus" is "octopuses" or, in scientific terms, "octopods", never "octopi".
Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt."
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In most advertisements, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.
[ January 05, 2011, 11:52 PM: Message edited by: National ]
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
quote:Originally posted by National: "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt."
I like that one - language/word ones always fascinate me.
The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
The only other word with the same amount of letters is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses, its plural.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe.
Posted by bluetoelover (Member # 14736) on :
quote:Originally posted by Andy-Laa: The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe.
I'm gonna use that tomorrow at work! Fuck with people Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
quote:Originally posted by Andy-Laa: I like that one - language/word ones always fascinate me.
I knew you would like that one. Facts involving how the language is structured can make anyone put on a challenge to see if it can be proven wrong. I want to see someone prove that there is another word in the English language that ends in the letters "mt."
Speaking of language, here's another one: Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order, as does arsenious.
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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
--National
Posted by combine_hunter (Member # 39526) on :
I took your challenge, National. There isn't another one. Posted by foot_sniffer (Member # 36272) on :
Since it flew faster then the terminator line moves across the earth, the Concorde could produce a seeming sunrise in the west to its passengers if it took off after sunset toward the west.
In the era of 'iron men and wooden ships' during large battles such as the glorious 1st of june, and Trafalgar, it was common for the wind to die off in the immediate area due to all the guns being fired off for long periods of time and so near by one another.
A large explosion next to an oil fire will indeed put it out. As Jamie Hyneman says "When in doubt... C4."
Clocks in GPS satellites have to be calibrated every now and again to agree with clocks on earth. It's not that either are innacurate; both quite accurately record the duration of a second. It's just that the duration of a second differs depedning on where you are in space, due to speed and gravity.
The average airliner is struck by lightning twice per year. The passengers rarely know when it occurs.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
quote:Originally posted by bluetoelover:
quote:Originally posted by Andy-Laa: The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe.
I'm gonna use that tomorrow at work! Fuck with people
Yeah I couldn't wait to use lethologica (in context)...when the context came...I ironically forgot the word
Nothing in the English language will rhyme with either orange or purple...there is an exception I believe that is like a certain section of the Qu'ran called something that rhymes with purple or something like that, but alas, it isn't in the dictionary.
Posted by combine_hunter (Member # 39526) on :
There are a couple of words that rhyme with purple: hurple, and curple.
I'm gonna stick with there's nothing in the English dictionary that rhymes with it
"Aglet" is the name given to the little plastic bits on the end of shoelaces. Comes from some Latin bollocks...
Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321.
Posted by FootLongSub Zero (Member # 19380) on :
Your left lung is smaller than your right lung to make room for your heart.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
US toilets are 100 times more dangerous than British ones according to statistics . In 1996, 43,687 Americans were hospitalized after toilet disasters.
Whether they're more dangerous or Americans are more stupid is open to interpretation, but thems the facts and figures.
Posted by combine_hunter (Member # 39526) on :
If you're gonna say it, just come out and say it, Andy! Don't be a wuss.
I've never had a "toilet disaster" myself.
Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
quote:Originally posted by combine_hunter:
If you're gonna say it, just come out and say it, Andy! Don't be a wuss.
I've never had a "toilet disaster" myself.
I don't know what you mean
"Typewriter" is the longest word one can type on a standard QWERTY keyboard, using only the top row of letters.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
The reasoning behind the QWERTY layout was typwriterists (a word? Now it is.) would type way too fast when it was alphabetical and the bar thingies would jam together, meaning one had to reset the machine, thus wasting time.
So they thought qwerty would slow em down a bit.
Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
The city of Portland in Oregon was named after a coin toss in 1844. Heads for Portland and tails for Boston.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
Cornflakes were originally made to stop masturbation.
Mr Kellog was a wank-nazi and tried to develop a formula that would curb the urges a man feels...toward himself
- I may have heard that he was in some way involved in trying to stop soldiers doing it in WW1 or 2 or both, so they'd concentrate on their jobs, but I could be mixing up half-facts there with something else.
Posted by FootLongSub Zero (Member # 19380) on :
A goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds. Hmmmmm that's almost as long as my attention span Posted by hibachi (Member # 41548) on :
On average, a foot sweats approximately 1 pint per day.
Posted by Athena K (Member # 33809) on :
Hugo Boss made the Nazi uniforms
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
Bananas are sterile. They come from the mixing of two other tropical plants and the fruit produced is "impotent" for lack of a better word. However, one can get a genetic clone quite easily by "suckering" the shoots and cuttings from the underground stem.
Now that's trippy.
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Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
Easter is, historically, a pagan festival of fertility - hence bunnies and eggs and such.
Christmas is nearly as far from the month Jesus was born as it can be - he was born in the Summer. Again a pagan festival adopted by Christians.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
The historic reason for "clinking" glasses together before drinking is the host visibly proving that the beverage was safe to drink by letting everyone's liquid flow into each other's glasses/flagons. Something to do with poison.
Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the english language.
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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
Posted by combine_hunter (Member # 39526) on :
I spy a missing letter.
Whoops, there it is. My bad. Over, over, over.
[ January 15, 2011, 03:39 PM: Message edited by: combine_hunter ]
Posted by foot_sniffer (Member # 36272) on :
The pyramids of Giza were white and shiny when they were new. They were covered in smooth limestone and could be seen for miles around. Especially at night under a full moon I'd imagine, contrasting white with the dark desert must've looked pretty cool.
Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
quote:Originally posted by combine_hunter: I spy a missing letter.
Which one?
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
quote:Originally posted by National:
quote:Originally posted by combine_hunter: I spy a missing letter.
Which one?
No, they're all there...
It is impossible to Lick your elbow.
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
Around 75% of people who read the first fact in this post will try to lick their elbow.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
If you say to someone "Don't think of a black cat", all they do is think of a black cat as the command "think of a black cat" is in there.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
The only item to have its own dedicated security camera in all supermarkets is the disposable razor - the most commonly shoplifted item from supermarkets annually.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
In France, it is legal to marry a dead person.
This stems back to the World Wars where it was frowned upon that a woman have an illegitimate child - if the man died in combat, then a posthumous marriage certificate was issued. The child being "proof" that the man had the intention of marrying the woman.
Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
When the moon is directly over you, you weigh less.
Alaska is the most western and eastern state in the United States.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
I so wish I could recall specific facts about this, but I know it's true - it was confirmed by the company itself a little after-the-fact.
In the 70s/80s, there was a company manufacturing nerve agents in England (for the Cold War I think) and, to test it, they found a small town in the countryside and gassed the population - to this day there are still a higher-than-average percentage of children born with defects in the area.
Similar thing happened in America around the same time I believe, but it was never confirmed.
Posted by soles&toes (Member # 29104) on :
The average man can ejaculate up to 30mph Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
To take the London Underground from Heathrow Airport to Euston Station (Estimated to be 17.9 miles away) costs £5.00 ($8.12).
A taxi would cost upwards of £70 ($113.71).
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Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
There are more smokers in China than there are people living in the United States.
Posted by FootLongSub Zero (Member # 19380) on :
It's easier to read a book with your eyes open
Not all cellpones float although yours might
You cannot eat food if your mouth is closed
I just farted
Sorry guys...lol... just in a kidding mood Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogery-chwyrndrobwllllantysilio-gogogoch is the longest place name in THE WORLD =O!
It's in Wales (kind of obviously).
It translates as: "The church of St. Mary in the hollow of white hazel trees near the rapid whirlpool by St. Tysilio's of the red cave"
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump.
Posted by Athena K (Member # 33809) on :
quote:Originally posted by Andy-Laa: The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump.
What about white men?
Har har har
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
For those of you that didn't get that:
Paul McCartney was the first Beatle to admit taking drugs in an interview - LSD.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
More people recycle in America than vote.
Posted by kingler (Member # 40920) on :
quote:Originally posted by Andy-Laa: I so wish I could recall specific facts about this, but I know it's true - it was confirmed by the company itself a little after-the-fact.
In the 70s/80s, there was a company manufacturing nerve agents in England (for the Cold War I think) and, to test it, they found a small town in the countryside and gassed the population - to this day there are still a higher-than-average percentage of children born with defects in the area.
Similar thing happened in America around the same time I believe, but it was never confirmed.
Have you got any links for this? I find it very hard to believe and it sounds like an urban myth more than anything.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
quote:Originally posted by kingler:
quote:Originally posted by Andy-Laa: I so wish I could recall specific facts about this, but I know it's true - it was confirmed by the company itself a little after-the-fact.
In the 70s/80s, there was a company manufacturing nerve agents in England (for the Cold War I think) and, to test it, they found a small town in the countryside and gassed the population - to this day there are still a higher-than-average percentage of children born with defects in the area.
Similar thing happened in America around the same time I believe, but it was never confirmed.
Have you got any links for this? I find it very hard to believe and it sounds like an urban myth more than anything.
I'll ask my dad - he was around (not in the town) when it happened and was the one who told me about it actually.
I'll get back to you (right or wrong, but I'm certain that's what happened).
Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
"Skepticisms" is the longest word that alternates hands when typing.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
"Spellcheck" is ironically (though correctly) considered wrong by...spellchecking.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
quote:Originally posted by kingler:
quote:Originally posted by Andy-Laa: I so wish I could recall specific facts about this, but I know it's true - it was confirmed by the company itself a little after-the-fact.
In the 70s/80s, there was a company manufacturing nerve agents in England (for the Cold War I think) and, to test it, they found a small town in the countryside and gassed the population - to this day there are still a higher-than-average percentage of children born with defects in the area.
Similar thing happened in America around the same time I believe, but it was never confirmed.
Have you got any links for this? I find it very hard to believe and it sounds like an urban myth more than anything.
Name of the company: Porton Down (a Gvt research facility)
And I got the facts a little skew-whiff; it wasn't civilians. They dropped the nerve agent on their own soldiers - a military barracks/town or whatever you would call it - they had to move out, so there were no known birth defect problems.
Also, as the above article points out, they did laboratory tests in which it was pretty clear the men had no clue what was going on. Hope that helps Posted by kingler (Member # 40920) on :
quote:Originally posted by Andy-Laa:
quote:Originally posted by kingler:
quote:Originally posted by Andy-Laa: I so wish I could recall specific facts about this, but I know it's true - it was confirmed by the company itself a little after-the-fact.
In the 70s/80s, there was a company manufacturing nerve agents in England (for the Cold War I think) and, to test it, they found a small town in the countryside and gassed the population - to this day there are still a higher-than-average percentage of children born with defects in the area.
Similar thing happened in America around the same time I believe, but it was never confirmed.
Have you got any links for this? I find it very hard to believe and it sounds like an urban myth more than anything.
Name of the company: Porton Down (a Gvt research facility)
And I got the facts a little skew-whiff; it wasn't civilians. They dropped the nerve agent on their own soldiers - a military barracks/town or whatever you would call it - they had to move out, so there were no known birth defect problems.
Also, as the above article points out, they did laboratory tests in which it was pretty clear the men had no clue what was going on. Hope that helps
Ah yes Porton Down. Privately the army has done a few tests on themselves in the past, but nothing like that could ever happen on the public here. The backlash would destroy any government or company doing so. What I love about England is the attitude that it's not we who should fear the government, it's the government that should fear us.
Posted by kingler (Member # 40920) on :
Heres one, inspired by the chap a few messages up!
Typewriter is the longest word that can be written on the top line of a QWERTY keyboard!
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
quote:Originally posted by kingler: Ah yes Porton Down. Privately the army has done a few tests on themselves in the past, but nothing like that could ever happen on the public here. The backlash would destroy any government or company doing so. What I love about England is the attitude that it's not we who should fear the government, it's the government that should fear us.
Well I'd agree with that, but the thing is, contrary to America, the Government is producing new laws which are quelling their fears - prime example being making all concealable guns illegal - in America's constitution, due to the way they got independence, it says all of them have the right to "bear arms" due to the possible resurgence of a civil movement.
From what you've said, I'm assuming you are English and are also being asked to take part in this fucktard new survey. There's no way it's for anything other than having information on you they can hold against you. Ditto ID cards...ugh. Lame
Fact: In 2005, the Sex Pistols were voted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. In true Punk Rock form, they refused to attend the ceremony and sent a note to Rolling Stone magazine voicing their displeasure with the institution ("Next to the Sex Pistols, that Hall Of Fame is a piss stain"). Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner read the note in its entirety at the ceremony.
I know 3+ Naomis Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
Men who kiss their wives goodbye in the morning earn more than men who don't.
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You can tell the temperature by listening to a cricket chirp. For temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit, count the number of chirps in 15 seconds and then add 37.
Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
The word "set" has the most definitions in the English language.
Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
quote:Originally posted by National: Alaska is the most western and eastern state in the United States.
Also ...
-- If you drive from Los Angeles to Reno, NV, you will be heading west. -- Wisconsin has points located farther east than parts of Florida.
Posted by FootLongSub Zero (Member # 19380) on :
The soap opera 'Days Of Our Lives' has over 10,000 episodes . To be a little more precise, it's 11,850 episodes as of 25th May 2012. The shows been running since 1965.
I remember back in the late 80s I was really sick and stayed home from school for about 3 weeks. So I had a minor stint of the Days of our lives buzz.
Also glad to say that this is the 100th (milestone) reply of this thread.... Yay!!! Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
Mostly, they are bastardisations of Arabic, Italian, French and other generally European words, so more accurately, he used the English versions first.
Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
This year's NBA Finals has the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. the Miami Heat.
This marks the first time in finals history (and by "finals" I don't mean just the NBA finals. I'm also referring to the World Series, the Superbowl, and the Stanley Cup Finals) that the names of the two teams facing each other does not end with the letter "s".
Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
The word "uncopyrightable" is the longest English word that contains no letter more than once.
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We pronounce the combination "ough" in 9 different ways, as in the following sentence which contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."
Posted by longhitter04 (Member # 2391) on :
quote:Originally posted by Andy-Laa: The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
You also posted this:
"The longest word in the English language has 189,819 letters. Methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyl...isoleucine."
So, which is it?
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
quote:Originally posted by longhitter04:
quote:Originally posted by Andy-Laa: The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
You also posted this:
"The longest word in the English language has 189,819 letters. Methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyl...isoleucine."
So, which is it?
They're two different things though - the longest according to the Oxford English dictionary and the longest which isn't in the Oxford dictionary - they wouldn't put that one in the dictionary - it would literally take up some scores of pages and who really needs to know the word?
The Japanese alphabet has no "L-sound" in it and that leads to Japanese people having huge difficulty pronouncing "Ls" in English spoken language - I suppose seeing an L to them is similar to us seeing Arabic and being asked to pronounce it...
Posted by FootLongSub Zero (Member # 19380) on :
^^One of my jobs a while back I delivered office furniture for a stint in a small box 2tonne truck and I was told to head to a Suburb on the other side of the City which was a 40-50minute drive. Onece I got there I radio'ed in and asked for the exact address. I was told some number and the street "Ragoon Way". I said 'Roger' and started to look thru the road map (Ok kids, before GPS, there was a thing called a 'road-map' is what us older folk used to navigate and get around lol. ).
I was trying to look thru the index & got a radio-call from dispatch askin' am I there yet as it was urgent. I said "no" I couldn't find it. My boss sounded angry and told me to hurry. Tried again and said "it ain't on the map". They tried at dispatch and said they said they couldn't find it either and told me to stand-by. Just sittin' in the middle of nowhere waitin' for further instructions. Got the call half'n hour later it was a Japanese lady who was the customer and she pronounced Ragoon when what we were after was "LAGOON WAY" in which case I was 5mins from there ... Everyone had a big laugh when I got back to base Posted by National (Member # 8568) on :
The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
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"Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
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Antarctica is the only continent where no wars have ever been fought.
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When you see a man opening the car door for his wife, you can be sure of one thing: either the car is new or the wife is.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
quote:Originally posted by National: The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
I sooooooo want to find another one now!
London is the only city to hold the Olympics 3 times.
Posted by Andy-Laa (Member # 31511) on :
The fish with the longest name is the humuhumunu-kunukuapuaa found in Hawaii
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All parts of the daffodil are poisonous. If you are trapped in a small space with one, it will give you a headache.
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