Thread: Useless facts/knowledge

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Do you just have a book of these things or what?

some random things cross my screen from time to time that appeal to my (some would say warped) sense of humour
when they do I save them for a future random time when they might make someone else smile...

Brass beds became popular in the 18th Century because bedbugs couldn't hide out in the metal frames.

1829: The graham cracker is invented by Presbyterian minister Sylvester Graham as part of the “Graham Diet” to suppress “unhealthy carnal urges.” One of his many theories was that one could curb one’s sexual appetite by eating bland foods.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

There are lots of pregnant goldfish out there!


Mick

often taken for granted, cursed when missing, that little plastic thingy on the end of your shoelace has a name...
it's called an aglet

Originally Posted by nzFuzzy

often taken for granted, cursed when missing, that little plastic thingy on the end of your shoelace has a name...
it's called an aglet

Oh the humor of serendipity! I was searching the 'bay for the very item last night to find another term for the dingy at the end of a drawstring. They have named them as cord caps when they are imported.. Not any sold by that name though!!
~Richard

This one blows my mind:
If one could tally up every word ever uttered by all of mankind, the result would be a number smaller then the amount of stars in the known universe.

Originally Posted by Geezer

Oh the humor of serendipity! I was searching the 'bay for the very item last night to find another term for the dingy at the end of a drawstring. They have named them as cord caps when they are imported.. Not any sold by that name though!!
~Richard

You can make your own whippings using dental floss and some super glue. Super easy and a lot cheaper.

Originally Posted by aa1192

You can make your own whippings using dental floss and some super glue. Super easy and a lot cheaper.

I like to use leather for whipping .


Mick