Useless (or maybe not) bits of Trivia...

artsygrrl · 08.17.2009, 07:23 AM

...because when you're hangin with a group of wasted ppl, ANYTHING you say can be profound

So...Did You Know...
That 1001 Arabian Nights was the first known book written exclusively for children?

your turn!

terriblecanyons · 08.17.2009, 07:27 AM

Pokemon:
Arbok is Kobra backwards
Ekans is Snake backwards

(I don't know about you but when I realized that I shat brix)

ArticUNO
ZapDOS
MolTRES

PAULYBEE2656 · 08.17.2009, 12:16 PM

the first time champagne was sprayed on the podium of a motor race was in 1967 at the le mans 24 hour by american driver dan gurney....it quickly became a racing tradition...

Kegmama · 08.17.2009, 12:24 PM

hi artsy!

http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/showthread.php?t=24785&highlight=useless+informati on

Zombie Robot · 08.17.2009, 12:29 PM

Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.

Goddessship is the only word in the English language with a triple letter.

The sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” uses every letter of the alphabet.

The sentence “Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs” uses every letter of the alphabet and uses the least letters to do so.

floatingslowly · 08.17.2009, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zombie Robot

“Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs”

I want to go to there.

Rob Instigator · 08.17.2009, 12:33 PM

cockroaches brains are in their abdomen, take the head off and the roach will live on for up to 3 days, dying only when starved, but laying eggs, shittinga nd pissing throughout..

SYRFox · 08.17.2009, 12:35 PM

The longest name of a place in the United Kingdom is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch
One another long place name (if not the longest): Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki maungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
which also exists under the forms Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaurehaeaturipuk akapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu or Taumata-whakatangihanga-koauau-o-Tamatea-haumai-tawhiti-ure-haea-turi-pukaka-piki-maunga-horo-nuku-pokai-whenua-ki-tana-tahu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taumata...uakit anatahu

Zombie Robot · 08.17.2009, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by floatingslowly

I want to go to there.

of course u do. yr a pervert. and that is NOT useless trivia, that is actually good to know!

PAULYBEE2656 · 08.17.2009, 12:43 PM

the shortest place name is in norway or sweden or some place cold with very attractive people in it...

dirty bunny · 08.17.2009, 01:42 PM

Now all we need is a point B.

EVOLghost · 08.17.2009, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by terriblecanyons

Pokemon:
Arbok is Kobra backwards
Ekans is Snake backwards

(I don't know about you but when I realized that I shat brix)

ArticUNO
ZapDOS
MolTRES

Holy fuck I'm shitting bricks rght now. That is fucking cool

!@#$%! · 08.17.2009, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by artsygrrl

...because when you're hangin with a group of wasted ppl, ANYTHING you say can be profound

So...Did You Know...
That 1001 Arabian Nights was the first known book written exclusively for children?

your turn!

it must be a highly abridged version cuz the original is highly pornographic

girlgun · 08.17.2009, 02:56 PM

there aren't squirrels in australia. but you can see them at the zoo.

the arbuckle mountains in oklahoma is an ancient sea (shut the fuck up, floatingslowly)

80% of people have herpes simplex, but most just don't get fever blisters. so you probably have it and just don't know it.

we all carry around mono in our system. it's not the kissing disease since it's not transmitted by saliva. it just becomes active when you're worn down.

Satan · 08.17.2009, 02:59 PM

a human head will remain conscious for 15-20 seconds after decapitation

queen victoria smoked pot

artsygrrl · 08.17.2009, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

it must be a highly abridged version cuz the original is highly pornographic

Yeah. The many revisions/modifications throughout the years also included a collection of stories (within stories) that served as cautionary tales for children.

artsygrrl · 08.17.2009, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kegmama

hi artsy!

http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/showthread.php?t=24785&highlight=useless+informati on

...and, hey, mama! Thanks for bringing me up to speed re: this thread. This seems to be a pattern with me on this board....mmmm
...it really sucks to have to be away from the board for months at a time.

artsygrrl · 08.17.2009, 04:01 PM

This is sad trivia. Prince's first child was born with a rare deformity that resulted in, among other things, a cloverleaf-shaped skull. The baby died soon after birth. Makes you wanna cry.

Youth_Against_Facism · 08.18.2009, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SYRFox

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki maungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

Which translates to; "The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his nose flute to his loved one."

verme (prevaricator) · 08.18.2009, 05:02 AM

trivial comes from the latin trivium, the meeting of three roads.

08.17.2009, 07:23 AM	#1
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SYRFox invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 7,492	The longest name of a place in the United Kingdom is Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch One another long place name (if not the longest): Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki maungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu which also exists under the forms Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaurehaeaturipuk akapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu or Taumata-whakatangihanga-koauau-o-Tamatea-haumai-tawhiti-ure-haea-turi-pukaka-piki-maunga-horo-nuku-pokai-whenua-ki-tana-tahu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taumata...uakit anatahu
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girlgun invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,906	there aren't squirrels in australia. but you can see them at the zoo. the arbuckle mountains in oklahoma is an ancient sea (shut the fuck up, floatingslowly) 80% of people have herpes simplex, but most just don't get fever blisters. so you probably have it and just don't know it. we all carry around mono in our system. it's not the kissing disease since it's not transmitted by saliva. it just becomes active when you're worn down.
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08.17.2009, 04:01 PM	#18
artsygrrl the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grand Blanc, Michigan, USA Posts: 961	This is sad trivia. Prince's first child was born with a rare deformity that resulted in, among other things, a cloverleaf-shaped skull. The baby died soon after birth. Makes you wanna cry.
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