Post something you know most other people don't know [merged]

Doctor DooM · 06-09-2007 10:21am

Douglas Neil Adams (DNA), was the author of hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. He was born in the year Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) was discovered. He attended the university it was discovered in. He was a commited atheist but conceeded if god existed he was having a good laugh.

Ishmael · 06-09-2007 10:34am

SDooM wrote:

then why is there soup?

Cause you touch yourself at night!

littlebug · 06-09-2007 10:41am

When getting the bus from Carrickmacross to Inniskeen the bold Patrick Kavanagh used to plonk his little suitcase in the middle of the aisle and sit on it rather than sit on a seat. As schoolgirls would semi-step over him to pass him by he would stick his hand up their skirts. Dirty old bugger!

cornbb · 06-09-2007 10:43am

There is a month in the Ethiopian calendar called Megabit.

There y'go :cool:

Doctor DooM · 06-09-2007 10:49am

Ishmael wrote:

Cause you touch yourself at night!

Only when thinking about you, my friend.

b_beep · 06-09-2007 10:52am

**** stinks

watna · 06-09-2007 10:55am

Mairt wrote:

).

Israeli's sixth president was born and raised in Ireland.

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and he went to school where I did.

cance · 06-09-2007 10:56am

b_beep wrote:

**** stinks

so does... somebody im not allowed to mention!

male sharks have 2 mating phalluses, it pins the female to the seabed facing an oncoming current then goes at it for 1-3 mins.

if it drifts face away of the current, or fails to face it, they both die :eek:

nice1franko · 06-09-2007 10:58am

1) 5% - 15% of children born in the western world are the victims of paternity fraud.

2) 50% of women would lie to their partner if they became pregnant by another man.

3) The previous two facts, coupled together, are the orgination of term "YORE MA".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paternity_fraud

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/139/139613_women_lie_cheat_and_steal.html?ref=emtaf&archive=archive

Ishmael · 06-09-2007 11:04am

SDooM wrote:

Only when thinking about you, my friend.

Well thats definitely something most people didn't know, and its something i would've preferred not to know. *Flees with arms flailing*

Something some people didn't know:

The Dolmen in Carlow has the largest topstone in Europe.

shoutman · 06-09-2007 11:12am

The phrase "how's it going?" Comes from the days of yore when doctors to the french princes would ask Ca Va? Or it goes? ie. How is your pooh flowing from your body.
Basically they felt that if it was in good running order then you are in good health, which is true to a large extent.
So next time someone asks you how's it going? You can say firm but soft in the middle.

Jigsaw · 06-09-2007 11:30am

Graham Norton is a second cousin of mine.

jebuz · 06-09-2007 11:34am

Horseshoe crabs have blue blood

Mr.Plough · 06-09-2007 11:48am

the current population of the world now is greater than the number of deaths since time began.

AlphaMale 3OO · 06-09-2007 11:51am

Slow coach wrote:

Alaska is the most easterly state in the US.

Surely your p1ss taking?

cornbb · 06-09-2007 12:08pm

forbesii wrote:

Surely your p1ss taking?

Hmm, maybe not if there are any bits of it crossing over the international date line

Terry · 06-09-2007 12:12pm

The international date line zig zags through the pacific, avoiding any land.

cornbb · 06-09-2007 12:12pm

Islands, though?

Terry · 06-09-2007 12:17pm

Nope.

Fanny Wank · 06-09-2007 12:50pm

Pinker wrote:

2.The phrase 'To get your finger out' which means to 'bloody well go and do something' originated in WW1. When the infantry were in trenches waiting to go over the top they were so scared they were defecating on themselves, so to prevent this they stuck their finger in their rectum in an attempt to stop soiling themselves, when the sergeant shouted "Get your finger out!" it was almost time to go 'over the top'....The joys of war...

possibly the greatest fact ever

nice1franko · 06-09-2007 12:55pm

Fanny **** wrote:

possibly the greatest fact ever

it would be if it wasn't bollox. do you seriously think that when your about to face a hail of bullets you would be in any way concerned about to ****e in your pants?!?

"During the times of the Men'o'War, when a cannon was loaded, a small amount of powder was poured into the ignition hole near the base of the weapon. In order to keep the powder secure before firing, a crew member pushed one of their fingers into the hole. When the time came for ignition, the crewman was told to pull his finger out."

Fanny Wank · 06-09-2007 12:56pm

don't ruin it for me!!!!

dalk · 06-09-2007 1:09pm

Mairt wrote:

The last statue to stand on O'Connell St. was the statue of our lady at the Gresham taxi rank.

Newsflash!... Since at least yesterday (when i walked past it), the statue is back at the taxi rank, in a shiny new case!

L31mr0d · 06-09-2007 1:25pm

Modern coka cola machines are easily hacked into as their default password is rarely changed. If the vending machine has an LCD read out it can be hacked.

To access the machines menu use the first 4 drink buttons on the machine from left to right, the left most being 1 and the right most being 4. Enter the code 4231. You can then scroll through the machines menu using this guide:
Button 1 - Exit/Back
Button 2 - Up
Button 3 - Down
Button 4 - Select

AFAIK, most of the machines will have the option to despense any money from the machine locked. But most will have the ability to despense free can's of coke enabled, but some won't. enjoy

I know there is a few machines in Toronto airport that allow it.

Also, all modern jukebox machines have the reset/onoff switch underneath them in a little hole. So if you're in Bruxelles one night and some plank has Roots by Sepultura on constant repeat you know what to do

Pherekydes · 06-09-2007 1:41pm

forbesii wrote:

Surely your p1ss taking?

cornbb wrote:

Hmm, maybe not if there are any bits of it crossing over the international date line

Terry wrote:

The international date line zig zags through the pacific, avoiding any land

cornbb wrote:

Islands, though?

Terry wrote:

Nope.

I wondered how long it would take.

Yes, Alaska is indeed the most Easterly US state, and no, it doesn't cross the International date line, but one no-so-small fact overlooked by my overzealous namesake is that the IDL does not coincide with the 180 degree meridian.

West Quoddy lighthouse, Maine: 66º57' W

Semisopochnoi Island is part of the Rat Islands group in the western Aleutian Islands. The island is uninhabited and provides an important nesting area for maritime birds. The island is of volcanic origin, containing several volcanoes including Mount Cerberus. Semisopochnoi has a land area of 221.673 km² (85.588 sq mi). At 179°46'E, it is the easternmost location in the United States and North America, as it sits only 14 minutes west of 180°, and therefore in the Eastern Hemisphere. "Semisopochnoi" (Russian: Семисопочный) means "Seven Hills".

Pat the Baker · 06-09-2007 1:58pm

L31mr0d wrote:

Modern coka cola machines are easily hacked into as their default password is rarely changed. If the vending machine has an LCD read out it can be hacked.

To access the machines menu use the first 4 drink buttons on the machine from left to right, the left most being 1 and the right most being 4. Enter the code 4231. You can then scroll through the machines menu using this guide:
Button 1 - Exit/Back
Button 2 - Up
Button 3 - Down
Button 4 - Select

AFAIK, most of the machines will have the option to despense any money from the machine locked. But most will have the ability to despense free can's of coke enabled, but some won't. enjoy I know there is a few machines in Toronto airport that allow it.

Also, all modern jukebox machines have the reset/onoff switch underneath them in a little hole. So if you're in Bruxelles one night and some plank has Roots by Sepultura on constant repeat you know what to do

Is this true? Is this illegal?

Tar.Aldarion · 06-09-2007 2:21pm

Sounds perfectly legal...

nice1franko · 06-09-2007 2:26pm

You can "hack" a lot of lifts too. If you want to go straight to your floor without the lift stopping at others on the way: press and hold the Close Door btn and then press the btn for your floor.

Haven't a Clue · 06-09-2007 2:33pm

Henry VIII only had two wives (or four if you're Catholic).

L31mr0d · 06-09-2007 2:37pm

Pat the Baker wrote:

Is this true? Is this illegal?

yes its true, and I assume its legal because you are not tampering with the machine in anyway and only using features it has built in. A lot of these machines will have the auto vend feature disabled, so you won't be able to get any cans out, but you will still be able to access the submenus to see how many cans people have bought in the last month or whatever.

Also, yeah forgot about that one nice1franko, that feature was built into lifts so paramedics rushing to someones help in an apartment building could get to the ground floor without the lift being stopped.

ericl · 06-09-2007 2:47pm

A mans nob is larger than the shaft
to stop his hand from flying off and
punching himself in the face.

stevejazzx · 06-09-2007 2:57pm

the american government doens't own the federal reserve....and they borrow money from it at immediate interest...

Pinker · 06-09-2007 3:05pm

nice1franko wrote:

"During the times of the Men'o'War, when a cannon was loaded, a small amount of powder was poured into the ignition hole near the base of the weapon. In order to keep the powder secure before firing, a crew member pushed one of their fingers into the hole. When the time came for ignition, the crewman was told to pull his finger out."

I have never heard this one before, it may be true also, but the WW1 is most certainly true don't listen to him Fanny ****

Slow Motion · 06-09-2007 3:21pm

Moray Eeels have two sets of jaws !

http://physorg.com/news108217759.html

So there !

Nunu · 06-09-2007 3:22pm

SDooM wrote:

Shaun of the dead has alot to be responsible for...

Terrys point proven;)

Varkov · 06-09-2007 3:35pm

Each of the suits on a deck of cards represents the four major pillars of the economy in the middle ages: heart represented the Church, spades represented the military, clubs represented agriculture, and diamonds represented the merchant class.

Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.

Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."

Varkov pooped in a secret place.

johnp · 06-09-2007 3:39pm

Varkov wrote:

Each of the suits on a deck of cards represents the four major pillars of the economy in the middle ages: heart represented the Church, spades represented the military, clubs represented agriculture, and diamonds represented the merchant class.

Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.

Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump."

Varkov pooped in a secret place.

Incorrect. I can type lots of longer words with only my left hand.

BrianD3 · 06-09-2007 3:43pm

Bob Geldof didn't say "give me your ****ing money" during Live Aid.

Tar.Aldarion · 06-09-2007 3:50pm

In order to recover all Fourier components of a periodic waveform, it is necessary to use a sampling rate of at least twice the highest waveform frequency. The Nyquist frequency, also called the Nyquist limit, is the highest frequency that can be coded at a given sampling rate in order to be able to fully reconstruct the signal.

Varkov · 06-09-2007 3:52pm

Venus is the only known planet that rotates clockwise.

Worms contain, weight for weight, more protein than tuna or chicken.

The Himalayas cover one-tenth of the Earth's surface.

...........the smell is getting worse.

patrickolee · 06-09-2007 4:07pm

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

In order to recover all Fourier components of a periodic waveform, it is necessary to use a sampling rate of at least twice the highest waveform frequency. The Nyquist frequency, also called the Nyquist limit, is the highest frequency that can be coded at a given sampling rate in order to be able to fully reconstruct the signal.

I knew that, but had happily forgotten!

Tar.Aldarion · 06-09-2007 4:10pm

I don't have the luxury to forget it.

patrickolee · 06-09-2007 4:12pm

ericl wrote:

A mans nob is larger than the shaft
to stop his hand from flying off and
punching himself in the face.

No, it's larger than the shaft to act like a plunger, thus removing any sperm from the female's previous lover... monogomy isn't natural!

Alanthroneus · 06-09-2007 4:20pm

Lucan has the oldest bridge in Ireland.

cornbb · 06-09-2007 4:30pm

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

In order to recover all Fourier components of a periodic waveform, it is necessary to use a sampling rate of at least twice the highest waveform frequency. The Nyquist frequency, also called the Nyquist limit, is the highest frequency that can be coded at a given sampling rate in order to be able to fully reconstruct the signal.

I knew that too, and put it to good use in my last year of college! :eek:

/cries self to sleep.