Bizarre but interesting facts

23-05-2010 2:46pm #1

This is in response to someone saying that Irish womans shape has changed in the past 20 years.

Interesting fact....if your ancestors were poor and suffered from malnutrition, then you will end up with a body shape that consists of a long back and short legs i.e your legs and back will be out of proportion to each other.....this persists down the generations so even if the past 3 generations of your ancestors were well fed that body shape would still be in you family!

so anyone else for a bizarre but interesting fact!

Myrddin · 23-05-2010 2:51pm

More of an urban myth, but apparently the ten golden circle members will never be found until an endoscopy is done on Mary Harney.

mooman · 23-05-2010 2:54pm

It's hot outside:cool:

Orange69 · 23-05-2010 2:55pm

mariaalice wrote: »

This is in response to someone saying that Irish womans shape has changed in the past 20 years.

Interesting fact....if your ancestors were poor and suffered from malnutrition, then you will end up with a body shape that consists of a long back and short legs i.e your legs and back will be out of proportion to each other.....this persists down the generations so even if the past 3 generations of your ancestors were well fed that body shape would still be in you family!

so anyone else for a bizarre but interesting fact!

Yes, people post rubbish on the internet claiming it to be an interesting fact.

Ian Beale · 23-05-2010 2:56pm

Boards mods sleep upside down hanging from rafters.

Myrddin · 23-05-2010 2:58pm

mooman wrote: »

It's hot outside:cool:

Your outside in the sun and still on boards? Well done

mikom · 23-05-2010 2:58pm

In before gervais's daddy long legs have poison but no fangs

Nodin · 23-05-2010 2:59pm

mariaalice wrote: »

This is in response to someone saying that Irish womans shape has changed in the past 20 years.

Interesting fact....if your ancestors were poor and suffered from malnutrition, then you will end up with a body shape that consists of a long back and short legs i.e your legs and back will be out of proportion to each other.....

...is there also a tendency for them to have a disproportionate opinion of themselves...?

fizzynicenice · 23-05-2010 3:03pm

All the united players secretly hate Ryan Giggs cos he leaves his banana skins everywhere. True story.

Rabies · 23-05-2010 3:08pm

EnterNow wrote: »

Your outside in the sun and still on boards? Well done

Huh?

Are you a little special?

Millicent · 23-05-2010 3:19pm

Rabies wrote: »

Huh?

Are you a little special?

Oh, if only someone would design a portable computer device, one which sit atop people's lap while they're outside...

jd007 · 23-05-2010 3:19pm

Rabies wrote: »

Huh?

Are you a little special?

I think he can count to potato.:P

crow_eat_crow · 23-05-2010 3:24pm

It takes about eight minutes for light from the sun to reach Earth

CrinkElite · 23-05-2010 3:30pm

If you spend twelve hours on the lash you're going to be sick and have no money left.

mooman · 23-05-2010 3:31pm

EnterNow wrote: »

Your outside in the sun and still on boards? Well done

Oh if only somebody would invent a computer that would fit on my lap, and internet that can travel wirelessly to my garden. Or if not a computer they should find a way to get the internet on my mobile phone. There's money to be made from those ideas.

Rabies · 23-05-2010 3:33pm

mooman wrote: »

Oh if only somebody would invent a computer that would fit on my lap, and internet that can travel wirelessly to my garden. Or if not a computer they should find a way to get the internet on my mobile phone. There's money to be made from those ideas.

I'll contact Enron

Myrddin · 23-05-2010 3:35pm

mooman wrote: »

Oh if only somebody would invent a computer that would fit on my lap, and internet that can travel wirelessly to my garden. Or if not a computer they should find a way to get the internet on my mobile phone. There's money to be made from those ideas.

I think you misunderstood - I meant enjoy the sun & put your laptop away

_Whimsical_ · 23-05-2010 3:37pm

mariaalice wrote: »

This is in response to someone saying that Irish womans shape has changed in the past 20 years.

Interesting fact....if your ancestors were poor and suffered from malnutrition, then you will end up with a body shape that consists of a long back and short legs i.e your legs and back will be out of proportion to each other.....this persists down the generations so even if the past 3 generations of your ancestors were well fed that body shape would still be in you family!

so anyone else for a bizarre but interesting fact!

That is interesting.
It would be more interesting if you quoted a source though.

mooman · 23-05-2010 3:37pm

EnterNow wrote: »

I think you misunderstood - I meant enjoy the sun & put your laptop away

Ah I see, I'm not outside anyway I'm stuck indoors studying with regular internet breaks:D

Nulty · 23-05-2010 3:38pm

EnterNow wrote: »

Your outside in the sun and still on boards? Well done

Ass...U...Me...?

reallyrose · 23-05-2010 4:40pm

Elephants have four knees.

Biggins · 23-05-2010 4:42pm

Ian Beale wrote: »

Boards mods sleep upside down hanging from rafters.

That's just bats!

bently · 23-05-2010 4:52pm

If a Raindrop lands on your hand,its just a Raindrop....but if it lands in the Sea ,then its an Ocean...........

23-05-2010 5:05pm

The legal age of consent in the Vatican city is 12.

That's right, 12.

Indubitable · 23-05-2010 5:13pm

[quote=[Deleted User];66028182]The legal age of consent in the Vatican city is 12.

That's right, 12.[/QUOTE]

Age of consent for what? kiddie-fiddling?

actuallylike · 23-05-2010 5:15pm

We probably all know the problem of trying to fold a piece of paper more than 8 times, very hard to do, some say impossible (I think Mythbusters got 9 though). But just say hypothetically you could fold a standard piece of paper over and over again, lets say you folded it 100 times.
How thick would it be?

1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, 32768, 65536, 131072, 262144, 524288, 10, 8576, 2097152, 4194304, 8388608, 16777216, 33554432, 67108864, 134217728, 268435456, 536870912, 1073741824, 2147483648, 4294967296, 8589934592, 17179869184, 34359738368, 68719476736, 1.37439E+11, 2.74878E+11, 5.49756E+11, 1.09951E+12, 2.19902E+12, 4.39805E+12, 8.79609E+12, 1.75922E+13, 3.51844E+13, 7.03687E+13, 1.40737E+14, 2.81475E+14, 5.6295E+14, 1.1259E+15, 2.2518E+15, 4.5036E+15, 9.0072E+15, 1.80144E+16, 3.60288E+16, 7.20576E+16, 1.44115E+17, 2.8823E+17, 5.76461E+17, 1.15292E+18, 2.30584E+18, 4.61169E+18, 9.22337E+18, 1.84467E+19, 3.68935E+19, 7.3787E+19, 1.47574E+20, 2.95148E+20, 5.90296E+20, 1.18059E+21, 2.36118E+21, 4.72237E+21, 9.44473E+21, 1.88895E+22, 3.77789E+22, 7.55579E+22, 1.51116E+23, 3.02231E+23, 6.04463E+23, 1.20893E+24, 2.41785E+24, 4.8357E+24, 9.67141E+24, 1.93428E+25, 3.86856E+25, 7.73713E+25, 1.54743E+26, 3.09485E+26, 6.1897E+26, 1.23794E+27, 2.47588E+27, 4.95176E+27, 9.90352E+27, 1.9807E+28, 3.96141E+28, 7.92282E+28, 1.58456E+29, 3.16913E+29, 6.33825E+29

(6.33825E+29)(average thickness of paper (0.1mm))

=63,382,500,000,000,000,000,000km

Larger than the known universe!!!

Oh, and Samuel Beckett used to give a very young Andre the Giant a lift to school every day in France

seanbmc · 23-05-2010 5:19pm

A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes :eek:

23-05-2010 5:19pm

Yup - kiddie fiddling

Biggins · 23-05-2010 5:21pm

I'm depressed.

BBDBB · 23-05-2010 5:23pm

seanbmc wrote: »

A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes :eek:

:cool:you'd better believe it baby, it certainly does when Im aroun...............:eek:..............this is the forum for deviants isnt it????

mikom · 23-05-2010 5:28pm

seanbmc wrote: »

A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes :eek:

Sorry to break it to you....... but Harney was faking it.

Big Nasty · 23-05-2010 5:32pm

seanbmc wrote: »

A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes :eek:

Can Pighead confirm?

El_Dangeroso · 23-05-2010 5:38pm

Gut bacteria in your stomach can alter neuropeptides in your brain to make you desire food that the bacteria prefers. You think you want that cake or do your gut critters want that cake?

I can't find a source on this but I read it in a book so it MUST be true:

Americans consume on average 9lb of fecal matter each year in food. :P

Daemos · 23-05-2010 5:45pm

The guy who did the voice of Bugs Bunny was allergic to carrots

If you multiply 111,111,111 by itself, you get 12,345,678,987,654,321

The word 'Armageddon' comes for the belief that the final battle between good and evil will take place in a place called 'Mar Megiddo'. And even though there has never been a place with that name, there is a mountain called Mount Megiddo, beside which an ancient civilisation used to live.

There are only six confirmed signatures of William Shakespeare in existance

Only 4% of the universe is visible, 96% of it is missing

Indubitable · 23-05-2010 5:46pm

The sky is blue.

robbie_998 · 23-05-2010 5:47pm

its being scientifically proven that men have a much higher sex drive than women....

not really news but :pac:

Amalgam · 23-05-2010 5:47pm

Lord Kitchener was a Kerryman.

omahaid · 23-05-2010 5:54pm

You can get an audience with Prince Edward for only £500,000

Pompey Magnus · 23-05-2010 6:11pm

DaPoolRulz wrote: »

Only 4% of the universe, 96% of it is missing

I'd say there's about 10% of that sentence missing also :pac:.

Well known brands of medication (eg headache tablets, antihistamines) are more effective than cheaper, less known names even if both contain exactly the same ingredients. This is due to the same psychological processes that cause the placebo effect, so it does pay to spend a little more.