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I bet you didnt know that

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As people here work in various jobs / professions they might know things from work or study no one here knows yet. this is what this topic is about.

what do you know that we have never heard of?

Eg: you don't need to be great at maths to be an architect

this is obvious to me but everyone says to me "i wanted to be an architect but i was bad at math,i can barely add"

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Bandana boy

py2006 wrote: »

The goofy burglar Marv from Home Alone was also the narrator on the Wonder Years. (was that said on here before?)

Ahem

Bandana boy wrote: »

Daniel Stern the other robber beside Joe Pesci in the home Alone movies was also the Narrator and modern day Fred Savage in "the Wonder years "

Badly Drunk Boy

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

At one point when the SS Warrimoo was crossing the equator part of the ship was in the Northern Hemisphere and part in the Southern.

But to the timing and location , This ship was therefore not only in two different days, two different months, two different seasons and two different years but in two different centuries-all at the same time.

The areas around the Equator don't have the same seasons that we have, so this doesn't apply. The temperatures are roughly the same all year round, with the main difference being rainfall and humidity. The other major factor would be the altitude rather than the latitude.

In the case you mention, the weather a mile north of the Equator would be no different than from a mile south of it.

sbsquarepants

its_steve116 wrote: »

CBBC actor Tyger Drew-Honey is the son of adult stars Ben Dover and Linzi Drew.

And an irritating twat.

Don't forget that bit, it's important;)

[Deleted User]

Knex. wrote: »

There are only two species in the world that can get leprosy. Humans and armadillos, and the latter it is believed only because they contracted it from the former.

But armadillos may yet get their own back from the grave, as in Brazil their meat is somewhat popular. Research found that over 60% of armadillo meat showed signs of exposure to the bacterium that causes leprosy, also known as Hansen’s Disease.

The study found that people who eat armadillo meat more frequently show higher concentrations of leprosy antibodies in their blood, hinting at a strong correlation between hunting, handling, and eating these animals and contracting the disease.

Something to consider the next time the leprosy support group have their regular poker game. Although, no one will be throwing in their hand, and nobody else will laugh their heads off.

Contrary to popular perception, leprosy doesn't cause fingers or toes or anything else to drop off. The slow growing bacteria that causes it resides in and attacks the nerves and the subsequent damage and consequent neuropathy means that serious injury can occur without the patient being alerted by pain, or infection can spread and by the time it's detected it's too late to save a digit - or worse.

The bacteria also resides in nasal mucosa, attacking the cartilage and causing dreadful facial deformities. Damage to to occular nerves can leave a sufferer unable to close their eyes and extremely vulnerable to vision destroying infection.

Another misconception is that it's highly contagious but it's quite difficult to get and besides, more than 90% of the population is immune. The subcontinent of India accounts for about 70% of new cases annually. Perhaps surprisingly, there are about 150 to 200 new cases reported yearly in the US. Armadillo aficionados, perhaps.

Ideally it would be detected early and treated with a combination of antibiotics before major damage or disfigurement, but the stigma surrounding Hansens disease and the vulnerable profile of it's most likely demographic means that it's often the case that life changing damage has been done before it's treated. Which is a shame, because the treatment is very effective and no one should be disfigured from leprosy in this day and age.

Knex*

There are only two species in the world that can get leprosy. Humans and armadillos, and the latter it is believed only because they contracted it from the former.

But armadillos may yet get their own back from the grave, as in Brazil their meat is somewhat popular. Research found that over 60% of armadillo meat showed signs of exposure to the bacterium that causes leprosy, also known as Hansen’s Disease.

The study found that people who eat armadillo meat more frequently show higher concentrations of leprosy antibodies in their blood, hinting at a strong correlation between hunting, handling, and eating these animals and contracting the disease.

Capt'n Midnight

Evade wrote: »

Being in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres at the same time is what had it in two different seasons not being it two different years.

Winter and Summer.

GBX

If you keep travelling north , you'll eventually go south. If you keep travelling East, you'll never go west.

its_steve116

CBBC actor Tyger Drew-Honey is the son of adult stars Ben Dover and Linzi Drew.

blastman

Kylie Minogue is a year older than Jacob Rees-Mogg

py2006

its_steve116 wrote: »

The Chief from Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? was also the voice of Luna the Moon in Bear in the Big Blue House.

The goofy burglar Marv from Home Alone was also the narrator on the Wonder Years. (was that said on here before?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72KYVCIj_Zk

Lucy8080

Aresnal are playing Fulham at the moment.

On twitter it has the hashtag #Arsful (o.k. i'm childish).

"Grease" is also trending. (o.k. i'm extremely childish).

Duckworth_Luas

its_steve116 wrote: »

The Chief from Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? was also the voice of Luna the Moon in Bear in the Big Blue House.

Clancy Brown played sadistic prison officer in The Shawshank Redemption

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The Kurgan in Highlander

Mr. Krabs in Spongebob Squarepants

Big Nasty

quickbeam wrote: »

It's meant to be funny, I think. It's not.

Usually comparisons are done between two different countries. Eg, the population of France and the density of Monaco might squeeze in to a tiny portion of France. But the population of France and the density of France = the area of France.

Looks like something from 'terrible maps.

its_steve116

The Chief from Where in the World is Carmen San Diego? was also the voice of Luna the Moon in Bear in the Big Blue House.

quickbeam

Esel wrote: »

Not getting that?

It's meant to be funny, I think. It's not.

Usually comparisons are done between two different countries. Eg, the population of France and the density of Monaco might squeeze in to a tiny portion of France. But the population of France and the density of France = the area of France.

cdeb

Evade wrote: »

Being in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres at the same time is what had it in two different seasons not being it two different years.

It's apparently not true anyway.

Wikipedia says the story dates from 1942, while a contemporary newspaper article says she crossed the equator on 30 Dec 1899

KevRossi

Kiribati is the only contiguous country in the world to lie in 4 hemispheres; northern, Southern, Eastern and Western.

(France and the UK do as well, but these are dependencies of a nation rather than an of a country)

The official languages are English and Gilbertese, named after Thomas Gilbert, the first European to map the islands. It is thus one of the few official languages of a country that are named after an actual person.

When the Bible was translated into Gilbertese in the 1800#s they had to invent new words for things such as 'mountain' as the locals had never seen one, just heard rumors of them from Samoan traders.

Evade

runawaybishop wrote: »

Spring starts in February >:( Gaelic seasonal calander ftw

Being in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres at the same time is what had it in two different seasons not being it two different years.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Arthur Wellesely, the 1st Duke of Wellington never made the horse and Stable comment about the Irish.

It was made of by Daniel O'Connell at a speech at Mullaghast in October 1843.

The quote in full is.

"The poor old Duke , what shall I say of him,. To be sure he was born in Ireland , but being born in a stable those not not make a man a horse."

In reality the Duke spent a lot his time here, he loved the hunting especially . He would refer to himself as an Irishman to people in Britain. He was always a constant defender of the Irish troops and Irish Regiment in the BA.

Many complaints were made about their behaviour during the running of the Empire.

Duke believed in Ireland and the Act of Union. One of the 4 founders of the Empire.

Ipso

runawaybishop wrote: »

Spring starts in February >:( Gaelic seasonal calander ftw

Imbolg. Thanks, Brigid.

I Am The Law

My penis is perfect.

retalivity

There was a fascist party in Ireland in the 40s called Ailtirí na hAiséirghe - they were a bit mental.

Among their aims were:
The banning of English spoken in public
The total revival of the Irish language across Ireland
The removal of Jews from Irish society
The rejection of Partition and the installation of a Christian-based dictatorship
A miltary alluance with Italy to assist in their campaign in Ethiopia

The party had little support and went nowhere, but they did have a newspaper printed til 1970

runawaybishop

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

At one point when the SS Warrimoo was crossing the equator part of the ship was in the Northern Hemisphere and part in the Southern.

But to the timing and location , This ship was therefore not only in two different days, two different months, two different seasons and two different years but in two different centuries-all at the same time.

Spring starts in February >:( Gaelic seasonal calander ftw

Capt'n Midnight

At one point when the SS Warrimoo was crossing the equator part of the ship was in the Northern Hemisphere and part in the Southern.

But to the timing and location , This ship was therefore not only in two different days, two different months, two different seasons and two different years but in two different centuries-all at the same time.

mzungu

Bananas get their curved shape via the process known as negative geotropism. They do not grow towards the ground, instead they turn towards the sun. They grow against gravity and this gives them their shape.

Esel

Raheem Euro wrote: »

Not getting that?

[Deleted User]

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Does that mean people who've been in a wheelchair from birth have no kneecaps?

Good question. It would severely compromise their development, since the joint is spared most of the stress that would normally occur. I don't really know what that would mean as to the extent of development.

[Deleted User]

roosterman71 wrote: »

I'm heading straight upstairs to examine my 5 month old

Your baba has been kicking those legs since before they were born and more so since exercising those joints and stressing the sesamoids, development is well underway but will be completed by around age four! Baby humans are the most interesting things in the world, the changes in the first year alone are mind boggling!

Lady Haywire

Does that mean people who've been in a wheelchair from birth have no kneecaps?

roosterman71

Candie wrote: »

Sesamoid bones are bones that are embedded in tendons or cartilage, and they protect the tendon from damage by acting as a 'spacer' between it and the joint. Sesamoid bones exist in a few joints in the human body, most notably in parts of the feet and fingers, and the largest sesamoid bones are the patellae.

Sesamoid bones harden in response to stress, and children are born with more bones that fuse and ossify as they grow in response to the stress of use. The patellae take about four or five years to fully calcify and as girls bones calcify sooner than boys and because growth is halted after calcification, this is why girls are usually shorter than boys. In essence, babies are born without kneecaps.

TL:DR Your baby has no knees.

I'm heading straight upstairs to examine my 5 month old