Battra92 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Here we post interesting bits of knowledge that are all but useless in everyday practicality. Did you know that circus orchestras would play "Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Phillips Sousa to signify that an animal has gotten loose or that something is wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Rat Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 The first VCR, or videocassette recorder, was made in 1956 and was the size of a piano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Common belief holds that toilets are called "crappers" because Thomas Crapper invented the flush toilet. He did not actually invent the toilet, though his company was known for the quality of its products, and the term "crap" had already been used for poop for many years prior to him founding his company. However, it is likely that the popularity of his products combined with his amusingly appropriate name did help popularize the use of the term "crapper." He was not, however, the origin of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 oh ho ho. You do not know what you've gotten yourself into. If you swirl a bottle while draining it, it'll drain faster. If you punch a shark on the nose it won't attack you (both cos you fuck up it's sensors and cos it rarely gets hit back) If you turn the shark upside down, it'll go into a rest state for a while till it realises what it's doing and rights itself. Chocolate is toxic, which is why you need to have special "chocolate" for pets. Humans are tough enough it'd take enough to burst our stomach before it's toxic enough to kill us. Jedi is the 5th largest religion in Britian There are 12 Sith in Scotland The action of peeling selotape off a roll creates small X-Rays Thats me done for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 There are 12 Sith in Scotland Only two there can be, Master and Apprentice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra92 Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 The fifth largest group of people in the UK need to start taking their medication The Guinness World Records has consistently listed Sherlock Holmes as the "most portrayed movie character" with 75 actors playing the part in over 211 films. The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle. The first person to receive an OSCAR was Emil Jannings. He went back to Germany with the advent of the Talkies and ended up acting in Nazi propaganda films. Though pop culture claims the name Wendy originated with the book Peter Pan. Records show a woman in Ohio born in 1828 with the name Wendy. The name actually was used as a nickname for the Welsh name "Gwendolyn." Mr. Rogers was an ordained minister. He was NOT a soldier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slithy toves Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 the ballet teacher i had when i was little was friends w/ mr. rogers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battra92 Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 the ballet teacher i had when i was little was friends w/ mr. rogers WOW! You did ballet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slithy toves Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 i see what you did there good show sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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