Useless Facts,,,just for fun, post 'em

[SpeedsterX 652]

I'll start, Coca Cola was originally green!

 

Kangaroos can't hop backwards!

[REMND 0]

I couldn't think of any off hand so I googled it. There are actually sites that have lists.

 

Here is one that caught my eye. The three most well known brands on earth are in order: (1) Marlboro; (2) Coca Cola; and (3) Budweiser.

[SpeedsterX 652]

I couldn't think of any off hand so I googled it. There are actually sites that have lists.

 

Here is one that caught my eye. The three most well known brands on earth are in order: (1) Marlboro; (2) Coca Cola; and (3) Budweiser.

 

Wow! No wonder America is addicted to stuff! lol

[REMND 0]

I did notice that. Nicotene, caffeine plus sugar, and alcohol.

 

Here is a "fact" I heard a few years ago. Even though Coke has long been the most visible world wide brand, you supposedly will rarely find it in the Middle East because coke set up a bottling plant in Isreal. The Muslim countries just drink Pepsi.

[ND3 0]

A man named James Harrison's blood contains a rare antigen that cures Rhesus Disease. He has donated blood over 1,000 times and saved an estimated 2 million lives.

 

Volvo invented the 3-point safety belt and gave a free license to all other manufacturers to produce it.

 

The Houston Airport once was receiving many complaints about baggage waiting time. They simply moved baggage claim further away so the walk was longer than the wait.

 

Bill Gates has donated over $36 billion dollars in charity in his lifetime, which is over half of his current net worth.

[OKCIrish99 3]

Lane Kiffin coaches USC and the "Poodle" jumped ship before the hammer went down.

[OKCIrish99 3]

A man named James Harrison's blood contains a rare antigen that cures Rhesus Disease. He has donated blood over 1,000 times and saved an estimated 2 million lives.

 

Volvo invented the 3-point safety belt and gave a free license to all other manufacturers to produce it.

 

The Houston Airport once was receiving many complaints about baggage waiting time. They simply moved baggage claim further away so the walk was longer than the wait.

 

Bill Gates has donated over $36 billion dollars in charity in his lifetime, which is over half of his current net worth.

That's pretty crazy about Gates' donation. I had no idea he was that generous. Isn't he the guy that wouldn't buy his kid a new car or bought them a cheapo? Either way, interesting info ND3.

[Rockets Revenge 0]

The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.

[ND3 0]

That's pretty crazy about Gates' donation. I had no idea he was that generous. Isn't he the guy that wouldn't buy his kid a new car or bought them a cheapo? Either way, interesting info ND3.

 

Not sure about that anecdote, but I do know that he only (heh, "only") plans to leave $10 million to each of his kids and the rest will go to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation when they pass.

 

He also doesn't just take his money and throw it at charities. If I'm remembering this correctly (I'll try to find a link later), he personally convinced the 10 biggest drug companies to share research on the elimination of tropical diseases. And the work he's done to eliminate malaria has been incredible.

 

I have nothing but the utmost respect for that man.

 

EDIT: Just remembered this picture exists...

Edited April 23, 2013 by ND3

[dsnack34 0]

Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper'

and 'lower' because in the time when all original

print had to be set in individual letters, the upper

case' letters were stored in the case on top of the

case that stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters.

[dsnack34 0]

The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an

old English law, which stated that you couldn't beat

your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

[Dr. Feelgood 0]

Kangaroos cool themselves off by licking their front legs and allowing the saliva to evaporate. They have a large venous network at this site to allow for heat exchange.

[Rockets Revenge 0]

What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.

[OKCIrish99 3]

Not sure about that anecdote, but I do know that he only (heh, "only") plans to leave $10 million to each of his kids and the rest will go to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation when they pass.

 

He also doesn't just take his money and throw it at charities. If I'm remembering this correctly (I'll try to find a link later), he personally convinced the 10 biggest drug companies to share research on the elimination of tropical diseases. And the work he's done to eliminate malaria has been incredible.

 

I have nothing but the utmost respect for that man.

 

EDIT: Just remembered this picture exists...

He's unbelievably brilliant no doubt. That is really cool how he has significant input in his charity donations. Guess with the amount of coin he's throwing at it, an input is pretty predictable. But don't think the money has as much to do with it as the intent. Good stuff.

[domeanddomer 0]

People can make up a statistic for anything. 67% of people know that.

[nd1baby 0]

Francis Ford Coppola's first choice to play the Godfather - Laurence Olivier.

[nd1baby 0]

They call it Inca Kola in Peru - tastes like bubble gum but looks like a urine specimen.

 

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

[Rockets Revenge 0]

A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!

[corysold 0]

Kangaroos cool themselves off by licking their front legs and allowing the saliva to evaporate. They have a large venous network at this site to allow for heat exchange.

 

Have you been watching "Wild Krats"?

[blueandgold4423 0]

If Bill Gates drops a $100 bill, it is literally not worth his time to pick it up