The thread for little things you didn't know

[Kodos]

I didn't know they rebuilt Hiroshima almost immediately (or ever) after it was bombed.

[Rizon]

I didn't know that it was a myth that ostrich bury their heads in the sand to hide from predators.

Oddly enough, the myth was probably started by the guy who is the namesake of the beer I drank last weekend.

[JediKooter]

Had some of that a couple of years ago. It's an acquired taste if I remember correctly. Thought I may be confusing it with another beer that I had that day that was supposedly from some ancient Egyptian beer recipe.

[ISiddiqui]

Dogfish Head Midas Touch?

[JediKooter]

Dogfish Head Midas Touch?

I'm honestly not sure if that was the name of it. But for some reason 'Midas' is ringing a bell, so it could have been.

[DougW]

Each state can set the minimum drinking age to any number they like. Unfortunately, the federal government passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984, which coerces states to keep the drinking age at 21. The law does not state the drinking age should be 21. It states any state that does not make the drinking age 21 will lose 10% of their federal highway funding. Louisiana held out as long as they could, but eventually caved in with the rest of the nation.

[JediKooter]

In 2005, the State of New Jersey declared the Jersey Tomato as the official state vegetable.

[Draft Dodger]

I didn't know that google adjusts your searches based on previous searches. So if you and I search for the same thing, we might see the results in a different order

[DanGarion]

Well I expect to not visit this thread.

[Chief Rum]

I didn't know that google adjusts your searches based on previous searches. So if you and I search for the same thing, we might see the results in a different order

That must be why naked pictures of Pumpy keep popping up on all my Google searches.

[GrantDawg]

That must be why naked pictures of Pumpy keep popping up on all my Google searches.


No, that happens to everybody.

[Rizon]

No, that happens to everybody.

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[lordscarlet]

I didn't know that google adjusts your searches based on previous searches. So if you and I search for the same thing, we might see the results in a different order

Chrome (and I think maybe 1 or 2 other browsers?) makes it easy to see "raw" results by using "incognito mode". Open a new window with ctrl-shift-n.

[sabotai]

When you ask questions that can be answered with a "Yes" or "No", the intonation at the end of the sentence goes up. I was not consciously aware until recently that for all other questions, the intonation at the end of the sentence goes down.

[Kodos]

So is it common knowledge that Hiroshima was rebuilt? I just assumed with radiation half lives that it would not be possible for a rebuild until many years down the line.

[TCY Junkie]

I didn't know if I went to Choctaw Casino to watch the Belmont that they'd lose the feed 1 minute before post. Also didn't know if I sat down next to my cousin like he asked and won 1k on a 30 cent bet, he'd act like his day was ruined if I only gave him a hundred.

[DaddyTorgo]

In 2005, the State of New Jersey declared the Jersey Tomato as the official state vegetable.

Oh Jersey. So confused.

[TCY Junkie]

Didn't know what would happen the first time I ate a ton of blue icing.

[TCY Junkie]

I didn't know when people say something on the internet, that some expect a response.

[rjolley]

So is it common knowledge that Hiroshima was rebuilt? I just assumed with radiation half lives that it would not be possible for a rebuild until many years down the line.

I'm surprised as well.

[DataKing]

I didn't know Manual Noriega was extradited back to Panama at the end of last year, and is now serving a 20 year sentence there.

[JediKooter]

So is it common knowledge that Hiroshima was rebuilt? I just assumed with radiation half lives that it would not be possible for a rebuild until many years down the line.

My guess would be they didn't fully understand how radiation worked back then and just rebuilt like they would have had been bombed by conventional weapons.

[flounder]

The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs were air bursts that didn't generate a lot of long lived isotopes. Most of the isotopes generated had half lives of a few days or so.

[Ksyrup]

Oh Jersey. So confused.

They've fixed this. Snooki is now the state vegetable.

[Easy Mac]

Katie Holmes will post in this thread soon.

[John Travolta]

Katie Holmes will post in this thread soon.

I can't wait!

[JediKooter]

I didn't know John Travolta was a member here.

[k0ruptr]

He's looking for Kathy Griffin I assume.

[JediKooter]

He's looking for Kathy Griffin I assume.

I know I would be.

[Draft Dodger]

The Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs were air bursts that didn't generate a lot of long lived isotopes. Most of the isotopes generated had half lives of a few days or so.

something I did not know

[CraigSca]

Opposing base stealers have stolen 45 bases on 49 attempts against the Pirates this year.

[Groundhog]

I didn't know that slug sex was so awesome. A quiet Sunday night watching documentaries fixed that. Youtube it. Go on.

[Grover]

I didn't know that the metal tab on a measuring tape moves back and forth 1mm based on an inside or outside measure.

[tarcone]

I didn't know that the metal tab on a measuring tape moves back and forth 1mm based on an inside or outside measure.

I have no idea what you are talking about.

[Grover]

I have no idea what you are talking about.

A standard tape measure, has the little metal tab on the end you pull out with, right? That little metal tab will move back and forth 1mm (to keep with the tap) depending on whether you are doing a measurement from the outside, where you hook the tab, or the inside, in which it's pushed in.

[Draft Dodger]

no way!

[Critch]

Now this is probably something you all learned at school, but I didnt know it until today: The Star Spangled Banner has only been the US National Anthem since 1931.

[britrock88]

I didn't know that slug sex was so awesome. A quiet Sunday night watching documentaries fixed that. Youtube it. Go on.

+1.

[Draft Dodger]

Now this is probably something you all learned at school, but I didnt know it until today: The Star Spangled Banner has only been the US National Anthem since 1931.

and the adopting of "In God We Trust" as the national motto is even more recent - 1956

[rowech]

A standard tape measure, has the little metal tab on the end you pull out with, right? That little metal tab will move back and forth 1mm (to keep with the tap) depending on whether you are doing a measurement from the outside, where you hook the tab, or the inside, in which it's pushed in.

No wonder kids in the US can't measure. The whole thing is in inches and feet except the tab which throws in the metric system.

[JediKooter]

Brazil is the 6th largest economy in the world. Wouldn't have thought it would have even cracked the top 10.

[Autumn]

Brazil is the 6th largest economy in the world. Wouldn't have thought it would have even cracked the top 10.

That's only if you measure it in metric dollars.

[Rizon]

Brazil is the 6th largest economy in the world. Wouldn't have thought it would have even cracked the top 10.

Duh. Think about how much ass they export.

[Autumn]

GNTnA

[JediKooter]

Duh. Think about how much ass they export.

Good point. And quite a bit of it is quite lovely ass if I don't mind saying so myself.

[JediKooter]

That's only if you measure it in metric dollars.

Stupid metric system.

[RendeR]

Opposing base stealers have stolen 45 bases on 49 attempts against the Pirates this year.


This is the thread for facts you did not know, please create another one for little known facts of which you did not care.

[B & B]

Natalie Portman was born in Jerusalem.

[Grover]

Good point. And quite a bit of it is quite lovely ass if I don't mind saying so myself.

It ages pretty poorly though.

[Kathy Griffin]

I didn't know that people could possibly think I'm not funny!

[Izulde]

Natalie Portman was born in Jerusalem.

I knew this. She also has an Olympia Le-Tan clutch made of Lolita, the titular role of which she ironically turned down in Adrian Lyne's film adaptation because it was too sexual, so Dominique Swain got it instead (I think Swain ended up the better choice anyway - her grubby Dolores Haze is much more in keeping with the reality of the character IMO).

[Autumn]

The Thread for Little Things You Knew Izulde Would Know?

[JediKooter]

It ages pretty poorly though.

That's why you have to get it while it's hot. As soon as they hit 25/26...out the door and time to get a 21 year old.