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[Ricardodaforce]

The Basque language is unrelated to any current language.

Let’s see some interesting facts here.

 

[andya700]

When I was at school in the 1970's, we were always taught that the first jet powered aircraft to fly was the Whittle designed Gloster E28 in 1941. However it was only the fourth jet to fly after the Heinkel HE178 in 1939, Camproni Campini in 1940 and the Heinkel HE280 in 1941.

Heinkel He 178 - Wikipedia

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Caproni Campini N.1 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Heinkel He 280 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Gloster E.28/39 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Cobra]

Male barnacles have the largest penis proportional to its body size in the animal kingdom. It can reach up to 50 times the length of the barnacles’ body.

 

[Cagey75]

The youngest mother in history was only 5yrs 7mths old, she is still alive at 87yrs - her son died [aged40], but imagine if he'd lived! He'd be 82!

Lina Medina - Wikipedia

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[beyond the blue]

Singing in the rain was actually singing in the milk.

 

[Sky]

A giraffe has the same number of neck bones as a human.

 

[bass_junkie83]

The fake snow used in the film White Christmas was actually asbestos.

 

[Krisstiffer]

The Eskimos may have 50 words for snow but the Scots have over 400.......

 

[Tigger.ufo]

The Eskimos may have 50 words for snow but the Scots have over 400.......

Yes, but 399 of them are profane!

 

[Krisstiffer]

Yes, but 399 of them are profane!

Only 399?

 

[Cartus]

The most numerous item Volkswagen manufacture is actually a sausage!

Volkswagen currywurst - Wikipedia

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[Krisstiffer]

The most numerous item Volkswagen manufacture is actually a sausage!

Volkswagen currywurst - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Wonder if they need to “adjust” the emissions test after a plateful of those!

 

[Tringa]

The magnetic field of a magnetar(a neutron star with a very powerful magnetic field) is so strong it could, at a distance of half way to the Moon, wipe the magnetic information from all credit cards on Earth.

Dave

 

[saltireblue]

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of very long words.​

 

[Cobra]

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of very long words.​

And there was me thinking it was the fear of hippopotamuses

 

[FlyPhot]

Swedish meatballs originated from a recipe King Charles XII brought back from Turkey in the early 1800s.

 

[Ricardodaforce]

Swedish meatballs originated from a recipe King Charles XII brought back from Turkey in the early 1800s.

Sauce?

 

[Jakemico AE-1P]

The magnetic field of a magnetar(a neutron star with a very powerful magnetic field) is so strong it could, at a distance of half way to the Moon, wipe the magnetic information from all credit cards on Earth.

Dave

If only it would wipe my credit file too...

 

[Tringa]

If only it would wipe my credit file too...

Perhaps a bit closer it could do it, but only a bit because, so I've read, at about 1,000km the field would destroy all life.

DAVE

 

[Tori_T]

The magnetic field of a magnetar(a neutron star with a very powerful magnetic field) is so strong it could, at a distance of half way to the Moon, wipe the magnetic information from all credit cards on Earth.

Dave

Nobody would bother worrying about their credit cards when they realized the gravity of the situation.
Earth would be the loser in a giant game of conkers.

 

[Graham W]

A whale isn't actually a fish...It's an insect that feeds on bananas.




Drink may have been taken.

 

[Llamaman]

Bees are vegetarian wasps.

 

[Sky]

There are more possible variations of chess games than there are atoms in the observable universe. This is known as the Shannon Number and represents all of the possible moves. It is estimated there are between 10¹¹¹ and 10¹²³ positions (including illegal moves). If you rule out illegal moves that number drops dramatically to 10⁴⁰ moves.

Compared to the Asian game of Go, Chess is easy. Go has more than 10¹⁷⁰ moves making it a googol times more complicated and varied than Chess.

Source: https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk...er-of-atoms-universe-or-number-of-chess-moves

 

[Carl Hall]

A group of pugs is called a grumble

 

[Garry Edwards]

When I was at school in the 1970's, we were always taught that the first jet powered aircraft to fly was the Whittle designed Gloster E28 in 1941. However it was only the fourth jet to fly after the Heinkel HE178 in 1939, Camproni Campini in 1940 and the Heinkel HE280 in 1941.

Heinkel He 178 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Caproni Campini N.1 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Heinkel He 280 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Gloster E.28/39 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Fact: History is written by the victors.

 

[Garry Edwards]

The first ship to successfully use morse code in an emergency was the East Goodwin lightship, in 1899.

 

[Sky]

Note - the forum software doesn't support superscript numbers so they're displayed in brackets i.e. 10 to the power of 111.
MOD EDIT: It does now.

Thank you.

 

[Cobra]

The Platypus is one of the few animals that lays eggs and produces milk. ( true)
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And therefore one of a select few that can make its own custard ( I'm not sure many do though)

 

[AndrewFlannigan]

Fact: History is written by the victors.

...and often as not, wrong.

It's possible that the first jet aircraft was the 1910 Coanda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coandă-1910.

Slippery things these "facts".

 

[Dale.]

Jumping spiders can jump up to 50x their own length.

 

[Sky]

Jumping spiders can jump up to 50x their own length.

If my sister saw one, I bet she could 'out jump' them.

 

[simon ess]

Jumping spiders can jump up to 50x their own length.

They are also to be found at higher altitudes than other living creature.

 

[Tori_T]

They are also to be found at higher altitudes than other living creature.

What do they eat up there?

 

[simon ess]

What do they eat up there? View attachment 329592

Nematodes apparently.

I think Attenborough did something about them and posed exactly that question.

 

[Krisstiffer]

They are also to be found at higher altitudes than other living creature.

How high are the buggers jumping?

 

[Dale.]

The Himalayan Jumping spider, Euophrys omnisuperstes, is on top of the world. Its scientific name translated means 'standing above everything'. This spider who resides within the Himalayan mountain range is possible the best contender for the title of 'highest known permanent resident on the planet'.

That's some jump.

 

[Tringa]

They are also to be found at higher altitudes than other living creature.

I don't know if this counts as it is not on the ground but, a Ruppell's vulture struck an aircraft at a bit over 11,000 metres.

Dave

 

[Krisstiffer]

I don't know if this counts as it is not on the ground but, a Ruppell's vulture struck an aircraft at a bit over 11,000 metres.

Dave

Being pedantic I’d say it’s more likely the aircraft struck the vulture - either that or it was bloody hungry!!

 

[saltireblue]

Being pedantic I’d say it’s more likely the aircraft struck the vulture - either that or it was bloody hungry!!

IIRC, the insurance company allotted blame 50-50...

 

[Krisstiffer]

IIRC, the insurance company allotted blame 50-50...

Maybe they identified with the vulture.......