Little known facts.

[no name]

Just a thread about facts you hear that surprise you. Like:

There are more people in California (36m) than in all of Canada (33m). Also 75% of the population of Canada lives 100 miles from the U.S. boarder.

[PensFanInDC]

Reno, NV is west of Los Angeles, CA.

[Admin]

Alaska is the only state that can be typed on one row of keys.

[ville5]

[PensFanInDC]

You're cheating.

http://www.viralnova.com/little-known-scientific-facts/

.....and so am I.

I did, however, know the fact about Reno. Uncle John's Bathroom Reader is exceptional reading.

[dey soff]

Oily white fish gives you diarrhea.

[FreeCandy44]

I dig this thread

[dey soff]

While the moon appears larger near the horizon, it is actually always the same size in the sky.

Do a handstand and look at it upside down when it is close to the horizon if you need verification.

[ville5]

The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.

[PensFanInDC]

I dig this thread

I did not know this.

[PensFanInDC]

The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.

My wife and I were talking about this the other day. Why? Because of this:

Spoiler:

We laughed and laughed when my wife asked if that was one of their 57 varieties...

[ville5]

Not enough lol emotes in the universe for when i opened that....

[PensFanInDC]

Microwaveable.....

[ville5]

^^bites tongue^^ you gonna get me banned. Im already under house arrest for a Hornqvist comment. TIL that Brits love 'em some

Spoiler:

and that sd is an actual thing.

[LeopardLetang]

Microwaveable.....

new recipe. that's good to hear because Heinz's old spotted dick tasted horrible

[ville5]

The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.

[dagny]

The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.

I was going to post this one.

[ville5]

Can you imagine? From either pov that's pretty insane and nasty. I'd rather have the rugrat I think.

[no name]

The leading theory... (ok not a fact) the earth sits at a 21 degree angle suggest that a small Mars like planet slammed into earth about a billion years into the earths development. This pushed us to a 21 degree angle. The debris from this small planet became the moon.

It is pretty much the number one accepted theory.

[ville5]

The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.

[Kaizer]

Fighter likes swords

[ville5]

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. 

[shoeshine boy]

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. 

whomever made that law was clearly never beaten with a switch.

[djlm]

The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.

I don't know if I'm more amazed about the quantity or the fact that there was no singles.

[PensFanInDC]

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. 

"Shouldn't it be rule of wrist?"