The Break Room: Useless knowlage

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I began reading this book last night, and thought you all would enjoy this as well.
It's basicly useless knowlage on a variety of topics. I began in the biology section, but covers History, anamals, television, sports, music and a few more areas.
I found this pretty interesting, as I hope you do too.
I intend to update this as I do, maybe a few times daily when I come accross something interesting, but since it's a book, I literally have to retype everything. If yo uenjoy it, let me know!
if this turns into something you'd like to have me continue beyond today, let me know,... because it can turn into a lot of typing.
Anyways- thought Id share for those of you who check the boards often durring the day while at work and give something a little different to read.

Biology:

Even if the stomach, spleen, 80% of the intestins, one kidney, one lung and virtually every organ from the pelvic and groin area were removed, the human body can still survive.

Even if 80% of your liver was removed, within a few months, the liver would have reconsitiuted itself to it’s original size!

The brain is surrounded by a membrain containing veins and artieries. This membrain is filled with nerves of feeling. However, the brain itself has no feeling.

The fingernail grows faster on the hand you favor. The middle fingernail grows slower then any other nail.

All the genetic material in the sperm and egg cells that p[roduced the Erth’s population (present) could fit into a space the size of an Asprin.

Does marrage stink? A Swiss study found that a majority of women unconsciously choose mates with a body oder that differs from their own natural scent, which, as a result, ensures better immune protection for their children (Longevity Magazine reported that the genes that battle desiese-provoking substances also influence body oder)

Babies are born without kneecaps. They don’t develop until about 2 + months after birth.

Of all the sences, babies’ sence of smell is the strongest, enabling them to recognize their mothers by scent.

Durring menstration, the sensitivity of a women’s middle finger is reduced. Medical science has yet to explain why. (Of course, I could guess…)

One square inch of skin on the human hand contains some 72 feet of nerve fiber. In the adult body, there are 46 miles of nerves.

The lungs of an avarage adult, unfolded and flattened out, would cover the area the size of a tennis court.




Psychology:

Should the members of these actual clubs be considered slightly derranged?:
Committe for Immediate Nuclear War, The National society for prevention of cruelity to mushrooms, The Order of Manly Men, The institute of Totally Useless Skills.

Goodfellows Insurence Outfit in London capitalizes on many people's weird mental states. Among the most requested, policies are the "Alien ALL RISKS" package, which offers $1.7 million coverage for just $400 a year, should someone be abducted or impregnated by someone not of this Earth. (what about both? Rarely has it been an either or kind of thing :)

Alexander the Great's remains were preserved in a huge crock of honey. Among the Egyptions, this was faily common.

Undertakers report that today's corpses decompose at a slower rate then they used to. They beleive this is due to the amount of food we eat that contain preservatives.

Pablo Picasso was stillborn. The midwife left him on a table. Picasso's uncle brought him to life with a lung full of cigar smoke

From the 1850's to the 1880's, the most common cause of death for cowboys in the American West was being dragged by a horse while cought in the stirrups

Since 1978, at least 37 people have died as a result of shaking vending machines in an attempt to get free merchandise. More then 100 have been injured.
 
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Very interesting data. I am a bit interested to read more.

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Are you kidding, XF?!! I live for this sh*t! What's the name of the book?
 
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knowledge? :) Or is that the way the book spells it?
 
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haha, I do too :) I just wasn't sure if it was spelled that way on purpose considering the subject. Definately gonna pick it up though. This is great bathroom reading.
 

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Good stuff, just wish I knew if I was smarter or dumber now for knowing that stuff:) I'd like to see more.
 

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The human body is quite an amazing thing aint it
 
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Heres monday's Morning updates....

The goosefleash you get when your cold is the body’s attempt to erect the coat of hair our ancestors lost 100,000 years ago. When animals fur stands on end, the expanded air layer between the skin and the fur surface insulates the body. –When its hot, and you need to cool down, little muscles at the base of each hair relax. Your hair becomes relaxed. You also sweat. Although we no longer have the layer of fur we once had, the little muscles we have on the end of each hair still work.

Mel Blanc – the voice of Bugs Bunny, was allergic to carrots.

Although Superman was depicted as fighting for truth, justice and the American way, he was cocreated by a Canadian. Toronto-born Joe Shuster created the “Man of Steel” in the 1930’s, with hhis friend Jerry Siegal.

The humps on a camel’s back are not water. They are huge heaps of fat and fleash that can weigh up to 80lbs in a healthy camel – but the backbone of a camel is straight, not curved.

A jellyfish is not a single animal but a colony of of animials. Some tenticals act as balance, others catch prey, some sting enemies, while others are in charge of breeding! Jellyfish are more then 95% water, and have no brain, heart, or bones, and no actual eyes.

(this one is interesting): The Female Adelie penguin, desperate to obtain the stones she uses to build her nest, visits the nest of a nest of a bachlor Adelie, goes through the entire courtship process, and mates with him. But once the two have had sex, she collects the stones as a sort of payment, and waddles back home to her Actual mate, who’s been keeping the nest nice and warm!

The electric Eel has thousands of electric cells, amking up 4/5th of its body. It lives in the Amazon river and its tributaries and is the most shocking anamal on Earth. If attacking large prey, a 9 foot eel can discharge 800 volts. One zap could easily stun a human senseless. The larger the eel, the bigger the charge. It’s shocking power is so great, it ca novertake its victoms while 15 feet away!

Most tropical marine fish could survive in a tank filled with human blood.
 
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Heres monday's Morning updates....

The goosefleash you get when your cold is the body’s attempt to erect the coat of hair our ancestors lost 100,000 years ago. When animals fur stands on end, the expanded air layer between the skin and the fur surface insulates the body. –When its hot, and you need to cool down, little muscles at the base of each hair relax. Your hair becomes relaxed. You also sweat. Although we no longer have the layer of fur we once had, the little muscles we have on the end of each hair still work.
Same thing applies to when the hair on your neck stands up when you are threatened.


Although Superman was depicted as fighting for truth, justice and the American way, he was cocreated by a Canadian. Toronto-born Joe Shuster created the “Man of Steel” in the 1930’s, with hhis friend Jerry Siegal.
And he was an illegal alien. Good thing he was caucasian. LMAO!!!

A jellyfish is not a single animal but a colony of of animials. Some tenticals act as balance, others catch prey, some sting enemies, while others are in charge of breeding! Jellyfish are more then 95% water, and have no brain, heart, or bones, and no actual eyes.
Just watched a documentary about this on the Animal channel. Scary stuff. The most deadly one is only the size of a human thumb nail. I think it's found in Australia.

(this one is interesting): The Female Adelie penguin, desperate to obtain the stones she uses to build her nest, visits the nest of a nest of a bachlor Adelie, goes through the entire courtship process, and mates with him. But once the two have had sex, she collects the stones as a sort of payment, and waddles back home to her Actual mate, who’s been keeping the nest nice and warm!
I guess some things are just universal. LMAO!!! Thanks alot, XF. This is some good stuff!!!
 
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I think with jellyfish (and I could be wrong) it goes something like the chemical that stings, has the same amount of "active" in the mixture that is secreated upon stinging, so the smaller the jellyfish, the more concentrated the sting. Larger ones, I beleive, have the same amount per sting, but it comes out less consentrated because the volumn is slightly larger. (Its the same way with some snakes I believe).

Of course, I could be wrong, as I often am, and have confused one thing with another :hammer:
 
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Update for Tuesday :woohoo:

Named for the Champagne region of France in which it was first created by a 17th-century monk named Dom Perignon. Dom never meant to create champagne, it actually happened by accident. He invented the cork to act as a new top for the bottles of wine produced by his abbey, rather than using the traditional cloth rag stoppers. The cloth allowed carbon dioxide that formed during fermentation to escape, but the corks didn't - they were airtight and caused bubbles to form in the wine.

When Robert Goddard, a pioneer in rocket science, was first testing the use of rockets with a liquid propellant in 1926, the New York Times ridiculed him, saying the inventor lacked "the knowledge ladled out daily in our high schools." Forty-nine years later, as Apollo 11 headed towards the moon, the Times printed an apology: "It is now definitely established that a rocket can function in a vacuum. The Times regrets the error."

The parachute was invented long before the creation of the airplane. Louis Lenormand, a Frenchman, designed it in 1783 to save people who had to jump from burning buildings.

A device invented sometime around the time of the birth of Jesus as a primitive steam engine by the Greek engineer Hero is used today as a rotating sprinkler.

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. In 1816, a German chemist named J.W. Dobereiner devised a way of automatically igniting a jet of hydrogen. Unfortunately, it required powdered platinum to act as a catalyst.

(Nice! :thumbsup: )Women with a Ph.D. are twice as likely to be interested in a one-night stand than those with only a bachelor's degree.

(Don't I know...)According to Penthouse magazine, more women complain about infrequent sex than men do.

A study of pet owners found that 66% claimed they allowed their pets to remain in the bedroom during intercourse. (lol- that doesn't bother me until they decide to get up and come over,.. putting their cold ass nose up against her back- )

Semen contains small amounts of more than thirty elements, including fructose, ascorbic acid, cholesterol, creatine, citric acid, lactic acid, nitrogen, vitamin B12, and various salts and enzymes. (And from what I hear can prevent some forms of cancer,... which of course, I keep my girlfriend updated on such groundbreaking medical studies :rofl: )

The military salute originated during the medieval times. Knights in armor used to raise their visors to reveal their identity, and the motion later evolved into the modern-day salute.
 
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Here are the updates for Thursady!

Saturday mail delivery in Canada was eliminated by Canada Post on February 1, 1969!

A ducks "quack" doesn't echo, and science has yet to explain why

In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes!

There are 18 different animal shapes in the Animal Crackers cookie zoo!

Should there be a crash, Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane as a precaution!

Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second!

The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!

There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos!

There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants!

The Nobel Peace Prize medal depicts three naked men with their hands on each other's shoulders!

When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second!

In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces!


Ok- For Reps, all the updates, Mon-Thurs are true, or were true at one time to the best of my knowlage.
One of these facts I have posted between Monday and today, is totally false.
1 guess only!! Post your guess here. Depending on responses I'll reveil that false post at the end of the work day, or tomarrow morning.
Good Luck!
(if for some reason more then one of these useless facts are totally untrue, show me otherwise! - I mean show mw proof, not just "This is not true".
 
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My guess is the duck thing. Think I saw them bust that on Mythbusters.
 
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Update for Tuesday :woohoo:

Named for the Champagne region of France in which it was first created by a 17th-century monk named Dom Perignon. Dom never meant to create champagne, it actually happened by accident. He invented the cork to act as a new top for the bottles of wine produced by his abbey, rather than using the traditional cloth rag stoppers. The cloth allowed carbon dioxide that formed during fermentation to escape, but the corks didn't - they were airtight and caused bubbles to form in the wine.
This one gets my vote. Champagne (beverage) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The first commercial sparkling wine was produced in the Limoux area of Languedoc about 1535. They did not invent it; nobody knows who first made it, although the British make a reasonably good claim. Contrary to legend and popular belief, the French monk Dom Perignon did not invent champagne, although it is almost certainly true that he developed many advances in the production of this beverage. Some people believe that champagne was created quite by accident, but no one has been able to prove that this is the case. Some others believe that the first champagne was made with rhubarb but was changed due to the high cost.

ALSO...

A ducks "quack" doesn't echo, and science has yet to explain why
This one's bogus, too. The duck's quack echo myth, Salford University
 
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Lol-
I beleive the Dom fact wasn't refering to the invention of champaine itself, just a fact as to how "Dom perieon" came to be.
 
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Lol- I said "TOTALLY" untrue!

Seeing as how this thread will end in 2.5 hours, (as I'll no longer be posting the useless knowlage facts for a bit), I decided I'll just use this as my ramdom ass dumping ground of "other" Useless things.
And this would include,.... I dont know. To start with , I thought this pic was cute!:




Here's a little something entitled "Bunny Apocolypse"
Bunnyocalypse - Marshmallow Bunny Apocalypse :: Marshmallow Peeps

This reminded me of an Ex GF I USED to have....
Ernie's House of Whoop Ass Dot Com

Good idea if you have one of those cats that wont leave you alone!,.. you know, always rubbing against your leg, pawing at your feet...
http://images.ehowa.com/catouttathebag.jpg


For those of ya'll who could use a little help sleeping, heres on online sounds of nature maker:
Free relaxing music, sleep-aids, relaxation tools
 
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They both are totally untrue. LMAO! I can't believe I'm defending my position on this! HAHAHAHA! This thread ROCKS!
 
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Named for the Champagne region of France in which it was first created by a 17th-century monk named Dom Perignon. Dom never meant to create champagne, it actually happened by accident. He invented the cork to act as a new top for the bottles of wine produced by his abbey, rather than using the traditional cloth rag stoppers. The cloth allowed carbon dioxide that formed during fermentation to escape, but the corks didn't - they were airtight and caused bubbles to form in the wine.

Like I edited my post to say above, they start out saying that (like) THIS particular champaine was named after the reigeon it was invented in, by Dom Perignon in the 17th centuray, by accident. Here's the story...
I think it's basicly about how the Dom Perignon champain came about,... not so much that he was the first person to invent it.- but that it also happened kinda by accident though.
 
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OH- Heres the winkpedia page you posted. A few things to point out:
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"Wines from the Champagne region were already known before medieval times. Churches owned vineyards, and monks produced wine for use in the sacrament of Eucharist. French kings were traditionally anointed in Reims. Champagne wine flowed as part of coronation festivities.
Here, there refering to the region

Kings appreciated the still, light, and crisp wine, and offered it as an homage to other monarchs in Europe. In the 17th century, still wines of Champagne were the chosen wines for celebration in European countries. English people were the biggest consumers of Champagne wines, and drank a lot of sparkling wines.
Strange, they refer to "still wines" (which should be regular wine) then refer (after the 17th century) to "sparkling wine"

The first commercial sparkling wine was produced in the Limoux area of Languedoc about 1535. They did not invent it; nobody knows who first made it, although the British make a reasonably good claim. Contrary to legend and popular belief, the French monk Dom Perignon did not invent champagne, although it is almost certainly true that he developed many advances in the production of this beverage. Some people believe that champagne was created quite by accident, but no one has been able to prove that this is the case. Some others believe that the first champagne was made with rhubarb but was changed due to the high cost.

So- depending how you interpreted the original "fact", either as a fact on how Dom perignon came to exist, or as the invention of champaijne itself, it says no one really knows.

Thats my thinking on it.

Bionic, lol- any objections to this reasoning?
 
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Dammit XF! I was tryin' to return some love but "The Machine" wasn't having it. Don't worry, though. I'll smack you upside your head with some when you least expect it! (Reps/love that is!) BTW, my only objection to this whole discussion is that now I'm jonesing for some champagne.
 
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Why wont "the machine" allow it???
A smackin is just as good though!:bruce1:
 
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"gotta spread more love around" before I can hit ya again.
 

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