Random, impulsive from-the-hip...facts

[1995hoo]

Media and ads notwithstanding, Monday's federal holiday is named "Washington's Birthday." The US government does not observe a day called "Presidents Day" (nor any alternate spelling of that name).

[Roadsguy]

At 03.14 UTC on 19 January 2038, 32-bit Unix time will overflow and stop working.

That's gotta be more than a coincidence...

[elsmere241]

According to the calendar then in use, George Washington was born on February 11, 1731. The holiday now observed as Washington's Birthday therefore can never occur on either of the actual dates for his birthday (February 11 Old Style or February 22 New Style) because the third Monday in February can be no earlier than February 15 and no later than February 21.

When I was in first grade and learning from the encyclopedia about the different calendars, I got that backward.  I thought 22 February 1731 was Old Style, and 5 March 1732 was New Style.

[kphoger]

Polar bear fur is transparent.  Polar bears kept in captivity sometimes turn a greenish color from algae growing inside the hairs.

[english si]

Polar Bear liver is the only mammal meat we can't eat.

...except for horse if you read the British media!

[Scott5114]

In just about every casino in the US, the white chips are worth $1, reds are $5s, greens are $25s, blacks are $100s, and purples are $500s. Above that things get kind of murky but orange for $1000 is somewhat common. Often there is a yellow 50¢ chip as well.

Despite the term "blue chip stocks", there is no longer a standard value for a blue chip. Some casinos use it for internal accounting. For example, at the casino that I work at, the blue chip (actually more turquoise than anything) is worth $2, and is solely used for collecting the rake from poker games (the dealer colors up two white chips to a blue and then drops the total rake in the drop box). If you somehow end up with a blue chip the cage staff may not cash it, and it will become a matter of internal investigation as to how you managed to get it in the first place.

[kphoger]

My maternal grandmother's middle name was Jean.

[Alps]

Polar Bear liver is the only mammal meat we can't eat.

...except for horse if you read the British media!

Apparently, seals are also on the "liver die" menu.

[bugo]

Asparagus makes your pee stink.

[djsinco]

My maternal grandmother's middle name was Jean.

THAT, sir, is a random fact!

[broadhurst04]

The length of your foot is said to be equal to the distance between your wrist and your elbow.

[NE2]

This thread is being censored.

[1995hoo]

The length of your foot is said to be equal to the distance between your wrist and your elbow.

I just held my feet up against my arms while sitting on the couch and found this to be untrue (although I'm sure the "is said" part may have some truth).

Supposedly the larger a man's foot, the bigger his penis, or so a female friend once told me. As a straight male, I have no evidence to prove nor disprove this, nor do I have any desire to gather such evidence.

[Molandfreak]

This thread is being censored.

NOOOOO!!!



There are 322 individual interstates total in the system

[mgk920]

In the USA, unleaded solder is *prohibited* from use in military equipment, aircraft avionics, NASA equipment and medical equipment electronics due to the problem of 'tin whisker' formation - a major problem in consumer electronics manufactured within the last decade or two due to lead solder no longer being allowed in some parts of the World (most specifically in the European Union).  Metal whisker formation is a process that is still not fully understood and the lead prevents the process from occurring.

In fact, early rechargeable lithium batteries were so notorious for metal whiskers forming and shorting them out - with often explosive consequences in laptop computers and so forth - that they were prohibited from use and shipment in airliners.

They are also the major cause of failure in nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries.

Mike

[6a]

Pooing is cool.

[Molandfreak]

Pooing is cool.

New board-wide phrase?

[bugo]

This thread forum is being censored.

[bugo]

The length of your foot is said to be equal to the distance between your wrist and your elbow.

I just held my feet up against my arms while sitting on the couch and found this to be untrue (although I'm sure the "is said" part may have some truth).

Supposedly the larger a man's foot, the bigger his penis, or so a female friend once told me. As a straight male, I have no evidence to prove nor disprove this, nor do I have any desire to gather such evidence.

Me think the lady doth protest too much.

[english si]

Supposedly the larger a man's foot, the bigger his penis, or so a female friend once told me.

That's an urban myth with no basis in reality - no doubt spread about by pro-basketball players and clowns!

Roger Moore briefly attended my High School after being evacuated during WW2.

[CNGL-Leudimin]

Bielefeld (Germany) exists. However any German will say the opposite. This is the so called Bielefeld Conspiracy.

[kphoger]

Supposedly the larger a man's foot, the bigger his penis [...] As a straight male, I have no evidence to prove nor disprove this...

Even if you were a gay man (or a straight woman)......I, for one, would still find it odd that you had taken the time to measure your partners' feet and penises over a period of time sufficient enough to notice a trend.

[hbelkins]

The original name of the rock group Chicago was The Big Thing. They changed their name to Chicago Transit Authority and released one album, which was self-titled, but after the CTA threatened to sue, they changed their name again to just Chicago and released another self-titled album, which is now commonly called Chicago II.

The suite "Ballet For A Girl in Buchannon" on the Chicago II album was written by trombonist James Pankow about a former girlfriend from Buckhannon, WV, but the city's name is misspelled. (Hence the instrumental "West Virginia Fantasies" in the suite).

(I have some footage of US 33, Corridor H, running from Elkins to Weston, that I want to do a video of, and have the accompanying music be "Ballet For A Girl in Buchannon," minus "Colour My World," the inclusion of which would ruin the mood.)

[kphoger]

My stomach is growling.

[djsinco]

Now I know why my size 12 shoes always fit so tightly.