mmm...shiney! is quite the cunning linguist! The chemical symbol for lead is pb, from the latin? word for lead 'plumbum' - also the root of the word plumber.
I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt! See if yuor fdreins can raed tihs too.
If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
Here is 10 random facts told by a russian guy [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRc7vfnaujg[/youtube] Possible course language :lol: And here is the playlist http://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLat_oTO7cmozE4ZFzqCiD3hdwGc7zazQD
The chemical Helium is derived from Helios. It was first positively identified i the sun. My personal fav: THe chemical Bromine comes from the greek "Bromos" which means stench of a he -goat.
Armored knights raised their visors to identify themselves when they rode past their king. This custom has become the modern military salute.
A winged penis was the city symbol of Pompeii, the ancient Roman resort town destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius' eruption. Chrysler built B-29's that bombed Japan, Mitsubishi built Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant call Diamond Star.
That's not true about not being able to sneeze with the eyes open, it's generally the case but some people can.
