Useless Trivial facts

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.
 
The only 15-letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable."
 
The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet.
 
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.
 
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.
 
You can't sneeze with your eyes open.
You can't put mascara on with your mouth closed.
 
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.
 
JulieW said:
You can't sneeze with your eyes open.
You can't put mascara on with your mouth closed.
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That's not true about not being able to sneeze with the eyes open, it's generally the case but some people can.
 
salty lemon said:
JulieW said:
You can't sneeze with your eyes open.
You can't put mascara on with your mouth closed.
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That's not true about not being able to sneeze with the eyes open, it's generally the case but some people can.
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How about: you can't sneeze with your mouth closed :P
 
This fact is probably useful

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