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Author:  stuartpengs [ Thu May 07, 2009 5:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Useless facts thread.
As the thread suggests.

A duck's quack doesn't echo.

Kangaroo's can't walk backwards.
Author:  Danstevens [ Thu May 07, 2009 5:48 pm ]
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stuartpengs wrote:
As the thread suggests.

A duck's quack doesn't echo.

Kangaroo's can't walk backwards.


Stu, that's a fail. I'm pretty sure Brainiac tested the duck thing and found it to be false.
Author:  timark_uk [ Thu May 07, 2009 5:57 pm ]
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Danstevens wrote:
I'm pretty sure Brainiac tested the duck thing and found it to be false.
Mythbusters also tested the duck quack = no echo and proved it to be wrong.

Mark
Author:  stuartpengs [ Thu May 07, 2009 6:02 pm ]
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Oh well, that's [LIFTED] that then. :oops:
Author:  trigen_killer [ Thu May 07, 2009 6:53 pm ]
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Not a useless fact, but a denial of a useless fact, so a fact in it's own right, sort of :?

You CANNOT see the Great Wall of China from space! At least not with the naked eye from a spacecraft.

I'm full of useless information, but I'll be damned if any of it is coming to mind at the moment. :lol:
Author:  Dudemeister [ Thu May 07, 2009 7:04 pm ]
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There are more nutrients in the cornflake package itself than there are in the actual cornflakes.

I go that from the iPhone app 'Facts 2009'

Also

Its possible to lead a cow upstairs, but not downstairs.
Author:  RedFlames [ Thu May 07, 2009 7:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Useless facts thread.
pistachios and flour are classified as dangerous cargo as they can explode in transit
Author:  leeds_manc [ Thu May 07, 2009 7:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Useless facts thread.
trigen_killer wrote:
You CANNOT see the Great Wall of China from space! At least not with the naked eye from a spacecraft.



Yes you can.

Image


You can't see it from the moon :p

I suspect most of these facts are unsubstantiated intuition pumps.
Author:  bally199 [ Thu May 07, 2009 7:50 pm ]
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The timing on the Suzuki DRZ-450 is a tooth out from the motocross version, thus giving it less top-end power but more low-end grunt.

Useless? :P
Author:  okenobi [ Thu May 07, 2009 7:52 pm ]
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The optimal pH for a swimming pool is 7.4.
That makes it the same as your eyes.
Author:  stuartpengs [ Thu May 07, 2009 7:57 pm ]
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It is illegal to play lawn darts in Canada. :shock:
Author:  trigen_killer [ Thu May 07, 2009 8:03 pm ]
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Right back at you, leeds_manc. http://www.snopes.com/science/greatwall.asp
Author:  Vigil [ Thu May 07, 2009 8:54 pm ]
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(near enough)All tortoiseshell cats are female.
Author:  Gryphon [ Thu May 07, 2009 9:25 pm ]
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It is illegal to die in the house of commons (or was it the house of lords)
Author:  MaverickWill [ Thu May 07, 2009 9:47 pm ]
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I have, in fact, shagged YOUR mam.

On a real fact note, air pressure is strong enough to support a column of water 10.6m high.
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