Lord Flashheart Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 What do you mean by forever? As in an eternal lifespan? Or limitless in reproduction? (As in staying fertile until death?)As I remember it lobsters won't die from aging, but obviously nature has its ways of killing them. This could also be totally false as it's just something that popped in my head when I read some of the other lobster facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillio Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 You win.rats can last longer without water than camels. I knew rats needed water, i didn't know rats even needed camels. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Moff Mithrandir Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 I knew rats needed water, i didn't know rats even needed camels. :pLoLThe official animal of Scotland is the unicorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarsen Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Steatopygia is back in the news. This is a word I learned waaaay back in Anthropology class. Now I get to use it again as some one with it has just tried to break the interweb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Moff Mithrandir Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 The statue of liberty's nose is four feet six inches long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkynJay Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 The Hey Diddle Diddle nursery rhyme is about how the constellations move in the sky.Hey diddle diddle The cat and the fiddle The cow jumped over the moon The little dog laughed to see such fun And the dish ran away with the spoonCat = Leo Fiddle = Lyra Cow = Taurus Little Dog = Canis Minor Dish = Apollo's cupSpoon = Big DipperOne if many Urban Legends that were suddenly discovered years after the rhymes were set in writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkynJay Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 The Hey Diddle Diddle nursery rhyme is about how the constellations move in the sky.Hey diddle diddle The cat and the fiddle The cow jumped over the moon The little dog laughed to see such fun And the dish ran away with the spoonCat = Leo Fiddle = Lyra Cow = Taurus Little Dog = Canis Minor Dish = Apollo's cupSpoon = Big DipperOne if many Urban Legends that were suddenly discovered years after the rhymes were set in writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyenon15 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Still works even if unintentional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo498 Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Barbara etc. are mnemonics for syllogisms (in ancient/medieval logics). a stands for "all-sentences", so the classical exampleAll men are mortal.All Greeks are men.All Greeks are mortal. is a case of Barbara because all three are "all-sentences". i stands for "some" (some mammals are dogs) and e and o stand for negative statements. The vowels stem from "affirmo" (for the affirmative statements) and "nego" for the negatives. I think there are words for all kinds of syllogisms, even for the ones that are not truth-conserving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weirwood Druid Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 I know certain town names in different languages that are no longer being used any more, such as the town of Krizevci in Croatia is called "Kreutz" in German. For some reason I always remember the German name but never the Croatian one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee baby Shamus Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 I farted in my wallet and now I have gas money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlady B Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Barbara etc. are mnemonics for syllogisms (in ancient/medieval logics). a stands for "all-sentences", so the classical exampleAll men are mortal.All Greeks are men.All Greeks are mortal. is a case of Barbara because all three are "all-sentences". i stands for "some" (some mammals are dogs) and e and o stand for negative statements. The vowels stem from "affirmo" (for the affirmative statements) and "nego" for the negatives. I think there are words for all kinds of syllogisms, even for the ones that are not truth-conserving.Thanks, I had to wiki it although to understand where the Barbara came from. Logics were never my thing... but let's bring philosophy to the board! Nietzsche went mad at the end of his days. The line were his "coherent" work ends and the babbling begins is an uncertain line that nobody can judge. Cicuta was the poison that Socrates drank to end with his life. In the Hegelian night, all cats are grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerenthaClone Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I know a shit ton of etiquette, including how best to invite a gay couple or a polyamorous triad to a wedding. Neither of these are necessarily useless to me. (No, I'm not getting married anytime soon). Share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maithanet Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 The statue of liberty's nose is four feet six inches long. In the movie Cloverfield, they have a shot of the Statue of Liberty's head rolling down the street, which is scaled to the correct size. When shown to test audiences, people felt it was too small and unrealistic. So they made it larger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nox Irradiata Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Today is Drink Your Milk Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubby Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 In the Amazon river there is a fish that is attracted to urine, and is small enough to slide in the urethra and stick in there. It's name is candirú. :stunned: And people here think my continent has creepy/dangerous fauna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nox Irradiata Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 :stunned: And people here think my continent has creepy/dangerous fauna. Well, you do have ferocious drop bears. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Armadillos can carry leprosy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlady B Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 The mascot of the World Cup Brasil 2014 was an armadillo. The Amazon river is the longest river of the world (disputed with the Nile, depending on where it's considered the beginning of the Amazon), and the one with the largest water discharge. Brasil is the only country in America that speaks Portuguese. Because of the naval expeditions, Portuguese is the official language of various african countries, and some other in Oceania (can't remember which ones). Yerba mate was considered the green gold in the first half of the XX century. Again, there's no useless knowledge, everything is cool to know, except that in the movie Brazil (1985), director Terry Gilliam said that it was a nightmare to work with Robert De Niro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nox Irradiata Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Water bears can survive temperatures from absolute zero to above the boiling point of water. They can also survive without food for 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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