Uncommonly known Facts

[Logio]

Here is a chance for you to list facts very few people may know. For instance...

http://s3.amazonaws.com/hypertextopia/public/uploads/7059/Violin.jpg

A violin contains about 70 separate pieces of wood.

Nathan

[Mr. Brightside]

Beards are the fastest growing hairs on the human body. If the average man never trimmed his beard, it would grow to nearly 30 feet long in his lifetime.

http://17.media.tumblr.com/6xks0Ubbv7di0b5gyyWboLjX_400.jpg

[Narnia]

Sean! That is a way awesome photo - I love it! :)

Lord - He has a beautiful face and his beard is amazing and looks to be about 30 feet long, and that chair he's sitting in - WOW!

[Narnia]

Mr. Roger's Neighbourhood.

http://ddisbored.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/mr-rogers.jpg

Film set studios WQED the sister station to WGBH Boston, are located in the neighbourhood I grew up in of Shadyside in Pittsburgh PA.

[Logio]

Sean! That is a way awesome photo - I love it! :)

Lord - He has a beautiful face and his beard is amazing and looks to be about 30 feet long, and that chair he's sitting in - WOW!

I as well. I might give my left thumb to have that chair.

Polly, speaking of Mr. Rogers...did you know that Fred Rogers was also an ordained Presbyterian minister?

[SoulChild]

Wow guys, great thread. I can't think of nothing immediately...yet, Polly reminded me of something. I actually went to the camp were they filmed the first 'Friday the 13th'...so, in other words, I went to the camp were Jason died (drowned) in the lake. I need to figure out exactly where that is again. Somewhere upstate NY perhaps?

[Mr. Brightside]

I love this thread, the usless information we can learn :D

Strange British Facts

In Shakespeare’s time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. That’s where the phrase, “goodnight, sleep tight” came from.

Dying is illegal in the Houses of Parliaments

Berwick-upon-Tweed (a small town on the border of England and Scotland) was officially at war with Russia for 110 years until 1967

Rudolf Hess was the last prisoner to be kept in the Tower of London.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple

A law passed in 1585, making it illegal for women to “cause a nuisance with abusive or argumentative language”. A woman guilty of scolding had to wear a scold’s bridle, or metal cage, enclosing her head. The Criminal Law Act of 1967 finally abolished the punishment, and women may now scold freely.

The phrase “rule of thumb” is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn’t beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

In York it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a crossbow upon seeing one, except for on Sundays. However any Scotsman caught drunk or with a weapon can still be shot on a Sunday, except with a bow and arrow. Similarly in Chester it is legal to shoot a Welsh person with a crossbow, as long as it is within the city walls and is done after midnight.

In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store.

you have got to love that last one, whats all that about, the only thing I can think of is the man who brought in the law also run a tropical fish store :D

[Narnia]

Polly, speaking of Mr. Rogers...did you know that Fred Rogers was also an ordained Presbyterian minister?

Yep - I do remember seeing him around town in his minister outfit - always made me do a double take when that happened. :)

[brother]

Cant resist........

Any of you remember these?

_cxl4lryeaI

my father was the creator of these controversial gems

LOL

[Mr. Brightside]

lol thats so cool Chad, I dont remember it but I love the idea :D

[Logio]

http://creoleindc.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c5e0053ef0120a4ea244f970b-800wi

Australians will eat Peanut butter sandwiches or Jam sandwiches, but generally find peanut butter & Jelly sandwiches unappetizing.

Nathan

[Narnia]

I love these obscure facts ... some of them are quite funny! :laugh:

[Mr. Brightside]

Australians will eat Peanut butter sandwiches or Jam sandwiches, but generally find peanut butter & Jelly sandwiches unappetizing.

Nathan

I dont blame them, I know its popular but its not something I could eat, it just looks disgusting :Eeksign:

Anyway back on topic

Super Glue was invented by accident. The researcher was trying to make optical coating materials, and would test their properties by putting them between two prisms and shining light through them. When he tried the cyano-acrylate, he couldn't get the prisms apart.

[Logio]

http://imagecache5.art.com/p/LRG/8/828/GV6Y000Z/lightning.jpg

Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!

Nathan

[Lion Spirit Walker]

I shaved my head the night before last. :laugh:
Alright, alright. LOLLLOL. None of you knew that one.
Hehehehehehe.

[Lion Spirit Walker]

Chimpanzees also engage in politics.
Hmmmm. I wonder what that might indicate.
:superman:

[brother]

Psyche Chimpanzees also engage in politics.
Hmmmm. I wonder what that might indicate.

That they are also descended from silver backs?

[Narnia]

The Planet Neptune has 3 main rings.

[Lion Spirit Walker]

Speaking of planetary rings, they recently discovered Saturn has another huge ring. It's mass is such that it can hold 1,000,000 Earths. [LOL. I'm sure that count is approximate.]
:superman:

note; Silver backs, no, no. We ruled them out a several years ago, remember? (hehehehehe. I love it.)

[Logio]

http://ricotraders.co.za/images/formpost/Beige_Universe.jpg

The universe is beige

Cosmic Latte is the color of the universe, according to a team of astronomers from Johns Hopkins University. In 2001, Karl Glazebrook and Ivan Baldry determined that the color of the universe was a greenish white, but they soon corrected their analysis in "The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: constraints on cosmic star-formation history from the cosmic spectrum", published in 2002. In this paper, they reported that their survey of the color of all light in the universe added up to a slightly beige white. The survey included more than 200,000 galaxies, and measured the spectral range of the light from a large volume of the universe. The hexadecimal RGB value for Cosmic Latte is #FFF8E7.

Nathan

[Lion Spirit Walker]

note; astronomicaly speaking, the Universe is that which can be observed by humans.

[Narnia]

Just continuing a wee bit more here with uncommonly known Universal facts ...

The Scale of Planets and Stars.


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*Note* this video does not have sound and or music ... so you can stop messing with the volume! *he-he*


Makes you feel kinda small .... :)

[Logio]

note; astronomicaly speaking, the Universe is that which can be observed by humans.

Colors determined by wavelengths...and yes, those colors determined by our perception.

Nathan

[Logio]

http://cats.lovetoknow.com/images/Cats/thumb/b/b2/Cat-meow-loud.jpg/200px-Cat-meow-loud.jpg

Speakers of different languages "hear" certain common sounds quite distinctly. American cats say meow; French cats say ron-ron; German, schnurr-schnurr; Japanese, niago.

From 'Man Is The Measure', The Task of Perception.

Nathan

[Narnia]

French cats say 'ron-ron' ........................................ I don't know, but I find that to be so silly and funny :laugh:

Cats says ron-ron ..... ?

[Narnia]

A not so definitve answer, but fun to read and to research and put together nonetheless!

Why do people call coffee a Cup o' Joe?

http://imagecache5.art.com/p/LRG/26/2633/N5CMD00Z/peter-sapper-a-steaming-cup-of-coffee-on-coffee-beans.jpg

Collective bits of information on the slang term Cup o' Joe ...

The phrase "cup of Joe" goes back to the mid-1840s

The name could have been a modification of java or jamoke, which were other names for coffee. It could also have been influenced by expressions at that time, such as "an ordinary Joe."

"Joe" is related to either the use of Joe as the common man (coffee is the common man's drink) or as a derivative of Java.

ENJOY your 'cup o' joe'!! :)

[Logio]

French cats say 'ron-ron' ........................................ I don't know, but I find that to be so silly and funny :laugh:

Cats says ron-ron ..... ?

I think maybe the accent makes it: the R might be more gutteral and the N softer than in English. LOL!

[SoulChild]

http://cats.lovetoknow.com/images/Cats/thumb/b/b2/Cat-meow-loud.jpg/200px-Cat-meow-loud.jpg

Speakers of different languages "hear" certain common sounds quite distinctly. American cats say meow; French cats say ron-ron; German, schnurr-schnurr; Japanese, niago.

From 'Man Is The Measure', The Task of Perception.

Nathan


hehehe:laugh: this is so funny....I love this!:thanks: I can imagine that....the ron-ron thing....maybe they are referring to the 'purr' sound? heheh, I don't know, but this just tickled me to death! ( thats a southern 'saying')

[Logio]

hehehe:laugh: this is so funny....I love this!:thanks: I can imagine that....the ron-ron thing....maybe they are referring to the 'purr' sound? heheh, I don't know, but this just tickled me to death! ( thats a southern 'saying')

Yeah it's probably more like a meow purr...maybe like rrow rrow....not like the song 'Do Ron Ron' LOL!

...but here is a cat doing the 'Do Ron Ron':

http://www.comedypet.com/newimages/DancingCat.gif

p.s. it isn't a fact that this cat is actually dancing 'The Do Ron Ron'.

[Mr. Brightside]

Yeah it's probably more like a meow purr...maybe like rrow rrow....not like the song 'Do Ron Ron' LOL!
.

That song was the first thing that came into my head when I read your post :lol1:

[brother]

This is clearly an american cat...but there is a twist... the ad is for the UK... hmmm are american cats and UK cats speaking the same language???

w61MMp7f1-4

[Narnia]

Pretty soon this thread is going to turn into the cat thread .... :laugh:

[Lion Spirit Walker]

You've got to love it. Hehehe.
Felines rule!!!
LOL. Pardon me.

[Logio]

A not so definitve answer, but fun to read and to research and put together nonetheless!

Why do people call coffee a Cup o' Joe?

http://imagecache5.art.com/p/LRG/26/2633/N5CMD00Z/peter-sapper-a-steaming-cup-of-coffee-on-coffee-beans.jpg

Collective bits of information on the slang term Cup o' Joe ...

The phrase "cup of Joe" goes back to the mid-1840s

The name could have been a modification of java or jamoke, which were other names for coffee. It could also have been influenced by expressions at that time, such as "an ordinary Joe."

"Joe" is related to either the use of Joe as the common man (coffee is the common man's drink) or as a derivative of Java.

ENJOY your 'cup o' joe'!! :)

I like my daily cup of Joe. I have always wondered where this came from...I thought perhaps from the Depression era....but wow, 90 years before that!

Nathan

[Logio]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/428995286_08346a1314.jpg

The electric chair was invented by a dentist!

Nathan

[Narnia]

The electric chair was invented by a dentist!

Nathan

Oh - that's nice - I'll be sure to remember that at my next dentist visit! :bolt:

[Lion Spirit Walker]

Bottlenose Dolphins will not face one another head on.

[Logio]

Bottlenose Dolphins will not face one another head on.


That's quite interesting. Humans can be the same way sometimes. :)

Nathan

[SoulChild]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/428995286_08346a1314.jpg

The electric chair was invented by a dentist!

Nathan

That is certainly creepy.......

[Mr. Brightside]

You have to raise a glass to Zolt for doing such a wonderful Job.

Everyone loves Hubble's spectacular images but when these images first arrive at Earth they are black and white. A year later they glow with a rainbow of colors thanks to experts like Zolt Levay. Levay works for about a year to assign colors and create the final mosaic out of 48 seperate pictures.

http://geochristian.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/hubble_carina_nebula.jpg

[Jester Black]

Native americans found europeans long before europeans discovered america.

Our stories of the Seventh Prophecy tell us that the Ojibwe people once lived along the Atlantic Ocean in what is now New Foundland, Nova Scotia, Maine and as far south as Virginia. Many histories commonly tell of the visits of men of the light-skinned race to this area as early as 1000 AD. But long before this it was Native Americans who had visited Europe, Ireland as far as the North Sea.

Its a very little known fact that there were seafaring cultures in the Americas as long ago as 7,500 years ago. There's a documented story in Norway of a strange looking sea craft arriving sometime in the late 900s carrying 3 individuals unlike anyone the locals had ever seen. They were described as dark skinned with straight black hair and no facial hair, but with painted faces and headdresses that contained features and beads. Their clothing was made from animal skins that were foreign to Norway. Of course they spoke a language no one had ever heard, but from what could be made out through hand gestures, these individuals were on a fishing expedition and got lost. After a few days they reboarded their craft which is described as long like a viking vessel, but seemingly cut out from a huge tree trunk, and left, never to be heard from again.

Its believed today that these people were native americans from the northeastern America's, which is precisely where the advanced seafaring cultures existed following the same routes that brought the norse to the americas in the 1100s.

Wait, it gets better.

In around 1470 Native Americans, at least a native american man and a woman, had landed in Galway Bay, Ireland and Christopher Columbus spoke with them. This is the knowledge that made Columbus so certain that he could sail westward across the Atlantic and find another land. He thought it would be the Orient and India. He later learned many other sources to support this concrete evidence but the firstperson testimony of these Native American explorers was "hard evidence" that anchored all of his research.

The books that Columbus read also referred to "Indians" who had landed in Germany with merchandise. In his copy of Aeneas' Historia rerum he wrote:

If it was a great distance [from India to Germany] the vessels could not pass without ill fortune; but this proves that it is near at hand.

He also wrote in the margins of his copy of Historia,

People from Katayo came towards the east. We saw many notable things, and specifically in Galway, Ireland, a man and his wife.

We can see from his notations that Columbus learned of the relatively short distance to exotic, unknown lands westward across the Atlantic. The mythical "courage" that has been assumed was actually an assurance that was the result of his contact with Native Americans who had survived a crossing of the Atlantic from the west. Therefore, he knew he would survive a crossing of the Atlantic from the east to the west. He just thought it would be China and India and was very confused when he arrived in the New World.

[brother]

:) Jester Black... that is interesting and its even more interesting because of all the recent books and television shows that have shown evidence that the Knights Templar where in the America's almost 200yrs before Columbus' visit.

It is fun to look into, thank you.

[Mr. Brightside]

very interesting fact Jay :good

[God's Toy]

Not such an interesting fact:


The 'Bump' Smiley is meant to be used to 'bump' threads that don't get a response back up to the top of the list. On Message Boards this is considered to be a little rude or cheeky and so the animation shows one Smiley not happy about been bumped out of place by the other cheeky smiley.

:bump-1:

But never mind where or when we are supposed to use em, there lotts of fun anywhere!

:lol1:

:laugh:

[Narnia]

The origin of the word Gargantuan (gar-GAN-choo-uhn), comes from Gargantua, a voracious giant, the father of Pantagruel, in a series of novels by François Rabelais (1490-1553).

HA! Who knew that one .................... ?

[Logio]

http://www.geo-jobe.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/nasaflights.jpg

The average number of people airborne over the U.S. at any given hour: 61,000

Nathan

[Mr. Brightside]

Wow thats a lot of people, thats also a lot of planes :pilot::pilot::pilot:

[Logio]

The song 'Vera' by Pink Floyd is in reference to Vera Lynn, a WWII Singer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujX4AXAIOWY

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/09/13/article-1213175-0669AD3A000005DC-831_468x468.jpg

Both Vera Lynn and "We'll Meet Again" feature in Pink Floyd's 1979 album The Wall. They are directly cited in the track "Vera". In the live version of The Wall, Is There Anybody Out There: The Wall Live 1980-1981, "We'll Meet Again" opens the concert before the show starts. It serves as a link between band member Roger Waters and his father, who was killed during World War II. The film The Wall begins with Vera Lynn singing "The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Lynn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Drw4aZhdT8
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1213175/Dame-Vera-Lynn-92-oldest-artist-album-charts.html

[brother]

:D

The Origin of the name Nathan is from Hebrew meaning; He (God) has given.

Additional info:


In the Old Testament, Nathan is a prophet who served King David and his son, who was also called Nathan. Nathan is also used as a short form of Nathaniel or Jonathan.

It is also ranked 21st in America's top 1000 boy names :)

Hello Nathan :cute.3:

[Logio]

The world's largest pipe organ, the Wanamaker Organ, in Philadelphia, weighs approximately 150 tons.

http://rummage.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/st-pauls-cathedral-pittsburgh.jpg
http://www.theatreorgans.com/pa/philly/WANN/wnmkr2a.jpg
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/06/08/arts/07.06.09.organ.slide6.jpg

The world's largest pipe organ, the Wanamaker Organ weighs approximately 150 tons

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqZJEnmtKE8&feature=related

Nathan

[Logio]

:D

The Origin of the name Nathan is from Hebrew meaning; He (God) has given.

Additional info:


In the Old Testament, Nathan is a prophet who served King David and his son, who was also called Nathan. Nathan is also used as a short form of Nathaniel or Jonathan.

It is also ranked 21st in America's top 1000 boy names :)

Hello Nathan :cute.3:

Thanks, you're a brother, brother. :)

p.s. I dedicated a song to you.

[brother]

:) (((((((((((((Nathan)))))))))))))))

[SoulChild]

:D

The Origin of the name Nathan is from Hebrew meaning; He (God) has given.

Additional info:


In the Old Testament, Nathan is a prophet who served King David and his son, who was also called Nathan. Nathan is also used as a short form of Nathaniel or Jonathan.

It is also ranked 21st in America's top 1000 boy names :)

Hello Nathan :cute.3:

Hey, can you do 'Elizabeth'...or start another thread for that???...:spinny:

[brother]

I started a new thread for it in the "home" section Elizabeth :)

[Logio]

http://spiff.rit.edu/classes/phys230/lectures/mw_size/bulge.jpg

Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is approximately 100,000 light years across.....and around 12,000 light years thick; light travels approximately 186,000 miles per second...so the distance across our galaxy is 186,000 miles, times seconds in a year, times 100,000.

Nathan

[Lion Spirit Walker]

Muskox are in fact, and I'm quoting the Nature program I recently watched on PBS, "Giant Baby Crazy Goats."
I love it.

[Narnia]

"Giant Baby Crazy Goats."
I love it.

:blink: ....... :biglaugh.2:

[Mr. Brightside]

"Giant Baby Crazy Goats."
I love it.

lol That would be a great name for a rock band :thrasher:

[Narnia]

lol That would be a great name for a rock band :thrasher:

You're so right!

[Logio]

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/imagenes_ciencia/hurricane_16.jpg

A 300 year-old hurricane on Jupiter is still going strong

Nathan

[Narnia]

http://womensrunningcentral.com/library/Running.jpg

Running Shoe Replacement Tips

Track your mileage.
After 350-550 miles it's time for a new pair.
For runners who log 25 miles per week replace your shoes every three to four months.

[Logio]

Polly, I have gone a year, running 45 minutes everying morning without buying new shoes...I am so bad; I could have caused damage to my feet and knees.

Nathan

[Lion Spirit Walker]

Nathan, you could have. But in fact have you?
I hope not.

[SoulChild]

Hey Nate, maybe you have good feet. I mean, there is no way I can continue to run in my shoes after a season of marathon training. I can just look at the bottom....I mean, the soles are gone on one side! I must land a certain way...you may land neutral to where it doesn't mess up your shoes as fast. But, if you feel any difference in your knees or ancles......as soon as I feel a difference in my knees ancles or any change...I immediately check the bottom of my shoes to see the wear and tare.

Thanks for the tip Polly!, yet, this fact is one learnt through experience real quick when you are a runner! ;)

[Logio]

Hey Nate, maybe you have good feet. I mean, there is no way I can continue to run in my shoes after a season of marathon training. I can just look at the bottom....I mean, the soles are gone on one side! I must land a certain way...you may land neutral to where it doesn't mess up your shoes as fast. But, if you feel any difference in your knees or ancles......as soon as I feel a difference in my knees ancles or any change...I immediately check the bottom of my shoes to see the wear and tare.

Thanks for the tip Polly!, yet, this fact is one learnt through experience real quick when you are a runner! ;)

Maybe. I never had feet problems...and could probably run in my bare feet. :)

Nathan

[Lion Spirit Walker]

I'm sitting here right this moment listening to Tori Amos, "To Venus And Back".
Okay, okay I know. But it's a fact and none of you knew it. LOLLOL.
:cool.3:

[Logio]

I'm sitting here right this moment listening to Tori Amos, "To Venus And Back".
Okay, okay I know. But it's a fact and none of you knew it. LOLLOL.
:cool.3:

'1000 Oceans' is my favorite from that double compilation.'

[Logio]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2409/2258928152_99874c2026_m.jpg

There are more microbial cells in your body than cells that have your own DNA. As NPR’s Robert Krulwich reported in 2006, the human body has 20 times more microbes than cells!

Nathan

[Lion Spirit Walker]

Very cool on the song choice.
And it's also cool to know I'm a living zoo.
Oh Yeah. I like it.
:cool.3:

[brother]

Polly, I have gone a year, running 45 minutes everying morning without buying new shoes...I am so bad; I could have caused damage to my feet and knees.

Nathan


http://www.ezsoftech.com/ramadan/i/bad_smell.jpg

ooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuoooooouuuuuuuuuuu

[Logio]

http://www.ezsoftech.com/ramadan/i/bad_smell.jpg

ooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuoooooouuuuuuuuuuu

Well, they have gone through the washer a few times...and I use plenty of powder...but I guess that wouldn't compel you to put your nose in them, unless you had some kind of weird fetish. LOL!

[Lion Spirit Walker]

I'm sitting here right now listening to Annie Lennoxs' song "Sing" while breathing medicine through a nebulizer as Psy is eating a peanut in her cage.
Serious, it's a fact.
LOLLOLLOOL
:biglaugh.2:

[Narnia]

I'm sitting here right now listening to Annie Lennoxs' song "Sing" while breathing medicine through a nebulizer as Psy is eating a peanut in her cage.
Serious, it's a fact.
LOLLOLLOOL
:biglaugh.2:

:biglaugh.2: Oh I needed a good laugh - thank you Michael!!

[Narnia]

According to a recent study ...

http://img1.photographersdirect.com/img/15152/wm/pd1782309.jpg

Women talk almost three times as much as men, in fact, with the average woman chalking up 20,000 words in a day - 13,000 more than the average man.

[Logio]

According to a recent study ...

http://img1.photographersdirect.com/img/15152/wm/pd1782309.jpg

Women talk almost three times as much as men, in fact, with the average woman chalking up 20,000 words in a day - 13,000 more than the average man.


Jeeesh, I know this for sure! When I go hiking most of the men are solitary, while the women are all gabbing.

Nathan

[Logio]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3377/3484207007_a6cd8129ec.jpg

Gay men and heterosexual women have similarly shaped brains

http://members.optusnet.com.au/amiliofoo/popewithmehmet3.jpg

"I don't believe this is happening!, They must be wrong!"

LOL! Sorry dude.

Nathan

[Lion Spirit Walker]

Hahahahahahaha.
Hehehehehehee.
Lollolllollolol.
:bump-1:

[Logio]

Hahahahahahaha.
Hehehehehehee.
Lollolllollolol.
:bump-1:

I know, that's probably what killed the dude...at least he didn't die on April Fools day...so the Vatican would have us believe. :bump-1:

Nathan

[Narnia]

Jeeesh, I know this for sure! When I go hiking most of the men are solitary, while the women are all gabbing.

Nathan

You know - I am actually quiet for a woman ... if you combine both chattering and posting there is no way my talking could ever amount to 20,000 words in one day! :7hit (1):

[Logio]

You know - I am actually quiet for a woman ... if you combine both chattering and posting there is no way my talking could ever amount to 20,000 words in one day! :7hit (1):

By the way I post, you might think that I talk a lot...but I am actually quiet in real life...people have to pry the words out of my mouth; I think people here would be shocked to know how taciturn I am.
....as far as women talking, I love of the sound of it...I envy the way women can talk endlessly.

Nathan

[Logio]

http://www.stunning-stuff.com/images/articles/132/image_1.jpg

A love motel in Soa Paulo has opened for amorous dogs. The love motel offers decorated rooms for dogs of pet owners who are concerned for their animal's needs.

Nathan

[Logio]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/LimaFoxtrot/math_400.jpg

There are still many unsolved problems in mathematics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsolved_problems_in_mathematics

[Lion Spirit Walker]

Today was Charles Darwin's 200th birthday and 150 years since the publication of his studies.
I think he would be quite pleased with the accomplishments we as humans have made in our understanding of biology since his studies were published.

[Logio]

Today was Charles Darwin's 200th birthday and 150 years since the publication of his studies.
I think he would be quite pleased with the accomplishments we as humans have made in our understanding of biology since his studies were published.

Wow, 200 years! Yes, he would be quite pleased and amazed.

[Lion Spirit Walker]

888888888888888888
The above is compliments of Psy, my cockatoo.
I think she wants to be an MW Member. LOLLOL.

[Lion Spirit Walker]

The name of our star, the sun is 'Sol'.

[SoulChild]

I thought that was a common fact Michael...thats where the term 'solar' come from....

[Narnia]

Did you know, that in Thailand ... every young man must be a Monk for one entire year.

[planetlove]

http://www.johnthurlow.com/Children/Sports_Wellness/olympics/olympic-rings-cool2.jpg
The five rings represent the continents of the world (North and South), Australia, Europe, Africa, and Asia. The rings are interlaced to show the coming together or meeting of the continents at the Olympics.

The logo was designed by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games, in 1913. He said of the design:

"The emblem chosen to illustrate and represent the world Congress of 1914, five intertwined rings in different colours - blue, yellow, black, green, red - are placed on the white field of the paper. These five rings represent the five parts of the world which now are won over to Olympism and willing to accept healthy competition."


The rings were first introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.

[Lion Spirit Walker]

Some additional info on Sol.
Sol comes from the name of the ancient roman god who personified the sun. In greek mythology the name is Helios.
'Sun' is the english variation.
Sanskrit is स्वर्

[Narnia]

It has been long understood that
the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way Galaxy
will collide 5 billion years from now,
but the hyperkinetic smashup in space,
will happen in about 2.5 billion years.


http://www.dicts.info/img/ud/galaxy2.jpg


The Andromeda Galaxy is about 220,000 light years in diameter to the Milky Way's 100,000.
The smashup should make for a spectacular sight!

[Logio]

http://www.artquotes.net/masters/bacon/bacon_study1953.jpg

Insanity, craziness or madness is a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity may manifest as violations of societal normsNorm (sociology)
Social norms are the behavioral expectations and cues within a society or group. This sociological term has been defined as "the rules that a group uses for appropriate and inappropriate values, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors." These rules may be explicit or implicit...
, including becoming a danger to themselves and others, though not all such acts are considered insanity. In modern usage insanity is most commonly encountered as an informal unscientific term denoting mental instability, or in the narrow legal context of the insanity defense.

[Narnia]

Connecticut, as many of you may know, is a Southern coastal state in the New England region of the US.

The word Connecticut is the Anglicised phrenetic spelling version of the Native American tribe, the Mohegan's word 'Quinnihtukqut' ... which means ... 'Place of long tidal river'

[SoulChild]

Wow guys, this thread is so cool! ;)

[Lion Spirit Walker]

Saturn's Aurora x3...

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss70/psy_Michael/hs-2005-06-a-large_web.jpg

[Logio]

http://www.turtlezen.com/Istanbul%20Turkey.jpg

Istanbul, Turkey is the only city in the world located on two continents

[Lion Spirit Walker]

When Galaxies Collide...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXy3B2K47Qg

[Lion Spirit Walker]

Part II...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LwWdfxUuuY

[Rana]

i am also loving this thread ALOT xx:hyper2:

[Narnia]

Part II...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LwWdfxUuuY

Wow! Wow! Wow!! I can't wait!! :)

[Narnia]

France was named after a weapon which helped the 'Franks' win their freedom ....

The weapon of choice was .... the Francisca.



I think that is amazing ... to name a country after a weapon.

[Lion Spirit Walker]

It inspires a few thoughts, most certainly.
I'll have to see if I can find an image of this 'weapon that would be France.'
Cool. ;)

[Narnia]

It inspires a few thoughts, most certainly.
I'll have to see if I can find an image of this 'weapon that would be France.'
Cool. ;)




The Francisca Axe.

http://www.jelldragon.com/images/specials/francisca.jpg

[Lion Spirit Walker]

Ohhhhhhh. I've seen this before. Thank you for posting the image. ;)

[Samael]

Polly, I have gone a year, running 45 minutes everying morning without buying new shoes...I am so bad; I could have caused damage to my feet and knees.

Nathan

Me, even longer, but I have to say that I find my older shoes much more comfortable then new ones