Facts

[AUTO_]

In an attempt to make more PSOW members look sophisticated, I've made a thread composed entirely of facts.

They can be stupid, pointless, intelligent, irrellevant, funny...doesn't matter.

So long as they're facts.

I'll start:

-The origin of the English word "orgasm" derives from the Greek, "orgaein," meaning "to swell" or "be excited or lustful."


-According to statistics, Australian women are most likely to have sex on the first date.


-Rapper Ice Cube's real name is O'Shea Jackson.


-Humans are the only species on earth that have face-to-face sex.


-The collecting of beer mats (coasters) is called tegestology.


-The Bible, the world's best-selling book, is also the world's most shoplifted book.


-Approximately 55% of movies released are Rated R.


-The name for Oz in "The Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."


-The word "pornography" comes from the Greek meaning the "writings of prostitutes."


-The animal responsible for the most human deaths worldwide is the mosquito.



Fact on motherfacters.

[Gnarled_rose]

Humans are the only species on earth that have face-to-face sex. How many people are thinking "Yeah, but that gets old real quick."?

-Nintendo was originally a card company.

[Tact]

SEGA stands for "Service Games".

[KodiaX987]

I rock.




No, seriously. "Sex" is still the most searched for word on Yahoo.

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[navci]

The Lion's Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) is the largest known jellyfish. A common species, the Lion's Mane Jellyfish is well known to divers for its painful, potentially fatal stings; they are highly toxic and cause severe burns.

And it appeared in a Sherlock Holmes story once, titled "The Lion's Mane"

... What? You didn't say the fact has to be related to sex or porn. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

[Mixfortune]

It is a fact that Hunewearl_Meira will have quite a bit to post in this thread.

Adam is not as good in the Shining Force remake as he was in the original.

[Nai_Calus]

The third ingredient listed on any container of Mountain Dew is orange juice from concentrate. No particular percentage of this is claimed.

[Raven2x]

Truehorror made that list
....
theif

[Blitzkommando]

The bikini was named after the first hydrogen bomb test on the Bikini Atoll as a joke by the French fashion designers. The test was in 1953, the bikini came out in 1954.

The world's largest bomb ever detonated was the Tsar Bomba or Czar Bomb. Even the Russians who tested and built it did not calculate it's exact power, but it is estimated to have been between 50 and 90 Megatons. (Meaning it would take between 50 and 90 million tons of dynamite to produce the same power explosion) The bomb was tested in 1962 and produced a shockwave that was detectable around the world 3 times in a 36 hour period. It released so much energy into the atmosphere you could read a newspaper as far away as London, England with no lights in the city, at midnight with little problem.

The bomb dropped from the Enola Gay was detonated 2000 feet above a tennis court at 7:05 AM JST.

If the average adult was broken down into the basic elements it would be worth about $9.05 (USD).

Uranium by weight is less than silver, gold, and platinum in cost.

The United States of America is not a democracy. It is a democratic-republic.

The world's oldest still surviving democratic nation is Switzerland.

The world's oldest still surviving monarchy is Thailand.

Chernobyl, Ukraine is actually correctly spelled, Chornobyl' and it means "wormwood," in Ukranian.

The German military salute made famous during the 1930s-1940s was based off of the old Roman salute, in which the person raised the right hand out pointing straight up, the elbow at a 90degree angle perpendicular to the ground and which was said, "Hail Caesar."

The first microwaves retailed for around $10000, and were sold to companies only, no private ownership and did not require the door to be shut while on.

The first handheld calculator, made by Texas Instruments, retailed for $365 and could only add, subtract, multiply, and divide.

The first 'foreign' language support for Red Hat Linux was dubbed, 'Redneck.' It was based on slang used throughout rural areas of the southern United States.

While the V1 and V2 were both German rockets, the V3 (which was never finished) was to be an artillery cannon that, theoredically, could fire from France to London.

RAM (Radar Absorbing Material) has recently been unclassified by the United States Air Force.

The United States Marines, Navy, Army, and Militia (Coast Guard now) are all older than the United States itself. All were founded before the Delaration of Independence was signed. The last of the branches was made in 1775, due to the fact that the first meetings decided a military would be more important at the time, and easier to get all of the colonies to sign.

[BOC]

the reason men tend to hog the arm rest at the cinema is because sub-conciously they believe they are entitled to more room.

its impossible to lick your own elbow.

the reason why biting tin foil is so damn horrible is because when it hits any fillings in your teeth it discharges 1.5(ish) volt shock.

27% of female lottery winners hid their winning ticket in their bras

45% of americians don't know that the sun is infact a star.

men are more liklely to be struck by lighting than women (probably because men tend to piss god off more making him want to strike you down!! http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wink.gif)

at any one time, 0.7% of the world population are drunk.

In France there are more pets owned per person than anywhere else.

since 1978 37 people have died because of shaking vending machines to get free stuff. over 100 injuries

N.Ireland has one of the poorest dental hygiene records on the planet.

The Europa hotel in Belfast, N.Ireland is the worlds most bombed hotel. And still standing folks!

George W. Bush has the lowest IQ out of all the US presidents.

A cows fart could power an entire power station for just under a second.

British soap Hollyoaks is the current record holder of longest on-screen kiss. - not sure about the exact time, but its over 3 minutes.

final fact for the day, most of the people who read this post have tried to lick their own elbows. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

PEACE!!!

[Madzozs]

John Jay is the first actual President of the United States(under the Articles of Confederation).

[Ness]

Pigs have orgams that last up to 30 minutes.

Dolphins are the only animals other than humans that have sex for pleasure.

[Akulamenuri]

FACT:

Pornography is the only reason VHS isnt dead by now.

[AUTO_]

Man it seems we could make an entire thread on sex and pornography alone!

I'm not going to play with fire, though.

Another fact:

It's impossible to break an egg with only your thumb (crushing it between your index finger).

^ Actually I might want to verify this one...I've heard that before but I better check before the fact police pwn me.





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[Dangerous55]

80% of Soviet males born in 1923 didn't survive World War 2.

The highest ranking American military officer killed in combat was Albert Sydney Johnston, who was commanding Confederate troops at the battle of Shiloh. He was shot behind the knee by his own troops and bled to death because he had sent his surgeon away to tend to wounded Federal prisoners.

The US had over 100 carriers of various sorts by the end of WWII.

The record for kamikaze missions for 11.

Estimation of 55 million people lost their lives in World War Two.

[Firocket1690]

Bush sucks. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

[LeRoy_G]

Kreuzberg,Berlin is the biggest Turkish Comunity outside of Turkey. and fourth biggest Turkish City all over.

[Madzozs]

Firocket ruined the perfectly good thread with an opinion that may be shared amongst a large populus, but is not a fact.

p.s.: I agree with said opinion.

[Nazo]

In Korea, Starcraft is considered a sport.

In Korea, Starcraft is considered a religion.

In Korea, Starcraft is worshipped by tens of thousands of people.

In Korea, people live in PC Cafes to play Starcraft.

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EDIT: BOC & BLITZ (I like the sound of that for some reason http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif) gave us some extremely interesting facts... and, yes, I admit it- I tried licking my elbow.

... anyways, something I found disturbing..



On 2004-07-18 16:53, BLITZKOMMANDO wrote:
The bomb dropped from the Enola Gay was detonated 2000 feet above a tennis court at 7:05 AM JST.



Now wait a minute.... http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_disapprove.gif

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[Skett]

Nintendo means "to leave luck to heaven" (actually, translated, Nintendo means several things but are pretty much the same meaning.)

Colico (of Colicovision) originally began as a leather company.

Super Mario Bros. is the top selling game bundled with a system. Super Mario Bros. 3 is the top selling stand-alone game.

The Game Boy line is the most successful and top selling system ever, portable or not.

After Virtual Boy, Gunpei Yakoi (GB & Metroid creator) left Nintendo and started working on Wonderswan. Sadly, in a car accident Gunpei was killed. Wonderswan's first game was called Gunpei.

During the Atari reign, 4 members of Atari split off to create the first third party developer, Activision.

One of the co-founders of Atari was fired, he started the successful Chuckie Cheese chain.

Nintendo's very first game was called Radar Scope. Unfortunitally, it was so bad that they asked Shiggy to use the hardware to create a new game called Donkey Kong.

Dispite their attitude today, beginning at the NES to the N64, Nintendo always experimented with online gaming.

Yep, all I know is game facts. Sorry.



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[DeathCheese87]

I have all of my toes.

[HUnewearl_Meira]

Earth's Gravity causes objects to accelerate at approximately 9.80 Meters per Second per Second. It varies between 9.78 and 9.82 mps/s, depending on your position on the globe, as well as your elevation-- This means that an object will actually fall slower on top of a mountain in Alaska than it will on an Equatorial beach.

The Earth is not a perfect sphere. It is actually closer to being an elliptoid-- the Equator has a larger diameter than the Prime Meridian.

Water expands when it freezes-- most substances shrink upon becoming solid. This is why it's important in climates that reach below zero, that any exposed pipes around the outside of your home be insulated.

The "Sigma" operator (the one that looks like an "E") used in Calculus is used to sum a series of numbers. One value used with the operator is the increment, one value is the number of increments, and the other value is the starting point.

Albert Einstein flunked Algebra in school, and ended up marrying his cousin. He also got his start as a physisist during boring days working as a clerk, daydreaming about riding around the universe on a particle of light.

Of the two bombs dropped on Japan at the end of World War II, Little Boy and Fat Man, it was the smaller bomb, Little Boy, that did the most damage. The shockwaves reflected off of the neighboring mountains, and came back over the town to cause yet more damage.

Earthquakes are rated based on how much destruction they can cause. Each tenth of a point on the Richtor scale is ten times more powerful than the previous.

It takes only 12 PSI to break the average human's collar bone.

The TCP protocol was designed in the late 70's as a more stable way to transfer information between computers. Before that, they used the UDP protocol, which while it is indeed quite useful for real-time operations, is rather unsuitable for transfering data without losing information.

Typing "end" at the command line of any fairly recent release of AutoCAD will produce a message to appear that says, "Discontinued command. Use the QUIT command to exit AutoCAD." This can cause some types of scripts to loop endlessly, making rendering an AutoCAD session unuseable. It also becomes a bother when working quickly, as the most common use of "end" in AutoCAD is to activate an Auto-snap while selecting a point, that will select the end of a line, arc, or other drawing element.

Ken Boyd likes to name the streets in his subdivision after his children, some of which are developing subdivisions of their own. The streets within his subdivision in Kerman, California are named as follows, and you should be able to identify the two that were not named by Ken Boyd, himself-- Kenneth Avenue, Susan Avenue, Michelle Avenue, Cyndi Avenue, "E" Street, California Avenue, Natalie Avenue, Troy Avenue, Matthew Avenue, Joseph Avenue, Brian Avenue, Dylan Avenue, and Ashli Avenue. Ken Boyd is also a Mormon.

It's a popular misconception that the Mormon church advocates poligamy, or rather, the practice of having multiple spouses. While it is true that the Mormon church encourages large families (as large families give more souls the opportunity to save themselves), it is a smaller, separate faction of the Mormon church that broke off from the church itself, that advocates poligamy.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma has a law forbidding the parking of horses and mules in front of City Hall. San Fransisco, California has a law forbidding the piling of horse manure on a street corner higher than 5 feet.

"SPAM" stands for "SPiced hAM". It was created because in the late 30's, Hormel had a large amount of shoulder meat from slaughtered pigs that it needed to do something with. Originally marketted as "Spiced Ham," it consists of pig shoulder meat, with perhaps a little bit of actual ham and some common spices. The "jelly" on top is created by boiling down pig skin.

SPAM is responsible for the survival of many Allied troops in World War II. Hormel supplied the US Army with SPAM. It so happened that it proved to be a convenient food for the military, as it ships well and has a considerable shelf-life. More significantly, perhaps, during World War II, Russia was unable to continue to produce enough food, as most of the able-bodied men had gone to war. The US Military supplied the Russian military with SPAM, which therefore kept their troops fed, and enabled them to fend off Germany's advances. As a result, SPAM was a major contributor to that side of the war.

The easiest way to see Flying Shitballs for yourself, is to go to a dairy, find their manure canal, and toss a large dirt clod in it.

[AUTO_]

-Adolf Hitler originally planned to be an architecht, but he failed his exam.

[Madzozs]

Hitler was a vegetarian.

Himler(one of the main scientists in charge of craeting the gas chambers used by Nazis during WW2) is also the original scientist responsible for the cloning/creation of Raelians.


The Earth is not a perfect sphere. It is actually closer to being an elliptoid-- the Equator has a larger diameter than the Prime Meridian.

I believe the term used in schools is Oblate Spheroid. Either way, its the same.

[Dangerous55]

On 2004-07-19 13:15, AUTO_ wrote:
-Adolf Hitler originally planned to be an architecht, but he failed his exam.




I always heard artist...

[Madzozs]

According to Eddie Izzard it was artist. I couldn't figure out why the post seemed off. Thank you Dangerous55.

[Gorthaur]

Anyone who was born in the land that was part of the Louisiana Purchase can run for prime minister of France.

And you can lick your own elbow, but you would have to dilocate your shoulder first.

[HUnewearl_Meira]

On 2004-07-19 16:36, Gorthaur wrote:
And you can lick your own elbow, but you would have to dilocate your shoulder first.


Or you can just be Gene Simmons.

[Aredhel]

Hitler only had one testicle.

http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_dead.gif

A male rhinocerous has to ram it's mate at 35 mph in order to achieve sexual penetration.

http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_eek.gif

A female pig's orgasm can last for up to 30 minutes.

http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_hamlet.gif

67.8854326% of all statistics are made-up on the spot http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

[AUTO_]

On 2004-07-19 17:29, Aredhel wrote:
A female pig's orgasm can last for up to 30 minutes.


Ness mentioned this one...

And about Hitler being artist/architect...

I read the fact I got off of some site called:
http://www.amusingfacts.com

You're probably right though, because I had no previous knowledge of that. Plus, that amusing facts site has quite a few typos--it's pretty possible the guy/girl who runs it mistakingly wrote 'architect'.

Another funny thing about Hitler was he was once Time's Man of the Year.

[Aredhel]

On 2004-07-19 17:55, AUTO_ wrote:



On 2004-07-19 17:29, Aredhel wrote:
A female pig's orgasm can last for up to 30 minutes.


Ness mentioned this one...



So sorry 'bout that

I repeated half of Ness' facts!

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[DarthFomar]

Fact:

Dogs and cats will never fly......plain and simple. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_lol.gif

No, but seriously.

"There are two kinds of pandas. There is the Long-tailed Himalayan Carnivore, which looks like a raccoon. And then, in Western China, there's the Giant Panda Bear"

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[Firocket1690]

The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington Chemistry mid term. The answer by one student was "so profound" that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well.

Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law, (gas cools off when it expands and heats).

One student wrote the following answer:

First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate that souls are moving into Hell and the rate they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave.

Therefore, no souls are leaving.

As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Some of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there are more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially.

Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added!

This gives two possibilities:

1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.

2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.

So which is it? If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my Freshman year that: "it will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you," and take into account the fact that I still have not succeeded in having sexual relations with her, then #2 cannot be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and will not freeze.

The student received the only "A" given.
.. and i just got that in my email http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

[Shattered_weasel]

I learned one thing from that post.....when I get to hell im gunna get to know everyone for a loooooooong ass time.

[Guile]

The average human head weighs 8 pounds.
Bees and dogs can smell fear.
My neighbor has 3 rabbits.

[Nazo]

http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_lol.gif Mixfortune's prophecy came true!

And to add to HUnewearl_Meira's point about the bombs:

In Hiroshima, there still remains a historical site that's been left untouched. One of the most famous attraction is the "Shadow Man." What happened was this: a man (apparently a worker) had been at a construction site when the bomb exploded less than a mile away. This impact was so strong, that it left a black shillouette of a man with his arms raised- almost like a fossil. They believe the impact was strong enough to actually engrace his shadow on the fragmented rock.

What scientists have recently discovered: its not the shadow of the man that was etched on there. Its the actual man. With flesh.

[Aredhel]

I heard the same with a horse at one of the sites, Nazo...

Of course, I've never been to either one, so... http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

And firocket - that was effing awesome

[Dangerous55]

Twinkies originally contained a banana filling, but this was replaced with a vanilla filling during the great banana shortage of World War II.

During its pre-acceptance durability tests in early 1912, a Vickers machine-gun fired without interruption for five days. Only a shortage of ammunition ended the demonstration. Needless the say, the Brits knew a good thing when they saw one, and the Vickers remained in service in the British Army, with only minor modifications, until 1968.

On a trip to Eastern Europe Himmler was invited to see the execution of several Jews and Partisans. After seeing 2 of the men shot in the back of the neck Himmler had to be led away as he "Felt faint and was close to vomiting".

[Bradicus]

Rommel was on his way to a birthday party on D-Day.

The allied attack on Normandy was named D-Day because A,B, and C day had poor weather conditions.

After meeting him, Prime Minister King claimed that Hitler was a simple man that posed no real threat.

Orangutans can have sex face-to-face. (heard this one on the discovery channel)

[Dangerous55]

On 2004-07-20 09:42, Bradicus wrote:


The allied attack on Normandy was named D-Day because A,B, and C day had poor weather conditions.




I don't think so, where did you hear that?

[Bradicus]

On 2004-07-20 09:54, Dangerous55 wrote:


On 2004-07-20 09:42, Bradicus wrote:


The allied attack on Normandy was named D-Day because A,B, and C day had poor weather conditions.




I don't think so, where did you hear that?


From a history teacher who is older than dirt. It seems more military minded, but he could very well be wrong. The poor weather is also why Rommel agreed to leave the front.

The problem is that the internet is flooded with false claims that were spawned from "common knowledge".

[AUTO_]

That's sweet that dogs can smell fear...

Vikings used to use the skulls of their victims (people they raided) as goblets for their feasts (which usually followed after the raids).

[HUnewearl_Meira]

On 2004-07-19 17:55, AUTO_ wrote:

Another funny thing about Hitler was he was once Time's Man of the Year.



Correction: He was Time's Most Influential Man of the Year. That's a very important point to make. He wasn't being praised as a Man, he was being recognized for stirring up a more poo-poo than anyone else.

[Dangerous55]

On 2004-07-20 09:59, Bradicus wrote:

From a history teacher who is older than dirt. It seems more military minded, but he could very well be wrong. The poor weather is also why Rommel agreed to leave the front.

The problem is that the internet is flooded with false claims that were spawned from "common knowledge".




I am pretty sure he is wrong, it would be B-Day if he was right.

The Invasion was only cancelled once in June, it was planned on launching June 5th but pushed back one day due to weather.

[Bradicus]

On 2004-07-20 11:36, Dangerous55 wrote:


On 2004-07-20 09:59, Bradicus wrote:

From a history teacher who is older than dirt. It seems more military minded, but he could very well be wrong. The poor weather is also why Rommel agreed to leave the front.

The problem is that the internet is flooded with false claims that were spawned from "common knowledge".




I am pretty sure he is wrong, it would be B-Day if he was right.

The Invasion was only cancelled once in June, it was planned on launching June 5th but pushed back one day due to weather.


like i said, he could very well be wrong.

[HUnewearl_Meira]

Har...

Straight from www.Army.mil (http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/normandy/nor-pam.htm)--

To protect the date of the invasion from prying German eyes, the Allies called it D-Day, which carried no implications of any sort. NEPTUNE, the code name they used in place of OVERLORD on planning documents after September 1943, was similarly devoid of connotation.

[Bradicus]

On 2004-07-20 12:55, HUnewearl_Meira wrote:
Har...

Straight from www.Army.mil (http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/normandy/nor-pam.htm)--

To protect the date of the invasion from prying German eyes, the Allies called it D-Day, which carried no implications of any sort. NEPTUNE, the code name they used in place of OVERLORD on planning documents after September 1943, was similarly devoid of connotation.


And there you have it. Never listen to teachers.

[HUnewearl_Meira]

On 2004-07-20 13:06, Bradicus wrote:


On 2004-07-20 12:55, HUnewearl_Meira wrote:
Har...

Straight from www.Army.mil (http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/normandy/nor-pam.htm)--

To protect the date of the invasion from prying German eyes, the Allies called it D-Day, which carried no implications of any sort. NEPTUNE, the code name they used in place of OVERLORD on planning documents after September 1943, was similarly devoid of connotation.


And there you have it. Never listen to teachers.



Knowledge = Power
Power Corrupts.
Therefore: Study Hard, Be Evil.

[Logical2u]

D-Day was simple a code name for: Day Day, something very obscure.

A dead body was loaded with fake deployment plans to the Germans before D-Day to lure troops away from the beaches (This might be wrong, I forget right now)

A molotov cocktail is so named for the Foriegn Minister of the USSR during world war 2.

A 'Tommy Gun' is a light weight machine gun for a Thompson ( I can't remember first name)

Bujangi, one of those weird games that came out recently, is Japanese for 'Military Action Blade Town'. Also know as "What. The. Hell."

[Dangerous55]

On 2004-07-20 13:47, Logical2u wrote:


A 'Tommy Gun' is a light weight machine gun for a Thompson ( I can't remember first name)




Thompson SMG, not a LMG, Tommy Gun was a nickname.

[Solstis]

Both the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) and the Colt 45 had the same parent: John Browning.

[Dangerous55]

On 2004-07-20 14:56, Solstis wrote:
Both the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) and the Colt 45 had the same parent: John Browning.




Can't forget the M2 .50, M97 shotgun, the Hi-Power, or his semi-auto shotgun. Pretty amazing.

[Blitzkommando]

Before the war, Himmler was a chicken farmer.

An unusual effect was discovered after Hiroshima, in which, all electronics within a certain radius stopped working, all at the exact same time. The unknown force turned out to be an EMP, Electromagnetic Pulse. The same thing that any object releasing energy puts off, only in vastly smaller ammounts, or larger.

The largest black hole is believed to be M-85, located in the very center of the Milky Way, it has an event horizon (point at which gravity is so strong that not even light is able to break free) of approximately 100000 light years across.

In order to cause a nuclear winter with modern technology it would require more nuclear weapons than there are in the world. (anywhere from 45-60 thousand) All would have to be detonated simotaniously at equal distances from each other. However, only 1 supervolcano is required to cause the same effect. (There are 7 of which, one on each continent) The North American supervolcano has a base approximately 45 miles across average. Should it erupt the state of Wyoming would become a virtual wasteland and would sink as much as a mile down.

The United States never signed the Genevia Convention stating how to properly care for prisoners of war.

The greatest concentration of computers in the world is located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, in Ohio.

Queen has had more income than any other band of all time in the United Kingdom.

It was discovered that if a nuclear device were detonated in space, with a specialized array to focus the EMP, one could effectively render all electrical devices in a 25 mile radius area, while causing no damage to the people or buildings themselves.

Kremlin is Russian for fortress.

Though technologically superior, superior trained, superior numbered, and superior planned, the Italians were still pushed out of Greece during WWII. It would take the arrival of the Germans to finally capture Greece.

Ohio is home to more presidents than any other state in the union.

Ohio is home of the inventor of the hot dog.

Florida is where both the air conditioner and refridgerator were both invented.

The oldest school house in the United States is in St. Augustine, Florida. It is also held up by a series of giant chains.

The United States has the largest defense budget in the world, and was recently increased to nearly $450billion a year.

Japan has the third largest navy in the world, next to the United States and Russia.

Holliman AFB is the largest concentration of German Air Force personell in the United States.

The United States is no longer the tallest country by average. Sweden is now the world's tallest country.

The AK-47 is the world's most common firearm. It is also the most copied, most number of illegal and most fake serial numbered weapon. Instructions are even located on the internet on how to build one with commonly found parts in your own house.

The Luger proved to be able to fire through 12 person's heads before the bullet finally stopped.

The United States Civil War saw the introduction of many important breakthroughs. Rifled barrels, machineguns, gatling guns, cone shaped bullets, and the introduction of entirely metal steamships.

The only nuclear powered aircraft carrier in Western Europe is the Charles de Gaul, unfortunately it has sat in drydock ever since it was christened as it broke a screw upon attempthing to exit the harbor and has yet to be fixed.

If California were it's own country it would have more people imprisoned than any other country in the world.

[BOC]

fact: the pso forum members seem to have more knowledge of guns, nukes, wars and other related shit than the average general!!!

maybe that conspiracy theory about computer games been used to create a generation of soldiers and expert fighter pilots is true! http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_eek.gif hahaha, like to see them try and get my half-blind overweight ass in the cockpit of a eurofighter http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif.

a few more fun facts -

Over 80% of the brain is water.

The eye of a human can distinguish 500 shades of the gray and the cornea is the only living tissue in the human body that does not contain any blood vessels

printer ink is the most expensive liquid in the world.

93% of all greeting cards are purchased by women. - this proves that either men are unsensitive bastards or smart enough not to waste 3 quid on a piece of card. or refuse to buy them to save our precious trees!! depends on how you look at it http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wink.gif

Sawney Beane, his wife, 8 sons, 6 daughters, and 32 grandchildren were a family of cannibals that lived in the caves near Galloway, Scotland in the early 17th Century. Although the total number is not known, it is believed they claimed over 50 victims per year. The entire family was taken by an army detachment to Edinburgh and executed, apparently without trial. anyone else getting hungry?

oh and something pretty interesting i heard on the news the other day. a london restaurant is offering free meals to anyone who can prove themselves to be desendants of genghis khan. apparently there are over 16 million (could be more) desendants of his existing in the world today and can be found with a simple dna test. apparently asian scientist found a gene that kept repeating throughout the world and could be traced back to the time when he was conquering the world and raping anything he came across. fucked up isnt it? nothing to back this up, but if u did a search im sure ud find something about it. im too lazy.

and the whole lick you elbow thing, is without the aid of double joints or causing yourself injury. and mr simmons probably had the tongue of a cow inserted in his mouth. or just isn't human http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wink.gif.

PEACE!!!

[BOC]

haha!

god bless google. and the bbc. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wink.gif

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/3871159.stm

if ur interested in reading up on the whole genghis khan free meal thingy.

felt the need to search so people didn't think that i was talking out of my ass. or drunk. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_beer.gif

PEACE!!!

[AUTO_]

-After the U.S Civil War, about 33%-50% of all U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit.

-7 out of 10 people believe in life after death.

-A famous bullfighter, Lagarijo, killed 4,867 bulls in the 19th century.

-Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.

-A language becomes extinct in this world every two weeks.

-Scientists have determined that having guilty feelings may actually damage your immune system.

-Frank Wathernam was the last prisoner to leave Alcatraz prison on March 21, 1963.

-In Czechoslovakia, there is a church that has a chandelier made out of human bones.

-People drank gold powder mixed in with water in medieval Europe to relieve pain from sore limbs.

-The Ice Man, found in the Italian Alps, is now thought to have been murdered. Scientists have just found an arrowhead stuck in the man's back. He is now known as the oldest murder victim on record.

[BOC]

On 2004-07-20 18:12, AUTO_ wrote:
-In Czechoslovakia, there is a church that has a chandelier made out of human bones.


.......... you know, christians did some really fucked up shit back in the day didn't they?

PEACE!!!

[Madzozs]

Black holes are not impossible to escape. Stephen Hawking has recently discovered this. He'll be doing a speech early next month I believe to release his findings.

[Aredhel]

On 2004-07-20 19:51, Madzozs wrote:
Black holes are not impossible to escape. Stephen Hawking has recently discovered this. He'll be doing a speech early next month I believe to release his findings.



Nothing's impossible http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wink.gif

You would just have to have to be a helluva lot faster than light is, depending on the size of the singularity. Of course, humans could never do it, as we would have to be converted into faster-than-light molecules; after all, photons (particles of light) are the only things that can go C- the speed of light.

Wonder what Hawking will say though... Ya never know about that guy! http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif

And how is printer ink the most expensive liquid in the world? Would people pay more for a 200-year old shot of cognac?

[AUTO_]

On 2004-07-20 18:32, BOC wrote:


On 2004-07-20 18:12, AUTO_ wrote:
-In Czechoslovakia, there is a church that has a chandelier made out of human bones.


.......... you know, christians did some really fucked up shit back in the day didn't they?

PEACE!!!



Back in the times where you were heavily prosecuted for not believing in God, corrupt people did all kinds of things to cash in on religion.

Some Catholics would sell teeth and bones to common peasants that were said to be the teeth/bones of very high ranking religious priests and common Bible figures.

When you have nothing, you'll do a lot to get something. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_eek.gif

[Madzozs]

Hey everybody, I have a once in a lifetime offer for you. It's a container of Jesus' urine. I just found this in my bathroom yesterday. You should buy it. Sure, it may be weird that it is in a tupperware cup, but that's only because Jesus' used his magic tricks to fashion one up. Only $24.99 with free shipping.

[Nazo]

Uhm... dude, are you serious or are you joking? Cuz if you're joking, that's not really funny man.. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_frown.gif

[Madzozs]

Nazo, yes I was joking, and it is funny when coupled with Auto's reply before mine.

[Firocket1690]

On 2004-07-20 18:12, AUTO_ wrote:
-A language becomes extinct in this world every two weeks.

1337 sh0u1d d13 http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

[HUnewearl_Meira]

On 2004-07-21 16:04, Firocket1690 wrote:


On 2004-07-20 18:12, AUTO_ wrote:
-A language becomes extinct in this world every two weeks.

1337 sh0u1d d13 http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif



1337 was created with a functional purpose. When it was made, software pirates and hackers used it to avoid being picked up by IRC scanners.

These days, if IRC scanning is expected to be a problem, they just use encrypted messages.

[Nazo]

On 2004-07-21 15:07, Madzozs wrote:
Nazo, yes I was joking, and it is funny when coupled with Auto's reply before mine.



Sorry about that. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime2.gif I've been a bit slow on the uptake recently.

[HUnewearl_Meira]

On 2004-07-20 19:51, Madzozs wrote:
Black holes are not impossible to escape. Stephen Hawking has recently discovered this. He'll be doing a speech early next month I believe to release his findings.



He didn't say that it's not impossible to escape a black hole. He said that a black hole will eventually release all the matter that it's collected, in a "mangled" form, and it'll be otherwise unrecognizable. One way or another, there's no surviving a trip to the inside of a black hole.

[Madzozs]

See, when I posted it was before he released his official findings. I was going off of a small interview he had.

[Mattacon]

- Certain types of dogs have webbed feet. (Best I could come up with)



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[BOC]

On 2004-07-22 09:54, HUnewearl_Meira wrote:
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On 2004-07-20 19:51, Madzozs wrote:
He said that a black hole will eventually release all the matter that it's collected, in a "mangled" form, and it'll be otherwise unrecognizable. One way or another, there's no surviving a trip to the inside of a black hole.



i should know. the town i live in is a black hole, and anyone who visits and manages to leave intact is mangled on an emotional level http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wink.gif

PEACE!!!