Totally Useless (or not) Fact of the Day

by JackRabbit Sat Feb 20, 2010 8:42 pm

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Since 1950, neither winners

nor heirs may sell their Oscar statuette
without offering to sell it back

to the Academy first for $1.

by JackRabbit Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:44 pm

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On Scooby Doo,
Shaggy's real name is Norville Rogers.

by JackRabbit Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:47 pm

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Pine, spruce, or other evergreen wood
should never be used in barbecues.
These woods, when burning or smoking, can add harmful tar and resins to the food. Only hardwoods should be used for smoking and grilling, such as oak, pecan, hickory, maple, cherry, alder, apple, or mesquite, depending on the type of meat being cooked.

by JackRabbit Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:49 pm

In 2000, a New Jersey man it was him

admitted he'd opened 2,417 accounts
using 16 PO boxes to fleece Columbia House
and BMG out of 26,554 CDs!
music

by JackRabbit Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:53 pm

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Adolph Hitler did not create the swastika.
The swastika is an ancient religious symbol of good fortune. It was used on ancient Greek pottery and Mesopotamian coins, Celtic and Scandinavian artifacts, and art and religious objects from India, China, Egypt, and pre-Columbian America. Hitler appropriated the swastika and used its mirror image as a symbol for the Third Reich, causing the swastika to become one of the most hated symbols in the history of humanity. Since 1945, it has been illegal to display the swastika in Germany.
Here's some history of the symbol:
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by Guest Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:46 pm

There are 15 1/2 gallons of beer in a 1/2 barrel of beer.

by Ja'aj Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:22 am

The movie "1984" (based on Huxley's 1949 book)
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by Guest Sat Jul 02, 2011 3:25 pm

The same book bought at Barnes and Nobel is $4.00 cheaper at Sam's Club. no money smiley

by Guest Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:18 pm

When it rains,it doesn't always pour! $I\'m okay$ But it did here for a while today,

by JackRabbit Wed Jul 06, 2011 1:48 pm

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The Statue of Liberty is not in New York City.

The Statue of Liberty stands in New Jersey on Bedloe's Island, renamed Liberty Island in 1956. Although the island sits in New York Harbor, it is within New Jersey's waters. An 1834 compact with the State of New Jersey gives the State of New York control over the island. Sales tax charged on the island and state income taxes paid by the families who live there go to the State of New York. A Jersey City power company provides the power on the island.

by JackRabbit Wed Jul 06, 2011 1:51 pm

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Frankenstein was not a monster.

In both the 1818 novel (Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus, written by Mary Shelley at age eighteen) and the 1931 movie (Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff), Frankenstein is the name of Victor Frankenstein, a student of natural psychology, who creates the monster. In the novel, Frankenstein names his monster Adam. In the movie, the monster goes unnamed.

by JackRabbit Wed Jul 06, 2011 1:55 pm

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78 degrees is the Farenheit melting point
of cocoa butter, which explains why
chocolate bars melt in the summer.

by Guest Wed Jul 06, 2011 6:54 pm

Jack Rabbit. Now i know why it is hard eating a Hershey bar in the summer while riding in a convertible with the top down! Fact Water can run uphill!! My brother won a round of drinks for a bar by betting he could make beer run uphill. hang in there

He stood on his head in a corner and drank a beer!! laughing ass off

by JackRabbit Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:09 pm

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63 feet ... length of wire
needed to make a regular size Slinky.

by JackRabbit Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:13 pm

Hi Sneaky! ... You, "crazy thing."
That's a good one.
Next round is on your brother ...
he sounds like quite a character.

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by JackRabbit Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:14 pm

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The first plastic ever invented was celluloid.
It came about as an alternative
for billiard balls made from ivory.

by JackRabbit Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:16 pm

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The United States flag
has not always had thirteen stripes.

The first flag of the United States, adopted by Congress on June 14, 1777, had thirteen stripes and thirteen stars, each representing the thirteen original colonies. After Vermont became the fourteenth state in 1791 and Kentucky became the fifteenth became the fifteenth state in 1792, Congress added two more stars and two more stripes to the flag in 1795. When five more states joined the Union, Congress ruled that after July 4, 1818, the flag would revert permanently to thirteen stripes.

by JackRabbit Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:24 pm

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Type O is the most common blood type in the world.
Type AB is the rarest. There is also a subtype called
A-H, but to date, only three people in the world
are known to have it.

by JackRabbit Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:30 pm

Twelve (12)
- Number of astronauts (all Americans)
who have walked on the moon.
- Number of flowers depicted
on each side of Oreo cookies.

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dancing bunny

Yes, I had to have just a
little nibble on this one.

by Guest Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:35 pm

A group of frogs is called an Army,and a Koala Bear sleeps 22 hours a day.

by Guest Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:19 pm

The fact that we need to have marked on an envelope where to put the stamp and return address!!

by JackRabbit Sat Jul 09, 2011 1:53 pm

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The price of the first Model T Ford
when introduced in 1908 was $850.
(I wonder what Henry Ford
would think of today's prices?)

by JackRabbit Sat Jul 09, 2011 2:00 pm

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Lotteries are not new. The original thirteen colonies of the United States were financed with the help of lottery dollars. Additionally, the U.S. government used lotteries to raise money to help defray the costs of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.

by JackRabbit Sat Jul 09, 2011 2:04 pm

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7-Up was originally called
'Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda'
when it was invented in 1929.
(No wonder, they decided "7-Up"
was a better name for it!)

by Guest Sat Jul 09, 2011 5:53 pm

Does the fact that i took my one car to the dealer for the 3rd time in 7 months for the same problem and hang in there

so far this time they have had it for 10 days,and not back yet count as a useless fact!!?? Sad

by JackRabbit Sat Jul 09, 2011 7:37 pm

Sneaky: All contributions are welcomed.
Hey! - Stop taking your car to THIS guy:
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by JackRabbit Sat Jul 09, 2011 7:42 pm

Sneaky: All contributions are welcomed.
Hey! - Stop taking your car to THIS guy:
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by Guest Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:21 pm

Jack Rabbit. The first 2 times the car was still under warranty. It ran out 5/28. I ask the dealer ,what happens if this does it again & they said it would be taken care of by them personally. They take care of a rental car too.Temp. guage showed it was over heating but it wasn't, Hope to get it back MOnday or Tuesday. This is at the Ford Garage.

by JackRabbit Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:30 pm

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The popsicle was invented in 1905
by an 11 year old boy named Frank Epperson.

Accidentally leaving a mixture of water and soda, with a stirring stick, on his porch overnight he found a frozen pop in the morning. He initially named the frozen pop an "Epsicle" but when he got older his kids asked for a "Pop's" sickle and the name stuck.

lollipop

Americans eat on average 5 1/2 gallons of icecream a year. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan declared July as National Icecream Month.

by JackRabbit Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:42 pm

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The smallest U.S. state in area,
west of the Mississippi River, is Hawaii.

The number of islands that
make up the state of Hawaii is 132.

by JackRabbit Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:51 pm

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Popcorn was banned at most movie theaters in the 1920s because it was considered too noisy.

by Guest Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:31 pm

The average chocolate bar has 8 insect legs in it. Shocked

Still like my Hershey bars though!!

by JackRabbit Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:00 pm

Sneaky is good wrote:The average chocolate bar has 8 insect legs in it. Still like my Hershey bars though!!

Sneaky! ... Sneaky! ... SNEAKY! Shocked

I DID NOT need to know that!
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I will now DELETE that from my little bunny memory:
computer

... THERE! ... Done! ... I'm OK now ...
May I have a bite of your Hershey Bar? dancing bunny

by Guest Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:17 pm

Tell you what! I got a deal on some 2/$1.00 You can have a whole one all to yourself,and these are non buggy also! happy dance

by JackRabbit Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:19 pm

*&=#4:#&@! Mad

This site is making me crazy tonight!
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by JackRabbit Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:53 pm

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Oscar the Grouch used to be orange.
Jim Henson decided to make him green before the second season of Sesame Street. How did Oscar explain the color change? He said he went on vacation to the very damp Swamp Mushy Muddy and turned green overnight.
dancing bunny

(Too much drinking, I think giggle

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by Guest Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:21 pm

Did ya'all know that the average person eats around 8 spiders in their life time!!?? Yuck! Shocked

by JackRabbit Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:29 pm

Sneaky is good wrote:Did ya'all know that the average person eats around 8 spiders in their life time!!?? Yuck!

SNEAKY! ... There you go again ...
If you think you're gonna
put me off eating cookies ...
it's NOT gonna work! rollonfloor

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by JackRabbit Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:58 pm

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Turning a clock's hands counterclockwise
while setting it is not necessarily harmful.
It is only damaging when the timepiece
contains a chiming mechanism.

by JackRabbit Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:03 pm

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Japanese chopsticks are pointed
at the eating end while
Chinese chopsticks are blunt.

by JackRabbit Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:08 pm

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Columbus had three ships on his first
American exploration. On his second expedition,
seventeen ships were under his command.

by Tater Salad Sun Jul 24, 2011 11:36 pm

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Columbus had three ships on his first
American exploration. On his second expedition,
seventeen ships were under his command.

I remember that! The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria!

by Guest Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:37 pm

Fact: Smith& Wesson makes a revolver that you can mix .410 shotgun shells and 2 different sizes of .45 bullets in called the Governor. U.S. flag

And is actually made in the USA!

by JackRabbit Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:31 pm

From the 1500s: Sometimes people could obtain pork & feel really special. When company came over, they would bring out some bacon & hang it to show it off. It was a sign of wealth & that a man could bring home the bacon. They would cut off a little to share with guests, sit around & chew the fat.

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by JackRabbit Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:39 pm

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Elephants communicate in sound waves
below the frequency that humans can hear.

by JackRabbit Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:45 pm

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The human tongue tastes bitter things with the taste buds toward the back. Salty and pungent flavors are detected at the middle of the tongue, sweet flavors at the tip.

by Guest Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:03 pm

Most toilets flush in E Flat!

by JackRabbit Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:53 pm

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Working for Glenturret distillery from 1963-1987,
Towser the cat caught 28,899 mice!
(There's a statue honoring Towser at the distillery.)

by JackRabbit Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:13 pm

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The first outdoor miniature golf courses
in the United States were built on rooftops
in New York City in 1926.

by JackRabbit Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:18 pm

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In the United States, one pound of Potato Chips
costs 200 times more than a pound of potatoes.

Tater! ... Why is that? giggle

by JackRabbit Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:23 pm

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Gerald Ford is the only person to serve
as both president AND vice-president of the US
without having been elected to either office.

by JackRabbit Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:28 pm

Can't remember if I posted this, or not ...
(Memory is the first thing to go, ya know ...)

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In the 1940's, the Wurlitzer Jukebox Company
slogan was "The Magic That Changes Moods."

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