Author Topic: Did you know?/ Fact of the Day. (Read 55721 times)

_noXiouS_ · « **on:** December 07, 2009, 09:03:18 PM »

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:

Spades - King David
Clubs - Alexander the Great,
Hearts-Charlemagne, and
Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.

'I am'. Is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

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.

The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the 'General Purpose' vehicle, G.P.

The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.

Punjabi Janta Forums - Janta Di Pasand · « **on:** December 07, 2009, 09:03:18 PM »

_noXiouS_ · « **Reply #1 on:** December 07, 2009, 09:07:37 PM »

Some more... :happy:

In just one year, each and every American on average consumes enough wood and paper to construct a tree 100 feet tall and 16 inches in diameter.

Over three million Americans stutter. Stuttering is gender related and affects three to four times as many males as females.

The maximum speed that raindrops can fall at is around 18mph. The precise speed depends on their size.

Because of thermal expansion the Eiffel Tower is 15cm taller in summer than in winter.

The human head contains 22 bones.

A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 160,000 pieces of bread. Unfortunately, the bolt only takes 1/10,000 of a second - so turning the bread over might prove difficult!

The tomato is the world's most popular fruit.

Worldwide, 20,000 brands of beer are brewed in 180 styles, from ales, lagers, pilsner and stouts to bitters, cream ales and iced beers.

The largest flower in the world is Rafflesia arnoldi. Surprisingly, it is a a parasitic plant that grows only on Sumatra, Indonesia. The genus Rafflesia was named after Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the great explorer. Its petals can reach a foot and half long, if you were to touch one the leaves are 1 inch thick.

In 1313, King Edward II stated that, 'You are forbidden from dying in parliament.'

In Melbourne, Australia it is illegal for men to parade in strapless dresses, however, they are allowed to cross-dress in anything with sleeves.

King George V changed the name of the British royal family from the German sounding Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor in 1917. As the great war was at its height King George V wanted to distance himself from his cousin Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany.

Ravens are kept in the Tower of London because, according to myth, the British throne will come to a fall if the ravens leave the tower. The wings of the ravens are clipped to prevent them from flying away.

_noXiouS_ · « **Reply #2 on:** December 08, 2009, 12:36:47 PM »

In Melbourne, Australia it is illegal for men to parade in strapless dresses, however, they are allowed to cross-dress in anything with sleeves.

- I especially like this one!

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$$ TARN JI $$ · « **Reply #3 on:** December 08, 2009, 12:52:20 PM »

=D> =D> =D> =D> nice work daer

_Beast_ · « **Reply #4 on:** December 08, 2009, 05:32:44 PM »

In just one year, each and every American on average consumes enough wood and paper to construct a tree 100 feet tall and 16 inches in diameter.

that it????? :wait:

The largest flower in the world is Rafflesia arnoldi. Surprisingly, it is a a parasitic plant that grows only on Sumatra, Indonesia. The genus Rafflesia was named after Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the great explorer. Its petals can reach a foot and half long, if you were to touch one the leaves are 1 inch thick.
Isn't this flower poisonous :happy:

A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 160,000 pieces of bread. Unfortunately, the bolt only takes 1/10,000 of a second - so turning the bread over might prove difficult!

i like this fact :pagel:

hence repeated Topic :happy:

_noXiouS_ · « **Reply #5 on:** December 10, 2009, 12:23:50 PM »

Quote from: PENDU on December 08, 2009, 05:32:44 PM

In just one year, each and every American on average consumes enough wood and paper to construct a tree 100 feet tall and 16 inches in diameter.

that it????? :wait:

The largest flower in the world is Rafflesia arnoldi. Surprisingly, it is a a parasitic plant that grows only on Sumatra, Indonesia. The genus Rafflesia was named after Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the great explorer. Its petals can reach a foot and half long, if you were to touch one the leaves are 1 inch thick.
Isn't this flower poisonous :happy:

A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 160,000 pieces of bread. Unfortunately, the bolt only takes 1/10,000 of a second - so turning the bread over might prove difficult!

i like this fact :pagel:

hence repeated Topic :happy:

and yet, you still took the time to read AND respond! :happy:

_noXiouS_ · « **Reply #6 on:** December 10, 2009, 12:30:28 PM »

for Pendy on the Rafflesia arnoldi:

It lives as a parasite on the Tetrastigma vine, which grows only in primary (undisturbed) rainforests. Rafflesia lacks any observable leaves, stems or even roots, yet is still considered a vascular plant. Similar to fungi, individuals grow as thread-like strands of tissue completely embedded within and in intimate contact with surrounding host cells from which nutrients and water are obtained. Perhaps the only part of Rafflesia that is identifiable as distinctly plant-like are the flowers; although, even these are unusual since they attain massive proportions, have a reddish-brown coloration and stink of rotting flesh ( yuck :happy: ), which is why it was nicknamed the "corpse flower" ( what a nick name

: . This scent attracts insects such as flies which then pollinate the rare plant.

- As far as it being posionous, I don't think so, I couldn't find any info on it!

_noXiouS_ · « **Reply #7 on:** December 17, 2009, 02:34:37 PM »

The tongue of a blue whale is as long as an elephant.

$$ TARN JI $$ · « **Reply #8 on:** December 17, 2009, 02:36:32 PM »

=D> =D> =D>

_Beast_ · « **Reply #9 on:** December 18, 2009, 07:28:03 PM »

Quote from: _kAmLo_ on December 17, 2009, 02:34:37 PM

The tongue of a blue whale is as long as an elephant.

now this is wat i like :happy:

and about that flower,, its a red flower, jehra durse plants de sahare jeuga haiga..,, aho sach it stinks kehnda c na k poison :hehe:

_noXiouS_ · « **Reply #10 on:** December 19, 2009, 06:02:02 PM »

Quote from: PENDU on December 18, 2009, 07:28:03 PM

now this is wat i like :happy:

and about that flower,, its a red flower, jehra durse plants de sahare jeuga haiga..,, aho sach it stinks kehnda c na k poison :hehe:

thanks for translating my angreji to punjabi

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_noXiouS_ · « **Reply #11 on:** December 19, 2009, 06:07:42 PM »

Did you know...Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.

_noXiouS_ · « **Reply #12 on:** December 21, 2009, 12:51:50 PM »

Did you know... The greatest recorded number of children that have been born by one mother is 69! The poor lass gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and a measly 4 sets of quadruplets. Even in the days before IVF! :pagel:

$$ TARN JI $$ · « **Reply #13 on:** December 21, 2009, 12:54:56 PM »

aa kithe lubde ho aa stuf

_noXiouS_ · « **Reply #14 on:** December 21, 2009, 01:31:13 PM »

Quote from: Tarn Ji on December 21, 2009, 12:54:56 PM

aa kithe lubde ho aa stuf

here and there from the net, I'm glad it interests you! :happy:

_noXiouS_ · « **Reply #15 on:** December 22, 2009, 12:19:31 PM »

Did you know that...Antarctica is the only continent without reptiles or snakes.

_Beast_ · « **Reply #16 on:** December 22, 2009, 03:25:26 PM »

Quote from: _kAmLo_ on December 22, 2009, 12:19:31 PM

Did you know that...Antarctica is the only continent without reptiles or snakes.

cuz its filled with pengus :happy:
and thr is another same topic, created by me,, and contains lot more did you know that facts :hehe:

_noXiouS_ · « **Reply #17 on:** December 23, 2009, 02:39:48 PM »

Quote from: PENDU on December 22, 2009, 03:25:26 PM

cuz its filled with pengus :happy:
and thr is another same topic, created by me,, and contains lot more did you know that facts :hehe:

oh, i didn't know :happy: I guess, now, people can get a double dose! :happy:

_noXiouS_ · « **Reply #18 on:** December 23, 2009, 02:44:55 PM »

Did you know that...The greatest empire of all time was goverend by Felipe II.

Felipe II (1527-1598), king of Spain (1556-1598), son and heir of king Carlos I (emperor Carlos V) and of Isabel of Portugal, got to govern on the huge set of territories integrated by the crowns of Castilla and Aragón, Navarra, the Rosellón, the Frank County, the Netherlands, Sicily, Sardinia, the Milanesan, Naples, diverse North African seats (Orán, Tunisia), Portugal and its Afro-Asian Empire, all discovered America and Philippine.

Without doubt, the ampler territorial unit of the modern age governed by a king.

Jhanda_Amli · « **Reply #19 on:** December 24, 2009, 02:24:14 PM »

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A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 160,000 pieces of bread. Unfortunately, the bolt only takes 1/10,000 of a second - so turning the bread over might prove difficult!

Why can't we conserve a bolt of Lighting

Is tat a millionare dollar Idea? :pagel: .. Ofcourse kidding, everyone Please dont try it or u gonna get fried

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