The "Useless Information" Thread

[AdmiralAdama]

Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "L.A." and means "The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porciuncula "

Yes but, "Mötley Crüe" couldn't fit that all onto a CD cover and, Vince Neil would have to take a breath between "la Reina" and "de los".



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[Roy Rob]

Yes but, "Mötley Crüe" couldn't fit that all onto a CD cover and, Vince Neil would have to take a breath between "la Reina" and "de los".



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Lol....and business cards would have to be 6" x 1½"

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Lol....and business cards would have to be 6" x 1½"

And imagine if ......





http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.A._Woman#mw-mf-search



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[zstairlessone]

Only one more before we all fall down...



http://halosdaily.com/week-22-preseason-world-series-champions-battle-round-deux/

 

[KevinJS]

Does useless information include my current office being on an Open Championship course?

The Archangel

Wow. Do you happen to need an assistant?

 

[scifan57]

Worldwide; more than 4,000,000 acres are devoted to the cultivation of eggplant.

 

[Gabriel1]

Wow. Do you happen to need an assistant?

Only another few weeks left there unfortunately.....but it is really underused!

The Archangel

 

[scifan57]

S.O.S pads are not named after the morse code distress signal.

 

[Roy Rob]

Worldwide; more than 4,000,000 acres are devoted to the cultivation of eggplant.

Talking about crops.......A full seven percent of the entire Irish barley crop goes to the production of Guinness beer.

 

[scifan57]

Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 1/10th of a calorie.

 

[KevinJS]

And talking of stamps, ever hear what i hope is an urban myth about parasites in the adhesive which transfer themselves to your tongue and burrow into it?

 

[leelai]

And talking of stamps, ever hear what i hope is an urban myth about parasites in the adhesive which transfer themselves to your tongue and burrow into it?

Oh that's awful........and I only licked about 50 of them a couple of weeks ago on invitations.....then there were stamps for Christmas cards too.

Someone tell me that's not true!

 

[scifan57]

Oh that's awful........and I only licked about 50 of them a couple of weeks ago on invitations.....then there were stamps for Christmas cards too.

Someone tell me that's not true!

Ever hear of urban legends? Well you have now.

 

[Roy Rob]

Ever hear of urban legends? Well you have now.

But there again leelai is it an urban legend that there are more venomous/poisonous/lethal critters per/person in Australia than anywhere in the world? Just wonderin' and I'll bet there will be more than a mild response.

 

[leelai]

But there again leelai is it an urban legend that there are more venomous/poisonous/lethal critters per/person in Australia than anywhere in the world? Just wonderin' and I'll bet there will be more than a mild response.

That one is true I believe. My hubby was almost bitten by a deadly tiger snake a few weeks ago when we were in Melbourne. We were walking on a bush track coming back from viewing a waterfall when I looked down and saw it rearing up right between his legs. I still can't believe it missed him, must have been the fact that he was moving that the snake didn't know where to strike.

It then reared up at me......luckily hubby kept walking as I couldn't get out anything intelligible at the time and was just a blathering fool!

Most homes in Queensland do have red back spiders. We have many here and you know to have a good look before lifting anything outside first. Never had a problem with them although when they start dropping down on webs from your light fittings, it can be a bit worrisome and time to spray. Spray won't kill egg sacs though.