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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,246
    I'm learning today nothing equals the excitement of seeing your favorite band around the corner.

    Also it can rain unending here in S FL during hurricane season.

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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    Selenophobia is the fear of the moon :?
  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    It rains a lot in London :think:
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    dcfaithful wrote:
    I recently learned that Antarctica is actually the world's largest desert. :geek:

    funny you should mention that cause antarctica as a desert was brought up by the zoemonster whilst we were watching march of the penguins day before yesterday. she asked how can this be, its all ice? i explained to her that deserts were determined by rainfall, or lack thereof... and that the (lack of)rainfall in antarctica fell within that determination. she looked suitably fascinated. but not as fascinated as the toddlermonster when we told her penguins are birds despite their inability to fly.
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    bats bones are so light in structure that they can support their weight only in tension, not in compression. if they were to stand on their little bat claws their bodies would collapse under the weight.
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  • Claireack
    Claireack Posts: 13,561
    Learned that definately is spelt definitely, spent my whole adult life spelling it wrong.
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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    The moon travels at a speed of 2288 mph :shock:
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    Orcas (killer whales), when traveling in groups, breathe in unison :D
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    The Jack, Queen, King, and Ace designs used on modern cards date back to 16th century France, and have changed little over the years. For a time, the four kings were nicknamed after popular (or notorious) real-world rulers: Alexander the Great for Clubs, Caesar for Diamonds, Charlemagne for Hearts, and Biblical ruler King David for Spades. The practice died out in the French Revolution, along with some real-life kings and queens
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  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    4and20 wrote:
    The Jack, Queen, King, and Ace designs used on modern cards date back to 16th century France, and have changed little over the years. For a time, the four kings were nicknamed after popular (or notorious) real-world rulers: Alexander the Great for Clubs, Caesar for Diamonds, Charlemagne for Hearts, and Biblical ruler King David for Spades. The practice died out in the French Revolution, along with some real-life kings and queens


    That's cool, i always wondered.
  • chadwick
    chadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    catefrances wrote:
    bats bones are so light in structure that they can support their weight only in tension, not in compression. if they were to stand on their little bat claws their bodies would collapse under the weight.
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  • DaveyG
    DaveyG Posts: 225
    I learned that both animal and plant cells contain mitochondrion.
    10/23/10, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California (24th Bridge School Benefit)
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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    A 'Jiffy' is an actual unit of time 8-)
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    i learnt that being whizzed 285metres above ground level in around 31 seconds and then placing ones head against the glass and looking down to the street tends to give one vertigo.
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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    :? Carrots used to be purple!
  • Dissidentman
    Dissidentman Posts: 15,378
    pandora wrote:
    A 'Jiffy' is an actual unit of time 8-)

    It's also a popcorn and quick lube shop.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    Dissidentman wrote:
    pandora wrote:
    A 'Jiffy' is an actual unit of time 8-)

    It's also a popcorn and quick lube shop.

    yeah but we already knew that. :P


    my daughter told me that of all the words dr suess made up, only grinch has made it into our lexicon. she learnt this she said from a wrapper she was discarding but...

    apparently the first appearance of the word nerd came in dr suess's if i ran the zoo, so... :think:
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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    classic-donald_sm.jpg Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy :D
  • UpSideDown
    UpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    A monkey's skull wrapped in leather and paper was used as a soccer ball in the very first World's Cup Soccer Championships in Uruguay
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    pandora wrote:
    Orcas (killer whales), when traveling in groups, breathe in unison :D


    and did you know orcas stay with their mammas all their lives?

    i love orcas. truly truly love them.
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