Random Fact Thread

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Here's another fact. The maximum number of times that you can fold any piece of paper (regardless of length / breadth) is 7. I remember seeing that on the Curiosity Show.

 

[Bigfella]

Join the 21st century has. I saw a recent episode of QI which suggested that someone has developed a formula which will tell you the maximum folds depending on the texture and length to width ratio. It's not fixed apparently

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Join the 21st century has. I saw a recent episode of QI which suggested that someone has developed a formula which will tell you the maximum folds depending on the texture and length to width ratio. It's not fixed apparently

They make shit up on that show. How many times can you fold a blue whale?

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

And here's another one. Kosher Salt is not itself kosher/non-kosher. It's just any salt with the right size granules to suck enough blood out of a lump of meat to make the meat kosher.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I will read it one day.....I didn't mean to leave it in the pub. I bought another copy a while ago....but just can't bring myself to start reading it again from p.1

Just watch the movie up until the point you've read.

 

[Obscene Assassin]

The book and movie series "Harry Potter" was named after the main character Harry Potter.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Join the 21st century has. I saw a recent episode of QI which suggested that someone has developed a formula which will tell you the maximum folds depending on the texture and length to width ratio. It's not fixed apparently

And I saw a Mythbusters episode where I think they got 11.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

And I saw a Mythbusters episode where I think they got 11.

Next you'll be telling me that Paul from the Wonder Years is not Marilyn Manson.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Next you'll be telling me that Paul from the Wonder Years is not Marilyn Manson.

Lol. I believed that one for a good while.

 

[strider]

She's Russian webcam whore, right ?

Been putting your fast internet to good use mate

 

[Twizzle]

He goes to Maccas for the free WiFi

 

[strider]

Fact: pigeons recognise humans by their face.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Fact: pigeons recognise humans by their face.

They rub their face on you?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Fact: pigeons recognise humans by their face.

Not the one I rescued after he slammed into my car. I let it wander about the house while he recuperated, but I forgot to put the cat out.

 

[strider]

They rub their face on you?

Oh you know what i meant

It was on that pommy show Duck quacks dont echo ... they got 2 merkins one in a red jacket one in blue ... red stood in park feeding pigeons - blue scared the f**k out of the pigeons .... next day they both came back n tried to feed pigeons - they all flocked to red ... they switched jackets - they all flocked to dude now in blue jacket

 

[Twizzle]

Fact: pigeons recognise humans by their face.

and crows and magpies

 

[ash411]

It was on that pommy show Duck quacks dont echo ...

The Mythbusters busted that one.. Duck quacks do echo.

 

[ash411]

Random fact: NAPKINS can be used for more than wiping your mouth. Just ask the plumber. Just a random fact that I wanted to share with you guys. Cheers.

We're trying to have a bit of fun, stop leaking out of the salary cap thread Jake.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Been putting your fast internet to good use mate

Porn King of the Eastern Suburbs.

 

[Gary Gutful]

We're trying to have a bit of fun, stop leaking out of the salary cap thread Jake.

Someone needs to wrap him in a napkin and throw him off a bridge.