Totally useless facts ...

[marval]

Duelling is illegal in Paraguay, unless both parties are registered blood donors.

 

[Corno Dolce]

The velocity of the projectile leaving the 120 mm gun tube of an M1 Abrams Tank is 1600 meters per sec or Mach 5 = five times the speed of sound.

 

[Muza]

Iceland consumes more Coca-Cola per capita than any other nation.

 

[marval]

The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver, in Frank Capra's "Its a wonderful Life."

 

[Muza]

haha, Margaret, we are so getting our useless facts from the same source :grin:

 

[methodistgirl]

I didn't know that chocolate could break a tooth until I tried to eat a
piece yesterday. Now I sit here with another tooth missing with
stitches where the tooth was. Ouch!
judy tooley

 

[Muza]

Oh, Im sorry Judy ;(

 

[marval]

Hi Judy

Poor you, not a nice thing to happen.

Yes, Muza Ithink our source must be the same.

Margaret

 

[marval]

A woodpecker can peck twenty times a second.


Margaret

 

[intet_at_tabe]

The Caparo T1 is the fastest police car in the world for street race on ordinary license plates. It has 575 horsepower, a top speed at 200 Mph and an acceleration of 0-62,5 Mph in 2,5 seconds.

 

[Muza]

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades = David ; Clubs = Alexander the Great ; Hearts = Charlemagne ; Diamonds = Caesar

 

[marval]

Oak trees do not have acorns until they are fifty years old or older.

 

[methodistgirl]

Nah wah doe he yaw duh- means peace in Cherokee.
judy tooley

 

[Corno Dolce]

Each F-1 rocket engine on the old Saturn V rocket produced about 12 million horsepower.

 

[Muza]

Incredible!

 

[Contratrombone64]

Muza - you ARE incredible, and loveable, what a cominbation, eh?

 

[Muza]

I know! I shock myself sometimes with how loveable I am
That could be one of my totally useless facts:grin:

 

[marval]

A violin contains about 70 separate pieces of wood.

 

[methodistgirl]

I didn't know that! I'm glad someone knows. I've played a violin and
not know how many pieces of wood that's in the instrument. Goes to
show you that you can learn something everyday if you turn to Magle
International Music.
judy tooley

 

[marval]

Hi Judy

This is a great place of learning.


Margaret