| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” 21:12 - Dec 17 with 10463 views | colinallcars |
True ones please.
Samuel Goldwyn of Metro Goldwyn Mayer films is offically named Samuel Goldfish.
When he emigrated to the US from Poland, his actual name was Schmuel Goldfisz. The immigration officail misheard it as Samuel Goldfish which he remained for some years.
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| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 00:23 - Dec 20 with 1130 views | NorthLondonR |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 06:36 - Dec 18 by Wilkinswatercarrier |
The fear of long words is called 'Hippopotomonstrosesquippedal'.
First used by Roman poet Horace in the 1st century BC to criticse writers with a love of unreasonably long words.
Top marks to anyone who can fit that word into a QPR chant/song. |
If this thread had been discussed in the early 2000s, that word could've formed the first verse of a dedicated chant for the dieing embers of a Matthew Rose contract, inspired by the Manic Street Preachers hit "Roses in the hospital'...
"Hippo-potomonstrosesquippe-dal..
And Rose's in the hospital until around A-A-april"
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| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 01:20 - Dec 20 with 1078 views | Metallica_Hoop |
Forgot to press reply.
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| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 01:23 - Dec 20 with 1074 views | Metallica_Hoop |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 23:07 - Dec 19 by johann28 |
The Electric cab fleet of the 1890s were nicknamed "Hummingbirds" due to the strange humming noise they made. Electric vehicles had a number of advantages over their early-1900s competitors as they didn't have the vibration, smell, and noise associated with petrol-powered cars and didn't require gear changes. The cars were also preferred because they did not require a manual effort to start whereas petrol cars needed a hand crank to start the engine.
After enjoying success at the beginning of the 20th century, the electric car began to lose its position in the car market. By the 1920s improved roads improved travel times, creating a need for vehicles with a greater range than that offered by electric cars, whilst worldwide discoveries of large petroleum reserves led to the wide availability of affordable petrol. Electric cars were limited to urban use by their slow speed (no more than 15–20 mph) and low range (30–40 miles), and petrol cars were now able to travel farther and faster than equivalent electrics. The invention of the electric starter in 1912 eliminated the need of a hand starting crank, while the invention of the muffler significantly reduced the noise levels.
But it was the initiation of mass production of cheap petrol-powered vehicles by Henry Ford that proved crucial (by contrast, the price of similar electric vehicles continued to rise; by 1912, an electric car was almost double the price of a petrol car). Most electric car makers stopped production at some point in the 1910s. [Post edited 20 Dec 10:53]
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| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 12:00 - Dec 20 with 851 views | johann28 |
One bottle of wine contains the juice of around 600-800 grapes. |  | | |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 14:28 - Dec 20 with 763 views | derbyhoop |
Rihanna's full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty |  |
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| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 20:13 - Dec 20 with 610 views | FredManRave |
I love hearing about astronomical universe numbers.
I'm sure we've all heard the "fact" that there are more stars in the Universe than there are grains of sand on earth?!
How about a couple more random ones;
1. You can fit all the planets (Pluto not included, for obvious reasons!) in our Solar System between the Earth and Moon.
2. A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus: It takes Venus about 243 Earth days to rotate once on its axis but only 225 Earth days to complete its orbit around the Sun.
Loving this thread. [Post edited 20 Dec 20:14]
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| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 20:55 - Dec 20 with 551 views | Wilkinswatercarrier |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 20:13 - Dec 20 by FredManRave |
I love hearing about astronomical universe numbers.
I'm sure we've all heard the "fact" that there are more stars in the Universe than there are grains of sand on earth?!
How about a couple more random ones;
1. You can fit all the planets (Pluto not included, for obvious reasons!) in our Solar System between the Earth and Moon.
2. A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus: It takes Venus about 243 Earth days to rotate once on its axis but only 225 Earth days to complete its orbit around the Sun.
Loving this thread. [Post edited 20 Dec 20:14]
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The universe is predicted to end in ten thousand trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion years.
If an atom represented one year, there are not enough atoms in the entire universe to get near that number.
At the end of that time, nothing will be left, black holes will have evaporated and time will cease to exist as there will be nothing left to measure it against.
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| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 21:02 - Dec 20 with 530 views | FredManRave |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 20:55 - Dec 20 by Wilkinswatercarrier |
The universe is predicted to end in ten thousand trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion, trillion years.
If an atom represented one year, there are not enough atoms in the entire universe to get near that number.
At the end of that time, nothing will be left, black holes will have evaporated and time will cease to exist as there will be nothing left to measure it against.
A bit like watching us v Preston. |
Celar might be into double figures by then?!
An electron can be in two places at once. In quantum mechanics, particles like electrons can exist in a superposition, being in multiple states or locations simultaneously.
I hope I come back as an electron.
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| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 12:16 - Dec 21 with 323 views | 81A |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 21:02 - Dec 20 by FredManRave |
Celar might be into double figures by then?!
An electron can be in two places at once. In quantum mechanics, particles like electrons can exist in a superposition, being in multiple states or locations simultaneously.
I hope I come back as an electron.
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Wearing camouflage gear is illegal in Barbados | | | |
| How about a few “not a lot of people know thats” on 15:47 - Dec 21 with 223 views | JimmyR |
Did the ref just bottle sending Lindsay Off there? | | | |
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