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Let's have some cerebral fun, what facts or knowledge lives in your brain that you don't really need or had made you go, huh..
Like animals don't have chins
Or that Eton was made for underprivileged youths not the upper crust..
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By *abioMan 3 days ago
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animals don't have chins
Flamingoes can only eat with their heads upside down. "
Flamingo are only coloured pink because of the amount of shrimp they eat in their diet .. when they are born they are actually coloured grey! |
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By *abioMan 3 days ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
The original name for Los Angeles is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río Porciúncula" (in English, "town of our lady the Queen of Angels of the River Porciúncula"), giving it both one of the longest and shortest (referring to its shortening of "LA") place names in the world. |
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By *VANDYMan 3 days ago
Dawlish |
99% of German Shepherds are dogs.
You have to count to a thousand before you say a number with the letter A in it.
All odd numbers contain the letter E.
When you say Queue you ignore the last 4 letters. |
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"Madrid is the only capital city in Europe that doesn't have a river running through it. "
Erm. It DOES have a river running through it. The Río Manzanares...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzanares_(river) |
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Every living cell in your body has a symbiotic organism living inside it called a mitochondria. It digests the oxygen and sugars you supply it in your blood and then it craps out a chemical called ATP, which is the food for all of your cells. Also, they appear to be sentient. |
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"Madrid is the only capital city in Europe that doesn't have a river running through it. "
Gibraltar doesn't have a river.
Its capital city status was, slightly embarrassingly, reconfirmed in 2022 when it applied to be classed as a city... but... when they checked the records it already was one! Having being granted city status by Her Majesty Queen Victoria 180 years previously. |
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"A banana is not a fruit. Nor is it a vegetable even.
Its a herb.
Banana plant is a herb the bananas are a fruit  "
I'll very politely stand by my original statement as advised to me by a friend who is a lecturer in such matters at a university in Toronto. He once explained that there is a common - but scientifically incorrect - belief the banana part is a berry, thus a fruit by default.
I frelly admit though I personally don't know either way!
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"A banana is not a fruit. Nor is it a vegetable even.
Its a herb.
Banana plant is a herb the bananas are a fruit
I'll very politely stand by my original statement as advised to me by a friend who is a lecturer in such matters at a university in Toronto. He once explained that there is a common - but scientifically incorrect - belief the banana part is a berry, thus a fruit by default.
I frelly admit though I personally don't know either way!
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Yep banana is a berry strawberries are not
Your original statement said banana is a herb its the banana plat itself that's a herb. I was polite in my reply |
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"A banana is not a fruit. Nor is it a vegetable even.
Its a herb.
Banana plant is a herb the bananas are a fruit
I'll very politely stand by my original statement as advised to me by a friend who is a lecturer in such matters at a university in Toronto. He once explained that there is a common - but scientifically incorrect - belief the banana part is a berry, thus a fruit by default.
I frelly admit though I personally don't know either way!
Yep banana is a berry strawberries are not
Your original statement said banana is a herb its the banana plat itself that's a herb. I was polite in my reply "
You were indeed polite! That was never under scrutiny!
But my friend says they're not berries. Its a common misconception they are. Then again this is "boffin" level I'm talking about. This is a man who insists we should not call fish just "fish". There are so many creatures we just dump under the umbrella of fish its akin to calling all mammals "humans". Its that kind of mindset.
As I say I can't actually say, merely going on what I was told, and it was a while ago so it may have changed.
All good fun!
- Charles |
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"Madrid is the only capital city in Europe that doesn't have a river running through it.
Gibraltar doesn't have a river.
Its capital city status was, slightly embarrassingly, reconfirmed in 2022 when it applied to be classed as a city... but... when they checked the records it already was one! Having being granted city status by Her Majesty Queen Victoria 180 years previously. "
Gibraltar isn't a capital city |
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"Madrid is the only capital city in Europe that doesn't have a river running through it.
Gibraltar doesn't have a river.
Its capital city status was, slightly embarrassingly, reconfirmed in 2022 when it applied to be classed as a city... but... when they checked the records it already was one! Having being granted city status by Her Majesty Queen Victoria 180 years previously.
Gibraltar isn't a capital city"
It most certainly is. It is self governing in all aspects except defence.
I've lived here for many years now. |
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"A banana is not a fruit. Nor is it a vegetable even.
Its a herb.
Banana plant is a herb the bananas are a fruit
I'll very politely stand by my original statement as advised to me by a friend who is a lecturer in such matters at a university in Toronto. He once explained that there is a common - but scientifically incorrect - belief the banana part is a berry, thus a fruit by default.
I frelly admit though I personally don't know either way!
Yep banana is a berry strawberries are not
Your original statement said banana is a herb its the banana plat itself that's a herb. I was polite in my reply
You were indeed polite! That was never under scrutiny!
But my friend says they're not berries. Its a common misconception they are. Then again this is "boffin" level I'm talking about. This is a man who insists we should not call fish just "fish". There are so many creatures we just dump under the umbrella of fish its akin to calling all mammals "humans". Its that kind of mindset.
As I say I can't actually say, merely going on what I was told, and it was a while ago so it may have changed.
All good fun!
- Charles "
Real fish have bones, cat fish have cartilage |
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If you receive a bone marrow transplant, you technically become a chimera, cos you have 2 types of DNA Co existing in your body,
Hair skin and saliva will be your own DNA, blood, semen and a few other bits will have the donors DNA |
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"Every living cell in your body has a symbiotic organism living inside it called a mitochondria. It digests the oxygen and sugars you supply it in your blood and then it craps out a chemical called ATP, which is the food for all of your cells. Also, they appear to be sentient."
This is a most colourful description of aerobic respiration  |
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Fruit fly sperm can be up to 20 times longer than the fly's body..
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You won't get chased by a mummy in a cursed Egyptian pyramid cos when there mummified, there legs are wrapped together.. the though of 1 hopping down the halls to get you is just to funny to be scary. |
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By *hismMan 2 days ago
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"Madrid is the only capital city in Europe that doesn't have a river running through it.
Gibraltar doesn't have a river.
Its capital city status was, slightly embarrassingly, reconfirmed in 2022 when it applied to be classed as a city... but... when they checked the records it already was one! Having being granted city status by Her Majesty Queen Victoria 180 years previously.
Gibraltar isn't a capital city
It most certainly is. It is self governing in all aspects except defence.
I've lived here for many years now."
For which country is it it's capital ? |
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"Madrid is the only capital city in Europe that doesn't have a river running through it.
Gibraltar doesn't have a river.
Its capital city status was, slightly embarrassingly, reconfirmed in 2022 when it applied to be classed as a city... but... when they checked the records it already was one! Having being granted city status by Her Majesty Queen Victoria 180 years previously.
Gibraltar isn't a capital city
It most certainly is. It is self governing in all aspects except defence.
I've lived here for many years now.
For which country is it it's capital ?"
I could try and be funny and say "Go on! Have a guess!" but in case yourself on anyone isn't aware as to be fair its not a subject that pops up often UK Overseas Territories do indeed have capitals.
British Overseas Territories...
Falkland Islands: Capital is Stanley
British Virgin Islands: Capital is Road Town
Cayman Islands: Capital is George Town
Gibraltar: Capital is Gibraltar
Turks and Caicos Islands: Capital is Cockburn Town
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha: Capital is Jamestown
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Capital is King Edward Point
British Antarctic Territory: Capital is Rothera |
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By *abioMan 2 days ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
In the song “ don’t stop believing” by journey, they say he was “ born and raised in south Detroit”
There is not a south Detroit, and if there was then geographically it would actually be in Canada |
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"If you receive a bone marrow transplant, you technically become a chimera, cos you have 2 types of DNA Co existing in your body,
Hair skin and saliva will be your own DNA, blood, semen and a few other bits will have the donors DNA"
One to confuse forensics. |
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"Madrid is the only capital city in Europe that doesn't have a river running through it.
Gibraltar doesn't have a river.
Its capital city status was, slightly embarrassingly, reconfirmed in 2022 when it applied to be classed as a city... but... when they checked the records it already was one! Having being granted city status by Her Majesty Queen Victoria 180 years previously.
Gibraltar isn't a capital city
It most certainly is. It is self governing in all aspects except defence.
I've lived here for many years now.
For which country is it it's capital ?
I could try and be funny and say "Go on! Have a guess!" but in case yourself on anyone isn't aware as to be fair its not a subject that pops up often UK Overseas Territories do indeed have capitals.
British Overseas Territories...
Falkland Islands: Capital is Stanley
British Virgin Islands: Capital is Road Town
Cayman Islands: Capital is George Town
Gibraltar: Capital is Gibraltar
Turks and Caicos Islands: Capital is Cockburn Town
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha: Capital is Jamestown
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Capital is King Edward Point
British Antarctic Territory: Capital is Rothera"
Vatican city? |
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Car tyres are the only example that I have found that measure their height in inches, but their width and other measurements are in centimeters.
As for bicycles you can tell by that mountain bikes have their roots in America because they have inches on their tyre walls, where as road bikes have the European system, so that's how they are labeled 600c, 650c or 700c. |
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"99% of German Shepherds are dogs.
You have to count to a thousand before you say a number with the letter A in it.
All odd numbers contain the letter E.
When you say Queue you ignore the last 4 letters. "
I thought around 50% were bitches
The French have phonetics, as they use the letters E,A and U instead of O, just to spell their name for water.
Water waste! |
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"Christopher Lee went to watch the last public French guillotine execution "
Christopher Lee could have his own thread of amazing facts. After the war, still in his early 20’s, he became a nazi hunter. |
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By *abioMan 1 day ago
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"UK Overseas Territories are not recognised as Independent Countries"
I know that… my mother comes from one! Montserrat 
Also because Montserrat was inhabited predominantly by Irish settlers… there are lots of people on the island that are eligible for both British and Irish passports, which came in very handy! |
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"If you swallowed enough semen/ saliva from a person you could transplant their organs to you and not reject them."
Of a similar note, you can give someone with a Brazil nut allergy an allergic reaction through semen |
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"If you swallowed enough semen/ saliva from a person you could transplant their organs to you and not reject them."
We should get Sydney University onto this. Massive medical breakthrough at our tongue tips! |
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The Hawaiian language contains 13 letters: A, E, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, U, W and the {¬yrs=¬}okina |
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"Just Brazil nuts or all nuts ? I unfortunately once gave my sister in law a bad reaction by taking turns shaking a dice after I had eaten dry roasted peanuts. "
with that in mind, peanuts are not actually nuts, they are legumes |
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"Just Brazil nuts or all nuts ? I unfortunately once gave my sister in law a bad reaction by taking turns shaking a dice after I had eaten dry roasted peanuts. "
I believe it’s just Brazil nuts. In your instance I imagine might have been some residue on your hands transferred onto the dice so it would have been like she’d touched them herself maybe? |
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The brain often isn't returned after an autopsy. If it is it's shoved into the abdominal cavity alongside everything else that was removed.
Also whilst sea otters are cute, holding hands as couples etc.
They've also been seen rap-ing a seal pup for 90 mins until death.
They also hold each other's babies as hostages for food.
That's possibly even worse than dolphins and they are massive jerks. (A much lesser-unknown fact).
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The whole concept of humans hunting and that it created male dominance hundreds of thousands or even millions of years ago is a myth. We were group power scavengers and gender inequality didn’t start until approx 5 thousand years ago. This is science backed up by lots of evidence - not theories. |
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"The whole concept of humans hunting and that it created male dominance hundreds of thousands or even millions of years ago is a myth. We were group power scavengers and gender inequality didn’t start until approx 5 thousand years ago. This is science backed up by lots of evidence - not theories. "
What kind of evidence ? |
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"The whole concept of humans hunting and that it created male dominance hundreds of thousands or even millions of years ago is a myth. We were group power scavengers and gender inequality didn’t start until approx 5 thousand years ago. This is science backed up by lots of evidence - not theories.
What kind of evidence ? "
Brass Eye Science perhaps? |
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In Persia, before the mullahs and coups, gender equality had been the norm. They didn’t call it feminism or gender equality, it was just the norm. People took roles or jobs that served their communities best. My source, a friend who’s family escaped. |
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