Odd factoids

[Bonefish Blues]

Extreme heat from the Mount Vesuvius eruption in Italy turned one victim's brain into glass

Debbie Harry was mistaken then?

 

[classic33]

Many coffee purists swear by espresso, a form of coffee made by grinding the beans very finely and subjecting them to hot water at high pressure. Espresso has a more concentrated flavor, so it must have a higher concentration of caffeine, right? Well… kind of.

Though, ounce for ounce, espresso does have more caffeine than a regular drip brew, a shot of espresso has 120 to 170 mg of caffeine, whereas a cup of coffee has 150 to 200 mg. In fact, it would take two or three espresso shots to equal the caffeine in a 16-ounce Starbucks coffee.

 

[classic33]

In 1992, the Prime Minister of Singapore was so fed up with the expense of cleaning wads of gum off of public facilities and the new public transportation system that he made the import and sale of chewing gum illegal.

Though the ban is still in place, in 2004, the government made an exception for certain types of sugar-free gum sold by dentists or pharmacists, who must record the names of anyone who buys it.

 

[winjim]

In fact, it would take two or three espresso shots to equal the caffeine in a 16-ounce Starbucks coffee.

A 16oz Starbucks coffee is made with two or three espresso shots.

 

[classic33]

In a project called Acoustic Kitty, CIA operatives attempted to implant listening devices into the ears of cats in hopes of eavesdropping on top-secret conversations. They placed the first cat near the Soviet Embassy in Washington, D.C., but—according to some reports—the poor cat was almost immediately run over by a taxi.

The project was shut down in 1967 after the geniuses at the CIA finally figured out how difficult it is to train a cat.


Link added in edit.

 

[Drago]

The British CID was modelled on the Ameridan CIA, bit with grey suits and brown shoes.

 

[raleighnut]

The British CID was modelled on the Ameridan CIA, bit with grey suits and brown shoes.

Aye but 'Brown shoes' don't make it,

View: https://youtu.be/bH3HsZHe_AI


In the days when I drank (after hours) with a bunch of CID coppers very few wore suits or ties (and they'd just left the 'office' before heading to the pub) admittedly the DI wore one but the rest were pretty 'casual'

EDIT - They may of course been watching too many episodes of 'The Sweeney'

 

[Ming the Merciless]

All matter in the Universe is conscious

 

[Ming the Merciless]

On average you swallow about 8 spiders a year whilst you sleep.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

All matter in the Universe is conscious

So it's no matter if I drink myself unconscious.

 

[classic33]

So it's no matter if I drink myself unconscious.

Given the post quoted, would that be possible?

 

[classic33]

Bagpipes were originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

Bagpipes were originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep.

The background to the activities that led them to find that blowing and squeezing a sheep can make different tones is xxx rated and banned from the internet.

They tried it with mice, which led to the phrase "the love that dare not squeak its name".

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Bagpipes were originally made from the whole skin of a dead sheep.

I think that you'll find the original ones produced their distinctive skirl from the use of a live sheep and a length of hollow tubing. The practice only died out when the Scottish branch of the RSPCA was founded, however the distinctive sound of a flatulent sheep was retained.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The British CID was modelled on the Ameridan CIA, bit with grey suits and brown shoes.

The British CID later went on to sell British Gas shares