Really TRUE odd factoids

[Andy_R]

For a given atom, the probability distribution of any of its electrons is such that there is a small but non-zero chance of finding / interacting with it at any point (with the exception of r=0, the atomic nucleus). Thus every point in the universe is occupied by every electron in the universe.

So space isn't actually empty. It's full. A bit like gravy...

 

[NorthernDave]

Despite the long running and occasionally acrimonious debate about which one to put on your bacon sandwich, the main ingredient in both red and brown sauce is the same: tomatoes

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The longest-lived and those who will die soonest lose the same thing. The present is all that they can give up, since that is all you have, and what you do not have, you cannot lose.

 

[Blue Hills]

The longest-lived and those who will die soonest lose the same thing. The present is all that they can give up, since that is all you have, and what you do not have, you cannot lose.

Ere, the bold philosophy department is thataway

 

[Chris S]

You can use HP sauce to remove tarnish from silver and brass.

 

[Wobbling]

Cleopatra was born closer to the moon landings than she was to the building of the pyramids at Giza

 

[winjim]

Cleopatra was born closer to the moon landings than she was to the building of the pyramids at Giza

iPhone, I think you'll find.

 

[Dave7]

Relying on GPS to navigate destroys your innate sense of direction, a skill that took our ancestors thousands of years to develop and hone.

When areas of the brain involved in navigation are no longer used, those neural connections fade away via a process known as synaptic pruning.

Can't agree with that. Our ancestors didn't have motor cars

 

[Dave7]

The brain in your head isn’t your only brain.

There’s a “second brain” in your intestines that contains 100 million neurons.

Gut bacteria are responsible for making over 30 neurotransmitters including the “happy molecule” serotonin.

According to MrsD I have my brains in my underpants

 

[Blue Hills]

According to MrsD I have a brain in my underpants

Brains to spare.

 

[Dave7]

Unless it's under the bread maker as @Dave7 will attest

Or his passport

 

[Andy_R]

Cleopatra was born closer to the moon landings than she was to the building of the pyramids at Giza

No she wasn't. Giza is only 212km from Alexandria, but the moon is 384,400 km. What a silly thing to say...you'll be telling us the earth is flat next....

 

[classic33]

Brains to spare.

Smart Ar*e!

 

[classic33]

The song 'A Flame of Wrath for Patrick MacCrimmon' is a common set choice for pipers. The song tells of the story of a piper from Glenelg, near the Isle of Skye. To avenge the murder of his brother, the musician in the story set a whole village alight. It is said that he overlooked the blaze from a hill, playing his bagpipes relentlessly.

 

[swee'pea99]

The song 'A Flame of Wrath for Patrick MacCrimmon' is a common set choice for pipers. The song tells of the story of a piper from Glenelg, near the Isle of Skye. To avenge the murder of his brother, the musician in the story set a whole village alight. It is said that he overlooked the blaze from a hill, playing his bagpipes relentlessly.

Talk about adding insult to injury.