The "Add a Useless Fact" thread....

[Tigger By The Tail]

The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle

 

[nuttylawprofessor]

6% of all Americans walk to work.

Double post

 

[nuttylawprofessor]

6% of all Americans walk to work.

Wicked, I'm part of the 6%. I feel special.

My useless trivia:

The aglets factoid is a question from the red box category in Cranium.

 

[Jockaroo]

PMS stands for the Pantone Matching System, a formula for mixing inks in printing to get uniform colors.

 

[Sparx]

white is all colors

black is the absence of color and true black can not be seen. You can only see the outline of it against something else.

 

[vettechick99]

When legal, Ecstasy was once used in couples therapy and proven very beneficial. After club kids got a hold of it, it was banned and now law prohibits any research or medical use of the drug.

 

[Syrreal]

Accroding to the History Channel, Opium, heroine, and Morphine, were initially banned b/c of drug problems amongst the Chinese.

 

[Cindyluwho]

Another useless factoid:
The word absent and absenteeism comes from Absinthe, which is now illegal to sell in the US. Absinthe's main active ingredient is wormwood which contains thujone, the same fun stuff that's present in marijuana. I have my Absinthe imported from Germany, which is not illegal. Fun Stuff!!

 

[grinningghost]

It takes 1350 recycled milk jugs to make the benches in Animal Kingdom. (Just read that in the Birnbaum guide today).

 

[rayelias]

Approximately 75% of human poop is made of water.

Thank God it's not the other way around.

 

[lindakmonty]

Thank God it's not the other way around.

no kidding!

 

[CourtasanSatine]

Katherine McPhee also covered KT Tunstall's "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" during AI 5

 

[kikipug]

The little plastic caps on the ends of your shoelaces are called aglets

I always was told they are fluglebinders...

Did you know the human head weighs 8 lbs????
(One of the most quoted movie lines in my house...)

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

Most brands of lipstick contain fish scales

And speaking of lipstick, prostitutes in ancient Rome used henna around their lips to advertise certain oral services if you get my drift...that was the origin of lipstick!

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

Waking came from times past when utensils and cups were made from lead. People could get paralized and would be put out to "wake" for a few days to see if they were really dead or in a lead induced stupor(only theydid not realize this)

 

[tevagirl]

If you mix Twinkie filling and Vaseline, the mixture flouresces under ultraviolet light.

I want to know how it came about that some one figured this one out?

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

The calorie content of fruits and vegetables may fluctuate up to 50% depending on degree of ripeness and water content.

 

[LadyyRedd]

Marigold plants help prevent rodents.

Just not this kind!!

Kimya

 

[MrVisible]

If you mix Twinkie filling and Vaseline, the mixture flouresces under ultraviolet light.

I want to know how it came about that some one figured this one out?

Hmm... how to best explain this...

 

[luvthatduke]

One recycled aluminum can = one new can.
A can for a can!