Interesting facts! v2 - Page 2

Kenmcfa · 10-30-2005, 10:36 AM

An interesting one from the QI quiz:

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The "honey mushroom" (Armillaria ostoyae) fungus kills large groves of evergreen trees. In August 2000, researchers found one killing trees in the Malheur National Forest in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon. It was estimated to cover over 2,200 acres (890 hectares) and be at least 2,400 years old, possibly older.

Randy · 10-30-2005, 10:51 AM

FACT #12: If you could drive your car straight up you would arrive in space in just over an hour.

IamTheKing9 · 10-30-2005, 11:08 PM

Facts #13: Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.

Aírmanareiks Þiudareiks · 10-31-2005, 12:30 AM

Fact #14: The bullet ant has the most painful sting of any insect.

IamTheKing9 · 11-01-2005, 11:01 PM

Fact #15: In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!

Marvin Niven · 11-01-2005, 11:29 PM

The only man made structure on Earth that is visible from the moon is not the Dreat Wall of China. In fact, no man made structures are visible from the Moon.

IamTheKing9 · 11-01-2005, 11:43 PM

Fact #17: In Nebraska, It is illegal for bar owners to sell beer unless they are simultaneously brewing a kettle of soup.

P.S. Are you serious, Marvin?

Marvin Niven · 11-02-2005, 01:19 AM

It's one of those things that people think they know but turn out to be untrue. On our site there are some puzzles and quizzes at puzzle page. Try the third quiz - it tests how confident you are about strange facts, like these, that you may (or may not) know.

mondine · 11-02-2005, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by IamTheKing9

P.S. Are you serious, Marvin?

Many man-made structures are visible from space. But that's just above the Earth's atmosphere.
Nothing is visible to the naked eye from the moon.
Interesting reading:
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_092

IamTheKing9 · 11-02-2005, 02:43 AM

OK. Let's get back to the topic.

Fact #18: Pocahontas appeared on the back of the $20 bill in 1875.

11-02-2005, 01:19 AM	#18 (permalink)
Marvin Niven Noogle Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London UK Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	For sure It's one of those things that people think they know but turn out to be untrue. On our site there are some puzzles and quizzes at puzzle page. Try the third quiz - it tests how confident you are about strange facts, like these, that you may (or may not) know.

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