Interesting facts! v2

Aírmanareiks Þiudareiks · 10-25-2005, 08:35 AM

Post all the interesting facts and factoids you know about here.
Here goes!
Fact #1: High morphine doses can give people with chronic polio the temporary ability to walk.

Kenmcfa · 10-25-2005, 08:38 AM

Fact#2 It is possible to walk on custard (but don't try this at the dinner table)

IamTheKing9 · 10-25-2005, 10:13 PM

Fact #3: Cows give more milk when they are listening to music.

P.S. Good game, Erik! This is sure to increase everybody's IQ.

Aírmanareiks Þiudareiks · 10-26-2005, 03:23 AM

Fact #4: Zoroastrianism is the world's oldest monotheistic faith.
Thanks Anirban, I had previously posted this thread before, but it was deleted when the person who compromised Dude66's account went on a rampage.
The more random the facts, the better!

IamTheKing9 · 10-26-2005, 11:52 PM

Fact #5: There are only two species of rhinecerous.

P.S. How do you know my name, Eric?

Aírmanareiks Þiudareiks · 10-27-2005, 01:02 AM

Fact #6: The correct plural of virus is viruses, since virus comes from Latin, where it means 'poison' or 'venom'. In Latin, only countable nouns pluralize, very rarely do uncountable nouns exhibit this quality(some do, under special circumstances). There was no plural for virus in latin. Viri or virii as the plural of virus came from a confusion of Latin plurals, like radius»radii. Other than that, viri is already the plural of vir in Latin, which means 'man' or 'hero'.
And to your query; As a wise straight man once said,

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darrenstraight

Eric knows all.

Well anyway, just joking. You've already posted your name at the introduction sticky in the "Introduce Yourself" forum, and also in your blog.

Marvin Niven · 10-27-2005, 01:06 PM

There's more caffeine in an ounce of tea leaves than an ounce of coffee beans. Who would have thought it!

Marvin

IamTheKing9 · 10-27-2005, 08:52 PM

Fact #8: Apples are part of the rose family.

Aírmanareiks Þiudareiks · 10-27-2005, 11:23 PM

Fact #9: The closest relative of the apple is the pear.

IamTheKing9 · 10-28-2005, 11:28 PM

Fact #10: The flea can jump 350 times its body length, that is like a human jumping the length of a football field.

10-25-2005, 08:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
Aírmanareiks Þiudareiks Elite Googler Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Posts: 1,279 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Interesting facts! v2 Post all the interesting facts and factoids you know about here. Here goes! Fact #1: High morphine doses can give people with chronic polio the temporary ability to walk.

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Marvin Niven Noogle Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London UK Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Interesting fact There's more caffeine in an ounce of tea leaves than an ounce of coffee beans. Who would have thought it! Marvin

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