Random fact thread

[Star Racer 198]

Hummingbirds are the only species of bird capable of flying backwards.

[Velcorn 279]

bumble bees shouldn't be able to fly! (Don't tell them that though, it'll make them sad!)

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/08/bumblebee-flight-does-not-violate-the-laws-of-physics/

 

Another myth that is actually untrue... To sum up the article, the myth that bumble bees shouldn't be able to fly assuming their wings are constructed like those of an airplane (stiff) but they have flexible wings and some kind of joint which allows them to fly...

[Knight Hadron 372]

It might be something about the sunlight. I just recall the childrens magazine i was reading saying it reflected the snow.

 

http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/about-polar-bears/essentials/fur-and-skin:

 

Fur. Polar bears' fur consists of a dense, insulating underfur topped by guard hairs of various lengths. It is not actually white—it just looks that way.

Each hair shaft is pigment-free and transparent with a hollow core that scatters and reflects visible light, much like what happens with ice and snow.

The hairs reflect the light. That light may come from the snow (from the sun reflected off the snow, more technically), or directly from the sun.

[Star Racer 198]

http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/about-polar-bears/essentials/fur-and-skin:

The hairs reflect the light. That light may come from the snow (from the sun reflected off the snow, more technically), or directly from the sun.

So yeah, basically what i said the second time.

 

*If you plugs keep getting bent, its most likely the socket in the wall causeing the problem. You can fix this by pushing a butterknife into the socket.

*People who fall for this are probably stupid.

*This is also called "natural selection".

[Knight Hadron 372]

So yeah, basically what i said the second time.

 

*If you plugs keep getting bent, its most likely the socket in the wall causeing the problem. You can fix this by pushing a butterknife into the socket.

*People who fall for this are probably stupid.

*This is also called "natural selection".

Also called Darwinian Fails.

 

 

Random fact: Most people are not THAT stupid.

[DeadAccount 4,603]

French fries didn't come from France. They came from Belgium.

[I used to be a stranger 7,993]

This post has been redacted by the author.

Edited May 9, 2021 by Blue

[Knight Hadron 372]

Social Darwinism is a philosophical proposal that humans should progress and advance according to the same principles which foster or destroy non-human species' evolution. This view is rejected by modern philisophical scholarship on the principle that it lacks ethical soundness. Most of its proponents today hold it solely for the purpose of dark humor via physical humor or comparison satire.

What modern philisopical scholarship? I agree that Social Darwinism is basically an internet meme at this point, but I thought that the basic premises of it are accepted by the majority of the academic community. Sources please?

 

I have not researched this topic throughly enough for me to formulate a viewpoint of my own on the issue, by the way.

[GuyNamedEarl 1,332]

In Spain, Mr. Clean is known as Don Limpio

[RavenholmZombie 1,330]

• Windows is an Operating System made by a company called Microsoft.

Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is only 35 miles (56 kilometers) from the border with North Korea... that's kinda scary.

All life on Earth is carbon-based.

[I used to be a stranger 7,993]

The highest tidal range in the world is in the Bay of Fundy near Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Canada. Between low and high tide, the ocean can rise or fall by more than 50 feet (16 meters).

 

What modern philisopical scholarship? I agree that Social Darwinism is basically an internet meme at this point, but I thought that the basic premises of it are accepted by the majority of the academic community. Sources please?

 

I have not researched this topic throughly enough for me to formulate a viewpoint of my own on the issue, by the way.

 

I don't have specific citations, but I do see in many interviews and debates on youtube that Social Darwinism is generalized under the umbrella proverbial "might is right". This view is widely considered morally abhorrent because the strongest do as they please and the weak are forced to capitulate, surrender or die to those who's power to survive are greater. The entire concept is also entirely opposite to the notions of justice or charity, which makes it counter-intuitive.

 

What you're probably thinking of is alternatives to Objective Morality, such as Social Humanism or Evolved Moral Theory.

Edited July 5, 2015 by Blue

[Ac3xAssasin 453]

Did you know that if you drill a hole through the Earth and jumped in it would take you approximately 42.2 minutes to reach the other side (but you would probably die before you get there)  

Edited July 5, 2015 by Ac3xAssasin

[Mr. Mustang 647]

The American Civil War did indeed contain naval battles, more than just the Monitor VS Virginia (Battle of Hampton Roads) Ironclad engagement.

 

Which by the way, that particular battle lasted two days.

[CheeryFox 23,821]

• Global warming appeared in the 1940s. 

Neutrino detection is supported by liquid gallium. 

Studies now show garlic 'n onion to be quite the carcinopreventive agents. 

[Star Racer 198]

Playing a brass instrument the wrong way can result in torn tissue in your cheeks. Just ask that trumpet player, Luis Armstrong (i think thats his name). They say he could fit grapefruits in his cheeks.

Still good at playing his music though.

[MoltenKitten 341]

Rarity only exists in mlp because hasbro forced Lauren Faust to write in at least one stereotypical girl 

Applebloom was originally going to be named Appleseed

Big Mac was originally going to be named Big Apple

[PROJECT: Simon 3,954]

Fish can make you smarter~! <3 <3 

[rarity1 461]

It takes 8 minutes & 17 seconds for light to travel from the Sun to Earth, but only two seconds for me to light this blunt.

[Solar Cloud 493]

See this guy.

This is his Grandfather.

Who you might know as this guy.

[PROJECT: Simon 3,954]

See this guy.

This is his Grandfather.

Who you might know as this guy.

My brain is going insane now~ ;~; xDD '~' :D       

[StephenP 106]

Windows 1 - 3 were not operating systems, but they were extensions for MS-DOS.

[GuyNamedEarl 1,332]

It takes 8 minutes & 17 seconds for light to travel from the Sun to Earth, but only two seconds for me to light this blunt.

You may have breathed the same air that dinosaurs breathed 1000's of years ago. If you don't think that's the tightest shit then get out of my face.

[SlenderSlayer24 127]

Canada once burned down Washington DC during the war of 1812 which was the only war that the USA official lost.

[MoltenKitten 341]

 The motor company Subaru is named after a star collection near the Taurus constellation 

The star Betelgeuse is pronounced as beetlejuice and is referenced in the movie of the same name

[Wicked Funky 2,955]

Your muscles are strong enough to crack evry bone in your body. Yep.

Edited September 29, 2015 by Cruki