Random fact thread

[Star Racer 198]

Your cheap junker of a car suddenly seems cooler once you realize that its powered by liquified dionsours.

[Shy * 95]

Cat facts :3

Cats sleep 70 % of their lives.

A cat has been mayor of Talkeetna, alsaka for 15 years.

Owning a cat can reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack by a third.

Your cat can recognize your voice but act too cool to care.

Cats have a lower social IQ than dogs but can solve more difficult cognitive problems when they

feel like it.

[One-Punch Man 316]

In Japan, Ronald Mcdonald is called Donald Mcdonald due to a lack of a clear "r" sound in Japanese. 
 

[RDBestPony 271]

If you consistently fart for 6 years & 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.

[SoniaSquishy 67]

Fact: The FACT Sphere is the most intelligent sphere

The FACT Sphere is the most handsome sphere

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[DJW 142]

Don't keep your bread in the fridge.

 

Below 8 degrees celsius a process called retrogradation occurs, where the starch molecules contract, squeezing out the moisture trapped within.

As a result, the bag the loaf often comes packaged in accrues a layer of condensation on the inside. This means you end up with bread drying out faster than normal, but with a soggy crust, and will often go mouldy quicker than usual.

 

Additionally, keeping it in a well ventilated area will allow drier air to continually replace the air that has absorbed moisture, which will accelerate the drying process as the transfer of water is dependent on the humidity gradient, like the transfer of heat is dependent on the difference in temperature.

 

Instead, it is better to keep it out of the light, where convection is minimised.

 

 

Such as in a bread bin.

Edited September 29, 2015 by DJW

[Moony the Cat 3,702]

The first try to adapt a Super Hero into a Movie was a Republic Pictures Serial from the 1940 which would have featured Superman.

 

But because the rights to Superman were at that point already sold to the Fleischer Studios, no other Company were allowed to use Superman.

So instead, they choose to create a super hero that wears a copper mask and call him copperhead. ( for some reason...its not even a character from Dc Comics...and he looks kinda dumb with that mask to be honest... )

 

And the Serial was finally called " Mysterious Doctor Satan " . But if this Movie Serial was going to be about Superman, Robert Wilcox would have been the worlds first Superman.

 

But it doesnt end there. One year later, they tried the whole thing again and wanted to adapt Superman again.

Of course the Fleischer Studios still worked on the Superman Cartoon, so they still couldnt use Superman.

 

Instead they created " Adventures of Captain Marvel " with Dc Comics Captain Marvel instead.

Who is now called Shazam because of legal issues with Marvels Captain Marvel.

[I used to be a stranger 7,993]

There are four fundamental forces which bind normal kinds of material together, in basic atomic chemistry: Ionic, Covalent, Metallic and Van Der Waals.

 

Ionic bonds are the strongest, where electrons are shared between the orbitals of two different elements. These kinds of bonds are present in ceramic materials like concrete, glass and gemstones. These bonds result in extremely strong, but typically very brittle materials (not very bendy) with very high melting points. The exemplar of this sort of strength is Diamond. Ionic bonds are always between a metal and a non-metal.

 

Covalent bonds are made between non-metal elements, where ions are shared between atoms of the same kind. These bonds are responsible for every kind of organic chemistry, from gasoline to sugar to DNA to rubber to peppermint to xylene. Their characteristics vary wildely, but often have it in common that they have low ignition points (they burn fairly easily) and are often flexible, elastic or ductile in solid form.

 

Metallic bonds are weak but durable. Basically large stacks of the same kind of element coalesce together in giant rigid piles, with seas of electrons floating between them. They are often very strong and proportionately better at being flexible than ionic bonds (think iron vs. pottery), and the best of any kind of bond at being heat or electrical conductors. This is because when an electron strikes the side of a metal, it hits the sea of electrons and knocks another electron out on the other side. Metals can also be very dense. Gold is both the most conductive element and the most ductile, Osmium is the densest, and Unonoctium is the heaviest.

 

Van Der Waals are tiny. And before you can understand what they are, you'll need to have a bit of understanding for how electrons behave.

If you've ever been given an impression of what electrons are like, you probably thought of them as tiny balls of light whipping around the nucleus of an atom like lightsaber-style planets orbiting a lumpy star. This mental picture is useful for many kinds of Chemistry, which it's why it's still around. It's called the Bohr Model. However, it breaks down when you're trying to explain Van Der Waal force. You need to understand the Probabilistic Model.

The Probabilistic Model says that you can't "find" where an electron will be-- which makes sense, since they're such infinitesimal things, and they're moving at the speed of light-- but you can predict where they'll probably be at a given moment. So you assign "clouds" of probability which dip and bob around the nucleus, indicating where electrons will most likely exist at any given point in time. With this understanding, you can then imagine what it would be like if, for the briefest of moments, all of the electrons around an atom were located on one side of the nucleus. This would actually push the atom in a direction, like a rocket engine. Granted, it wouldn't push it very much: the force is minuscule and the time it happens is ever-so-brief, but the force is there.

It's a bit like molecular static-cling. Van Der Waals are responsible for the flexibility of shoelaces and plastic bags, among other things.

 

Secretly, I've influenced you to know the four standard Engineering Materials definitions as well: Ceramic, Metallic, Polymer and Hybrid.

[Odyssey 5,716]

Studies show that around 2050, 70% of the population will live their lives in the city.

[El Duderino 879]

In one of the photographs of Abraham Lincolns funeral train, you can see a little boy looking out a window of a building. That little boy was Teddy Roosevelt.

[Rainbowdash_82 404]

Samsung is more advanced than Apple but people prefer apple

[RattPitt 172]

When three astronomical bodies (like Earth, the sun, & the moon) line up, it's called a syzygy.

 

You know Looney Tunes? The original run? One guy (Mel Blanc) voiced most of the characters. He's called the Man of A Thousand Voices for a reason. In his autobiography, he claims he only had about 850.

 

There's a metal band called Hatebeak. Their lead singer is an African Gray Parrot. There was also a metal band called Caninus, whose two lead singers were pitbull terriers. The two collaborated at least once. \m/.

[Moony the Cat 3,702]

The first two Mlp Specials " Rescue at Midnight Castle ", which is also known as " Fireflys Adventure ", " Dreamland " or simply " My Little Pony " and Escape from Catrina, actually aired before the first Movie and before the first series, but were later edited into the first Series.

 

Not only were this two shorts just randomly put at the end of both Seasons of My Little Pony N Friends, which didnt make any sense, considering many characters were first introduced there, but the Specials were also cut.

 

Both Specials are missing musical numbers, the original openings and endings and some short scenes.

And apart from the original Vhs releases, no Dvd release from Mlp features this shorts in the original Uncut Version.

For some reason.I dont know...probably nobody cares...apparently. 

Edited September 30, 2015 by PsychoTwi

[Mr. Mustang 647]

The Aircraft Carriers USS Lexington, USS Yorktown, USS Hornet, and USS Enterprise were all away on exercise on the morning of December 7th 1941.

 

Later, they were instrumental in turning the tide in the Pacific.

 

Fact about USS Enterprise (CV-6):

Enterprise took part in every major battle of the Pacific all the way up to the battle of Okinawa, the Kamikaze that struck her during that battle forced the ship back to Pearl Harbor for repairs.

[Chara 1,565]

Did you know that there is molecules on your face that live, breath, and sleep on your face???

[best poni 1,518]

it is physically impossible for a pig to look upwards.

[RDBestPony 271]

Nearly three percent of the ice in Antarctic glaciers is penguin urine.

[Overdrive 5,366]

More people this year have been killed by selfie-related causes than by shark.

[Velcorn 279]

There are four fundamental forces which bind normal kinds of material together, in basic atomic chemistry: Ionic, Covalent, Metallic and Van Der Waals.

 

Ionic bonds are the strongest, where electrons are shared between the orbitals of two different elements. These kinds of bonds are present in ceramic materials like concrete, glass and gemstones. These bonds result in extremely strong, but typically very brittle materials (not very bendy) with very high melting points. The exemplar of this sort of strength is Diamond. Ionic bonds are always between a metal and a non-metal.

 

Covalent bonds are made between non-metal elements, where ions are shared between atoms of the same kind. These bonds are responsible for every kind of organic chemistry, from gasoline to sugar to DNA to rubber to peppermint to xylene. Their characteristics vary wildely, but often have it in common that they have low ignition points (they burn fairly easily) and are often flexible, elastic or ductile in solid form.

 

Metallic bonds are weak but durable. Basically large stacks of the same kind of element coalesce together in giant rigid piles, with seas of electrons floating between them. They are often very strong and proportionately better at being flexible than ionic bonds (think iron vs. pottery), and the best of any kind of bond at being heat or electrical conductors. This is because when an electron strikes the side of a metal, it hits the sea of electrons and knocks another electron out on the other side. Metals can also be very dense. Gold is both the most conductive element and the most ductile, Osmium is the densest, and Unonoctium is the heaviest.

 

Van Der Waals are tiny. And before you can understand what they are, you'll need to have a bit of understanding for how electrons behave.

If you've ever been given an impression of what electrons are like, you probably thought of them as tiny balls of light whipping around the nucleus of an atom like lightsaber-style planets orbiting a lumpy star. This mental picture is useful for many kinds of Chemistry, which it's why it's still around. It's called the Bohr Model. However, it breaks down when you're trying to explain Van Der Waal force. You need to understand the Probabilistic Model.

The Probabilistic Model says that you can't "find" where an electron will be-- which makes sense, since they're such infinitesimal things, and they're moving at the speed of light-- but you can predict where they'll probably be at a given moment. So you assign "clouds" of probability which dip and bob around the nucleus, indicating where electrons will most likely exist at any given point in time. With this understanding, you can then imagine what it would be like if, for the briefest of moments, all of the electrons around an atom were located on one side of the nucleus. This would actually push the atom in a direction, like a rocket engine. Granted, it wouldn't push it very much: the force is minuscule and the time it happens is ever-so-brief, but the force is there.

It's a bit like molecular static-cling. Van Der Waals are responsible for the flexibility of shoelaces and plastic bags, among other things.

 

Secretly, I've influenced you to know the four standard Engineering Materials definitions as well: Ceramic, Metallic, Polymer and Hybrid.

I wouldn't really call this random facts, it's basic chemistry

 

According to what I'm making out of the current knowledge we have about quantum mechanics, everything happens randomly.

[FlootahBabby 265]

YouTube originally was going to be a dating website.  The idea to start YouTube was because of Janet Jackson's nip slip during the (I believe) 2004 Olympics

Not at the olympics, it happened during halftime of Super Bowl XXXVIII.

[Star Racer 198]

The average person only uses about 10% of the oxygen that enters their lungs. Athletes use anywhere between 70-85%. Musicians, however, use 95-100% of the oxygen.

Mainly because if they didnt, they would pass out from lack of oxygen since they spend about maybe 7-8 minutes out of every 10 pushing air out of their lungs.

[Vox 870]

Japanese is considered by some to be part of the Altaic language group, similar to Turkish and Mongolian. 

[Troblems 5,617]

The voices of Mickey and Minnie Mouse are married <3

[RattPitt 172]

Sharks like metal music. They're attracted to it because the frequencies of metal are similar to that of struggling fish.

 

In case you don't believe me, here you go. The video calls it death metal, but it isn't. It's just heavy metal, pure and simple. If they wanted to use death metal, they should have used Murmaider by Dethklok, which would've been way more fitting.

[Rainbowdash_82 404]

Its gonna rain on sunday. A chance of 90% rain is expected in the Los Angeles area! Finally