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The Wilhelm Scream
2008-08-13 02:06:00 “Originally recorded for the 1951 western Distant Drums, the silly scream became a favorite of sound designers in the mid-”70s (four-time Oscar winner Ben Burtt is the guy who brought The Scream back to life), and has since been heard in dozens of movies in which grown men fall to the ground in terror and/or agony.” [source] [remix video]
Sea Horses
2008-08-13 02:04:00 “Not only is the male seahorse faithful to his mate, he also carries and delivers their babies.” [source] More About: Horses
How Much Does a Cloud Weigh?
2008-08-01 03:13:00 “Let’s start with a very simple white puffy cloud - a cumulus cloud. How much does the water in a cumulus cloud weigh? Peggy LeMone, senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, did the numbers. “The water in the little cloud weighs about 550 tons,” she calculates. “Or if you ... More About: Science , Nature , Weight , Rain , Clouds
The First Printed Book
2008-08-01 03:05:00 “The first printed book was made in 868 A.D. - it was a Chinese Diamond Sutra text.” [source] More About: Books , History , Book , Print
The First Human Dissection
2008-08-01 03:02:00 “The first recorded dissection of the human body in the Western world took place in ancient Alexandria by Herophilus and Erasistratus. Though none of their writings have come down to us, other medical writers recorded what they had discovered.” [source] More About: Health , History , Body , Human , Dissection
The First Steam Device / Engine
2008-07-31 06:40:00 “The first recorded steam device, the aeolipile, was invented by Hero of Alexandria, a Greek, in the 1st century AD, but used only as a toy. In 1663, Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester published designs for, and may have installed, a steam-powered engine for pumping water at Vauxhall House.” [wikipedia] More About: History , Toy , Engine , Device , Steam
The Capital of Wales
2008-07-31 06:39:00 “The capital of Wales , U.K. is Cardiff and it had a population of 305,350 in 2001.” [source] More About: Country , General , Capital
The World?s Largest Crayon
2008-07-31 06:36:00 “The world’s largest crayon, a 1,500-pound blue, was unvelied by Crayola in October 2003.” [source] More About: Entertainment , World , The World , Record , Largest
Invisible Polar Bears
2008-07-31 06:28:00 “Although they can be detected by ultraviolet technology, polar bears cannot be detected by infrared cameras, due to their transparent fur.” [source] More About: Science , Nature , Animals , Bears , Light
When Was Toilet Paper First Invented?
2008-07-31 06:26:00 “China , AD 1391 - Began producing toilet paper measuring 2 feet x 3 feet for use by the Emperors which was produced by the Bureau of Imperial Supplies .” [source] More About: History , Toilet Paper , Toilet
The Creation of Rudolph
2008-07-31 06:24:00 “The character ”Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” was created for the Montgomery Ward group of department stores.” [source] More About: Christmas , Entertainment , Cartoons , Animals , Creation
President John Tyler
2008-07-31 06:22:00 “Former US President John Tyler was also elected to serve in the Confederate Congress during the Civil War, but died before he could begin his term.” [source] More About: United States , History
Nose Prints
2007-10-02 17:33:00 “Nose prints are used to identify dogs, just like humans use fingerprints!” [source] Share This More About: Facts , Animals , Prints
How Long Do Cats Sleep?
2007-07-04 19:40:00 “Domestic cats sleep an average of 13 to 14 hours a day with some cats sleeping as many as 20 hours a day.” [source] Share This More About: Cats , Facts , Sleep , Long
What Does WD-40 Stand For?
2007-06-07 21:47:00 Quote from the WD-40 website. “WD-40 literally stands for Water Displacement, 40th attempt. That’s the name straight out of the lab book used by the chemist who developed WD-40 back in 1953. The chemist, Norm Larsen, was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion?a task which is done by displacing water. Norm’s persistence paid off ... More About: Facts , Stand
Twist-Tie Colors
2007-06-05 12:00:00 “The colors of the twist-ties on loaves of bread indicate what day they were delivered (i.e. how old they are.)” [source] Share This More About: Facts , Colors , Twist
Stonewall Jackson
2007-06-04 12:00:00 “Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson , a revered Confederate general during the American Civil War was actually accidentally shot by his own troops and died of infection from the wound.” [wikipedia] Share This More About: History , Facts , Stonewall Jackson , Tone
The Sistine Chapel Frescoes
2007-06-03 11:00:00 “Micheangelo’s frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel took him four years to complete, from 1508 to 1512.” [source] Share This More About: Facts , Apel
The First Billionaire
2007-06-03 05:13:00 “Oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller, was the world’s first billionaire.” source Share This More About: Facts , Billionaire , Bill , Billion
Jumping The Shark
2007-04-11 21:00:00 From wikipedia.org “Jump ing the shark is a metaphor that was originally used to denote the tipping point at which a TV series is deemed by a viewer to have passed its peak, or has introduced plot twists that are illogical in terms of everything that has preceded them.” [read more] Share This More About: Shark , Ping , Jumping
Jumping The Shark
2007-04-11 21:00:00 From wikipedia.org “Jump ing the shark is a metaphor that was originally used to denote the tipping point at which a TV series is deemed by a viewer to have passed its peak, or has introduced plot twists that are illogical in terms of everything that has preceded them.” [read more] Share This More About: Facts , Shark , Ping , Jumping
Dwarf Planets
2007-04-09 03:31:00 From wikipedia.org “The term “dwarf planet” was adopted in 2006 as part of a three-way classification of bodies orbiting the Sun. Objects that are large enough to have cleared the neighbourhood of their orbit are defined as “planets”, while those which are too small to be in hydrostatic equilibrium are defined as “small solar system bodies”. ... More About: Planets , Planet , War , Lane , Plane
Dwarf Planets
2007-04-09 03:31:00 From wikipedia.org “The term “dwarf planet” was adopted in 2006 as part of a three-way classification of bodies orbiting the Sun. Objects that are large enough to have cleared the neighbourhood of their orbit are defined as “planets”, while those which are too small to be in hydrostatic equilibrium are defined as “small solar system bodies”. ... More About: Facts , Planets , Plan , Anet , Dwarf
A Lifetime of Bed Making.
2007-03-17 05:28:00 LeeLoo200 Submitted this fact in a comment, Thanks! “On average, every human walks 4km in their lifetime from just making their bed. Now thats saying something. HaHa” [source] Share This More About: Facts , Lifetime , Maki , Makin
A Lifetime of Bed Making.
2007-03-17 05:28:00 LeeLoo200 Submitted this fact in a comment, Thanks! “On average, every human walks 4km in their lifetime from just making their bed. Now thats saying something. HaHa” [source] Share This More About: Life , Time , Lifetime , King , Maki
No New Facts?
2007-03-10 23:37:01 Sorry for the lack-of updates recently. There should be some new facts posted in the next few days. If you want to help out, then send in your facts here! Share This More About: Facts , Fact
No New Facts?
2007-03-09 23:07:00 Sorry for the lack-of updates recently. There should be some new facts posted in the next few days. If you want to help out, then send in your facts here! Share This More About: Facts , Site
Colors of the Rainbow
2007-02-25 11:28:01 “The order of the colors of a rainbow is (starting from the outside of the arc and going towards the inside of the arc) red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.” [source] Share This More About: Color , Rain , Colors , Rainbow , Rainbo
Colors of the Rainbow
2007-02-24 23:29:00 “The order of the colors of a rainbow is (starting from the outside of the arc and going towards the inside of the arc) red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.” [source] Share This More About: Facts , General , Colors , Rainbow , Rainbo
Common Words in English
More articles from this author:2007-02-10 23:16:02 “The word “the” is the most common word in standard English , followed closely by “be” and “to”.” [source] Share This More About: Word , Words , Common , Comm 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
