post a random useless fact.....

[TomCat84]

The Los Angeles Lakers started out in Minneapolis and won 5 NBA championships there.

 

[SilverTrain]

From east to west Hawaii is the widest state in the United States

I realize this notion is repeated all across the google-able web, and I have not undertaken a scientific analysis, but I cannot imagine that Alaska is not wider. The Aleutians, alone might rival Hawaii!

As to a cool fact (and one I have not independently verified!):

Juneau (population of about 31,262) is the only state capital in the US with no road access. It can only be reached by air or sea.

 

[Catchoftheday]

There is no word that rhymes with orange.

In England there is a TV programme called QI, which is Quite Interesting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5C8-Y8FGbM

 

[mitchymo]

There is no word that rhymes with orange.

Sporange n.
1. In botany, the case or sac in plants in which the spores, which are equivalent to the seeds of flowering plants, are produced or carried.

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[mitchymo]

If you cut out 2/3 of a human liver, in a year the liver will completely regrow its self healthier than before

Ahhh, i knew it can regenerate, i did'nt know it was able to do it from that proportion, i thought it was only able to do it if 1/4 or less was missing. Impressive.

Its the only part of a human body able to regenerate i believe.
(except in newborn babies where they can regen the tips of their pinky fingers should they have an accident and lose it. I don't know how this was discovered tho)

 

[nudeyorker]

I realize this notion is repeated all across the google-able web, and I have not undertaken a scientific analysis, but I cannot imagine that Alaska is not wider. The Aleutians, alone might rival Hawaii!

This fact was explained to me that there are scattered points of land in the water that belong to the state of Hawaii that exceed that of Alaska.

 

[SilverTrain]

This fact was explained to me that there are scattered points of land in the water that belong to the state of Hawaii that exceed that of Alaska.

Is that like "a thousand points of light"? :biggrin1:

 

[nudeyorker]

There are no racial or ethnic majorities in Hawaii. Everyone is a minority. Caucasians (Haoles) constitute about 34%; Japanese-American about 32%; Filipino-American about 16% and Chinese-American about 5%. It is very difficult to determine racial identification as most of the population has some mixture of ethnicities.

 

[nudeyorker]

Last one for today... I'm late for tennis!
Iolani Palace on Oahu is the only royal palace in the United States.

 

[B_Hickboy]

tennis, eh? Enjoy the game.

 

[B_Hickboy]

Ahhh, i knew it can regenerate, i did'nt know it was able to do it from that proportion, i thought it was only able to do it if 1/4 or less was missing. Impressive.

Its the only part of a human body able to regenerate i believe.
(except in newborn babies where they can regen the tips of their pinky fingers should they have an accident and lose it. I don't know how this was discovered tho)

I bit the little bastards.

 

[nudeyorker]

tennis, eh? Enjoy the game.

It was actual tennis not my naughty metaphor for playing a game with bouncing balls and my renowned serve.

 

[D_Gunther Snotpole]

I realize this notion is repeated all across the google-able web, and I have not undertaken a scientific analysis, but I cannot imagine that Alaska is not wider. The Aleutians, alone might rival Hawaii!

I get two different claims about the width of Alaska off the net.
One, repeated several times, is 810 miles, which would be considerably less than the 1523-mile width of Hawaii.
However, I suspect that may apply only to the Alaskan mainland.
Another claim, from Wikipedia, is 2261 miles, which I assume includes the Aleutians.
So ....
Nudeyorker, fuhgiv me. But ST wins duh cup.

 

[Mastur]

1. Water is wet. (How's that for useless?)
2. No matter one's weight, at death apparently everyone loses 21 grams. Supposedly the weight of one's soul.
3. The surface of one's lungs would cover a tennis court.
4. 'Facetious(ly)', is the only word in the English language that have the 5 vowels (plus 'y') in alphabetical order.
5. Hickboy is (mostly) harmless...

 

[TomCat84]

The Exxon Valdez was repaired at NASSCO in San Diego.

 

[D_Tully Tunnelrat]

It used to be true that half of all married people were women.

According to one study, left feet are bigger than right, but more people are right handed. Boys have wider feet than girls.

 

[Mastur]

Despite the increasingly high cost of living, it still proves to be popular...

 

[nudeyorker]

Hawaii has its own time zone (Hawaiian Standard Time.) There is no daylight savings time.) The time runs two hours behind Pacific Standard Time and five hours behind Eastern Standard Time

 

[B_VinylBoy]

Eskimos have more than 100 words for ice.

 

[D_Tully Tunnelrat]

There are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet.