There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin , Ireland ; more Italians in New York City than in Rome, Italy ; and more Jews in New York City than in Tel Aviv, Israel .
More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska .
Next to Warsaw , Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.
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hmmmmm goes well with some of our other topics today.
Interesting.
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I'll add some I found:
1. Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.
2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
3. The dot over the letter i is called a "tittle".
4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.
6. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
7. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
8. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He was albino.
9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily.
10. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.
11. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog.
12. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
13. Most lipstick contains fish scales (eeww).
14. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
15. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
16. Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower' because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the 'upper case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters.
17. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time ... hence, multi-tasking was invented.
18. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
19. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
20. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never a recorded "Wendy" before!
21. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple, and silver!
22. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.
23. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
24. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
25. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar (good to know.)
26. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand
27. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law,which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
28. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
29. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with apples!
30. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
31. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
32. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
33. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages it.
34. James Garfield, the 20th president of the U.S., had a talent that not many others can match. Garfield could write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other¦ at the same time
I'll add some I found:
1. Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.
2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
3. The dot over the letter i is called a "tittle".
4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.
6. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
7. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
8. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He was albino.
9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily.
10. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.
11. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog.
12. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
13. Most lipstick contains fish scales (eeww).
14. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
15. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
16. Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower' because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the 'upper case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters.
17. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time ... hence, multi-tasking was invented.
18. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
19. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
20. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never a recorded "Wendy" before!
21. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, purple, and silver!
22. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.
23. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death.
24. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was a Captain Kirk mask painted white.
25. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar (good to know.)
26. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand
27. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law,which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
28. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
29. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with apples!
30. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
31. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
32. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
33. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages it.
34. James Garfield, the 20th president of the U.S., had a talent that not many others can match. Garfield could write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other¦ at the same time
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[quote=along-for-the-ride;1252043]:wah: Goody! A Trivia Thread.
5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.
Sorry Along, but this is not true...They're not related....I only looked this up because I love both of them:p Thanks for adding all the trivia Along.
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Yes Lon....I love this thread.....It's fun reading trivia facts:D
5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.
Sorry Along, but this is not true...They're not related....I only looked this up because I love both of them:p Thanks for adding all the trivia Along.
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Yes Lon....I love this thread.....It's fun reading trivia facts:D
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Lon;1252033 wrote: There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin , Ireland ; more Italians in New York City than in Rome, Italy ; and more Jews in New York City than in Tel Aviv, Israel .
More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska .
Next to Warsaw , Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.
You forgot :-
Next to Athens, Melbourne has the largest Greek population in the world.
Melbourne also claims to have the largest Italian population of any city outside Italy but it's way less than the 2.75 million in Rome.
More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska .
Next to Warsaw , Chicago has the largest Polish population in the world.
You forgot :-
Next to Athens, Melbourne has the largest Greek population in the world.
Melbourne also claims to have the largest Italian population of any city outside Italy but it's way less than the 2.75 million in Rome.
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Kathy Ellen;1252061 wrote: [quote=along-for-the-ride;1252043]:wah: Goody! A Trivia Thread.
5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.
Sorry Along, but this is not true...They're not related....I only looked this up because I love both of them:p Thanks for adding all the trivia Along.
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Yes Lon....I love this thread.....It's fun reading trivia facts:D
:) Thanks, Kathy, for clearing that up. I did read that with skepticism.
5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.
Sorry Along, but this is not true...They're not related....I only looked this up because I love both of them:p Thanks for adding all the trivia Along.
snopes.com: Susan Lucci and Phyllis Diller
Yes Lon....I love this thread.....It's fun reading trivia facts:D
:) Thanks, Kathy, for clearing that up. I did read that with skepticism.
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Damascus, Syria, was flourishing a couple of thousand years before Rome was founded in 753 BC, making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in existence.
The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was Rome , Italy in 133 B.C. There is a city called Rome on every continent.
The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was Rome , Italy in 133 B.C. There is a city called Rome on every continent.
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Some Halloween trivia............... :yh_pumpkn
Halloween was originally a Celtic holiday celebrated on October 31.
Halloween was brought to North America by immigrants from Europe who would celebrate the harvest around a bonfire, share ghost stories, sing, dance and tell fortunes.
Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.
There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, the color of pumpkin.
According to folklore, the jack-o-lantern got his name from a man named Jack.
Turnips and beets served as the original jack-o-lanterns.
Jack o lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
Mexico celebrates 'The Day of the Dead' instead of Halloween.
Pumpkins also come in white, blue and green. Great for unique monster carvings!
Pumpkins originated in Central America. When Europeans arrived in the New World, they found pumpkins plentiful and used in cooking by Native Americans. They took seeds back to Europe where they quickly became popular.
Growing big pumpkins is a big time hobby. Top prize money for the biggest giant pumpkin is as much as $25,000 dollars at fall festivals.
A pumpkin is a berry in the cucurbitaceae family, which also includes melons, cucumbers, squash and gourds. All these plants are native to the Americas.
Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holiday, with Christmas being the first. People spend as much as over $2.5 billion during Halloween on candies, costumes, decorations and parties.
Halloween candy sales average about 2 billion dollars annually in the United States.
Chocolate candy bars top the list as the most popular candy for trick-or-treaters with Snickers .
It is believed that the Irish began the tradition of Trick or Treating. In preparation for All Hallow's Eve, Irish townsfolk would visit neighbors and ask for contributions of food for a feast in the town.
The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night. They began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human.
Black cats were once believed to be witch's familiars who protected their powers.
Samhainophobia is an intense fear of Halloween.
Halloween was originally a Celtic holiday celebrated on October 31.
Halloween was brought to North America by immigrants from Europe who would celebrate the harvest around a bonfire, share ghost stories, sing, dance and tell fortunes.
Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.
There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, the color of pumpkin.
According to folklore, the jack-o-lantern got his name from a man named Jack.
Turnips and beets served as the original jack-o-lanterns.
Jack o lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
Mexico celebrates 'The Day of the Dead' instead of Halloween.
Pumpkins also come in white, blue and green. Great for unique monster carvings!
Pumpkins originated in Central America. When Europeans arrived in the New World, they found pumpkins plentiful and used in cooking by Native Americans. They took seeds back to Europe where they quickly became popular.
Growing big pumpkins is a big time hobby. Top prize money for the biggest giant pumpkin is as much as $25,000 dollars at fall festivals.
A pumpkin is a berry in the cucurbitaceae family, which also includes melons, cucumbers, squash and gourds. All these plants are native to the Americas.
Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holiday, with Christmas being the first. People spend as much as over $2.5 billion during Halloween on candies, costumes, decorations and parties.
Halloween candy sales average about 2 billion dollars annually in the United States.
Chocolate candy bars top the list as the most popular candy for trick-or-treaters with Snickers .
It is believed that the Irish began the tradition of Trick or Treating. In preparation for All Hallow's Eve, Irish townsfolk would visit neighbors and ask for contributions of food for a feast in the town.
The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night. They began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human.
Black cats were once believed to be witch's familiars who protected their powers.
Samhainophobia is an intense fear of Halloween.
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"33. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages it."
I dare you to dispute this, Nomie.
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"33. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages it."
I dare you to dispute this, Nomie.
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You do realise folks... Spot is checking every one of these out now just to be sure.
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:wah: Here's some more trivia for Spot to investigate.
Internet trivia questions and answers.
Fun internet trivia questions and answers.
What search engine was born when six Stanford students sat around Rosita's Taqueria looking for an exciting way to stay together after graduation?
A: Excite.com.
Who planned the first "visible, interactive suicide" on the World Wide Web?
A: Timothy Leary.
What online service got lapped with a lawsuit by volunteer "Community Leaders" who said they were really employees and deserved back wages?
A: America Online.
What company made the browser used by 90% of web surfers until the release of Internet Explorer 4?
A: Netscape.
Who did a cinnamon bun bear an uncanny resemblance to, prompting its display on a popular "nun-bun" web site?
A: Mother Teresa.
What three-word phrase attracted millions of gawkers to Mahir Cagri's broken-English web appeal for feminine companionship?
A: "I kiss you".
What outfit launched its web empire in 1995 with the online sale of a Douglas Hofstadter book on artificial intelligence?
A: Amazon.com
What online retailer got a flood of sales once it changed its name from Cadabra.com?
A: Amazon.com.
What search engine did U.C. Berkeley professor Eric Brewer name after the "trickster spider" of the Lakota Indians?
A: Inktomi.
What Internet giant orchestrated buyouts of music brands Spinner, SHOUTcast and Winamp in 1999?
A: America Online.
What was the first band on a major label to debut a complete song over the Internet, with Headfirst?
A: Aerosmith.
What popster dropped 150 pounds and 20dress sizes after an Internet-live gastric bypass?
A: Carnie Wilson.
What online companion to Wired magazine created the web's first banner ads?
A: Hotwired.com.
What U.S. university did Tim ?Berners-Lee pick as the host of his W3Ccnosortium , to ensure royalty-free standards for the Web?
A: M.I.T.
What easy-to-use Internet-access system irked users because it couldn't process Quicktime, AVI, Shockwave, Acrobat or Zip files?
A: WebTV.
What geek-news website got its name when co-founder Rob Malda set out to concoct and incomprehensible URL?
A: Slashdot.
What website was launched in 1995 to compile the entire history of newsgroup postings?
A: DejaNews.
What trendy website hypnotized hordes of fans with peppy animations of cavorting arodents?
A: HampsterDance.com.
What punitive action does the "DP" stand for in the abbreviation "IDP", an action which terminates all traffic from a spamming Internet site?
A: "Death Penalty".
What comic book character did McGill student Alan Emtage pick as the name of his search engine, when Unix found "Archives" to be too long?
A: Archie.
What kid-friendly web directory did Yahoo! launch in 1996?
A: Yahooligans!
What website did the founder of the EchoBAy Technonogy Group register, when he found that echobay.com was already taken?
A: eBay.com.
How many of every 100 posts to UUNet were determined to be spam in 1997, at its spammiest?
A: Ninety-nine.
What Internet activists, named after "cyberpunks," advocate strong cryptography for "making the networks safer for privacy"?
A: Cypherpunks.
What outfit acquired the web-based Sharelink and went on to become the largest U.S. online broker?
A: Charles Schwab.
What media conglomerate pioneered online news access with its Pathfinder website?
A: Time Warner.
What "behind-the-scenes" search engine pioneered large-scale parallel processing technology?
A: Inktomi.
Internet trivia questions and answers.
Fun internet trivia questions and answers.
What search engine was born when six Stanford students sat around Rosita's Taqueria looking for an exciting way to stay together after graduation?
A: Excite.com.
Who planned the first "visible, interactive suicide" on the World Wide Web?
A: Timothy Leary.
What online service got lapped with a lawsuit by volunteer "Community Leaders" who said they were really employees and deserved back wages?
A: America Online.
What company made the browser used by 90% of web surfers until the release of Internet Explorer 4?
A: Netscape.
Who did a cinnamon bun bear an uncanny resemblance to, prompting its display on a popular "nun-bun" web site?
A: Mother Teresa.
What three-word phrase attracted millions of gawkers to Mahir Cagri's broken-English web appeal for feminine companionship?
A: "I kiss you".
What outfit launched its web empire in 1995 with the online sale of a Douglas Hofstadter book on artificial intelligence?
A: Amazon.com
What online retailer got a flood of sales once it changed its name from Cadabra.com?
A: Amazon.com.
What search engine did U.C. Berkeley professor Eric Brewer name after the "trickster spider" of the Lakota Indians?
A: Inktomi.
What Internet giant orchestrated buyouts of music brands Spinner, SHOUTcast and Winamp in 1999?
A: America Online.
What was the first band on a major label to debut a complete song over the Internet, with Headfirst?
A: Aerosmith.
What popster dropped 150 pounds and 20dress sizes after an Internet-live gastric bypass?
A: Carnie Wilson.
What online companion to Wired magazine created the web's first banner ads?
A: Hotwired.com.
What U.S. university did Tim ?Berners-Lee pick as the host of his W3Ccnosortium , to ensure royalty-free standards for the Web?
A: M.I.T.
What easy-to-use Internet-access system irked users because it couldn't process Quicktime, AVI, Shockwave, Acrobat or Zip files?
A: WebTV.
What geek-news website got its name when co-founder Rob Malda set out to concoct and incomprehensible URL?
A: Slashdot.
What website was launched in 1995 to compile the entire history of newsgroup postings?
A: DejaNews.
What trendy website hypnotized hordes of fans with peppy animations of cavorting arodents?
A: HampsterDance.com.
What punitive action does the "DP" stand for in the abbreviation "IDP", an action which terminates all traffic from a spamming Internet site?
A: "Death Penalty".
What comic book character did McGill student Alan Emtage pick as the name of his search engine, when Unix found "Archives" to be too long?
A: Archie.
What kid-friendly web directory did Yahoo! launch in 1996?
A: Yahooligans!
What website did the founder of the EchoBAy Technonogy Group register, when he found that echobay.com was already taken?
A: eBay.com.
How many of every 100 posts to UUNet were determined to be spam in 1997, at its spammiest?
A: Ninety-nine.
What Internet activists, named after "cyberpunks," advocate strong cryptography for "making the networks safer for privacy"?
A: Cypherpunks.
What outfit acquired the web-based Sharelink and went on to become the largest U.S. online broker?
A: Charles Schwab.
What media conglomerate pioneered online news access with its Pathfinder website?
A: Time Warner.
What "behind-the-scenes" search engine pioneered large-scale parallel processing technology?
A: Inktomi.
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What is poop made of?
About 3/4 of your average turd is made of water. Of course, this value is highly variable - the water content of diarrhea is much higher, and the amount of water in poop that has been retained (voluntarily or otherwise) is lower. Water is absorbed out of fecal material as it passes through the intestine, so the longer a turd resides inside before emerging, the drier it will be.
Of the remaining portion of the turd, about 1/3 is composed of dead bacteria. These microcorpses come from the intestinal garden of microorganisms that assist us in the digestion of our food. Another 1/3 of the turd mass is made of stuff that we find indigestible, like cellulose, for instance. This indigestible material is called "fiber," and is useful in getting the turd to move along through the intestine, perhaps because it provides traction. The remaining portion of the turd is a mixture of fats such as cholesterol, inorganic salts like phosphates, live bacteria, dead cells and mucus from the lining of the intestine, and protein.
About 3/4 of your average turd is made of water. Of course, this value is highly variable - the water content of diarrhea is much higher, and the amount of water in poop that has been retained (voluntarily or otherwise) is lower. Water is absorbed out of fecal material as it passes through the intestine, so the longer a turd resides inside before emerging, the drier it will be.
Of the remaining portion of the turd, about 1/3 is composed of dead bacteria. These microcorpses come from the intestinal garden of microorganisms that assist us in the digestion of our food. Another 1/3 of the turd mass is made of stuff that we find indigestible, like cellulose, for instance. This indigestible material is called "fiber," and is useful in getting the turd to move along through the intestine, perhaps because it provides traction. The remaining portion of the turd is a mixture of fats such as cholesterol, inorganic salts like phosphates, live bacteria, dead cells and mucus from the lining of the intestine, and protein.
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Nomad;1252598 wrote: What is poop made of?
About 3/4 of your average turd is made of water. Of course, this value is highly variable - the water content of diarrhea is much higher, and the amount of water in poop that has been retained (voluntarily or otherwise) is lower. Water is absorbed out of fecal material as it passes through the intestine, so the longer a turd resides inside before emerging, the drier it will be.
Of the remaining portion of the turd, about 1/3 is composed of dead bacteria. These microcorpses come from the intestinal garden of microorganisms that assist us in the digestion of our food. Another 1/3 of the turd mass is made of stuff that we find indigestible, like cellulose, for instance. This indigestible material is called "fiber," and is useful in getting the turd to move along through the intestine, perhaps because it provides traction. The remaining portion of the turd is a mixture of fats such as cholesterol, inorganic salts like phosphates, live bacteria, dead cells and mucus from the lining of the intestine, and protein.
Now..................that's BS
About 3/4 of your average turd is made of water. Of course, this value is highly variable - the water content of diarrhea is much higher, and the amount of water in poop that has been retained (voluntarily or otherwise) is lower. Water is absorbed out of fecal material as it passes through the intestine, so the longer a turd resides inside before emerging, the drier it will be.
Of the remaining portion of the turd, about 1/3 is composed of dead bacteria. These microcorpses come from the intestinal garden of microorganisms that assist us in the digestion of our food. Another 1/3 of the turd mass is made of stuff that we find indigestible, like cellulose, for instance. This indigestible material is called "fiber," and is useful in getting the turd to move along through the intestine, perhaps because it provides traction. The remaining portion of the turd is a mixture of fats such as cholesterol, inorganic salts like phosphates, live bacteria, dead cells and mucus from the lining of the intestine, and protein.
Now..................that's BS
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Why does poop stink?
Poop stinks as a result of the products of bacterial action. Bacteria produce smelly, sulfur-rich organic compounds such as indole, skatole, and mercaptans, and the inorganic gas hydrogen sulfide. These are the same compounds that give farts their odor.
Poop stinks as a result of the products of bacterial action. Bacteria produce smelly, sulfur-rich organic compounds such as indole, skatole, and mercaptans, and the inorganic gas hydrogen sulfide. These are the same compounds that give farts their odor.
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along-for-the-ride;1252484 wrote: "33. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages it."
Science Museum - What would happen if you farted in a space suit?
Science Museum - What would happen if you farted in a space suit?
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Why is poop brown?
The color comes mainly from bilirubin, a pigment that arises from the breakdown of red blood cells in the liver and bone marrow. The actual metabolic pathway of bilirubin and its byproducts in the body is very complicated, so we will simply say that a lot of it ends up in the intestine, where it is further modified by bacterial action. But the color itself comes from iron. Iron in hemoglobin in red blood cells gives blood its red color, and iron in the waste product bilirubin gives rise to its brown color.
The color comes mainly from bilirubin, a pigment that arises from the breakdown of red blood cells in the liver and bone marrow. The actual metabolic pathway of bilirubin and its byproducts in the body is very complicated, so we will simply say that a lot of it ends up in the intestine, where it is further modified by bacterial action. But the color itself comes from iron. Iron in hemoglobin in red blood cells gives blood its red color, and iron in the waste product bilirubin gives rise to its brown color.
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Here you go Spot... check this one out !!!
In the United States, each child will have had seven to 15 episodes of diarrhea by age 5.
In the United States, each child will have had seven to 15 episodes of diarrhea by age 5.
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Penguins can jump 6 feet in the air.
A group of Kangaroos is called a mob.
Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards.
Beavers can hold their breathe for 45 minutes under water.
The smallest bird in the world is the Humming Bird. It weighs less than 1 oz (or 1g).
A bear can run at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour (48 km/h).
Elephants are the only animal that can't jump.
Polar bears are left handed.
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
Tigers have striped skin not just striped fur.
Reindeer eat moss because it contains a chemical that stops their body from freezing.
The coyote's scientific name (Canis Latrans) means 'barking dog'.
Snakes can see through their eyelids.
A Woodpecker can peck 20 times per second.
Woodpeckers don't get headaches from all that pecking. Their skulls have air pockets to cushion the brain.
The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its head 360 degrees.
Butterflies tast sensors are in their feet. They taste their food by standing on it.
The strongest animal in the world is the rhinoceros beetle. It can lift 850 times its own weight.
Flamingos are pink because shrimp is one of their main sources of food.
The flying frog uses flaps of skin between its toes to glide.
The slowest mammal on earth is the tree sloth. It only moves at a speed of 6 feet (1.83 meters) per minute.
The Chameleon's tongue is as long as its body.
The Chameleon can focus its eyes seperately to watch two objects at once.
The Kangaroo's ancestors lived in trees. Today there are eight different kinds of tree kangaroos.
Flamingos eat with their heads upside down to strain the water out of their food.
Many snakes never stop growing. That's one reason they must shed their skin.
The Artic Tern flies from the North Pole to the South Pole and then back again to spend summer in each place.
The black bulldog ant from Australia is the most dangerous ant in the world. It stings and bites at the same time and has killed humans.
A hippopotamus can stay under water for up to 30 minutes.
The Basenji is the only dog which does not bark.
Armadillos, opossums and sloths spend up to 80 percent of their lives sleeping.
A group of Kangaroos is called a mob.
Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards.
Beavers can hold their breathe for 45 minutes under water.
The smallest bird in the world is the Humming Bird. It weighs less than 1 oz (or 1g).
A bear can run at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour (48 km/h).
Elephants are the only animal that can't jump.
Polar bears are left handed.
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
Tigers have striped skin not just striped fur.
Reindeer eat moss because it contains a chemical that stops their body from freezing.
The coyote's scientific name (Canis Latrans) means 'barking dog'.
Snakes can see through their eyelids.
A Woodpecker can peck 20 times per second.
Woodpeckers don't get headaches from all that pecking. Their skulls have air pockets to cushion the brain.
The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its head 360 degrees.
Butterflies tast sensors are in their feet. They taste their food by standing on it.
The strongest animal in the world is the rhinoceros beetle. It can lift 850 times its own weight.
Flamingos are pink because shrimp is one of their main sources of food.
The flying frog uses flaps of skin between its toes to glide.
The slowest mammal on earth is the tree sloth. It only moves at a speed of 6 feet (1.83 meters) per minute.
The Chameleon's tongue is as long as its body.
The Chameleon can focus its eyes seperately to watch two objects at once.
The Kangaroo's ancestors lived in trees. Today there are eight different kinds of tree kangaroos.
Flamingos eat with their heads upside down to strain the water out of their food.
Many snakes never stop growing. That's one reason they must shed their skin.
The Artic Tern flies from the North Pole to the South Pole and then back again to spend summer in each place.
The black bulldog ant from Australia is the most dangerous ant in the world. It stings and bites at the same time and has killed humans.
A hippopotamus can stay under water for up to 30 minutes.
The Basenji is the only dog which does not bark.
Armadillos, opossums and sloths spend up to 80 percent of their lives sleeping.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. R.L. Binyon
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Nomad;1252734 wrote: Why does poop stink?
Poop stinks as a result of the products of bacterial action. Bacteria produce smelly, sulfur-rich organic compounds such as indole, skatole, and mercaptans, and the inorganic gas hydrogen sulfide. These are the same compounds that give farts their odor.
A lot of uncouth people might say "Who gives a sh - -?" BUTT, I'm interested in gathering as much knowledge as I possibly can, so I find your dissertation on defecation disturbing but droll.
(Oh, and those horns look so much better than that dollop you had before.)
Poop stinks as a result of the products of bacterial action. Bacteria produce smelly, sulfur-rich organic compounds such as indole, skatole, and mercaptans, and the inorganic gas hydrogen sulfide. These are the same compounds that give farts their odor.
A lot of uncouth people might say "Who gives a sh - -?" BUTT, I'm interested in gathering as much knowledge as I possibly can, so I find your dissertation on defecation disturbing but droll.
(Oh, and those horns look so much better than that dollop you had before.)
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What other colors of poop are possible?
Poop is mostly shades of brown or yellow, but other colors can arise under certain circumstances. For example, someone with a bleeding ulcer might have tarry black poop from the presence of partially digested blood. Bleeding in the intestine, from an anal fissure or split, for example, can stain the poop red. Some illnesses in babies gives them green or even blue-green poop. But another source of blue poop in children is more innocent: it can come from eating a concentrated source of blue food coloring such as ice cream. Intense red food coloring can produce bright red poop. Sometimes brightly colored foods pass through the gut almost unchanged, and the turd may be speckled with bright red fragments such as pimentos, or bright yellow kernels of corn.
One can experience white poop after consuming a barium milkshake for the purposes of getting an x-ray of the upper gastrointestinal tract.
Poop is mostly shades of brown or yellow, but other colors can arise under certain circumstances. For example, someone with a bleeding ulcer might have tarry black poop from the presence of partially digested blood. Bleeding in the intestine, from an anal fissure or split, for example, can stain the poop red. Some illnesses in babies gives them green or even blue-green poop. But another source of blue poop in children is more innocent: it can come from eating a concentrated source of blue food coloring such as ice cream. Intense red food coloring can produce bright red poop. Sometimes brightly colored foods pass through the gut almost unchanged, and the turd may be speckled with bright red fragments such as pimentos, or bright yellow kernels of corn.
One can experience white poop after consuming a barium milkshake for the purposes of getting an x-ray of the upper gastrointestinal tract.
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Oh and Id like to thank Ian for my wardrobe. Ian is our master animator. Thank you Ian. :-4
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Nice Nomie.. Ian did a great job..!! You need to get him to change that spot of RED on each shoe to PURPLE
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MOTTO TO LIVE BY:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, champagne in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming.
WOO HOO!!, what a ride!!!"
MOTTO TO LIVE BY:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, champagne in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming.
WOO HOO!!, what a ride!!!"