Random Facts thread

In early Western Music, a tritone (a note that is an augmented fourth or a diminished fifth away from another note[a C to an F# or a G to C#]) was avoided and was often referred to as a Devil's Interval.

Also it's not impossible to lick your elbow. Yes, you can do it with everything attached.

Incorrect. What was stated was a scientific fact, not a generalized observation.

Goldfish have a memory span of 3 seconds.

• Chicago is named after the Indian word for the garlic-like plant that grew in the region.

• also, it's called the "Windy City" not because of its weather, but because of the fact that in the late 1800's (and even for some time afterwards), Chicagoans were considered to be extremely boastful, i.e., they "blew a lot of wind".

and for the completely unrelated fact:

• blue whales have the biggest dicks. longest measured was about eight feet. and they release about 200-400 gallons per pop. yep.

The equation that lets up calculate all the properties of a fluid does not have a general solution. In fact most differential equations do not have a general solution.

My random fact is that when studying the solar wind the effects of fluid mechanics and electrodynamics are intertwined. This means that to describe the solar wind an astrophysicist would have to consider Maxwell and Navier-Stokes equations. The thought of having both of those to deal with makes my skin get goosebumps.

Actually, it has been proven that goldfish have a memory span of much longer than 3 seconds.

I have had some stretches that are almost split-second orgasmic. Like, stretching after having been in one position for a long time, and you're like WOAHHHHHHHHhhhh thaaaaaaat felt relaxing.

Really, how long are these tounges, and are any of them single?

The Dentists occupation has the highest rate of suicide due to the fact that most want to help people but cause more pain then relief during the process.

Long enough to touch their tongue to their nose. And I think one is lol xD

Madonna makes for terrible halftime entertainment at the Super Bowl.

trufax

This is my 500th post.

Every time someone goes or has gone to war they were usually fighting for control for a fraction of this dot.


When you look at it like this, it feels pretty sad don't it?
I have this poster on my wall.

She wasn't that bad. On the other hand Nicki Minaj killed it for me. Then Gnarles Barkley saved the day along with over 9000 drumline members.

OT: Chicago is also the birthplace of the House music.

i have to admit, i liked all the guest artists (bar Minaj. although her rap kind of fit in, i just don't like her). if it was just Madonna, though... yea.

OT: The Chicago Spire, a planned skyscraper in downtown Chi-city, would have been the 2nd tallest building in the world, after the Burj Khalifa, and the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

Unfortunately, the project ran into financing problems and it's been officially whistled dead.

;-;
Pretty much everything Carl Sagan says strikes me really deep.

Favoriting "Pale Blue Dot" was the reason I even made my youtube account.

OHH, then they are gifted 2 defy the facts! YESSS!! but im sure she far away, so close and yet.... :'(

This is true. Afrojack does not have an afro.

Every second 3 people die.

Cherry petals fall 5 centimetres per second.

St. Stephen is the patron saint of bricklayers.