Lesser Known Facts

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: IdioticBuffoon
It's impossible to keep your eyes open when sneezing.

Not true. I've done it already.

You can do it, but your eyes will pop out of their sockets if you do.

I've heard more then enough stories of this actually happening, which is why its a built in mechanism to close your eyes when you sneeze. So unless you can provide a link, I don't really believe that you've done it - or at least not without your eyes popping out

 

[Cristatus]

Originally posted by: bobsmith1492

Originally posted by: kirkaptain

Originally posted by: logic1485
When a human, or most animals (not sure, but maybe all) dies, they defecate and urinate. I learnt this when my dog passed away

Yeah, I learned that on South Park a couple of weeks ago.

I call BS; none of the deer killed by my family have done that. They take a leak on you only after you cut into their bladder.

Well, there is no need to call BS, since my doggy pretty much died on the spot in it's accident, and it defecated, as well as urinated, where I thought it died. Later on, when I asked my mother, she told me that this is normal, so I assumed it happens with a lot of animals.

I know it happens with dogs, and humans, but I'm not sure with most of the other animals. That is why I did say I was not sure.

 

[Caesar]

Originally posted by: loic2003
GHOTI can actually be pronounced 'fish':

enouGH
wOmen (plural)
emaginaTIon

Now thats creative

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: CaesaR

Originally posted by: loic2003
GHOTI can actually be pronounced 'fish':

enouGH
wOmen (plural)
emaginaTIon

Now thats creative

But not original

 

[MrManly]

Originally posted by: kirkaptain

Originally posted by: JujuFish

Originally posted by: kirkaptain

Originally posted by: ironwing

Originally posted by: scottish144
Antidisastablismaterianism (Not sure of spelling, the longest word in the English dictionary) means the movement for the disastablishment of the catholic church in England.

Against that movement really, and not the Catholic church, the Aglican church. The Catholic church got booted long before antidisestblishmentarianism came into being.

NOT the longest!
Try : Floccinaucinihilipilification - "the act or habit of esteeming or describing something as worthless, or making something to be worthless by said means"

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicvolcanoconiosis is longer, and in several dictionaries.

Indeed!

FTW!

-MrManly

 

[Henrythewound]

People in England used to think tomatoes were poisonous, but it was really just the fact that the acidic tomato juice brought out the lead in their plates which was then consumed.

 

[JDrake]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Rastus
The egg came before the chicken.

Wrong. Eggs can't have sex.

You're an idiot.
Two "beings" (like mutant chicken-type things) have sex and then produce an egg. This egg will have evolved/inheritted just enough to be considered a different species, thus being a common-days chicken. So, that egg they layed was the beginning of the first chicken. Egg came first, there's not even an argument for the other side.

 

[bobsmith1492]

Originally posted by: logic1485

Originally posted by: bobsmith1492

Originally posted by: kirkaptain

Originally posted by: logic1485
When a human, or most animals (not sure, but maybe all) dies, they defecate and urinate. I learnt this when my dog passed away

Yeah, I learned that on South Park a couple of weeks ago.

I call BS; none of the deer killed by my family have done that. They take a leak on you only after you cut into their bladder.

Well, there is no need to call BS, since my doggy pretty much died on the spot in it's accident, and it defecated, as well as urinated, where I thought it died. Later on, when I asked my mother, she told me that this is normal, so I assumed it happens with a lot of animals.

I know it happens with dogs, and humans, but I'm not sure with most of the other animals. That is why I did say I was not sure.

Sorry, I didn't mean to jump on you so hard. I wonder if your dog's incident was because of whatever accident you mentioned. Why do you say humans do so as well?

 

[xSauronx]

While you *can* try hairspray to remove an ink stain from a garment or upholstery; its the alcohol in it that does the trick, and that same alcohol can also remove the color from the garment, and may not even affect the ink stain.

 

[Cristatus]

Originally posted by: bobsmith1492

Originally posted by: logic1485

Originally posted by: bobsmith1492

Originally posted by: kirkaptain

Originally posted by: logic1485
When a human, or most animals (not sure, but maybe all) dies, they defecate and urinate. I learnt this when my dog passed away

Yeah, I learned that on South Park a couple of weeks ago.

I call BS; none of the deer killed by my family have done that. They take a leak on you only after you cut into their bladder.

Well, there is no need to call BS, since my doggy pretty much died on the spot in it's accident, and it defecated, as well as urinated, where I thought it died. Later on, when I asked my mother, she told me that this is normal, so I assumed it happens with a lot of animals.

I know it happens with dogs, and humans, but I'm not sure with most of the other animals. That is why I did say I was not sure.

Sorry, I didn't mean to jump on you so hard. I wonder if your dog's incident was because of whatever accident you mentioned. Why do you say humans do so as well?

That is possible, because I guess it was an accident, and there is an expression to say "that event was so horrifying, I almost shat my pants" but I don't know.

If you read one of the quoted posts carefully, you will also notice that I mention my mother saying that this was normal when I asked her a little after, so I'm not sure. Most of the time, people don't encounter a body soon after it dies, and therefore don't notice it, I guess. I don't know. I have only seen one corpse, and that was of my dog

 

[aatf510]

Mice is the plural for the animal mouse.
Mouses is the plural for the computer mouse.

I am not quite sure either, but that's what my English teacher told me in High School.

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: joedrake

Originally posted by: CaesaR

Originally posted by: loic2003
GHOTI can actually be pronounced 'fish':

enouGH
wOmen (plural)
emaginaTIon

Now thats creative

But not original

And it's not ghoughpteighbteau (potato).

 

[Rayden]

The plural of "mongoose" is "mongooses." While it is less common it is also correct to say "mongeese."

That just makes me happy.

 

[HumblePie]

When something dies all autonomous functions stop. Autonomous functions are muscles that do things for the body without conscious direction. These are things like breathing, blinking your eyes, and the sphincter muscles holding onto what they are suppose to. When something dies, those muscles go let go and go lax. They do not function anymore. If your butt sphincter was holding in a nice big load of crap when you die... it's going to come out. Not all of it, because the muscles which force piss and crap out of the body once the sphincters release aren't functioning after death either. It really does depend upon how much is left inside the body at the time of death and the position of the dead. Gravity at that point has alot to do with how much comes out at once.

As for silly stuff said by religious institutions and continually perpetuated even today... well sheep will always be lead.

Did you know that the food you eat has sooo much disgusting stuff in it? All fruit juice has a maximum mold and bug count by the FDA for example. Dairy and meat products have a iodine, puss, and fecal matter count. Almost every form of currency in the world has fecal matter on it too, not counting newly minted stuff but once it's been circulated a little.

In old England, it was perfectly acceptable to spit OVER the table during dinner.

At one point in human history there was no such thing as right handed or left handed dominance, everyone was ambidextrous.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Armitage
The radius of the earth is about 21 Km longer measured at the equator vs. at the poles.

Because of this bulge, Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador is actually the highest mountain in the world relative to the center of the earth, despite being only 6267 meters above sealevel (compared to 8850 meters for Everest).

I almost climbed it last December, but the weather was bad

Originally posted by: loic2003

Originally posted by: edro
Spent energy never really leaves the earth, it just changes forms.

Technically energy is constantly leaving the "Earth." It radiates away. You would be correct saying that energy never leaves the universe.

Can energy exist in a vacuum of space?[/quote]
In a "real vaccum", no (hypothetical and impossible to make with today's materials). In a "partial vaccum", yes. Either way, "space" as we call it is not a vaccum at all.
[/quote]
Light isn't energy, no? Why doesn't it diffract between the sun and earth?


[/quote]

Depending on how strictly you define "vacuum", the presence of light particles in an area will make it no longer a vacuum. I think that's what he's getting at.

 

[Rayden]

Sloths will not fall out of a tree if they are shot because they claws will hold them up. This makes them not any fun for hunting.

 

[illusion88]

Alesha M. Oreskovich
Miss June 1993

BIRTHPLACE: Tampa, Florida USA

BUST: 36" C

WAIST: 25"

HIPS: 36"

HEIGHT: 5' 8"

WEIGHT: 125 lbs

AMBITIONS:
To see the world. To become a college professor. To do what makes me happy.

TURN-ONS:
My boyfriend, chocolate, my family, brains, a great body, and a man who can type.

TURNOFFS:
Old men in bikinis, procrastination, infidelity, greasy food!

SO SUE ME:
I put mustard on my baked potato & I drive like a crazy woman.

IF I WERE A SENATOR:
I would really bounce some checks!

CHAMPAGNE MAKES ME:
Reveal my deepest, darkest secrets. (No, I'm not drinking champagne now.)

I'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND:
The male fascination with sports, or physicist Werner Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: illusion88
Alesha M. Oreskovich
Miss June 1993

BIRTHPLACE: Tampa, Florida USA

BUST: 36" C

WAIST: 25"

HIPS: 36"

HEIGHT: 5' 8"

WEIGHT: 125 lbs

AMBITIONS:
To see the world. To become a college professor. To do what makes me happy.

TURN-ONS:
My boyfriend, chocolate, my family, brains, a great body, and a man who can type.

TURNOFFS:
Old men in bikinis, procrastination, infidelity, greasy food!

SO SUE ME:
I put mustard on my baked potato & I drive like a crazy woman.

IF I WERE A SENATOR:
I would really bounce some checks!

CHAMPAGNE MAKES ME:
Reveal my deepest, darkest secrets. (No, I'm not drinking champagne now.)

I'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND:
The male fascination with sports, or physicist Werner Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle.

 

[Amdiggidy]

Originally posted by: bctbct
The size of males ears increase with age.

so do their noses.

 

[Amdiggidy]

"typewriter" is the longest word you can make using only the top row of letters on a standard keyboard.

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: Amdiggidy
"typewriter" is the longest word you can make using only the top row of letters on a standard keyboard.

As are peppertree, perpetuity, prerequire, proprietor and repertoire.

 

[Schadenfreude]

In the early 20th century, the Japanese Karate masters sought to rewrite the Kanji of the word "Karate" from "Tang Hand" to "Empty Hand/Fist" - "Tang Hand" was in reference to the T'ang Dynasty (China circa 618AD-907AD) in which the style was originally taught. Other styles such as "Tang Soo Do" reflect the source as well.

Relevant to this fact, there is a circulating hypothesis that the originator of the martial arts as we know it originated with the greeks - during the time of Alexander the Great, Pankration ("all holds" - no holds barred) was a widely studies form or martial arts in Greece - the hypothesis states that because Alexander's empire stretched all the way to India, the soldiers practicing the style (analogous to the US soldiers "bringing back" martial arts they've trained in after the occupation of Okinawa post-WWII) might havee had an influence in India; flash forward a few centuries - Bodhidharma, the monk credited with Chan/Zen Buddhism and the Shaolin Martial Arts Style, was of Southern Indian origin of a warrior caste who traveled East to spread the wisdom of Buddhism.
And throughout the centuries, the Shaolin Temple, along with the temples of WuDang mountains (Also known as the WuTang mountains; the site of many fictionalized accountof martial arts, portrayed both on film, novels, etc. - this is where the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan got the inspiration for their name) were considered the central influence for the martial arts in China, and the whole of eastern Asian in a bigger context, because China was the cultural center for Eastern Asia - to reflect their importance/arrogance, the word "China" written in Chinese, means "Central/Middle Nation".

To further drive this point home, there is a pattern shared by many styles of Okinawan/Japanese Karate called "SanChin"(translated as "Three Battles" or "Three Spears", depending on style) that is also shared by, and originated from, the Fujian White Crane style, a Chinese Kung Fu style practiced in Southern China.

edit: As to the validity of the theory, it is circumstantially/logically suspect, because there are several styles, such as San Shou of China, Vajramushti of India, etc. that claim to have a history the predates their regional significance in the hypothesis. Logically speaking, it is very unlikely that any organized culture would not have an organized method of self-defense, and would have to rely on outside ideas to bring in such concepts.

 

[Rayden]

Originally posted by: Schadenfreude
In the early 20th century, the Japanese Karate masters sought to rewrite the Kanji of the word "Karate" from "Tang Hand" to "Empty Hand/Fist" - "Tang Hand" was in reference to the T'ang Dynasty (China circa 618AD-907AD) in which the style was originally taught. Other styles such as "Tang Soo Do" reflect the source as well.

Relevant to this fact, there is a circulating hypothesis that the originator of the martial arts as we know it originated with the greeks - during the time of Alexander the Great, Pankration ("all holds" - no holds barred) was a widely studies form or martial arts in Greece - the hypothesis states that because Alexander's empire stretched all the way to India, the soldiers practicing the style (analogous to the US soldiers "bringing back" martial arts they've trained in after the occupation of Okinawa post-WWII) might havee had an influence in India; flash forward a few centuries - Bodhidharma, the monk credited with Chan/Zen Buddhism and the Shaolin Martial Arts Style, was of Southern Indian origin of a warrior caste who traveled East to spread the wisdom of Buddhism.
And throughout the centuries, the Shaolin Temple, along with the temples of WuDang mountains (Also known as the WuTang mountains; the site of many fictionalized accountof martial arts, portrayed both on film, novels, etc. - this is where the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan got the inspiration for their name) were considered the central influence for the martial arts in China, and the whole of eastern Asian in a bigger context, because China was the cultural center for Eastern Asia - to reflect their importance/arrogance, the word "China" written in Chinese, means "Central/Middle Nation".

To further drive this point home, there is a pattern shared by many styles of Okinawan/Japanese Karate called "SanChin"(translated as "Three Battles" or "Three Spears", depending on style) that is also shared by, and originated from, the Fujian White Crane style, a Chinese Kung Fu style practiced in Southern China.

edit: As to the validity of the theory, it is circumstantially/logically suspect, because there are several styles, such as San Shou of China, Vajramushti of India, etc. that claim to have a history the predates their regional significance in the hypothesis. Logically speaking, it is very unlikely that any organized culture would not have an organized method of self-defense, and would have to rely on outside ideas to bring in such concepts.

So you are saying that much of the eastern Asian martial arts has roots in Greece?

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: Rayden

Originally posted by: Schadenfreude
In the early 20th century, the Japanese Karate masters sought to rewrite the Kanji of the word "Karate" from "Tang Hand" to "Empty Hand/Fist" - "Tang Hand" was in reference to the T'ang Dynasty (China circa 618AD-907AD) in which the style was originally taught. Other styles such as "Tang Soo Do" reflect the source as well.

Relevant to this fact, there is a circulating hypothesis that the originator of the martial arts as we know it originated with the greeks - during the time of Alexander the Great, Pankration ("all holds" - no holds barred) was a widely studies form or martial arts in Greece - the hypothesis states that because Alexander's empire stretched all the way to India, the soldiers practicing the style (analogous to the US soldiers "bringing back" martial arts they've trained in after the occupation of Okinawa post-WWII) might havee had an influence in India; flash forward a few centuries - Bodhidharma, the monk credited with Chan/Zen Buddhism and the Shaolin Martial Arts Style, was of Southern Indian origin of a warrior caste who traveled East to spread the wisdom of Buddhism.
And throughout the centuries, the Shaolin Temple, along with the temples of WuDang mountains (Also known as the WuTang mountains; the site of many fictionalized accountof martial arts, portrayed both on film, novels, etc. - this is where the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan got the inspiration for their name) were considered the central influence for the martial arts in China, and the whole of eastern Asian in a bigger context, because China was the cultural center for Eastern Asia - to reflect their importance/arrogance, the word "China" written in Chinese, means "Central/Middle Nation".

To further drive this point home, there is a pattern shared by many styles of Okinawan/Japanese Karate called "SanChin"(translated as "Three Battles" or "Three Spears", depending on style) that is also shared by, and originated from, the Fujian White Crane style, a Chinese Kung Fu style practiced in Southern China.

edit: As to the validity of the theory, it is circumstantially/logically suspect, because there are several styles, such as San Shou of China, Vajramushti of India, etc. that claim to have a history the predates their regional significance in the hypothesis. Logically speaking, it is very unlikely that any organized culture would not have an organized method of self-defense, and would have to rely on outside ideas to bring in such concepts.

So you are saying that much of the eastern Asian martial arts has roots in Greece?

What do you think? Should I add a few bells and flashing lights, just in case you still don't get it? I say to you, reading comprehension FTL. FTL indeed, sir. [/asshat]

Well, seriously speaking, it's a hypothesis, and a very unlikely one at that - although it is entirely possible that there might have been slight influences, the likelihood that it is the "root" of anything is close to nil.

This hypothesis, in my opinion, is mainly touted around by westerners who try to legitamize their standings in the martial arts community(and some extreme cases of doing so as a point of national/cultural pride by the Greeks), which is centered around Asian thoughts/practices - in some ways it's a shame, because Western martial systems have as much to offer as their Asian counterpart, but it cheapens them touting such a transparent hypothesis.

 

[Rayden]

Originally posted by: Schadenfreude

Originally posted by: Rayden

Originally posted by: Schadenfreude
In the early 20th century, the Japanese Karate masters sought to rewrite the Kanji of the word "Karate" from "Tang Hand" to "Empty Hand/Fist" - "Tang Hand" was in reference to the T'ang Dynasty (China circa 618AD-907AD) in which the style was originally taught. Other styles such as "Tang Soo Do" reflect the source as well.

Relevant to this fact, there is a circulating hypothesis that the originator of the martial arts as we know it originated with the greeks - during the time of Alexander the Great, Pankration ("all holds" - no holds barred) was a widely studies form or martial arts in Greece - the hypothesis states that because Alexander's empire stretched all the way to India, the soldiers practicing the style (analogous to the US soldiers "bringing back" martial arts they've trained in after the occupation of Okinawa post-WWII) might havee had an influence in India; flash forward a few centuries - Bodhidharma, the monk credited with Chan/Zen Buddhism and the Shaolin Martial Arts Style, was of Southern Indian origin of a warrior caste who traveled East to spread the wisdom of Buddhism.
And throughout the centuries, the Shaolin Temple, along with the temples of WuDang mountains (Also known as the WuTang mountains; the site of many fictionalized accountof martial arts, portrayed both on film, novels, etc. - this is where the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan got the inspiration for their name) were considered the central influence for the martial arts in China, and the whole of eastern Asian in a bigger context, because China was the cultural center for Eastern Asia - to reflect their importance/arrogance, the word "China" written in Chinese, means "Central/Middle Nation".

To further drive this point home, there is a pattern shared by many styles of Okinawan/Japanese Karate called "SanChin"(translated as "Three Battles" or "Three Spears", depending on style) that is also shared by, and originated from, the Fujian White Crane style, a Chinese Kung Fu style practiced in Southern China.

edit: As to the validity of the theory, it is circumstantially/logically suspect, because there are several styles, such as San Shou of China, Vajramushti of India, etc. that claim to have a history the predates their regional significance in the hypothesis. Logically speaking, it is very unlikely that any organized culture would not have an organized method of self-defense, and would have to rely on outside ideas to bring in such concepts.

So you are saying that much of the eastern Asian martial arts has roots in Greece?

What do you think? Should I add a few bells and flashing lights, just in case you still don't get it? I say to you, reading comprehension FTL. FTL indeed, sir. [/asshat]

Well, seriously speaking, it's a hypothesis, and a very unlikely one at that - although it is entirely possible that there might have been slight influences, the likelihood that it is the "root" of anything is close to nil.

This hypothesis, in my opinion, is mainly touted around by westerners who try to legitamize their standings in the martial arts community(and some extreme cases of doing so as a point of national/cultural pride by the Greeks), which is centered around Asian thoughts/practices - in some ways it's a shame, because Western martial systems have as much to offer as their Asian counterpart, but it cheapens them touting such a transparent hypothesis.

Very interesting theory. I just wanted to clarify. If I may, one thing that would have made your post a little easier to read would have been a nice conclusion. Obviously forum posts usually lack such things, but when including as much content in several paragraphs I think it would be appropriate.