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The world’s deadliest critter can be crushed between your thumb and forefinger
Mosquitoes—more specifically, the diseases carried by mosquitoes—kill nearly 1 million people every year. The main culprit is Malaria, a disease that may be responsible for killing up to half of all the people who have ever lived.
The FDA once banned sliced bread
The first loaf of machine-sliced bread was sold in 1928. Americans were still getting used to this amazing modern convenience when suddenly, 1943, the FDA banned sliced bread. The reason was because pre-sliced bread used up too much plastic packaging—plastic that could be used in the war effort. However noble the reason, people were furious and the ban only lasted three months.
Every two minutes people take more photos than were taken in the entire 19th century
These days you can’t walk a block outside without seeing someone snapping a selfie or Instagramming their food or posting their kids on Facebook. Taking pictures has become such a part of our daily lives that every two minutes we snap more photos than were taken through all of the 1800s.
WELCOME TO PAGE 447 - ONLY THREE MORE TO GO UNTIL PAGE 450 !!!
The raptor sounds in Jurassic Park are actually mating tortoises
Ever wondered what tortoises mating would sound like? No? Well, it turns out you probably know anyhow—that is, if you’ve seen any of the Jurassic Park movies. The sound designer confessed, “It’s somewhat embarrassing, but when the raptors bark at each other to communicate, it’s a tortoise having sex.”
Cleopatra lived closer in history to cellphones than to the Great Pyramids of Egypt
Cleopatra, the last active ruler of Egypt, was born around 69 B.C. The Great Pyramids were completed around 2560 B.C. Cell phones debuted in 1983.
Drug lord Pablo Escobar spent $2500 a month on rubber bands to hold all his cash
It can be hard to imagine how much wealth is generated by the illegal drug trade but the fact that Pablo Escobar had to spend over two grand on rubber bands every month just to keep his money together might help put it in perspective.
About 1 percent of people alive today are descended from Ghengis Khan
Ghengis Khan is known for being one of the most prolific killers ever but it appears he was just as much a lover as he was a fighter. Recent DNA analysis found that about 0.5 percent of all men alive today—about 16 million—are descended from the infamous mercenary.
Saudi Arabia has to buy sand and camels from Australia
When you think of Saudi Arabia, two of the first images that likely pop into your head are vast deserts of sand and lines of camels. It may sound like a case of selling ice to Eskimos but ever since 2002 the middle eastern country has been importing both sand and camels from Australia as their own supplies have run short. Australia has the largest population of wild camels in the world and its “garnet sand” is highly prized in manufacturing.
The inscription on the One Ring in Lord Of The Rings isn’t Elvish
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings classic fantasy books have experienced a huge resurgence in popularity thanks to the popular movie franchise. One of the most iconic images is that of the One Ring with its glowing inscription. But while most people think it’s written in the beautiful Elvish language, it’s actually scribed in the ugly Orcish or Black Speech.
There’s a mountain so tall that you wouldn’t know it was there if you were standing on top of it
Known as the Olympus Mons, the tallest known mountain in the solar system is found on Mars. The shield volcano is so big that if you were to stand at the peak, you wouldn’t realize you were even on a mountain because the slope would be obscured by the curvature of the planet itself. Its base is the size of Arizona and the highest point is over 16 miles tall (Everest is 5.5 miles above sea level).
Humans and giraffes have the same number of neck bones
Six feet is how long the average giraffe’s neck is while a human being’s neck averages just four inches. Yet both of us have the same number of bones in our necks: Seven.
Vincent Van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime
Van Gogh is one of the most recognized painters of all time, with his famous paintings decorating everything from coffee mugs to shower curtains, along with walls in the most prestigious museums. But this acclaim was only achieved after his death. During life, he sold exactly one painting—and it’s not Starry Night. He sold The Red Vineyard for 400 Francs. In 1990, one of his paintings sold for $82.5 million.
The modern keyboard was designed to make people type slower
The QWERTY keyboard that we all use today was invented by Christopher Shoals in 1874 for a new typewriter. Unfortunately, the keys were prone to jamming so, as the story goes, Shoals designed the keyboard to slow typists down by placing the most commonly used letters far apart. This may be a myth—other sources say the letter placement may be based on telegraph protocol—but at least it makes you feel like your hunt-n-peck typing isn’t your fault!
Two out of every three emails sent is spam
If you dread looking at your inbox, you’ve got a good reason. In 2018, researchers found that spam emails account for 60 to 70 percent of all email traffic and up to half of all indexed data on the Internet.
The arches at the base of the Eiffel Tower are just for decoration
The original design of this Parisian landmark used the four large pylons at the base to provide all the structural support. However, the people providing the funding felt that it looked too rickety and worried the public would be too afraid to go in it. So they added the iconic arches around the base but while they look beautiful they are only decorative.
A war was started by a soccer game
In 1969, the soccer teams of Honduras and El Salvador were competing for a spot in the 1970 World Cup. Tensions mounted as the teams were tied 1-1 and went into a third match. When El Salvador won the play-off, riots erupted. The riots boiled over into a full-scale war with over 2,000 casualties on each side. After four days of fighting, the 100 Hour War was ended.
Time for me to spam?
It rains diamonds on Jupiter
Marilyn Monroe would have loved Jupiter: According to some scientists, it actually rains diamonds. How? The high pressure and heat in the dense atmospheres of planets like Jupiter and Saturn, can squeeze carbon in the clouds, making it rain diamonds.
The Mongolian Navy consists of one small tugboat and seven men
The landlocked country really has no need of a navy, yet they feel the need to at least have one, if only in name. So the Mongolian navy is one tugboat with a seven-man crew. But perhaps the saddest part is that only one of them knows how to swim.
YES. We need to get to page 450 before I can stop. It's the compulsion to finish the job, you know.
On second thought, I am now considering that your comment might have been a subtle hint for me to stop now.
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Can you please double my bandwidth.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Nope, sadly we haven't finalise the idea on limiting spam like this type of thread...
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Thanks.
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There's so much spam here that it doesn't make any sense.
Pin the thread at this point, it's all the same. And maybe there'll be something interesting to read here again.
A bottle in the sea in this ocean of spam.
@Franz Is it your job to keep the thread up?