Odd factoids

[Drago]

The inspiration for the Cumberland sausage was a doggy land mine.

 

[classic33]

If you ever ate Brussels sprouts at home, there's a good chance you've seen little crosses cut into the bottom of each one. Most people assume it is done to speed up cooking, but they would be wrong. The real reason we cut crosses into our sprouts is because of a medieval superstition. It was once believed that leafy vegetables such as sprouts and cabbages were the hiding places of tiny demons, and consuming them would expose you to their evil influence unless you exorcised them with the sign of the cross before cooking—and that's actually not a surprising conclusion if you consider the evil odors Brussels sprouts sometimes inspire.

 

[lutonloony]

The inspiration for the Cumberland sausage was a doggy land mine.

Why do doggies need land mines?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

When Steve Abraham turns his cranks the Earth spins round. Scientists are worried about what will happen when he stops pedalling.

 

[classic33]

Why do doggies need land mines?

They Marshall them!

 

[classic33]

Carrots contain more sugar than any other vegetable, except for beets.

Eating too many carrots can cause a condition called "carotenemia." This causes the skin to turn yellowish orange, especially on the palms or soles the feet, but it is completely harmless. It is reversible once the consumpt of carrots is reduced.

 

[colly]

Odd factoid 1

There as many teaspoonfuls of water in the Atlantic ocean as there are molecules of H2O in a teaspoon of water.

Edit: Give or take a couple

 

[colly]

Odd factoid 2

If the Earth were represented by a marble about 12mm in diameter on the same scale:

The Moon would be about the size of a lentil 3.5mm in dia 400mm away

The Sun would be around 150m distant represented by a sphere about 1.4m across

Pluto would be around 2.6mm and situated an astonishing 7500km away

 

[NorthernDave]

Eating too many carrots can cause a condition called "carotenemia." This causes the skin to turn yellowish orange, especially on the palms or soles the feet, but it is completely harmless. It is reversible once the consumpt of carrots is reduced.

A similar condition can occur on the fingers as a result of excessive Cheesy Wotsits consumption.

 

[colly]

Odd factoid 3

I'm not very busy this evening.

 

[classic33]

Odd factoid 3

I'm not very busy this evening.

So you got your teaspoon out!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Tinsel used to be made from silver

 

[classic33]

A similar condition can occur on the fingers as a result of excessive Cheesy Wotsits consumption.

Although it is hard to imagine a time before cheese puffs, that world did in fact exist. And the bizarre story of how they were made makes them even more intriguing. Cheese puffs are the by-product of animal feed.

The brightly coloured snacks were created by animal food manufacturer Flakall Corporation in Beloit, Wisconsin in 1935.

To make the feed, a grinder was used to flake corn. In order to clean the machinery, staff fed moist corn into the grinder. This process, to the surprise of workers at the plant, produced airy blobs of corn. And so, the first corn puffs were born.

 

[Drago]

^^^we stand here today on then shoulders of giants.

 

[classic33]

Eating just 57 grams(2 oz) of black licorice, which is about three 2.5-centimeter (1 in) pieces, every day for two weeks can cause heart problems. Black licorice contains glycyrrhizin, a compound that causes potassium levels to decrease. When potassium levels fall, people are at risk of suffering from abnormal heart rhythms, high blood pressure, and even congestive heart failure.