Odd factoids

[classic33]

He didn't invent many things

Outshone by "his pupil" Tesla though.

 

[david k]

Whilst sneezing when snoozing gets you covered in snot

It is impossible to sneeze when sleeping

 

[Andy_R]

Over 1000 women have tried to get biological with the famous SAR collie dog double @Drago, in the same way that John Noakes did with the Blue Peter collie dog..."Get down Shep!", "Stop it Shep!", "Bugger off Shep!"

 

[Andy_R]

It is impossible to sneeze when sleeping

Akshually...you'll find causation here..it's impossible to sleep when sneezing...you can however, nod off. DAMHIKT

 

[Drago]

In 2009 masked raiders burgled the Spanish home of rather large hard-man actor Dolph Lundgren. They tied up Lundgren's family, and got ready to loot the place.

Lundgren wasn't home, but when the burglars spotted photos of him about the place and realised who's drum they were spinning they panicked and legged it empty handed.

 

[Andy_R]

During the chestbuster scene in Alien, the actors didn’t know what was about to happen, so their horrified reactions are real.

During the filming of the 1975 movie "Jaws" the actors didn't know what was about to happen, but went "OO" when the rubber shark failed to impress anyone.

 

[Drago]

Hulk Hogan's moustache is, on its own, tougher than most men.

 

[jefmcg]

Prehistoric women had stronger arms than elite female rowing teams do today thanks to the daily grind of farming life, researchers have reveale

That's unsurprising. Rowing is primarily a lower body workout.

 

[classic33]

The names of the taxi driver and the policeman in everybody’s favourite Yuletide outing, It’s A Wonderful Life,are Bert and Ernie. The writers working on Sesame Street at the time claim it’s merely a coincidence.

 

[classic33]

The names of the taxi driver and the policeman in everybody’s favourite Yuletide outing, It’s A Wonderful Life,are Bert and Ernie. The writers working on Sesame Street at the time claim it’s merely a coincidence.

 

[Andy_R]

That's unsurprising. Rowing is primarily a lower body workout.

Snortle. Not quite.

 

[jefmcg]

Snortle. Not quite.

Yeah, not quite. Trunk is highly engaged too. But arms have very little input (10 or 20%) They are only engaged at the end of the stroke, only passively engaged during the main drive. The pulling muscles are used (biceps and shoulders) but the pushing muscles (triceps and pecs) are only needed on the return when they are not under load. Obviously elite rowers will do some weight work to counter the muscle imbalance, but they won't be trying to bulk up on muscles that don't benefit their sport.

 

[swee'pea99]

The North Sea was often known as the German Sea before the outbreak of World War 1 when, much like the Royal family, a more patriotic name was felt better suited.

The dog name 'Alsatian' was also devised for WW1. Previously it had only ever been known as the German Shepherd.

 

[classic33]

Sharks kill 12 people per year while people kill 11,417 sharks per hour.

 

[classic33]

There is a voodoo curse out there to give you kidney disease.

How does it work? The person cursing you will take your urine, put it in a bottle along with herbs, nails and needles and wedge the bottle into a narrow tree hole.

Voila! You will have kidney disease.