Really TRUE odd factoids

[Chris S]

After a lifetime studying fish the biologist Stephen Jay Gould concluded that there was no such thing as a fish. He reasoned that although there are many sea creatures, most of them are not closely related to each other. For example, a salmon is more closely related to a camel than it is to a hagfish.

There's nothing about that on his Wikipedia page?

 

[classic33]

Petula Clark became the first female singer from England to hit #1 in the US during the Rock Era (after 1955), with "Downtown" reaching #1 in the US in January 1965.

She became only the second UK female singer to achieve this. The previous one being Vera Lynn in 1952.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

After a lifetime studying fish the biologist Stephen Jay Gould concluded that there was no such thing as a fish. He reasoned that although there are many sea creatures, most of them are not closely related to each other. For example, a salmon is more closely related to a camel than it is to a hagfish.

That sounds like something out of The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy or similar.

 

[classic33]

The pressure(A little over half a bar) used by penguins to poop is high enough to propel their poop in a streak up to 15 inches.
If a human were able to match this pressure, they would be able to project their poop over 15 feet. Anyone capable of doing this would be advised to not use a normal toilet.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

The pressure(A little over half a bar) used by penguins to poop is high enough to propel their poop in a streak up to 15 inches.
If a human were able to match this pressure, they would be able to project their poop over 15 feet. Anyone capable of doing this would be advised to not use a normal toilet.

If it was solids and was aimed properly, that would be... Interesting.

As it is, I have witnessed our (now late) dog have projectile diar... Dia... A Dire Rear... And that was strangely impressive but also disgusting to watch. 😆

 

[Beebo]

The pressure(A little over half a bar) used by penguins to poop is high enough to propel their poop in a streak up to 15 inches.
If a human were able to match this pressure, they would be able to project their poop over 15 feet. Anyone capable of doing this would be advised to not use a normal toilet.

Our daughter managed at least 3 feet once when she was a baby.
I was changing her nappy on the bed when it shot across the room and down a chest of drawers.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Our daughter managed at least 3 feet once when she was a baby.
I was changing her nappy on the bed when it shot across the room and down a chest of drawers.

That's why we always stood to the side when nappy changing. Boys have a surprising range when weeing too.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Our daughter managed at least 3 feet once when she was a baby.
I was changing her nappy on the bed when it shot across the room and down a chest of drawers.

At least it was probably just the yellow baby poo stuff. Not nearly as bad as the proper brown stuff. 🤔

 

[Profpointy]

No way! That’s blown my mind. 😜

If the queen’s uncle hadn’t abdicated etc etc etc

It didn't matter succession wise that Ted 8 abdicated, as him and Wallace didn't have kids.

It could still have been historically important as he might have ballsed it up enough for us to have a rebublic instead of it going to the Queen, or more likely he'd have been sacked at some point and things would have run much the same.

 

[Profpointy]

After a lifetime studying fish the biologist Stephen Jay Gould concluded that there was no such thing as a fish. He reasoned that although there are many sea creatures, most of them are not closely related to each other. For example, a salmon is more closely related to a camel than it is to a hagfish.

I guess the other way of looking at it is that a cow is a type of fish. More precisely a type of lobe finned boney fish.

Reptiles is a similarly problematic category unless you allow birds to be reptiles. Even leaving aside what you class dinosaurs as, birds are closer to crocodilians than crocs are to lizards.

 

[Andy in Germany]

It didn't matter succession wise that Ted 8 abdicated, as him and Wallace didn't have kids.

It could still have been historically important as he might have ballsed it up enough for us to have a rebublic instead of it going to the Queen, or more likely he'd have been sacked at some point and things would have run much the same.

There is some evidence that the relationship with Simpson was an excuse as Edward Windsor had shown strong N*zi sympathies; he was a good chum of Oswald Moseley and the couple went on a jolly around the Third Reich after their marriage. There's also evidence Edward was in communication with the N*zi government during WW2. All in all a very dodgy character.

 

[FishFright]

After a lifetime studying fish the biologist Stephen Jay Gould concluded that there was no such thing as a fish. He reasoned that although there are many sea creatures, most of them are not closely related to each other. For example, a salmon is more closely related to a camel than it is to a hagfish.

No such thing as a fish is also an amusing fact based podcasts from the QI elves.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

No such thing as a fish is also an amusing fact based podcasts from the QI elves.

Is that what led to your fears?

 

[FishFright]

Is that what led to your fears?

What ?

 

[ClichéGuevara]

The first patent for the fire hydrant was burnt in a fire.