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Game fact: The winner of the 2015 French Scrabble Championship doesn't speak French
 
WWI Fact: The British attempted to train seagulls to poop on the periscopes of German U-Boats.
 
Celebrity fact: Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash once caught his mother in bed with David Bowie.
 
Celebrity fact #2: John Bonham's autopsy revealed his blood alcohol level was the equivalent of drinking 40 shots of vodka
 
Flag fact: The flag of Nepal is so complicated to create that the country's Constitution has a 24-step guide written into it.
 
Scientist fact: As a child, Isaac Newton once became so upset with his mother and stepfather, he threatened to burn them both alive.
 
Food fact: Peanut butter was invented as a source of protein for people who lost most of their teeth
 
Ironic fact: Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Minister for Propaganda, was a proponent of euthenising anyone born with deformities, yet he was born with a deformed right leg.
 
Land fact: Of all the continents, only Africa has land in all four hemispheres (northern, southern, eastern, western), and has land on the equator and Prime Meridian
 
River fact: Saudi Arabia is the largest country on earth without a river
 
Space program fact: The Curiosity rover program only costs US tax payers 41 cents per capita for the entire program
 
Internet fact: The number of Internet users in India is grater than the entire US population
 
Pluto fact: According to the recent flyby, scientists verified that Pluto does indeed have water ice, and a thin blue sky
 
Food fact: 75% of all vanilla in the world is for ice cream, and ironically, as a flavoring for chocolate
 
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It costs anywhere from $30,000 to $500,000 to drill and complete an oil well in the state of Kansas.  Vertically that is. A horizontal well is in the millions. Usually $2.5m and can cost up to $3.5m.  
 
Roman fact: The signal to spare a fallen gladiator in the arena was not a thumbs up, but a thumbs down, which was more a sign that the fight was over and for the gladiator to drop their weapon on the ground. The signal to land the killing blow was actually putting the thumb against the neck with a closed fist, indicating to the gladiator that they should stick their weapon in their opponent's throat.
 
Time fact: Germany was the first country to implement Daylight Savings time in an attempt to save on electricity during World War I
 
Evolution fact: Scientists believe most domestic cats are afraid of water because their ancestors evolved in a dry environment with few bodies of water and never learned to swim.
 
Country fact: Venezeula's name is derived from the Italian word "Veneziola" or "Little Venice" because Amerigo Vespucci saw local natives building their houses on stilts, and it reminded him of Venice.
 
Population fact: Ireland still hasn't fully recovered from the potato famine of 1845-1852. There were 8 million people prior to it, and currently, 6.5 million people live in Ireland
 
Earthquake fact: Hawaii's largest earthquake occurred in 1868, and to this day there are still aftershocks
 
Song fact: Michael Jackson's song "Thriller" was originally titled "Starlight". The melody was identical, but the lyrics were completely different.
 
Medical fact: The words "idiot", "imbecile" and "moron" were originally legitimate medical categories for those with intilectual disabilities.
 
Reptile fact: The real reason there are no snakes in Ireland is because, being cold-blooded, they would have been unable to survive in the frozen ground during the last Ice Age.
 
Website fact: Google owns the domains for "Gooogle", "Gogle" "Googel" and even "466453", to cover as many mistypes as possible.
 
Car fact: The firewall for the McLaren F1 engine is covered in gold because of how completely gold reflects infrared radation.
 
Music fact: Per capita, Finland has more heavy metal bands than any country in the world
 
Medical fact: There is a laser treatment to change the color of a person's eyes from brown to blue, since all brown-eyed people have blue pigmentation underneath.
 
Musician fact: Bob Dylan didn't speak to anyone for a week after Elvis Presley's death
 
Animal fact: Cats, lions, tigers, and most other feline species are unable to taste anything sweet. In fact, they lack the enzymes to break down sugars.
 
Elephant fact: Elephants know they can sometimes count on humans for assistance and can track human settlements and movements over long distances for those they know will render assistance.
 
Ancient Egypt fact: Pottery has been found in Ancient Egypt showing Egyptians considered people to be one of three genders inestad of two, but the reasons why are uncertain.
 
Dog fact: Dogs have only recently been able to watch TV. Dogs see in approximately 70 frames per second and only more recent TV's have been able to deliver.
 
Dinosaur fact: Strictly speaking, dinosaurs are not extinct, since bird are classified by science as a branch of dinosaurs.
 
Word fact: "Sahara" is the Arabic word for "desert".
 
Some of you may have heard of this,but,if Pinocchio said"My nose will grow now.",it would cause a paradox.

Let me explain,as we all know,Pinocchio's nose does grow when he lies.

So,if he said"My nose will grow now "-if his nose grows it would mean that he wasn't lying,but,if he wasn't lying then his nose wouldn't grow,which would make his statement a lie,so,his nose would grow,but,then the statement wouldn't be a lie,so,his nose wouldn't grow.

You get the idea.

Basically Pinocchio's nose would have to grow in order to make his statement true,but,then it can't grow,because he didn't lie.

The "Pinocchio Paradox"was thought of in February of 2001 by an 11 year old named Veronique Eldridge-Smith.
 
EvanWilliams1988 said:
Some of you may have heard of this,but,if Pinocchio said"My nose will grow now.",it would cause a paradox.

Let me explain,as we all know,Pinocchio's nose does grow when he lies.

So,if he said"My nose will grow now "-if his nose grows it would mean that he wasn't lying,but,if he wasn't lying then his nose wouldn't grow,which would make his statement a lie,so,his nose would grow,but,then the statement wouldn't be a lie,so,his nose wouldn't grow.

You get the idea.

Basically Pinocchio's nose would have to grow in order to make his statement true,but,then it can't grow,because he didn't lie.

The "Pinocchio Paradox"was thought of in February of 2001 by an 11 year old named Veronique Eldridge-Smith.
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Wouldn't his nose not grow now, making him a liar, and then once that's verified it grows a moment later?
 
cruzzfish said:
Depending on what now means though the paradox could still work. 
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True.

When I first read about the paradox a few years ago,I racked my brain over and over again on possible solutions.

Ended up getting a headache.

Still a cool little tidbit though.
 
Simpsons fact: Duff Beer was named after bass guitarist Duff McKagan. McKagan was a legendary drinker, and had once drank so heavily in a single day that his pancreas swelled to the size of a football, bursting and causing third degree chemical burns inside of his body. He was told that if he failed to curb his drinking, he'd be dead inside a month. He quit drinking on the spot, but McKagan himself claimed that his (now former) drinking habit had become immortalized in the series as Homer's favorite beer, though some in the Simpsons team refute this.
 
Swimming pool fact: The chlorine in pools isn't what causes people's eyes to turn red should they open them underwater, it is due to the chlorine attacking the bacteria in one's eyes, causing them to release chemicals as a defense mechanism that irritate the eyes.
 
Suicide fact: Contrary to popular belief, only around 25% of people leave a note when they commit suicide
 
Music fact: The largest free rock concert in the world was held by Rod Stewart in Rio De Janeiro, in which 4.2 million people attended
 
Animal fact: Of all the bear species still alive, only the polar bear is exclusively carnivorous. The rest are omnivorous to varying degrees.
 
Australia fact: By the time the British arrived, Australia had already been inhabited for at least 50,000 years.
 
War fact: The wars between the Romans and the Persians lasted a total of 721 years
 
Home fact: Empty homes in the US outnumber the homeless by a factor of 6 to 1.
 
Penguin fact: Scientists can easily spot penguin colonies in Antarctica from space by the distinctive dark patches they leave when they poop.
 
Rain forest fact: The Amazon rainforest contains an estimated 400 billion trees, comprising over 16,000 species
 
Lizard fact: The tuatara, a species of lizard which predates the dinosaurs has a third eye located on top of its head
 
Irony fact: The demilitarized some between North and South Korea is the most militarized place on Earth
 
Car fact: The average Bugatti customer has 84 cars, 3 jets and a yacht
 
Football fact: The huddle was invented at a college for all-deaf students. The players and coaches were concerned the opposing team could read their sign language, so the players formed the huddle with their backs facing out to ensure their opponents couldn't read their signing. They also developed their own "slang" sign terms to use for specific plays, changing them up at random intervals to keep opponents guessing.
 
In addition, a student on the sidelines would call the start of the play for the players by banging a large timpanic drum several times.
 
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