The dolphin in the show "Flipper" was played by two dolphins.

Is that what they call our Winters now?

brogre69 wrote: A fifth state of matter is bose-einstein condensate. It only occurs at extremely cold temperatures

You can lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs.

What a difference a lifetime makes. I can remember as a kid hearing that the Russians put up the first satellite. And all it did was go beep beep beep. It was amazing.



Now current estimates are
3600 satellites currently in orbit,
22,000 — estimated number of pieces of space debris measuring 10 centimetres or more in diameter in 2011, according to the U.S. Strategic Command, up from 17,000 in 2007.
500,000-plus — the current number of debris objects measuring between one and 10 centimetres, according to NASA's Orbital Debris Program Office.
6.3 million kilograms — estimated mass of all the objects in Earth orbit at the beginning of 2012
100 Tonnes - Estimate of space junk falls out of orbit per year.
On average one man made object falls to earth each day, about 1/2 a dozen people have been known to have been injured by falling debris

Soooo.... What will it be like at the end of you're lifetime kids?

Emus can't walk backwards.

25% of the world is vegetarian

99.9% of the terrestrial biomass is vegetation.
So 25% is not good enough.
You'll all need to eat more, before it overruns us!

Electrons have a mass of nearly 0.

Oh? I read that the emu and kangaroo are on the Australian flag because they both cannot walk backwards, symbolizing the forward thinking of Australia. I am sorry if any misinformation was given

It's actually the kiwi at least I thought... Interesting fact for the in game Australian skin for the sopwith tripe there is a moa! (I know it's a emu but shhhhhhhhhh)

Heff006 wrote:

brogre69 wrote: Emus can't walk backwards.

i beg to differ, think you should do some research on that one and not rely on urban myth

heff, to put this bluntly, no disrespect intended, you were wrong. I had some light, prior research of this fact beforehand, and when you said what you did, I did even more research. I wasn't the one spreading misinformation, you were. Please do not inform me of how I was wrong, unless you have solid evidence to support your claims, because then I will be completely willing to post a new fact to replace the old one. Speaking of which, today's fact (which is indeed very true): cats can't taste sugar.

Jeez, I felt as if I haven't been here in forever... I needed to see what Brogre was talking about these days... Glad to be back! Keep up the good work, Brogre!

1: the lowest class of ancient indian society were the "untouchables"
2: there is water called h3o, usually called "heavy water"
3: the hope diamond was stolen from the eye of a statue in India

1: The romans had no number zero, despite their phenomenal engineering feats.
2: Mayans had discovered zero.
3: The mayans had water pressure!

The Mayans built one of their temples with a carved stone serpent's head at the base, and two times every year, the shadow would.make the body of the snake, hard to explain but if you see a picture of it, AWESOME!

1: butter melts at 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
2: ostriches only stick their heads down low when they are about to fight.
3: due to genetic engineering, bacteria produce insulin for diabetics.
4: popcorn was first made by native americans.

1: supposedly, a certain type of jellyfish can live forever, unless disease or predators kill.it.
2: the half life of an atom.is how long it takes to decay halfway, carbon-14 has a half life of 5730 years.

Contrary to popular belief, sugar does not melt.

Once it receives enough heat over time it begins to decompose.

A ream of paper is 500 sheets.

Gallium has such a low melting point that it will melt in your hand.

1: radon emits alpha particles when it decays, inhaling these can lead to lung cancer.
2: when aluminum corrodes, it makes corundum, one of the hardest materials known.
3: China was at one time economically crushed by the British because of a drug similar of marijuana.
4: this drug was called opium.

There's a whole heck of a lot wrong with #3.

Just sayin.

Well, looks like I forgot to do my facts! I may have to have like 3 facts a week, one a day got hard to keep up with! I could only go so long until I used up most of my material!

Jupiter is actually classified as a more "failed star" than a planet, because it's gravity is so great it actually compresses at about one millimeter per year. If it had about 80 times the mass it does now, Earth would have a second star.