Useless Information Thread

Whozjama · Post by **Whozjama** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:45 am

The Harry Potter merchandise machine came out with strange tasty jelly beans.

Post by **Sleet** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:18 pm

That was some of the first merchandise the series had, actually! They still make them. I've never had them because I don't hate myself.

According to IMDB, only two episodes of Spongebob after season 4 have ever been more loved than even the least-loved episode from the first three seasons.

JeffCvt · Post by **JeffCvt** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 6:54 pm

Sleet wrote:According to IMDB, only two episodes of Spongebob after season 4 have ever been more loved than even the least-loved episode from the first three seasons.

That's... kinda sad actually.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:26 pm

HBO didn't like the title Curb Your Enthusiasm. They suggested Best Foot Backwards, Half Empty, or Regrets Only.

Shadowstar23 · Post by **Shadowstar23** » Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:35 pm

A little useless info. about myself. In Hebrew, my first name means "strong mountain". Also in Hebrew, my middle name means "valley beside the mountain". My last name means "tired" (not in Hebrew). Therefore, my whole name means "Strong mountain-valley that is tired".

Whozjama · Post by **Whozjama** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 1:27 am

Huh, I can do something with that. My last name translates to 'forest' so in a way I could be addressed in a silly way as 'Mr Forest'.

Liam · Post by **Liam** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 9:36 am

JeffCvt wrote:
Sleet wrote:According to IMDB, only two episodes of Spongebob after season 4 have ever been more loved than even the least-loved episode from the first three seasons.
That's... kinda sad actually.

But not surprising, frankly.

Post by **Sleet** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:32 am

I think I already said this, but my first name would be appropriate for a gym leader specializing in flying-type Pokémon. This applies both to my real name and what my name my parents would have given me if I were the opposite sex. Funny how that works!

Also, Shadowstar, that's kind of a little too much information. If people do a little research they could find your whole name. :/ I'm not sure you want to have that on the internet.

Post by **Serence Frostbite** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 11:40 am

Shadowstar23 wrote:A little useless info. about myself. In Hebrew, my first name means "strong mountain". Also in Hebrew, my middle name means "valley beside the mountain". My last name means "tired" (not in Hebrew). Therefore, my whole name means "Strong mountain-valley that is tired".

"Tiring Valley" ?
"Mountain of Weary ?"
I'm sorry I can't help it

Liam · Post by **Liam** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 12:34 pm

Sleet wrote:Also, Shadowstar, that's kind of a little too much information. If people do a little research they could find your whole name. :/ I'm not sure you want to have that on the internet.

Meh, any online translator I could find renders translated terms in Hebrew script, so it's unlikely you will gain useful information. (Unless you can read Hebrew; in that case PANIC!)

JeffCvt · Post by **JeffCvt** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 2:29 pm

Sleet wrote:I think I already said this, but my first name would be appropriate for a gym leader specializing in flying-type Pokémon.

That makes me think of a name that starts with "D" and I don't know why because when I think of flying-type gym leaders, I think of Falkner because he was the very first gym leader I ever fought. Maybe I'm thinking of the Dragon type because several of them have wings and can fly. I duno.

Anyway, here's a useless fact: I have at least half a dozen pairs of headphones because I went through so many trying to find something I liked. And I'm about to order another pair today.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 3:45 pm

The Wright Brothers’ first successful flight on December 17, 1903 covered a distance of about 120 feet—shorter than the wingspan of a modern 747.

Post by **Sleet** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 12:46 pm

What name is that? (Note: My name does not/would not have start(ed) with a D.)

Kitela · Post by **Kitela** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:24 pm

Russia is so massive that it covers 11 time zones. During most of the year, the sun is above the horizon somewhere in Russia.

Also, during the month of May and late July, one can watch the sun rising in Magadan while at the same moment another can watch the sun setting in Moscow.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:52 pm

In a 1917 letter to Winston Churchill, Admiral John Fisher wrote, "I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis— O.M.G. (Oh! My God!)"

dtlux1 · Post by **dtlux1** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:54 pm

Door is also a verb.

To cause a collision by opening the door of a vehicle in front of an oncoming cyclist or pedestrian.

Amazee Dayzee wrote:The Wright Brothers’ first successful flight on December 17, 1903 covered a distance of about 120 feet—shorter than the wingspan of a modern 747.

Also, someone supposedly flew before the Wright Brothers. A man by the name of Gustave Whitehead had supposedly flew a powered aircraft in 1901, more than 2 years before the Wright Brothers flew. This is a highly debated case though, as there is no photographic evidence of him in the air.

Amazee Dayzee wrote:In a 1917 letter to Winston Churchill, Admiral John Fisher wrote, "I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis— O.M.G. (Oh! My God!)"

Using modern day texting speech before it was cool. He must have finally gotten the keys to the Tardis.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 11:08 pm

The moral of the story then is to always have some sort of proof.

Whozjama · Post by **Whozjama** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 1:27 am

I'm a fan of fans.

Douglas Collier · Post by **Douglas Collier** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:35 am

Whozjama wrote:I'm a fan of fans.

Ceiling, floor, or paper?

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 4:16 pm

I was a fan of ceiling fans when I was younger.

Whozjama · Post by **Whozjama** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:51 pm

Douglas Collier wrote:
Whozjama wrote:I'm a fan of fans.
Ceiling, floor, or paper?

The kinds that make your voice sound funny.

Also, Gary the Goat lives in 'Straya

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:53 pm

When you mix Redbull with milk, the milk curdles.

Douglas Collier · Post by **Douglas Collier** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:04 pm

You just gave me another reason never to try Red Bull.

Deske · Post by **Deske** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:31 pm

It is possible to hallucinate if you stay up too long.
Also, eating too many whole nutmegs can kill you. Nutmeg is actually a poison, but the amounts we use it in for cooking are far from lethal.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 12:37 am

Amazee Dayzee wrote:When you mix Redbull with milk, the milk curdles.

That's because of the acidity of the drink. It would also work with any other soft drink as well as with vinegar or any other acid.

Deske wrote:Also, eating too many whole nutmegs can kill you. Nutmeg is actually a poison, but the amounts we use it in for cooking are far from lethal.

Anything is a poison if taken in sufficient quantity. Even water. Heck, even oxygen.

Post by **Dissension** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 1:59 pm

Toxicity is fun!

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 5:22 pm

In late 1975, Regis Philbin hosted a short-lived game show called The Neighbors, which was a sort of a "newlywed game" for soccer moms. Each episode featured a group of five women who shared neighborhood gossip about one another.

Whozjama · Post by **Whozjama** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 1:03 am

The derivative is...the slope of the tangent of a function of a specific point.

Punchy · Post by **Punchy** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 8:15 am

Amazee Dayzee wrote:In a 1917 letter to Winston Churchill, Admiral John Fisher wrote, "I hear that a new order of Knighthood is on the tapis— O.M.G. (Oh! My God!)"

And Winston Churchill replied saying, "Whatevs".

Deske · Post by **Deske** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 1:32 pm

I can see it now. "Ya Boy Winston."

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 1:58 pm

Mushroom clouds can be created by any huge explosion; they aren't specific to atomic blasts.

hypernovatic · Post by **hypernovatic** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:44 am

The longest piece of English literature is a Super Smash Bros Brawl fanfic.

SnuggleKing · Post by **SnuggleKing** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 2:39 pm

Nepal's flag is not a rectangle, but instead the shape of two triangles on top of each other.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 4:59 pm

On an episode of Saved by the Bell: The College Years, A.C. Slater learned his last name was actually Sanchez. His dad changed it 25 years earlier to get into the military academy. "He felt he had to hide his heritage to be accepted," Albert Clifford explained.

dtlux1 · Post by **dtlux1** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 8:46 am

The indent under the nose is called the Philtrum, and it is common in many mammals.

hypernovatic wrote:The longest piece of English literature is a Super Smash Bros Brawl fanfic.

I think I mentioned that on page 29, but I didn't mention how it was the longest. That is good to know.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 3:25 pm

The View-Master was originally for adults. The device was used to help soldiers recognize ships, planes, and artillery from afar.

Whozjama · Post by **Whozjama** » Fri Mar 06, 2015 4:40 pm

One of the longest pony fanfics is Fallout Equestria, a falloutxmylittlepony cross fic.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sat Mar 07, 2015 1:06 am

The name for "piggy banks" comes from the use of family money jars in the Middle Ages made from a type of clay called pygg.

Post by **Hlaoroo** » Sun Mar 08, 2015 1:47 am

"Skirl" is a Scottish/Gaelic word for "to play the bagpipes" or "the sound of a bagpipe". It also means "to shriek" or "a shrill sound" in the dialects of North England and Scotland.

Amazee Dayzee · Post by **Amazee Dayzee** » Sun Mar 08, 2015 4:23 pm

In the 1950s The Adventures of Superman television series, the characters Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Perry White, and Jimmy Olsen always wore the same clothes so that several episodes could be filmed at once, and that some scenes could be used in several episodes without anyone noticing.