Fact Of The Day

Psycho Circus · September 18, 2011, 04:46:48 AM

The ancient Greek philosopher Empedocles believed he had been a shrub in a previous life and killed himself by jumping into a volcano.

Leah · September 18, 2011, 09:18:46 PM

http://www.cracked.com/article_18795_6-habits-you-didnt-know-were-keeping-you-alive_p2.html?wa_user1=5&wa_user2=Science&wa_user3=article&wa_user4=recommended
just read #1, I ain't gonna write it on here.

Psycho Circus · September 19, 2011, 04:12:03 AM

The ancient Phoenicians lived in what is now Lebanon. They invented glassblowing, clotted cream and the alphabet.

Leah · September 19, 2011, 10:03:42 PM

2+2=4

schools between California to Michigan won't have 'F' as a letter grade, it will be replaced by the letter 'H'

Psycho Circus · September 20, 2011, 06:46:53 AM

The ancient Romans invented concrete and the bikini.

Hammock Rider · September 20, 2011, 01:10:16 PM

The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M1, NGC 1952, Taurus A) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus.

Leah · September 20, 2011, 04:44:39 PM

Ultimate Nick Fury is based on Samuel L. Jackson.

Psycho Circus · September 21, 2011, 06:49:04 AM

Thomas Anderson (1819-74) was the first person to discover what turnips are made of.

Raffine · September 21, 2011, 06:59:08 AM

Quote from: Circus Circus on September 21, 2011, 06:49:04 AM
Thomas Anderson (1819-74) was the first person to discover what turnips are made of.

I thought they were made of turnips..?

Hammock Rider · September 21, 2011, 09:32:45 AM

Quote from: Raffine on September 21, 2011, 06:59:08 AM
Quote from: Circus Circus on September 21, 2011, 06:49:04 AM
Thomas Anderson (1819-74) was the first person to discover what turnips are made of.

I thought they were made of turnips..?

LOL. I've had turnips. They're made of something bad.

Leah · October 12, 2011, 12:49:45 PM

Gnarls Barkley's Crazy is on The Rolling Stones Magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, ranked at number 100.

Nightowl · October 12, 2011, 02:56:47 PM

In 1929, the first offense for alcohol was five years of prison and/or a 10,000 fine.

Raffine · October 12, 2011, 08:18:29 PM

A Mantis Shrimp has a punch so powerful it can crack a clam shell, split a person's thumb, or shatter an aquarium.

Psycho Circus · October 13, 2011, 01:54:24 PM

The groundbreaking architect Frank Lloyd Wright built 484 buildings. He lived to be 92 and practised for 72 years.

Nightowl · October 13, 2011, 02:36:00 PM

The very first Apple logo was actually of Sir Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree, with an apple falling on his head