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Post by rubl on Oct 12, 2017 23:27:21 GMT 7
Did you know that "Ghoti is a creative respelling of the word fish, used to illustrate irregularities in English spelling and pronunciation. The word is intended to be pronounced in the same way (/fɪʃ/), using these sounds: gh, pronounced [f] as in enough [ɪˈnʌf] or tough [tʌf]; o, pronounced [ɪ] as in women [ˈwɪmɪn]; and ti, pronounced [ʃ] as in nation [ˈneɪ̯ʃən] or motion [ˈməʊʃən]." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoti
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Post by rubl on Oct 14, 2017 14:41:25 GMT 7
Noblesse oblige and so
Did you know ...
" that in 1471, John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk, considered himself unable to attend parliament in London with a sufficiently large retinue for a duke, and so refused to do so?"
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Post by siampolee on Oct 14, 2017 16:18:52 GMT 7
Noblesse oblige and so Did you know ... " that in 2017 Jean-Claude Juncker, considered himself unable to Brexit matters with a sufficiently large retinue for a drunk, and so refused to do so or to have any contact with the U K politicians?"
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Post by rubl on Oct 14, 2017 17:16:37 GMT 7
Noblesse oblige and so Did you know ... " that in 2017 Jean-Claude Juncker, considered himself unable to Brexit matters with a sufficiently large retinue for a drunk, and so refused to do so or to have any contact with the U K politicians?" He might be a sensitive chap, feeling a bit odd about brexiting while being called 'the enemy'. It's as it the Brits don't give f.. all as to what the other party thinks or does as long as they give Britain what she wants.
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Post by rubl on Oct 14, 2017 19:06:08 GMT 7
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Post by AyG on Oct 14, 2017 19:47:58 GMT 7
Did you know that paraskavedekatriaphobia is the term psychologists use for "fearing Friday 13th" ? I must say I thought friggatriskaidekaphobia was the more common term, being based upon the well known triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13). However, I believe the technical term used by psychologists for individuals suffering from the condition is the rather simpler "nut job".
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Post by rubl on Oct 15, 2017 16:47:08 GMT 7
Did you know ...
in the movie "The Fellowship of the Ring" after the fellowship has arrived in Lothlórien the Elves sing a Lament for Gandalf. Sam has way of remembering Gandalf
"In the extended edition, when Sam recites his little poem about Gandalf ’s fireworks, he speaks of “silver showers.” The scriptwriters must have thought that “golden showers,” as it is in the book, might be taken the wrong way."
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Post by rubl on Oct 21, 2017 19:49:13 GMT 7
Did you know ... 1520 – The islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon were visited by Portuguese explorer João Álvares Fagundes near Canada, who named them "Islands of the 11,000 Virgins". Seems it's a reference to St. Ursula "Her legend, probably not historical,[3] is that she was a princess who, at the request of her father King Dionotus of Dumnonia in south-west Britain, set sail to join her future husband, the pagan governor Conan Meriadoc of Armorica, along with 11,000 virginal handmaidens. After a miraculous storm brought them over the sea in a single day to a Gaulish port, Ursula declared that before her marriage she would undertake a pan-European pilgrimage. " en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Ursula
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2017 9:39:12 GMT 7
Here's my fact for the day which I never knew until today. Some lady has passed away in the village and I'm not allowed to wash my clothes because of that.
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Post by rubl on Nov 19, 2017 16:07:21 GMT 7
Did you know
... that bird lice in the genus Colpocephalum are "rapid", allowing them to outrun the preening of their host?
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Post by siampolee on Nov 19, 2017 16:32:29 GMT 7
A short offering of still current legal oddities from the U K statute book for you. 1: No person shall, in the course of a business, import into England, potatoes which he knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, are from Poland (Pity that didn't apply to all the Poles too.) 2: It is Illegal to be drunk in the pub. 3:It is illegal to carry a plank along a pavement (as well as any ladder, wheel, pole, cask, placard, showboard, or hoop) in the Metropolitan Police District. 4: MPs are not allowed to wear armour in Parliament. It is an offence to be drunk and in charge of cattle in England and Wales 5:It is illegal to handle a salmon in suspicious circumstances. 6:It is an offence to be drunk and in charge of cattle in England and Wales Bit more interesting reading below. now-here-this.timeout.com/2013/03/11/londons-top-ten-weird-laws
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Post by rubl on Nov 19, 2017 16:35:47 GMT 7
"3:It is illegal to carry a plank along a pavement (as well as any ladder, wheel, pole, cask, placard, showboard, or hoop) in the Metropolitan Police District." Well, sod you too Mr. Police Officer, Sir. With due respect of course
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Post by 3 on Nov 19, 2017 19:35:26 GMT 7
Can any of you intelligent people tell me, what the electric eel was called before the invention of electricity?
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Post by siampolee on Nov 19, 2017 20:05:41 GMT 7
What the''ell'' was that eel.
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Post by AyG on Nov 20, 2017 6:35:18 GMT 7
Can any of you intelligent people tell me, what the electric eel was called before the invention of electricity? It was known as the "steam powered eel". On a more serious note, electricity wasn't invented. It's a natural phenomenon (think of lightening). It was discovered. The electric eel became known to science in the 1700s, when electricity was a great novelty. It was given its current scientific name, Electrophorus electricus, in 1776 by Linnaeus. So, the answer is "some sort of South American native language names". And finally, it's not an eel, but a knifefish.
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