Random Facts Thread.

[Shadowprophet]

Originally this was going to be a random Science facts thread and be in another subforum but I think a random facts thread would be even cooler, The only rule is, Whatever is said, Must be a fact.

random fact. Some cats are actually allergic to humans.

Try it, You'll love it, Just remember whatever you state, Must be a fact.

 

[Shadowprophet]

Random Fact: The Classic Children's Book Green Egg's and Ham began as a Bet Between Seuss and the Chief executive of random house publishing, stating that Suess could not write a successful children's book Using fewer than one hundred unique words.

Dr. Seuss and the Green Eggs and Ham Bet | Sporcle Blog

 

[Shadowprophet]

Random Fact: In 1963, major league baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, an hour after Neil Armstrong set foot on the surface of the moon, Perry hit is first, and only, home run while playing for the San Francisco Giants.

 

[Shadowprophet]

Random Fact: AE Has Better content. We can debate this Fact, But it remains a Fact...

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[Shadowprophet]

Random Fact: Oranges are not a naturally occurring fruit, Oranges Are actually a hybrid of tangerines and pomelos, also known as “Chinese grapefruit,” which is a pale green or yellow color. Originally cultivated in southeast Asia, they were originally green before the skin turned orange in warmer climates.

 

[Shadowprophet]

Random Fact: In 2014 McDonald's Created Bubble Gum flavored broccoli In an attempt to get Kids to Eat healthier.

McDonald's CEO Don Thompson spoke at an event hosted by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz on Thursday night, where a guest asked what the fast-food chain was doing to get kids to eat healthier. Thompson pointed out that McDonald's had redesigned their milk jugs and reduced their fry sizes. But McDonald's wackiest attempt at making their menu more nutritious was to design broccoli that tasted like bubble gum. If that sounds like it wouldn't taste good, it didn't. "It wasn't all that," said Thompson." McDonald's Created Broccoli That Tastes Like Bubble Gum

 

[Shadowprophet]

Random Fact: I used to run a Fact-based Channel for a living, I'll be adding a few random facts to awesome up your day, every so often...

 

[Shadowprophet]

Random Fact: Peanuts aren't actually nuts. They’re legumes "Beans". a nut is only a nut if it’s “a hard-shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel.” That means walnuts, almonds, cashews, and pistachios aren't nut's either, They are seeds.

 

[wwkirk]

Random Fact: Peanuts aren't actually nuts. They’re legumes "Beans". a nut is only a nut if it’s “a hard-shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel.” That means walnuts, almonds, cashews, and pistachios aren't nut's either, They are seeds.

Okay. Then what are the real nuts?

 

[Shadowprophet]

Okay. Then what are the real nuts?

A rea nut is a hard-shelled pod that contains both the fruit and seed of the plant, where the fruit does not open to release the seed to the world. Some examples of botanical nuts are chestnuts, hazelnuts, and acorns.

Or

 

[wwkirk]

A rea nut is a hard-shelled pod that contains both the fruit and seed of the plant, where the fruit does not open to release the seed to the world. Some examples of botanical nuts are chestnuts, hazelnuts, and acorns.

Or

It sounds like pseudo-nuts outnumber authentic nuts.
Btw, I didn't think acorns were edible for humans.

 

[Shadowprophet]

It sounds like pseudo-nuts outnumber authentic nuts.
Btw, I didn't think acorns were edible for humans.

oh they aren't. I can't remember the chemicals name but acorns have a chemical in them that actually irritates the stomach lining and literally eats holes in the colon. acorns are to some small extent not poisonous directly and someone could eat a small quantity to survive but they are not healthy for a person and will given time make them very sick.

 

[Shadowprophet]

Random Fact: The longest Musical performance in history, Began in 2001 on a church organ in Germany and won't end until 2640

The Halberstadt performance, by an automated organ, progresses so slowly that visitors have to wait months for a chord change (for one note change in 2008, more than 1,000 visitors came to listen).
History of the Grace Church Organ – Grace Episcopal Church

 

[Shadowprophet]

Random Fact: The small percentage of static you see on 'dead' TV channels is actually residual radiation from the Big Bang.

 

[Shadowprophet]

Random Fact: There are more possible ways for a game of chess to play out than there are atoms in the known universe.

Read here for More on this: There Are More Games of Chess Possible Than Atoms In The Universe

 

[Shadowprophet]

Random Fact: Breer was considered a soft drink in Russia until 2011.

Read here for more: Beer No Longer Considered a Soft Drink in Russia

 

[Shadowprophet]

Random Fact: Vending machines Kill four times as many people as Sharks per Year.

Read More Here: 10 Ways to Avoid Death by Freak Accident

 

[Shadowprophet]

Random Fact: Ireland Still hasn't fully recovered from the infamous Potato famine one hundred Fifty years ago, As of 2019, The Population of Ireland is roughly two million fewer people than they had before the famine began.

Read More here: 150 years after the Great Famine, Ireland's population has still not recovered

 

[Shadowprophet]

Random Fact: Above the Supreme Court, there is a basketball court,

Affectionately known as the highest court in the land.

Read more here: The Highest Court of the Land

 

[Shadowprophet]

Random Fact: More people in the world currently suffer from obesity than from hunger.

Read More Here: There Are Now More Obese People than Hungry People