Rawr Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 That guy is pretty fast, I noticed how fast Bellamy was when he destroyed Ferdinand that time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefield Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 I learned that today back in 1968, 'Mr. Rogers Neighborhood' first aired nationwide on American public television . I grew up watching Mr. Rogers and his show holds lots of good memories for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 Napoleon Bonaparte designed the Italian flag and The first ready to eat breakfast cereal was Shredded Wheat in 1893, beating Kellogs by a full 5 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Those are both blummin interesting ned! It wasn't today, but I learned this week that the name Pakistan is an acronym! P = Punjab A = Afghania K = Kashmir I = Indus Valley S = Sindh T = Turkharistan A = Afghanistan N = BalochistaN Additionally Stan means land of /home of, and the word Pak means pure, so it has the meaning 'Land Of The Pure'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Those are both blummin interesting ned! It wasn't today, but I learned this week that the name Pakistan is an acronym! P = Punjab A = Afghania K = Kashmir I = Indus Valley S = Sindh T = Turkharistan A = Afghanistan N = BalochistaN Additionally Stan means land of /home of, and the word Pak means pure, so it has the meaning 'Land Of The Pure'. That's really interesting Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 That's something else i've learned today That is pretty cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 OK, nobody laugh, but I have learnt what the purpose of slalom skiing actually is. I always just saw people skiing down a mountain and hitting flags, so I thought that was the object (hit a certain amount of flags). Now I finally realise that it's all about getting down the quickest. Many, many years ago I even had a Winter Olympics game on the C64, and I always played slalom by hitting as many flags as I could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 OK, nobody laugh, but I have learnt what the purpose of slalom skiing actually is. I always just saw people skiing down a mountain and hitting flags, so I thought that was the object (hit a certain amount of flags). Now I finally realise that it's all about getting down the quickest. Many, many years ago I even had a Winter Olympics game on the C64, and I always played slalom by hitting as many flags as I could. Ah that's so canny Kylie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 (edited) Up until the 17th century Puritans made wicker effigies of the Pope, filled it with live cats and then set the lot on fire Edited February 26, 2010 by ned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Up until the 17th century Puritans made wicker effigies of the Pop, filled it with live cats and then set the lot on fire Good god! What the hell for? What did they have against cats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 Apparently they liked the sounds they made while burning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmy619 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 ewwwww, thats horrible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Today I learned that Ned spends his spare time looking up disturbing facts about historical society. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbielleRose Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Today I learned that you can learn things you never wanted to know from this particular thread.... oh, and what FTW means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 I read it in a QI book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Up until the 17th century Puritans made wicker effigies of the Pope, filled it with live cats and then set the lot on fire Apparently they liked the sounds they made while burning. Oh my dear God! .....................I'm still speechless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 I learnt that it doesn't matter who's died or what humanitarian catastrophe's have taken place .. Cheryl Cole is still going to beat you to the front page of the newspaper .. and the next page .. and the next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbielleRose Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I just learned that Dr. Seuss was the first to use the word 'nerd' in a book. There is no written record of it before it was published in the 1950 Dr. Seuss story, If I Ran the Zoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Today I learned that candles can be lit again after the wick has turned black, I had always been afraid that when my candles finish burning, that they are done and dead, but no, I can light them again without fear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 Apart from keeping the head warm, one of the uses of our hair is to warn our heads that we are about to knock it. It's a fact that people who are bald, bang their heads far more often than those who have hair. The hair acts as an early warning system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwish Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 To stay away from my local garage ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbielleRose Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Today I learned that candles can be lit again after the wick has turned black, I had always been afraid that when my candles finish burning, that they are done and dead, but no, I can light them again without fear! Oh, Rawr.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 That Coldfire is the best fantasy trilogy of all time, ever. EVER. Gah. Amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Oh, Rawr.... Yeah this was my sister's reaction too, now I can burn in happyness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Apart from keeping the head warm, one of the uses of our hair is to warn our heads that we are about to knock it. It's a fact that people who are bald, bang their heads far more often than those who have hair. The hair acts as an early warning system. Cool. I will let my OH know that it wasn't the drink that made him hit his head last time it was his lack of hair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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