Little known facts

[Kyanimal]

In 1959 the most advanced fighter interceptor aircraft in the world was Canada's Arrow.

The project was cancelled that same year and Canada destroyed all associated materials.

Fascinating! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_CF-105_Arrow

 

[Kulindahr]

 

[pornoboy]

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[smokeshadow]

^^

BTW - not once did I look at either thumb

 

[Kulindahr]

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Ha-ha.

I didn't even think about looking at my thumb -- but then grad school taught reading something all the way through before reacting.

My first thought was to go gt something to eat and see if I could time the trip from mouth to stomach.

 

[belamyi]

One in fourteen Americans has been homeless at some point in their life.

They have opportunities even for that.

 

[cityboy-stl]

Ha-ha.

I didn't even think about looking at my thumb -- but then grad school taught reading something all the way through before reacting.

My first thought was to go gt something to eat and see if I could time the trip from mouth to stomach.

That must mean both thumbs.!

 

[belamyi]

OMG, I joined Twitter in June 2009... is it really that old... particularly given that I always join in late, when can't hold up my buggering anymore...

 

[belamyi]

The natality rate in BCN is at its lowest since 1939.

The number of centenary people is at its highest, having surged by 32.6% in the past six years to 931, 83% being women.

The median age is also at its old-fartest ever too: 44.2.

Over a half of its registered citizens were not born in the city... the opposite of my case

 

[belamyi]

Absolute registered high (no pun) in Spain: 47.6ºC/117.68ºF

 

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[gsdx]

With over 250,000, Sweden has more islands than any other country on Earth.

 

[Peloso]

80% of German shepherds are dogs.

 

[belamyi]

 

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[Kulindahr]

In the United States, 30 million board feet of wood, 1.6 million tons of concrete, 800,000 gallons of embalming fluid, and 90,000 tons of steel are used every year for conventional burials. Cremation releases 250,000 tons of CO2 each year, the equivalent of burning nearly 30 million gallons of gasoline. Manufacturing the concrete dumps even more CO2 into the atmosphere.

 

[gsdx]

Every single country in South America is east of Mexico, and a vast majority is east of Florida.

Check it out.

If you rotate a map of North and South America counter/anti clockwise, it resembles a duck (of sorts).

 

[Kulindahr]

If you rotate a map of North and South America counter/anti clockwise, it resembles a duck (of sorts).

Looks more like a pteranodon chick.

 

[gsdx]

The distances between the asteroids in asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter are so great that a space craft can fly though them without having to make a course change. It's not as exciting or as dangerous as Han Solo made it look.