A ‘Fact’ you’ve found interesting ?

[Bazil]

Queen Bee is the only Bee that carries babies in the hive …

The mass of the Earth was first measured with any accuracy (within about 20% of the correct value) in the Schiehallion experiment in the 1770s, and within 1% of the modern value in the Cavendish experiment of 1798

The world’s oldest cat lived to 38 years and three days old. Creme Puff was the oldest cat to ever live

A light-year is the distance light travels in one Earth year. One light-year is about 6 trillion miles (9 trillion km)

[THC]

Buzz Lightyear's original name was Lunar Larry.

A chicken once lived for 18 months without its head.

It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky

[enjoythemusic]

The carbon footprint of USA's Virginia / Colorado / etc data mining operations is utterly staggering.

[Maleg]

Originally Posted by enjoythemusic

The carbon footprint of USA's Virginia / Colorado / etc data mining operations is utterly staggering.

Estimates are 2.5 - 3.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions are from data centers. For reference, aviation is around 2.5%.

[brandrea]

Chewey has the largest mega yacht, and private airplane and is responsible for 1% of all global warming.

[Krash]

Hot off the press…I just read that Intel will have one trillion transistors on a single chip by 2030.

I suppose it’s not a fact quite yet. They still have several years of development left, but I still found that to be “interesting” to say the least.


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[Blansky]

The Earth is spinning at 1000 MPH while orbiting the Sun at 67,000 MPH and our Solar System whirls around the center of our Galaxy at 490,000 MPH.

And I got a speeding ticket for going 62 MPH in a 50 MPH zone. Doesn't seem right.

[Bazil]

Originally Posted by Blansky

The Earth is spinning at 1000 MPH while orbiting the Sun at 67,000 MPH and our Solar System whirls around the center of our Galaxy at 490,000 MPH.

And I got a speeding ticket for going 62 MPH in a 50 MPH zone. Doesn't seem right.

[Krash]

Originally Posted by Blansky

The Earth is spinning at 1000 MPH while orbiting the Sun at 67,000 MPH and our Solar System whirls around the center of our Galaxy at 490,000 MPH.

And I got a speeding ticket for going 62 MPH in a 50 MPH zone. Doesn't seem right.

And our Milky Way Galaxy is racing through the universe at 1.3 million miles per hour. No wonder people get dizzy sometimes…


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[Fleetlord]

"Comedian" Ricky Gervais was the lead singer of a new wave band in the early 80's. Seona Dancing

https://youtu.be/UDvYpOnN9Qk?si=OML7SWZC6Sp_dw62

Very Bowiesque. I personally like 80's Era pop music and think this was good. Didn't make it in the west, but apparently had an enormous hit in the Philippines, who view Ricky Gervais in a totally different context..

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by Blansky

The Earth is spinning at 1000 MPH while orbiting the Sun at 67,000 MPH and our Solar System whirls around the center of our Galaxy at 490,000 MPH.

And I got a speeding ticket for going 62 MPH in a 50 MPH zone. Doesn't seem right.

[Maleg]

Originally Posted by Blansky

The Earth is spinning at 1000 MPH while orbiting the Sun at 67,000 MPH and our Solar System whirls around the center of our Galaxy at 490,000 MPH.

And I got a speeding ticket for going 62 MPH in a 50 MPH zone. Doesn't seem right.

Proof that there’s no justice in the universe.

[ltmgeller]

Originally Posted by Blansky

The Earth is spinning at 1000 MPH while orbiting the Sun at 67,000 MPH and our Solar System whirls around the center of our Galaxy at 490,000 MPH.

And I got a speeding ticket for going 62 MPH in a 50 MPH zone. Doesn't seem right.

[Kinnakeet]

86,400 seconds in a day.

[HHIslander]

In 1942, six German soldiers came ashore in NYC from a U Boat with the intent to sabotage US infrastructure. They were caught almost immediately and five of them were tried and executed two months later.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Pastorius

[Bazil]

Giraffes are 30 times more likely to get hit by lightning than people …

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by Bazil

Giraffes are 30 times more likely to get hit by lightning than people …

Probably because they're always on the golf course.

[miamiclay]

This helped me grasp the real difference between millionaires and billionaires -

A million seconds is less than 12 days

A billion seconds is over 31 years

[RichardBartlett]

Originally Posted by miamiclay

This helped me grasp the real difference between millionaires and billionaires -

A million seconds is less than 12 days

A billion seconds is over 31 years

Depends on which billion you use..

[Bazil]

Depending on your opinion the first ever wrist watch was from ,,,,,,

And yet there is documentary evidence to prove beyond any doubt that, in response to a commission from the Queen of Naples June 8th 1810, Breguet conceived and made the first wristwatch ever known, the Breguet watch number 2639

[Andad]

Originally Posted by Bazil

Queen Bee is the only Bee that carries babies in the hive …

The mass of the Earth was first measured with any accuracy (within about 20% of the correct value) in the Schiehallion experiment in the 1770s, and within 1% of the modern value in the Cavendish experiment of 1798

The world’s oldest cat lived to 38 years and three days old. Creme Puff was the oldest cat to ever live

A light-year is the distance light travels in one Earth year. One light-year is about 6 trillion miles (9 trillion km)

We need more pledge members to support the forum.

An elephant can pick up a needle with its trunk.

The human body contains enough carbon to make 9000 pencils.

21% of twins are left handed.

A chameleon changes colour based on its mood not its surroundings.

[Bazil]

Originally Posted by Andad

We need more pledge members to support the forum.

An elephant can pick up a needle with its trunk.

The human body contains enough carbon to make 9000 pencils.

21% of twins are left handed.

A chameleon changes colour based on its mood not its surroundings.

I agree and just made my pledge …

[emersm]

Originally Posted by Bazil

I agree and just made my pledge …

[Maleg]

Originally Posted by Andad

We need more pledge members to support the forum..

This is an interesting fact that surprises you?

Why am I not surprised?

[Andad]

Originally Posted by Maleg

This is an interesting fact that surprises you?

Why am I not surprised?

The surprise fun fact is that so few visitors to a Rolex forum haven’t got a spare $30.

Thanks for supporting the forum Bazil.

A camel has two rows of eyelashes and can also close their nostrils - helps to keep the sand out.

[1st amg]

Originally Posted by Andad

The surprise fun fact is that so few visitors to a Rolex forum haven’t got a spare $30.

Thanks for supporting the forum Bazil.

A camel has two rows of eyelashes and can also close their nostrils - helps to keep the sand out.

Right on Eddie! Speaking the truth!

[jph4387]

Two nuclear weapons were almost detonated on my state in 1961.

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/st...271584102.html

[Bazil]

The deepest place on Earth is the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.
The longest river in the world is the River Nile, clocking 6,853km in length.

[Bazil]

I have a real fascination with bees …

The male bees (in any species) cannot sting as they don't have the stinging anatomy, which makes them super safe. These 'drones' are much bigger than their female counterparts and have a rounded bottom. Their role is to reproduce with a fertile Queen and they don't collect pollen or nectar

[RichardBartlett]

New Mexico was called New Mexico before Mexico was called Mexico