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Title: The thread for Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous USELESS KNOWLEDGE!
Post by: stika on May 06, 2013, 09:30:50 AM
Did you know butterflies' taste sensors are located in their feet? And that they can fly at speeds which range anywhere from 5 to 30 MPH?

I will be back soon with MORE obvious and unneeded information! Captain Obvious... AWAY!

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Title: Re: The thread for Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous USELESS KNOWLEDGE!
Post by: Oldbushie on May 06, 2013, 03:16:39 PM
Did you know that the galaxy's center smells like raspberries and rum?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/apr/21/space-raspberries-amino-acids-astrobiology
Title: Re: The thread for Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous USELESS KNOWLEDGE!
Post by: stika on May 06, 2013, 03:22:11 PM
suddenly I want to pour the galaxy on a cup with ice and drink it
Title: Re: The thread for Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous USELESS KNOWLEDGE!
Post by: Oldbushie on May 06, 2013, 03:32:27 PM
Shaken, not stirred? ;)
Title: Re: The thread for Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous USELESS KNOWLEDGE!
Post by: stika on May 06, 2013, 03:51:29 PM
I officially love this thread  :rofl:
Title: Re: The thread for Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous USELESS KNOWLEDGE!
Post by: snabbott on May 07, 2013, 12:06:08 PM
Did you know that rat poison (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warfarin#History) is commonly prescribed to prevent blood clots? :P
Title: Re: The thread for Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous USELESS KNOWLEDGE!
Post by: stika on May 07, 2013, 12:17:46 PM
I did not know that o.O
Title: Re: The thread for Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous USELESS KNOWLEDGE!
Post by: Deloria on May 07, 2013, 12:59:58 PM
Quote from: Oldbushie on May 06, 2013, 03:16:39 PM
Did you know that the galaxy's center smells like raspberries and rum?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/apr/21/space-raspberries-amino-acids-astrobiology
It can has flavour? :D

Did you know that grapefruit juice made from concentrate can alter the effectiveness of medication? :P
Title: Re: The thread for Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous USELESS KNOWLEDGE!
Post by: snabbott on May 07, 2013, 01:38:07 PM
Why, yes, I did know that. Did you know that it does so by inhibiting the Cytochrome P450 enzyme that is responsible for breaking those medications down?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytochrome_P450
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_drugs_affected_by_grapefruit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergamottin

:scholar:
(See what happens when you ask that kind of question around a biochemistry person? ::))
Title: Re: The thread for Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous USELESS KNOWLEDGE!
Post by: Deloria on May 07, 2013, 01:46:25 PM
I figured you would. :P

Did you know pregnancy tests aren't binary? :P It is actually possible for it to show you to be slightly pregnant. ::)
Title: Re: The thread for Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous USELESS KNOWLEDGE!
Post by: stika on May 07, 2013, 03:27:04 PM
how does that work? :P
Title: Re: The thread for Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous USELESS KNOWLEDGE!
Post by: Oldbushie on May 07, 2013, 09:53:44 PM
Maybe it's similar to how you can be "Mostly Dead"...
Title: Re: The thread for Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous USELESS KNOWLEDGE!
Post by: snabbott on May 07, 2013, 11:46:42 PM
:rofl:
"Truuuuue loooove"
"He distinctly said 'To blathe.'"
:P

In actuality, the test reading slightly pregnant does not indicate that one is actually slightly pregnant. It is amusing, nonetheless. :P
Title: Re: The thread for Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous USELESS KNOWLEDGE!
Post by: stika on May 08, 2013, 11:41:21 AM
Did you know "uncopyrightable" is the largest word in the English dictionary without repeating any of the characters?

Well now you know. Captain Obvious AWWWWWAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!

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Title: Re: The thread for Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous USELESS KNOWLEDGE!
Post by: darthkiwi on May 08, 2013, 05:27:53 PM
Did you know that Shakespeare set some of his plays in landlocked cities? And that his characters sometimes set sail from these cities? :P

He wasn't a very good geographer.
Title: Re: The thread for Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous USELESS KNOWLEDGE!
Post by: Deloria on May 08, 2013, 05:34:14 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chako_Paul_City

Did you know that there is totally a city full of lesbians somewhere in Sweden? :o

;P
Title: Re: The thread for Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous USELESS KNOWLEDGE!
Post by: Oldbushie on May 08, 2013, 05:41:50 PM
Yeah, I read the satw comic about it. XD