The thread for Wonderful, Amazing, Stupendous USELESS KNOWLEDGE!

[stika]

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!

[Oldbushie]

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

[stika]

suddenly I want to pour the galaxy on a cup with ice and drink it

[Oldbushie]

Shaken, not stirred?

[stika]

I officially love this thread 

[snabbott]

Did you know that rat poison is commonly prescribed to prevent blood clots?

[stika]

I did not know that o.O

[Deloria]

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?

Did you know that grapefruit juice made from concentrate can alter the effectiveness of medication?

[snabbott]

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


(See what happens when you ask that kind of question around a biochemistry person? )

[Deloria]

I figured you would.

Did you know pregnancy tests aren't binary? It is actually possible for it to show you to be slightly pregnant.

[stika]

how does that work?

[Oldbushie]

Maybe it's similar to how you can be "Mostly Dead"...

[snabbott]

"Truuuuue loooove"
"He distinctly said 'To blathe.'"


In actuality, the test reading slightly pregnant does not indicate that one is actually slightly pregnant. It is amusing, nonetheless.

[stika]

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!

[darthkiwi]

Did you know that Shakespeare set some of his plays in landlocked cities? And that his characters sometimes set sail from these cities?

He wasn't a very good geographer.

[Deloria]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chako_Paul_City

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

[Oldbushie]

Yeah, I read the satw comic about it.