odd facts section

[dar1437]

Baseline Rain-to-Snow Conversion
The baseline ratio of rain to snow is 1 inch of rain equals 10 inches of snow. For example, to calculate the snowfall equivalent of 3 inches of rain, multiply 3 by 10 to obtain 30 inches of snow as the baseline conversion.

 

[azmus121]

One-quarter of all your bones are located in your feet.
There are 26 bones in each foot. That's 52 bones in both feet, out of 206 total bones in your whole body, which is more than 25 percent. It may sound crazy at first, but think about it: Your feet support your weight and allow you to jump, run, and climb. Those bones and joints also allow your feet to absorb and release energy efficiently. It's one of the reasons humans can outrun any other animal in an endurance race.

 

[azmus121]

Canada eats more macaroni and cheese than any other nation in the world.

 

[azmus121]

Half of all bank robberies take place on a Friday!

 

[gazupnorth]

Most New Members use this topic to post initially......

 

[nara]

Half of all bank robberies take place on a Friday!

Some sites quote the FBI saying 50% take place on Fridays, other sites quote the FBI saying 25% take place on Fridays. I think this is just one of those 'facts' that people make up as they go along.

The reality is that 'more' bank robberies take place on Friday than on any other day of the week, for obvious reasons historically.

 

[Oggiman]

Most New Members use this topic to post initially......

Thats definitely an odd but accurate fact.
Gotta get your 5 a day !!

 

[dar1437]

The ten-codes are credited to Illinois State Police Communications Director Charles Hopper who created them between 1937–40 for use in radio communications among cops.

Walkie Talkie "10 Codes"

 

[dar1437]

Low-level clouds (cumulus, stratus, stratocumulus) that lie below 6,500 feet (1,981 m) Middle clouds (altocumulus, nimbostratus, altostratus) that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet (1981–6,096 m) High-level clouds (cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus) that form above 20,000 feet (6,096 m)

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High clouds form at altitudes of 3,000 to 7,600 m (10,000 to 25,000 ft) in the polar regions, 5,000 to 12,200 m (16,500 to 40,000 ft) in the temperate regions, and 6,100 to 18,300 m (20,000 to 60,000 ft) in the tropics.

 

[dar1437]

And there's me thinking it only existed a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away.....

 

[oceanweb]

Saudi Arabia imports camels from Australia.

 

[avid]

Saudi Arabia imports camels from Australia.

Charming, they won’t buy sand from me

 

[dar1437]

Chili's

Capsaicin makes your mouth feel as if it is on fire because the capsaicin molecule happens to fit the receptors perfectly. When this happens, it triggers these receptors, which send a signal to your brain, fooling it into thinking that your mouth is literally burning.”

 

[IANB]

I used to service Tilda Swintons fathers stairlift (until he died). Never met her though

 

[bitchofwar]

If uncoiled, the DNA in all the cells in your body would stretch 10 billion miles - enough to go from Earth to Pluto and back.

 

[bitchofwar]

The Olympics date back to 684 BC in Greece. Despite being surrounded by warm seas, ancient Greece did not include swimming as an Olympic sport.

 

[bitchofwar]

Limes sink in water, but lemons float.

 

[Spectre]

Limes sink in water, but lemons float.

I had to try this... Lime was 47g, lemon about 77g..

 

[bitchofwar]

I had to try this... Lime was 47g, lemon about 77g..

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Hahaha I'm glad it worked...

Limes are slightly denser than water, lemons are slightly less dense than water.

 

[Spectre]

I juice them and mix it .