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777w · 2013-03-26 19:15:13

fun fact: there are really cool hats and they exist in the world today

veggieman001 · 2013-03-26 19:20:53

777w wrote:
fun fact: there are really cool hats and they exist in the world today

Hats aren't fun sad

mythbusteranimator · 2013-03-26 19:21:00

LeDerpy123 wrote:
17% of people are uncomfortable with the TV volume at an odd number.

I always have it at some factor of 5

banana500 · 2013-03-26 20:50:47

veggieman001 wrote:
777w wrote:
fun fact: there are really cool hats and they exist in the world today
Hats aren't fun :(

Yes they are you just aren't fun enough.

Animeboy975 · 2013-03-26 20:56:09

Many common fast food places have secret menus.

soupoftomato · 2013-03-26 20:59:01

Animeboy975 wrote:
Many common fast food places have secret menus.

I doubt they're producing actual food items that cost them money and then telling no one.

At most, the servers understand what you want based on your request because it's slang for a particular combination.

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PonyoPenguin · 2013-03-26 21:02:56

Time to teach you guys some life hacks!~

How to get free movies in hotels: If the hotel uses a Nokia TV remote, press 2-2-1, the Down key, then hold the "OK" button.

Free Wi-Fi at airports: If you ever end up at an airport with "for pay" Wi-Fi, add "?.jpg" to the end of all URLs. Most airports don't redirect/charge for images, allowing this to work.

7734f · 2013-03-26 21:25:48

SeptimusHeap wrote:
7734f wrote:
...that there is an AI machine in development called Watson undergoing testing for Jeopardy

And that Leonardo Da Vinci's last name Da Vinci was literally translated from Italian , of Vinci, his hometown. His father did not have a last name.
He didn't have a last name because he was an illegitimate child as he was born of unmarried parents (his father and a peasant woman). Also, Watson was already on Jeopardy?

I didn't know how to put that explanation in to appropriate words, because people might take it the wrong way.

Oy yeah Watson went on Jeopardy, my bad.

And did you know that America was named after a mapmaker, Amerigo Vespucci?

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Hyperbola · 2013-03-26 21:27:51

7734f wrote:
And did you know that America was named after a mapmaker, Amerigo Vespucci?

Think I've seen that before.

haxcharsol · 2013-03-26 22:04:10

Hyperbola wrote:
7734f wrote:
And did you know that America was named after a mapmaker, Amerigo Vespucci?
Think I've seen that before.

Me too.

7734f · 2013-03-26 22:40:14

The Chinese invented the printing press in the early 1100's; Johannes Gutenberg gets credit for it.

The Chinese invented noodles; Marco Polo brings it back to Italy and gets credit for them.

ToxicQuillz · 2013-03-26 22:45:57

Fortune cookies are an American invention.

veggieman001 · 2013-03-26 23:07:23

banana500 wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:
777w wrote:
fun fact: there are really cool hats and they exist in the world today
Hats aren't fun
Yes they are you just aren't fun enough.

Oh whoops, you got me.

7734f wrote:
The Chinese invented noodles; Marco Polo brings it back to Italy and gets credit for them.

That's not true; while noodles were invented in China, similar foods were invented in Palestine and the Arab world and the modern concept of pasta arose in the 14th and 15th century in Italy.

banana500 · 2013-03-27 00:00:20

veggieman001 wrote:
banana500 wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:

Hats aren't fun :(
Yes they are you just aren't fun enough.
Oh whoops, you got me.

7734f wrote:
The Chinese invented noodles; Marco Polo brings it back to Italy and gets credit for them.
That's not true; while noodles were invented in China, similar foods were invented in Palestine and the Arab world and the modern concept of pasta arose in the 14th and 15th century in Italy.

I've noticed many things originate from Arabic culture and language: etymology of words, mathematics, etc.

veggieman001 · 2013-03-27 00:12:22

banana500 wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:
banana500 wrote:
Yes they are you just aren't fun enough.
Oh whoops, you got me.

7734f wrote:
The Chinese invented noodles; Marco Polo brings it back to Italy and gets credit for them.
That's not true; while noodles were invented in China, similar foods were invented in Palestine and the Arab world and the modern concept of pasta arose in the 14th and 15th century in Italy.
I've noticed many things originate from Arabic culture and language: etymology of words, mathematics, etc.

That's because the Arab kingdom preserved much of the Greco-Roman scientific/mathematical knowledge (including discovering much on their own!) during the Dark Ages and such, and they invaded and occupied southern Spain (leaving an impact on the language).

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banana500 · 2013-03-27 00:14:12

veggieman001 wrote:
banana500 wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:

Oh whoops, you got me.

That's not true; while noodles were invented in China, similar foods were invented in Palestine and the Arab world and the modern concept of pasta arose in the 14th and 15th century in Italy.
I've noticed many things originate from Arabic culture and language: etymology of words, mathematics, etc.
That's because the Arab kingdom preserved much of the Greco-Roman scientific/mathematical knowledge (including discovering much on their own!) during the Dark Ages and such, and they invaded and occupied southern Spain (leaving an impact on the language).

Yes, we were learning about Muslim Spain in History in school earlier this year. It was quite interesting, one of my friends is partly Arabic so he knows a lot, naturally.

Also funny thing is that today I found out there's someone I know in eighth grade who's actually younger than me by a month (I'm in seventh).[/offtopic]

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calebxy · 2013-03-27 06:08:19

When Europeans came to the Americas in the late 1400s, they inadvertently wiped out the vast, vast majority of the natives due to the diseases they brought with them.

NeilWest · 2013-03-27 06:22:22

mythbusteranimator wrote:
LeDerpy123 wrote:
17% of people are uncomfortable with the TV volume at an odd number.
I always have it at some factor of 5

Same.

DJ Fresh's "Louder" was the first dubstep no. 1.

7734f · 2013-03-27 10:10:27

veggieman001 wrote:
7734f wrote:
The Chinese invented noodles; Marco Polo brings it back to Italy and gets credit for them.
That's not true; while noodles were invented in China, similar foods were invented in Palestine and the Arab world and the modern concept of pasta arose in the 14th and 15th century in Italy.

Marco Polo traveled to China, stayed there for some years, and thought the Chinese had some pretty cool ideas.

And also; how do you think the idea got to those places?

veggieman001 · 2013-03-27 11:11:56

7734f wrote:
veggieman001 wrote:
7734f wrote:
The Chinese invented noodles; Marco Polo brings it back to Italy and gets credit for them.
That's not true; while noodles were invented in China, similar foods were invented in Palestine and the Arab world and the modern concept of pasta arose in the 14th and 15th century in Italy.
Marco Polo traveled to China, stayed there for some years, and thought the Chinese had some pretty cool ideas.

And also; how do you think the idea got to those places?

It is true that Polo travelled to China and did all that, but similar foods were invented in the West and Near East in the first century BCE, third century CE, and fifth century CE (first recorded use of dry noodles, by the Arabs).

And that's long before Polo travelled.

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jukyter · 2013-03-27 12:07:06

NeilWest wrote:
jji7skyline wrote:
soupoftomato wrote:

I believe I read that they were the only company legally allowed to import the coca plant anymore because they still use part of the plant.
Actually they stopped putting cocaine into their drinks a few years ago, and even before, the amount was so small it was insignificant.
No wonder Coke was so addictive to me.

Seriously, I had 3 Diet Coke bottles today.

Did you know that Babe Ruth kept a cabbage leaf under his cap to keep cool.

except they just said that the part of the cocaine part that they used was taken out a couple of years ago; however diet coke has been linked to addiction (not that it's a bad thing to get addicted to)

mythbusteranimator · 2013-03-27 12:12:22

PonyoPenguin wrote:
Time to teach you guys some life hacks!~

How to get free movies in hotels: If the hotel uses a Nokia TV remote, press 2-2-1, the Down key, then hold the "OK" button.

Free Wi-Fi at airports: If you ever end up at an airport with "for pay" Wi-Fi, add "?.jpg" to the end of all URLs. Most airports don't redirect/charge for images, allowing this to work.

MOAR LIFE HACKZ NAO

calebxy · 2013-03-27 12:18:09

jukyter wrote:
NeilWest wrote:
jji7skyline wrote:

Actually they stopped putting cocaine into their drinks a few years ago, and even before, the amount was so small it was insignificant.
No wonder Coke was so addictive to me.

Seriously, I had 3 Diet Coke bottles today.

Did you know that Babe Ruth kept a cabbage leaf under his cap to keep cool.
except they just said that the part of the cocaine part that they used was taken out a couple of years ago; however diet coke has been linked to addiction (not that it's a bad thing to get addicted to)

Also, the replacement they use for sugar in Diet Coke actually makes you get fat more than the sugar does.

calebxy · 2013-03-27 12:20:22

Archimedes invented a crane that could lift up and sink ships, which was used during battle.

soniku3 · 2013-03-27 12:26:17

calebxy wrote:
jukyter wrote:
NeilWest wrote:

No wonder Coke was so addictive to me.

Seriously, I had 3 Diet Coke bottles today.

Did you know that Babe Ruth kept a cabbage leaf under his cap to keep cool.
except they just said that the part of the cocaine part that they used was taken out a couple of years ago; however diet coke has been linked to addiction (not that it's a bad thing to get addicted to)
Also, the replacement they use for sugar in Diet Coke actually makes you get fat more than the sugar does.

that's wierd since it contains less calories. I've heard that before.

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