The "I never knew that" thread

[Abokasee]

Squrriel Poo is A Berry and so is a Banna

[Reenk Roink]

I am SO glad you're back .

Say have you tried EB?

[Abokasee]

i cant....i got BI now.....



heres another:
Armeica was NOT named after armeico vesougi it named after richard acmeric (he was welsh)

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

The only two London Underground stations with all five vowels in their names are South Ealing and Mansion House.

[Craterus]

Swindon Town is the only English (British also?) football club not to include any of the letters contained in "mackerel".

[Louis VI the Fat]

Nobody on this planet (the universe also?) can misspell America, Amerigo or Amerik in as many different ways as an unnamed Organ.

America was not named after 'A mackerel'.

[Louis VI the Fat]

'Louis VI the Fat' is an anagram for 'I vote: USA filth'.

[KukriKhan]

Heh, it really is. Here's a place to try out your (yes you, dear reader) name:
http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/advanced.html

Art "Foxy" Irwin, a Canadian, invented the infielder's baseball glove in 1883.

[Ianofsmeg16]

Nick Mason was a Brummie...

I almost died when i found that out.

p.s. To all those who are ignorant of who Nick Mason or what a Brummie is...

Nick Mason - Pink floyds drummer
Brummie - Inhabitant of Birmingham

[Moros]

that was it...and yes i too believe we landed on the moon but just not at that point...the whole world prolly was fooled then

No that was not it. The astronaut had a shadow but the flag didn't if I remember properly.

[ajaxfetish]

Squrriel Poo is A Berry and so is a Banna

You're right. I never knew that.

Ajax

[Craterus]

Ear crust is an anagram of Craterus.

Old West Action is an anagram of Clint Eastwood

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Heh, it really is. Here's a place to try out your (yes you, dear reader) name:
http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/advanced.html

Sasaki Kojiro is an anagram for: jai oar kiss ok

Um...woo?

[KukriKhan]

Staff Anangrams:
TosaInu = USA I NOT
BigKingSanctaphrax = A GRAB SPANK KNIGHT XI
Beirut = RUB TIE
Papewaio = A APE I POW
Nelson = LENS ON
Rob the Bastard = A BRA DEBTS THOR
solypsist = ITS SOL SPY
Ser Clegane = GLARE SCENE

[Gawain of Orkeny]

In Oklahoma, dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate on private property in groups of three or more
In Minnesota, it is illegal to cross state lines with duck on your head.
.
In Los Angeles, it is unlawful to hunt for moths under a street light.
In Pennsylvania, it is illegal for a man to purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife.
In Alaska, it is illegal to look at a moose from the window of an aircraft or another flying vehicle. It is also illegal to push a live moose out of a moving aircraft.
In Nebraska, a parent can be arrested if his or her child can't hold a back a burp during a church service. .
In Idaho, a citizen is forbidden by law to give another citizen a box of candy that weights more than 50 lbs.
In Texas it is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
In Huntington West Virginia, it's legal to beat your wife so long as it's done in public on a Sunday-and on the courthouse steps.
In Ohio, women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.
In North Dakota, it is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
It is illegal to walk down a street in Maine with your shoelaces untied
While in Alabama it is illegal to wear a false moustache which causes laughter in church
By law, everybody in Vermont must take at least one bath a week.

[littlelostboy]

In Singapore, the penalty for kidnapping is either life sentence or the death penalty.

[Ianofsmeg16]

Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) is a pilot for a charter airline.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

In Singapore, the penalty for kidnapping is either life sentence or the death penalty.

This is something you didnt know? Its the same here and I would venture many other nations. Come on you can do better than this surely?

Heres a few more little known laws

No store in Providence, Rhode Island, is allow to sell a toothbrush on Sunday. But they can sell toothpaste and mouthwash on the Sabbath.
In Atlanta Georgia, it is forbidden to dress a mannequin without first pulling down the window blinds. It is also illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.
In Washington state, all lollipops are banned.
In Kansas, it is against the law to catch fish with your bare hands.
In Milwaukee, residents must keep pet elephants on a leash while walking them on public streets.
In Atwoodville, Connecticut, it is illegal to play Scrabble while waiting for a politician to speak.
In Muncie Indiana, it is illegal to carry fishing tackle in a cemetery.
In New York, a fine of $25 may still be levied for flirting. This old law prohibits men from turning around on any city street and looking at a woman in that way. A second conviction for this offense requires the offender to wear a pair of racehorse blinders whenever he goes out.
A law in Kirkland, Illinois, forbids bees from flying over the town.
In Michigan, a man legally owns his wife's hair.
It is illegal to gargle in public in Louisiana.
In Iowa, it is illegal for a kiss to last more than five minutes.
It is illegal to carry an ice-cream cone in your pocket in Kentucky.
In Massachusetts, mourners at a wake may not eat more than three sandwiches.
An unmarried woman may not parachute on Sunday in Florida.
And finally, don't forget that you can be fined up to $500 in Chico California for detonating a nuclear device within the city limits!

[Uesugi Kenshin]

By law, everybody in Vermont must take at least one bath a week.

Wow, I've been disobeying the law without knowing it. Take that man, I shall lead a revolt against you for trying to force me to take a bath instead of a shower!!!


Hannover is a part of the Vermont NEA Scholar's Bowl league and (iirc) the New Hampshire one, despite being in New Hampshire and not Vermont. They have several teams and stomped us fairly badly at the beginning of the year....

[Soulforged]

In Oklahoma, dogs must have a permit signed by the mayor in order to congregate on private property in groups of three or more
In Minnesota, it is illegal to cross state lines with duck on your head.
.
In Los Angeles, it is unlawful to hunt for moths under a street light.
In Pennsylvania, it is illegal for a man to purchase alcohol without written consent from his wife.
In Alaska, it is illegal to look at a moose from the window of an aircraft or another flying vehicle. It is also illegal to push a live moose out of a moving aircraft.
In Nebraska, a parent can be arrested if his or her child can't hold a back a burp during a church service. .
In Idaho, a citizen is forbidden by law to give another citizen a box of candy that weights more than 50 lbs.
In Texas it is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
In Huntington West Virginia, it's legal to beat your wife so long as it's done in public on a Sunday-and on the courthouse steps.
In Ohio, women are prohibited from wearing patent leather shoes in public.
In North Dakota, it is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.
It is illegal to walk down a street in Maine with your shoelaces untied
While in Alabama it is illegal to wear a false moustache which causes laughter in church
By law, everybody in Vermont must take at least one bath a week.

When you start looking into the texts that rule you, you start to be amazed.

Seriously there's a certain limit to ridiculous in law.

Are you sure this is veridic Gawain? -

In North Dakota, it is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.

Or did I fall in your trap?

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Are you sure this is veridic Gawain? -
Quote:
In North Dakota, it is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.

Or did I fall in your trap?

No. Everything I posted is true.

North Dakota Laws

It is illegal to lie down and fall asleep with your shoes on.

Beer and pretzels can't be served at the same time in any bar or restaurant.

It is legal to shoot an Indian on horseback,provided you are in a covered wagon

[Soulforged]

No. Everything I posted is true.

Got a link? Not that I'm that inquisitive but I want to see it for myself, how the text is written.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Got a link? Not that I'm that inquisitive but I want to see it for myself, how the text is written.

Got a link?

Then I would give away my source for all these wonderful laws. Ill give you a big hint though. And this works for almost anything your inquisitive about. Just go to google and type in the quote you wish to inquire about.

[solypsist]

i repeatedly turn down no-strings-attached sex from professioanl models on a regular basis.

betcha didnt know that. i do have a regular g/f, and i prefer to remain honest.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Soly I praise your modesty. And your loyalty. How do you do it?

[Soulforged]

Then I would give away my source for all these wonderful laws. Ill give you a big hint though. And this works for almost anything your inquisitive about. Just go to google and type in the quote you wish to inquire about.

Being sarcastic Gawain? Okay friend I'll try it, thanks.