Who Knew? Some Fun Facts

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Humans are born without kneecap bones, we only develop them around the age of 3.
 

Lewkat said:
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I asked this question to my dad when 8 or 9 years old. He told me it was centrifugal force. After spinning a bucket with some water in it I determined he was wrong. Centrifugal force is trying to throw us off the planet. The water stays in the bucket because it being thrown against the bottom of the bucket.

Anyway, Newton did ask why & came up with a very good law (just an approximation) but it doesn’t explain why. This question is still being ask and there is still no answer! One possible answer is time dilation or the difference in time between your head & feet. Of course there are several other theories too.
 
hollydolly said:
In the early 1900’s, Lobster was considered the “cockroach of the ocean” and was synonymous with the poor – often eaten regularly by the homeless, slaves and prisoners. It wasn’t until after World War II that lobster became considered a delicacy and a food associated with the aristocratic classes. :oops:
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I believe that lobsters are actually related to cockroaches
 

Fact: Irish bars used to be closed on Saint Patrick’s Day​


You might associate Saint Patrick’s Day with wearing green and drinking so much you think you actually see leprechauns. But until 1961, there were laws in Ireland that banned bars from opening on March 17. Since the holiday falls during the period of Lent in the heavily Catholic country, the idea of binge-drinking seemed a bit immoral.
 
Onna-Bugeisha, female samurai warriors, have existed in Japan since as early as 200 AD. Their history can be traced back to Empress Jingū (169-269), one of the first female warriors in the history of Japan. Following the death of her husband, Emperor Chūai, she took the throne and personally led an invasion of Silla (present-day Korea). Their main weapon was the naginata, a weapon specifically designed for them (a versatile, conventional pole arm with a curved blade at the tip). The onna-bugeisha belonged to the bushi, a noble class of feudal Japanese warriors who existed long before the term “samurai” came into usage.

A Female Samurai Warrior, 19th Century​

A Female Samurai Warrior, 19th Century
 
Nemo2 said:
Ah, so that was the story behind the 1969 Elvis song "In the spaGhetto"? Glad we got that cleared up.
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what if 2 neighboring areas have their own ghetto? are they ghettoES or ghetti?

that fruit that many mistakenly call a veggie is a tomato... are a bunch on the vine called tomati?
 
if i'm repeating this... hey, i'm old! anyway... did you know... if you pick a guinea pig up by is tail, it's eyes will fall out?
 
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