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Strange facts
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Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:23 am
by Maple
This is a thread for you to jot down a weird fact you may know.
I will begin.
A group of rats is called a "mischief".
Re: Strange facts
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Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:30 pm
by Moon-Crane
Not sure if strange, but i think it's a pleasingly useless fact. Multiplying a number of 1s by themselves equals a palindromic number. the best being:
111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321
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Mon Feb 06, 2012 2:28 pm
by insaneasperger
thats pretty cool M-C! I know lots of random facts but I'm sure most people do and they are not that strange..
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Mon Mar 19, 2012 8:49 pm
by tubalcain
Moon-Crane wrote:Not sure if strange, but i think it's a pleasingly useless fact. Multiplying a number of 1s by themselves equals a palindromic number. the best being:
111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321
Like this one.
And accordingly, I find 255 a good number in binary terms; equating to 11111111 in binary fibonacci. The last of the 8-bit numbers becomes 100000000 in 9 bit, 256 being the root. I don't know why I like the number 255, but I sure do..
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Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:35 pm
by Frasiertime
"Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteers be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe."
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Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:51 pm
by Patrick
aaulltcy terhe are eoientpcxs to tihs rlue.
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Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:41 pm
by tgirl
It is possible for people to have unseen birthmarks, for example I have one in my right eye.
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Thu Dec 20, 2012 5:56 pm
by Patrick
tgirl wrote:It is possible for people to have unseen birthmarks, for example I have one in my right eye.
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But can it really be called a mark if it's unseen?
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The whole point of a mark being to be seen, e.g. a mark of infamy (aka stigma).
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Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:00 pm
by tgirl
Patrick wrote:tgirl wrote:It is possible for people to have unseen birthmarks, for example I have one in my right eye.
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
But can it really be called a mark if it's unseen?
![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
The whole point of a mark being to be seen, e.g. a mark of infamy (aka stigma).
That is a good point, though the optician did refer to it as a birthmark....
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Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:11 pm
by Patrick
tgirl wrote:Patrick wrote:tgirl wrote:It is possible for people to have unseen birthmarks, for example I have one in my right eye.
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
But can it really be called a mark if it's unseen?
![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
The whole point of a mark being to be seen, e.g. a mark of infamy (aka stigma).
That is a good point, though the optician did refer to it as a birthmark....
Well, at least HE was able to see it.
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Fri Dec 21, 2012 6:47 pm
by tgirl
Absolutely Patrick
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Sat Feb 23, 2013 9:58 pm
by ProOperaVoter
Frasier never mentioned Venice.
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Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:32 pm
by Patrick
ProOperaVoter wrote:Frasier never mentioned Venice.
Did he have to?
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Wed Jun 12, 2013 3:22 pm
by ProOperaVoter
Patrick wrote:ProOperaVoter wrote:Frasier never mentioned Venice.
Did he have to?
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We're talking about the same Frasier here, right?
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Re: Strange facts
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Wed Jun 12, 2013 3:47 pm
by welshben23
He did once in
The Crucible "Ahh, Italia - the rolling hills of Toscana, the art of Firenze, the passion that is Venezia..." Venezia is Venice.
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Wed Jun 12, 2013 4:28 pm
by Roverman
Only Frasier would refer to it by its Italiano name!
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Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:48 pm
by Patrick
To write all the numbers from one to nine hundred and ninety nine you don't need the letter "A"!
Strange, huh?