Did you know?

[noirua]

...that a large person is the small persons ego and the thin person the fat persons anguish.

 

[Rapture]

Medical studies show that intelligent people have more copper and zinc in their hair.

 

[noirua]

...that Iran has one of the largest underground armaments on Das Island, that was built by the U.Ks Laing and Wimpey Group in the 1970's for the late Shah.

 

[noirua]

...that the true King of England and Australia is King Michael 1st, Michael Hastings, and he lives in Jerilderie ( Djirrildhuray), NSW.

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/i-m/monarchtree.html

 

[2020hindsight]

that they introduced a system in Beijing for odd and even number plates to be permitted on the road - to keep 50% of the cars off the road.

So everyone bought a second car to end up with both odd and even plates

(just guessing - call it a hypothetical)

 

[Rapture]

....... Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

 

[numbercruncher]

Its a hard disk in 1956....
The Volume and Size of 5MB memory storage in 1956.
In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first computer with a
hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD weighed over a ton and stored 5MB of data.

Makes you appreciate your 4 GB USB flashdrive, doesn't it?

 

[noirua]

...the world record for International Soccer appearances is held by Mohamed Al-Deayea the Saudi Arabian Goalkeeper, with 181 caps.

 

[noirua]

...that, on average, about 200 members of ASF die every year

 

[2020hindsight]

...that, on average, about 200 members of ASF die every year

and I suppose about 192 of em died laughing ??

 

[noirua]

...Donegal Bay, North West Ireland, has cliffs 600 metres high and some of the most challenging surfing waters in the world. This week the waves are the highest for several hundred years: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donegal_Bay

17 metre waves building from up to 600 miles away: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7122844.stm

 

[noirua]

...that President Bush's family traded with the family of Osama Bin Laden.

http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/09_18_01_bushbin.html

 

[Wysiwyg]

...Donegal Bay, North West Ireland, has cliffs 600 metres high and some of the most challenging surfing waters in the world. This week the waves are the highest for several hundred years: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donegal_Bay

17 metre waves building from up to 600 miles away: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7122844.stm

I give that bloke 10 out of 10 for guts.Not only braving freezing water temperature, and a howling offshore but going for it on those gnarly chunks of ocean all alone (+ the jet ski fella and a photog.).This is the best pic. i reckon.

 

[noirua]

...that noise from boilers is caused by kettling, carbon build up breaking away or a gas injector supply problem.

 

[noirua]

...the Anglo Swiss mining giant Xstrata is increasingly cornering all the coal mined and future coal mines, in the Hunter Valley, NSW.

 

[noirua]

...that Australian Blueberry Punch ( http://www.drred.com.au/new/blueberrypunch.htm ) halts the growth of prostate cancer ( http://www.pcagsa.org.au/pages/psaadelaide/documents/2007/julynl.pdf.

 

[noirua]

...the oldest Australian Man and Woman ever were both born in Victoria - they must have the best Aussie air out there.

Christina **** ( 25/12/1887 - 22/5/2002) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_Cock

Jack Lockett ( 22/1/1891 - 25/5/2002) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Lockett

 

[noirua]

...that if packaging was completely banned that waste sites would receive over 90% less rubbish.

 

[noirua]

...that "Pele", the largest volcano on Jupiter's moon Io, is throwing up Sulphur and Sulphur dioxide products 30 times the height of Mount Everest.

 

[noirua]

...average life spans: Carp -100 years, Parrot - 80 years, Swan - 100 years, Hawk Eyed Goapulus - 200 years and Turkey Buzzard - 120 years.