10 Things We Didn't Know This Time Last Week

[papayahed]

Biscuits 'key' to clinching business deals

This is true, my coworkers love them some biscuits. Bring in biscuits and they are content - for at least 2 minutes.

[djy78usa]

8. A bear helped carry ammunition for Polish troops during World War II.

The Soviet Union actually used dogs as anti-tank mines. The dogs were trained to look for food under tanks and other armored vehciles. As they crawled under the tank, as small lever would be activated, detonating the 50 lbs. or so of TNT that was strapped on their backs. Once they were trained, the dogs would be let loose upon a field of advancing German tanks. The Soviets overlooked one small detail though; the dogs were trained using Soviet tanks, so they would often do as they were trained and run under the first Soviet tank they spotted.

[Virgil]

The Soviet Union actually used dogs as anti-tank mines. The dogs were trained to look for food under tanks and other armored vehciles. As they crawled under the tank, as small lever would be activated, detonating the 50 lbs. or so of TNT that was strapped on their backs. Once they were trained, the dogs would be let loose upon a field of advancing German tanks. The Soviets overlooked one small detail though; the dogs were trained using Soviet tanks, so they would often do as they were trained and run under the first Soviet tank they spotted.

Gives the perfect example of military intelligence.

[djy78usa]

Gives the perfect example of military intelligence.

whoa, whoa, whoa... be careful Virg!

[BienvenuJDC]

10. Racial prejudice is learnt; and everyone has an in-built inclination towards learning to fear people who appear different, says US research.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/...7.stm#10things

I think that the second part of the research is biased to the first statement. Maybe the second part should read, "everyone has an in-built inclination towards fearing people who appear different." It is our responsibility to learn NOT to fear people who are different.

[Scheherazade]

. The record score in rugby union is 350-0, made when one team was protesting against suspensions.

2. Naked rambling is legal in Switzerland.

3. Members of the House of Lords cannot be expelled or suspended.

4. There is an Apostrophe Protection Society.

5. Cows who are given names produce more milk.

6. Poland pays 94% of the funding for the Auschwitz Museum.

7. Thinking too much makes your golf worse.

8. The brain chemical serotonin causes locusts to swarm.

9. Cricket at altitude is potentially dangerous.

10. Putting nuclear reactors near areas prone to earthquakes was banned in the UK. Now it's not.

[Virgil]

Scher, you forgot the link to the details.

. 2. Naked rambling is legal in Switzerland.

Hmm, I would love to see that. But where are they rambling to?

4. There is an Apostrophe Protection Society.

Wh't th' f' for?

5. Cows who are given names produce more milk.

And so do women.

7. Thinking too much makes your golf worse.

And your sexual performance as well.

8. The brain chemical serotonin causes locusts to swarm.

Oh is that why I have some have lice in their hair.

[Scheherazade]

1. King Henry VIII was a soppy romantic.

2. Toddlers from well-off families use more hand gestures.

3. The Neanderthals had the speech gene, FOXP2.

4. You can safely eat more than three eggs a week.

5. Nobody really knows when Titian was born.

6. Some of the smells that emanate from chip shops are comparable to butterscotch, onion and ironing boards.

7. Delhi's sewers are cleaned by workers wearing only shorts and rubber gloves.

8. Vladimir Putin prefers the Beatles to Abba.

9. About 6,000 satellites have been put into orbit so far.

10. Paraskavedekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/10_things/

[Virgil]

1. King Henry VIII was a soppy romantic.

And then when the romance wore off, it was off with their heads.

2. Toddlers from well-off families use more hand gestures.

Well, the hand gestures we learned in the not so well off neighborhoods can't be shown in decent company.

4. You can safely eat more than three eggs a week.

Hmm, I have more than that and my cholesterol is 172 with a 2.9 ratio of total cholesterol to good cholesterol.

5. Nobody really knows when Titian was born.

I bet his mother does.

6. Some of the smells that emanate from chip shops are comparable to butterscotch, onion and ironing boards.

But not potatoes. Doesn't that say something?

7. Delhi's sewers are cleaned by workers wearing only shorts and rubber gloves.

I hope at least rubber boots.

8. Vladimir Putin prefers the Beatles to Abba.

Gives a whole new meaning to "Back in the USSR".

9. About 6,000 satellites have been put into orbit so far.

One of these days one is going to fall down on us.

10. Paraskavedekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th.

And if the satellite falls down on us it will undougtedly be on Friday the 13th.

[Scheherazade]

1. Elephants kiss.

2. Members of the public can be New York police officers for one day.

3. The Catholic Church studies confessions.

4. British "superguns" defeated the Spanish Armada.

5. Hitler had bad table manners.

6. Injured turtles can wear artificial flippers.

7. Pills can banish bad memories.

8. Grizzly bears hate getting their ears wet.
More details

9. "Prawo Jadzy" means "driving licence" in Polish and is not a real name.

10. Chimps can log on.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/10_things/

[papayahed]

2. Members of the public can be New York police officers for one day.

That explains all those brutality cases!!

10. Chimps can log on.

Yeah but can they beat my score on geo challenge??

[Virgil]

1. Elephants kiss.

French kiss or pecks on the cheek? Try French kissing an elephant and see what that's like.

2. Members of the public can be New York police officers for one day.

I've never heard of this. How come they haven't asked me to be a policeman for a day?

3. The Catholic Church studies confessions.

Boy there are statistics on everything these days.

Traditionally, the seven deadly sins were considered: pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed and sloth.

Goodness gracious, I probably committ them all every week.

4. British "superguns" defeated the Spanish Armada.

Technology is what wins wars. Fascinating video and article.

5. Hitler had bad table manners.

His social skills realting to different people other than himself weren't too good either.

8. Grizzly bears hate getting their ears wet.

Now that was a great video.

10. Chimps can log on.

Well that explains some of our lit net members.

[Scheherazade]

1. Nicolas Sarkozy collects stamps.

2. Doodling aids memory.

3. Peanut allergies have trebled in the past decade.

4. Wendy Richard was in Up Pompeii.

5. The biggest underground machine in the world mines salt in Cheshire.

6. There are two types of intelligence.

7. About 1,000 people in the UK lose their voice box annually.

8. Hitler spared Blackpool because he wanted to use it as his personal playground.

9. Fleeces were part of the acid-house scene in the 1980s.

10. Rio has a Sambadrome.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinem...ast_w_86.shtml

[Scheherazade]

1. The Sun promised Graham Taylor they would never call him "turnip" again.

2. Barbie dumped Ken.

3. The average number of friends is 150.

4. Former Booker Prize chairman John Sutherland reads airport novels.

5. The key to climbing Kilimanjaro is walking slowly.

6. Marital stress hits women harder.

7. The record amount paid for a domain name is $14m for sex.com, in 2007.

8. Two people in three have lied about reading a book, to impress someone.

9. Corpus Christi college, Oxford, broke the rules when they won University Challenge 2009.

10. ...and so too did Christ Church college, Oxford, allegedly, when they won in 2008.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinem...x.html#a061560

[Virgil]

2. Barbie dumped Ken.

Well that goes to show that Ken as metro man is not appealing to women.

Get back to being a man Ken. And for God's sake, get rid of that ear ring.

3. The average number of friends is 150.

My lit net profile page lists 142. And I know I have way more than eight in real life. So I got the average beat.

6. Marital stress hits women harder.

Perhaps but it hits men harder in the wallet after the divorce.

7. The record amount paid for a domain name is $14m for sex.com, in 2007.

Why does that sound like prostitution?

8. Two people in three have lied about reading a book, to impress someone.

I wonder about the people on lit net.