Useless fact of the day!

[Merlin the Elder]

Actually, I find that quite useful, Archer.  I'd never seen that before, and it could be a lifesaver at some point!

[Valiss]

When Stephen Colbert correctly recalled the entire biography of LOTR character Aragorn from memory during Viggo Mortensens appearance on The Daily Show, Mortensen sent Colbert a platter full of LOTR characters carved out of chocolate.

[Valiss]

The state with the most gay couples is California, with approximately 92,138. The state with the least gay couples in North Dakota, with approximately 703 couples.

[MrHyde]

Ernest Hemmingway founded an annual fishing tournament in Cuba, where he lived for many years. Fidel Castro was the winner of this contest in 1960.

[Archer]

Ernest Hemmingway founded an annual fishing tournament in Cuba, where he lived for many years. Fidel Castro was the winner of this contest in 1960.

Fidel has won a number of things.  

He is one of seven of the Lenin Peace Prize Recipients that come to mind, if my info/memory is accurate: Pablo Picasso, Nikita Khrushchev, Fidel Castro, Linus Pauling, Leonid Brezhnev, Salvador Allende, Indira Gandhi

[Valiss]

Only about 50 Canadians complained about the Superbowl XXXVIII "wardrobe malfunction" compared to 540,000 American complaints to broadcasting stations.

[Merlin the Elder]

Which country suffers from the greatest sexual repression? One guess...

[Archer]

As a result of that repression supremacy statistic MtE, is there opinionated or judgmental persecution of enlightened progressive citizens ?

Oh yes, usless fact:  More often than not, the number of toothpicks in a newly purchased box,  will vary.  

[Celtic Lady]

Actually, I find that quite useful, Archer.  I'd never seen that before, and it could be a lifesaver at some point!

Same here, Archer. Thanks for sharing that info.

[Valiss]

There is a long-standing proposal to make the northern part of Michigan an independent state called "Superior."

[Archer]

Why Some People Become Temporarily Less Intelligent in Group Settings

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/why_some_people_become_temporarily_less_intelligent_in_group_settings/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email

[Valiss]

In 1980, Detroit presented Saddam Hussein with a key to the city.

[Merlin the Elder]

I hope they changed the locks....

[Valiss]

Dubai has no sewer system, instead they use poop trucks to haul the entire cities' excrement away.

[Auryn]

and they dump it straight into the ocean