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Sean D
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Old 03-26-2009 , 15:19   Tell Me Something I Didn't Know
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This is just a small experiment I'm doing to see how well people can come up with random information with little or no cues. All I want you to do is post something you think few people know but will find either interesting or useful. Here are some examples:

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In most people, the length of the forearm (from the wrist to the elbow) is equivalent to the length of the foot.
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The "Happy Birthday To You" song was copyrighted back in 1935, and eventually fell into the hands of Warner Music Group. That's why you never hear restaurant staff sing the actual song to customers - they have to sing their own variation, unless they want to pay royalties to Warner.
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Old 03-26-2009 , 16:42   Re: Tell Me Something I Didn't Know
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You're gay.
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That sounds like a really good idea!
Now replace the word "good" with "dumb".
What was your rationale for proposing such a thing?
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Old 03-26-2009 , 16:51   Re: Tell Me Something I Didn't Know
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Movie Psycho (1960):

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Despite the fact that the entire film is in black and white, several viewers vividly (and specifically) recall the "red" blood as it swirled down the shower drain. Obviously, this could not be true, not just for the fact of the black and white film, but the blood was actually Bosco chocolate syrup. Although feature films were produced in color at the time, newsreels were shown in black and white. Filming the movie in black and white might have made it seem less gory, but it also might have seemed more real to viewers at the time who were used to seeing the news in black and white.
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Old 03-26-2009 , 19:08   Re: Tell Me Something I Didn't Know
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Here is something very few of you know:
's > Gaben

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You're gay.
Seconded.
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Old 03-26-2009 , 20:08   Re: Tell Me Something I Didn't Know
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epi*i = -1
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Old 03-26-2009 , 20:51   Re: Tell Me Something I Didn't Know
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epi*i = -1
I always think of it this way, it has all the important numbers in it:

epi*i + 1 = 0
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Old 03-26-2009 , 20:56   Re: Tell Me Something I Didn't Know
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I always think of it this way, it has all the important numbers in it:

epi*i + 1 = 0
1337 is more important than e, pi, i, 1 and 0 together
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Sean D
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Old 03-26-2009 , 21:09   Re: Tell Me Something I Didn't Know
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well, thanks to those who tried. i guess i should have known it wouldn't work well in off-topic forums.

by the way, screw off roach and boysplaycs. sorry, i would think up some more elegant insult that ultimately tied in how you two are gay for each other, but you're not worth the time.
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Old 03-26-2009 , 21:19   Re: Tell Me Something I Didn't Know
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sam i am likes green eggs and ham
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Old 03-26-2009 , 21:22   Re: Tell Me Something I Didn't Know
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Ignore them.

If you have a Toyota Prius go max speed round a course and have a BMW M3 match its speed (far behind enough so that the M3 does not have reduced wind resistance), the M3 will achieve a higher MPG. I forgot the exact numbers, but the Prius gets ~10 MPG, the M3 gets ~20 MPG.
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