Useless Fact of the Day

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  • Monkey_Business
    Monkey_Business Posts: 1,800 Member
    Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to have been born in a hospital.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    The very first song played on MTV was 'Video Killed The Radio Star' by the Buggles
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    The very first song played on MTV was 'Video Killed The Radio Star' by the Buggles

    This is true. And I remember watching it!
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    The very first song played on MTV was 'Video Killed The Radio Star' by the Buggles

    That's not correct. MTV didn't exist. It was VH1. :)
  • ChrisNels1
    ChrisNels1 Posts: 16,638 Member
    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    The very first song played on MTV was 'Video Killed The Radio Star' by the Buggles

    This is true. And I remember watching it!

    Me too!

  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    The very first song played on MTV was 'Video Killed The Radio Star' by the Buggles

    This is true. And I remember watching it!

    Me too.. and other song that comes to mind that they played over and over again was "Money Ain't For Nothing" by Dire Straits.. And cannot ever forget Michael Jackson's "Thriller"..



  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited November 2016
    Timshel_ wrote: »
    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    The very first song played on MTV was 'Video Killed The Radio Star' by the Buggles

    That's not correct. MTV didn't exist. It was VH1. :)

    I remember VH1's Behind the Music very well.. Miss those today still.
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    The very first song played on MTV was 'Video Killed The Radio Star' by the Buggles

    This is true. And I remember watching it!

    Me too.. and other song that comes to mind that they played over and over again was "Money Ain't For Nothing" by Dire Straits.. And cannot ever forget Michael Jackson's "Thriller"..



    Omgosh. My little sister and I use to watch Thriller over and over. On a laser disc player, do you remember those? From the late 70's. They played huge discs that looked like LP's. Anyway, we had the dance moves down to a T, probably could still do it.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited November 2016
    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    The very first song played on MTV was 'Video Killed The Radio Star' by the Buggles

    This is true. And I remember watching it!

    Me too.. and other song that comes to mind that they played over and over again was "Money Ain't For Nothing" by Dire Straits.. And cannot ever forget Michael Jackson's "Thriller"..



    Omgosh. My little sister and I use to watch Thriller over and over. On a laser disc player, do you remember those? From the late 70's. They played huge discs that looked like LP's. Anyway, we had the dance moves down to a T, probably could still do it.

    Yes... OMG..

    Even as old as I am now, I still have not forgot the words and definitely not the moves!!!
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  • ekim2016
    ekim2016 Posts: 1,199 Member
    certainly the passing gas trivia will be most acceptable topic at Thanksgiving Dinner...
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited November 2016
    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 1/10 of a calorie..

    there is a reason why I got fat other than food.

    What are the macros?

    Good question.. I am sure that its pure sugar/carbs.. carbs are evil..

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  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited November 2016
    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    RoxieDawn wrote: »
    Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 1/10 of a calorie..

    there is a reason why I got fat other than food.

    What are the macros?

    Good question.. I am sure that its pure sugar/carbs.. carbs are evil..

    Damn sneaky carbs are everywhere

    eta my dang gif is not working.. epic fail.

  • Grey_1
    Grey_1 Posts: 1,139 Member
    Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled by feathers
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    I think some of us, myself included, are googling the same random facts page. Which I like. Today I go to page 2.........
  • mandy5x5
    mandy5x5 Posts: 1 Member
    It is physically impossible to lick your own elbow

    Tell that to patty that used to work at fridays.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    mandy5x5 wrote: »
    It is physically impossible to lick your own elbow

    Tell that to patty that used to work at fridays.

    Yeah, there are many pictures that disprove this now. I'm not sure if that is a good thing or not.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    The Plumed Whistling Duck eats by cropping vegetation rather than diving in water. From Page 5 :) Uncharted Google Territory.
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  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
  • ChrisNels1
    ChrisNels1 Posts: 16,638 Member
    The dimples on a golf ball average from 300 - 500. The more dimples the higher the ball will travel. But, they obviously haven't seen me try to hit one. :)
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    I have 300 Christmas lights on my desk.
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  • ChrisNels1
    ChrisNels1 Posts: 16,638 Member
    Timshel_ wrote: »
    I have 300 Christmas lights on my desk.

    Sounds illuminating but it does beg the question: Why? Can you share a picture?