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prohemp
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 Posted: 10/11/02 - 11:44 Post subject: Riff Raff's Well of Useless Knowledge!
This thread is to contain any and all bits of worthless knowledge that anyone here knows.
Here goes:
The little things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets and the holes the shoelaces go through are called grommits.
The uvula is the thing dangling at the back of your throat that vibrates when you go "Ahhh".
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Posted: 10/11/02 - 11:48 Post subject:
that piece of heavy gauge wire at the top of a lamp that the shade sits on is called a harp.
the indentation in the bottom of a bottle of wine is called a punt.
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prohemp
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Posted: 10/11/02 - 11:48 Post subject:
the Vikings, not italians, may have invented the precursor of the modern pizza more than 1,000 years ago
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monk25
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Posted: 10/11/02 - 11:49 Post subject:
| prohemp wrote: | | the Vikings, not italians, may have invented the precursor of the modern pizza more than 1,000 years ago |
Whoa... hold the phone...
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runswithscissors
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Posted: 10/11/02 - 11:52 Post subject:
| monk25 wrote: | | prohemp wrote: | | the Vikings, not italians, may have invented the precursor of the modern pizza more than 1,000 years ago |
Whoa... hold the phone... |
Okay...now what?
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monk25
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Posted: 10/11/02 - 11:53 Post subject:
| runswithscissors wrote: | | monk25 wrote: | | prohemp wrote: | | the Vikings, not italians, may have invented the precursor of the modern pizza more than 1,000 years ago |
Whoa... hold the phone... |
Okay...now what? |
button yer lip, Prohemp...
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prohemp
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Posted: 10/11/02 - 11:55 Post subject:
French fries were, in fact, invented in Paris, France, but the chef who came up with them is still unknown.
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prohemp
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Posted: 10/11/02 - 11:59 Post subject:
| monk25 wrote: | | prohemp wrote: | | the Vikings, not italians, may have invented the precursor of the modern pizza more than 1,000 years ago |
Whoa... hold the phone... |
| a norwegian archaeologist wrote: |
Flat, round crusts with an array of tasty toppings and toasted on stone platters in large pizza-style ovens were being consumed by hungry Vikings as early as the 9th century AD, researcher Astri Riddervold said in Oslo's Vaart Land newspaper yesterday.
Digs have unearthed the ovens and the stone platters, she said, adding that the toppings clearly ran the gamut of ``everything available at any given season'' of the year.
She said the evidence indicates that seafood pizzas were a particular favourite for some 400 years up until innovations in grinding procedures and yeast-production gave rise to bread baking in the 13th century, ushering in the demise of pizzas in Scandinavia until the 20th century. |
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monk25
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Posted: 10/11/02 - 12:01 Post subject:
| prohemp wrote: | | French fries were, in fact, invented in Paris, France, but the chef who came up with them is still unknown. |
Freakin' frogs  . French fries were called that for the type of cut used to create them. French cut potatos... French invention?
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Posted: 10/11/02 - 12:01 Post subject:
Beer was invented by the ancient Egyptians.
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Posted: 10/11/02 - 12:05 Post subject:
Darth Vader was originally voiced by none other than Mel Blanc... He was booted off for doing his "Elmer Fudd" and replaced by James Earl Jones...
"I find your wack of faith disturbwing, you wascal..."
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omega lambda
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Posted: 10/11/02 - 12:18 Post subject:
| monk25 wrote: | | runswithscissors wrote: | | monk25 wrote: | | prohemp wrote: | | the Vikings, not italians, may have invented the precursor of the modern pizza more than 1,000 years ago |
Whoa... hold the phone... |
Okay...now what? |
button yer lip, Prohemp... |
Yeah...squelch that!
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Posted: 10/11/02 - 12:42 Post subject:
the King of Hearts is the only King without a moustache
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omega lambda
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Posted: 10/11/02 - 12:46 Post subject:
Michaelangelo designed the uniforms of the Swiss Guard.
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Posted: 10/11/02 - 13:11 Post subject:
the Ferris Wheel was invented by George Ferris, a native of Pittsburgh.
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