Share Your Interesting But Not Very Useful Facts

[Frimley111R]

nonsequitur said:

Frimley:

In Surrey / Is of Saxon heritage / the population is 6,178 (2011) / And the postcode is GU16.

Best post on here (probably)

[austinsmirk]

the combined weight of all Ants on the planet, is greater than the combined weight of all humans.

Sharks are older than trees.

[Doofus]

austinsmirk said:

Sharks are older than trees.

Just to clarify: this doesn't apply to all sharks. Or to all trees.

[glenrobbo]

nonsequitur said:

A Winner Is You said:

Joseph Stalin only flew in an airplane once in his life, to the Yalta Conference. He did most of his other travelling by armoured train.

AWIY, Thank you for getting this thread back on track.

Yes Nonse, now try not to de-rail it in future...

[anonymous-user]

My postcode is CB11 which is also a part number in the aeronautic industry according to my mate Dave.

[Johnspex]

glenrobbo said:

nonsequitur said:

A Winner Is You said:

Joseph Stalin only flew in an airplane once in his life, to the Yalta Conference. He did most of his other travelling by armoured train.

AWIY, Thank you for getting this thread back on track.

Yes Nonse, now try not to de-rail it in future...

Yeah right. That's never going to happen.

[nonsequitur]

glenrobbo said:

nonsequitur said:

A Winner Is You said:

Joseph Stalin only flew in an airplane once in his life, to the Yalta Conference. He did most of his other travelling by armoured train.

AWIY, Thank you for getting this thread back on track.

Yes Nonse, now try not to de-rail it in future...

And your points are?

[john2443]

tertius said:

Though I think John made a typo as the Feast of the Annunciation is 25 March not April. Which makes sense as unlike 25 April the 25 March is indeed 11 days before 5 April ...

You're correct

[glenrobbo]

nonsequitur said:

And your points are?

You're giving out all the wrong signals...

[nonsequitur]

glenrobbo said:

nonsequitur said:

And your points are?

You're giving out all the wrong signals...

You've finally hit the buffers.

[944 Man]

austinsmirk said:

Sharks are older than trees.

Alternatively, sharks predate trees, on earth?

[Doofus]

944 Man said:

Alternatively, sharks predate trees, on earth?

I think sharks predate fish, not trees.

[Dr Jekyll]

Doofus said:

I think sharks predate fish, not trees.

Sharks are fish.

[Doofus]

Dr Jekyll said:

Doofus said:

I think sharks predate fish, not trees.

Sharks are fish.

Yes, I know, but they still eat them.

[PH User]

Dr Jekyll said:

Sharks are fish.

[anonymous-user]

Every molecule of metal predates life on Earth.

[Nimby]

V6 Pushfit said:

Every molecule of metal predates life on Earth.

Some atoms yes (certain old star supernovae). Others are created in radioactive decay, or fusion.

Molecules form and break all the time.

[anonymous-user]

Nimby said:

Some atoms yes (certain old star supernovae). Others are created in radioactive decay, or fusion.

Molecules form and break all the time.

Yep they certainly did on a head stud earlier.

[austinsmirk]

Ok. Re sharks.

Fin.

[Doofus]

Interesting but possibly useful fact:

'Predate' can be pronounced two different ways, and it means two different things.

HTH