Useless (but interesting) trivia

[lacanteen]

The opposite sides of a die will always add up to seven.

Pogonophobia is the fear of beards.

If you open your eyes in a pitch-black room, the color you’ll see is called “eigengrau.”

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[lacanteen]

A "shit ton" is a widely accepted unit of measurement yet no one knows the precise quantity.

 

[Tin O' Spam]

A "shit ton" is a widely accepted unit of measurement yet no one knows the precise quantity.

Shit ton is imperial. Fuck ton is the metric one. The conversions get confusing.....

 

[Dadillac]

A "shit ton" is a widely accepted unit of measurement yet no one knows the precise quantity.

So not true. A shit ton is roughly half as much as a metric shit ton

Don

 

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[lacanteen]

Today's date in Roman numerals is X/XX/XX

 

[shogun32]

except it's MMXX

 

[Bikeman315]

Come on seniors.

 

[Jimmy Dean]

Come on seniors.

I'm only 38 and am familiar with about 10 of these.
2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

I remember them all. Still have some but not the newfangled 45s. I still listen to my 78s.

 

[Bikeman315]

2, 3, 4, and 5 were all around when I was a kid. Some diners in Jersey still have tabletop jukeboxes, but they're all digital now. 14 & 16 as well, but do they really count?

They do if you had one of these.....

 

[martinjlm]

I can claim all but #10

 

[Bikeman315]

I can claim all but #10

Wow, never had a crew cut?

 

[shogun32]

Wow, never had a crew cut?

A crew cut as defined by my ex-Navy barber was so short that goop had no hair on which to act.
And as cool as shellac records were, reel to reel was my game.

 

[Bikeman315]

And as cool as shellac records were, reel to reel was my game.

My first of many.........

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