Interesting fact of the day

[Cara]

Interesting fact:

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words.

There are a lot of interesting and random phobias out there. Dendrophobia is the fear of trees. Blennophobia is the fear of slime. And neophobia is the fear of anything new. However, the fear of long words may have the most ironic (and cruelest name).

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. So let’s say you do have this phobia. You’d be terrify to name your ailment. Kind of a conundrum.

(Source: http://phobialist.com/ )

[Hagan]

Hey motherfuckers, this isn't the e-sports thread

Interesting fact:

Samuel L Jackson first used the word 'Motherfucker' because it helped overcome a lifelong stuttering problem. Jackson revealed that the swear word wards off a stutter he has been battling since his childhood in Tennessee.

Now that is an interesting fact.

Also - another thread I can whore with informational posts; if the users care to read them.

[R4C3]

Kim Ung-Yong, The man with the highest IQ(210) in the world.
Understood Algebra aged 3, at the age of 2 he could speak 4 languages fluently. Attended university at aged 4 and graduated at age 8.


Shortest War in History was fought between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896 - Britain won in 38 minutes

[MetalSoup]

Interesting facts:

We are closer in time to the T. Rex than the T. Rex was to the stegosaurus.

Lighters were invented before matches.

Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso) is now as old as Pat Morita (Mr Miyagi) was when Karate Kid was filmed.

[DieGrootHammer]

Fun facts of the day:

1. A teaspoon of a neutron star weight more than everyone on Earth combined

2. There is a spider in Brazil (The Brazilian Wandering Spider) whose bite can cause an erection that lasts for up to 6 hours

3. The first webcam was used in 1991 by researchers at Cambridge who wanted to check the status of the coffee pot without leaving their desks

[Cara]

Interesting and Funny fact:

[korn1]

I want a wedding like that

[StaggerLee]

One of my favourites:

"We only uze 10 pasent of our brainz!"

No. We don't.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_percent_of_brain_myth

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...rcent-of-brain

[Draegan]

Shortest War in History was fought between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896 - Britain won in 38 minutes

Sounds like a Dota 2 match

[Hagan]

Interesting and Funny fact:

Exactly what I'm hoping my wedding pictures look like. Expect - in HD, of course!

Yes, my wedding will have a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. theme.