Games & Recreation Pointless Trivia

[kickazz]

100% true.


Cocaine was freely available and legal in America up until 1914 when it became prescription-only for a time before it became outlawed as a narcotic.

People always view the past through rose coloured glasses, but the era known as "The Great Binge" would have been something to experience..

 

[kickazz]

You're all a bunch of spermologists.

 

[Gough]

The 1967 Mosman Primary School Prefects included Tom Burlinson, Rob Hirst, and Allan Border among their number.

 

[Flash of power]

Even lesser known trivia - it was the theme song to a prison film named Unchained, and hence the name.

The original is nowhere near as good as the Righteous Brothers version IMO

 

[Moonwatcher]

Some decent trivia from everybody's favourite Jayden Smith. 6 million years worth of World of Warcraft game play, consider 400,000 people worked for 10 years (4m years) to put man on the moon these gamer's have achieved very little.

 

[The Dice Man]

Some decent trivia from everybody's favourite Jayden Smith. 6 million years worth of World of Warcraft game play, consider 400,000 people worked for 10 years (4m years) to put man on the moon these gamer's have achieved very little.

Is that a self parody? I dont understand.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Is that a self parody? I dont understand.

Yes and some interesting trivia too

Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk

 

[Gough]

Albert Henry Woolson was the last undisputed survivor of the US Civil War who died in 1956 aged 106.

 

[Flash of power]

Heard today that Grolar Bear, a combo of polar and Grizzly, has now been included in the new Macquarie Dictionary.

A real animal as polar bears are moving south and meeting grizzlies.

 

[The Dice Man]

Lyndon B Johnson was obsessed with his own penis and showing it and talking about it often. He had fire hydrant-like pressure faucets installed in the white house focused on his bellend and butt.

On one occasion, when reporters asked him why they were fighting in Vietnam, he released his Johnson and said, 'Because of this!'

 

[worbod]

The tyrannosaurus's arms were so short it would not have been able to pick its nose (or scratch its bum).

 

[GreyCrow]

Lyndon B Johnson was obsessed with his own penis and showing it and talking about it often. He had fire hydrant-like pressure faucets installed in the white house focused on his bellend and butt.

On one occasion, when reporters asked him why they were fighting in Vietnam, he released his Johnson and said, 'Because of this!'

Which is where this phrase came from

 

[Wallaby]

The Bass Strait border between Victoria and Tasmania was set at the 39deg, 12mins Sth parallel - all islands north of that are Victorian, all those south are part of Tassie. This was chosen as there are no landmasses on this latitude.

However, North East Islet was mis-charted when originally surveyed in 1801. It sits exactly on the 39.20 degrees latitude - which means the Victorian/Tasmanian border passes through the island, and you can walk from Victoria to Tassie (it's not a long walk - the whole island is just a couple of acres).

I want to go and do that.

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

 

[GreyCrow]

The Bass Strait border between Victoria and Tasmania was set at the 39deg, 12mins Sth parallel - all islands north of that are Victorian, all those south are part of Tassie. This was chosen as there are no landmasses on this latitude.

However, North East Islet was mis-charted when originally surveyed in 1801. It sits exactly on the 39.20 degrees latitude - which means the Victorian/Tasmanian border passes through the island, and you can walk from Victoria to Tassie (it's not a long walk - the whole island is just a couple of acres).

I want to go and do that.

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

That is a great get.

'' Who were the last people to walk from Victoria to Tasmania''
'Aborigines Sir'
'Wrong Smythe it was Mr and Mrs Wal Laby

 

[Mofra]

Seeing as this is page 52, the wingspan of a B52 bomber is 52 metres

 

[Smoooothy]

The Bass Strait border between Victoria and Tasmania was set at the 39deg, 12mins Sth parallel - all islands north of that are Victorian, all those south are part of Tassie. This was chosen as there are no landmasses on this latitude.

However, North East Islet was mis-charted when originally surveyed in 1801. It sits exactly on the 39.20 degrees latitude - which means the Victorian/Tasmanian border passes through the island, and you can walk from Victoria to Tassie (it's not a long walk - the whole island is just a couple of acres).

I want to go and do that.

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

https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-39.1987248,147.0199634,764m/data=!3m1!1e3

looks tiny!

 

[worbod]

Some ants lick each other to protect against diseases.

 

[GreyCrow]

Some ants lick each other to protect against diseases.

This shall be my next pick up line

 

[Perth gal]

Some ants lick each other to protect against diseases.

Imagine the size of an ant tongue lol.

 

[GreyCrow]

Imagine the size of an ant tongue lol.

I can touch my nose with mine

Now Ive either got a big nose or a long tongue. Either way someone wins

 

[worbod]

In Vermont there is an actual graveyard for retired flavours of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream.

http://www.benjerry.com/flavors/flavor-graveyard

 

[kickazz]

The Bass Strait border between Victoria and Tasmania was set at the 39deg, 12mins Sth parallel - all islands north of that are Victorian, all those south are part of Tassie. This was chosen as there are no landmasses on this latitude.

However, North East Islet was mis-charted when originally surveyed in 1801. It sits exactly on the 39.20 degrees latitude - which means the Victorian/Tasmanian border passes through the island, and you can walk from Victoria to Tassie (it's not a long walk - the whole island is just a couple of acres).

I want to go and do that.

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

That is a great get.

Ahem. Yes, well one only had to go ALL the way back to post #373 to find this one out. (Photo in the subsequent post)

 

[kickazz]

Apropro the perils of using arbitrary lines of latitude to define borders, Point Roberts in Washington state sounds like a decidedly awkward place to live.

 

[worbod]

As a follow-up of sorts to ants licking each other, if your own tongue was as long as a frog's, it would reach down to just short of your pubic area.

 

[Scotland]

Israel has attempted to qualify for the FIFA World Cup through three confederations having been a past member Asia, a current member of Europe and via Oceania (non member) when no one else would play with them.

In doing so they've played qualifying matches against teams from every continent except North America.