Tell Me Something I Dont Know

[+virtorio MVC]

Michael Jackson worked on the soundtrack for Sonic 3. He didn't want his name attached as he was unhappy with the capabilities of the Mega Drive / Genesis sound chip (many people think his name wasn't on it due to the child abuse allegations and Sega wanted to distance themselves from Michael Jackson).

[acnpt]

It's Bob Marley's birthday today, 6th Feb

[Seizure1990]

Earth and Moon would reach a state where they would always face each other with the same side

Uh... this is already the case. :p

[Phouchg]

Uh... this is already the case. :p

What we have there now is a tidal lock - only Moon faces Earth always with the same side. My obscurely worded thing back there would mean that orbits of both are perfectly synchronized, e.g., America wouldn't see Moon ever again, it'd be hanging over Europe eternally (or vice versa, depending on your fantasy preference) ;)

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

Mac OS X is more or less NeXTStep (first released in 1988) with a different user interface.

[Seizure1990]

What we have there now is a tidal lock - only Moon faces Earth always with the same side. My obscurely worded thing back there would mean that orbits of both are perfectly synchronized, e.g., America wouldn't see Moon ever again, it'd be hanging over Europe eternally (or vice versa, depending on your fantasy preference) ;)

ooooooooh. Interesting.

[Gladiatorus]

Allergy to cats isn't in fact to cats nor their hair, it's to a protein in the cat's saliva that some people are allergic to. After cats lick themselves saliva dries up, many particles fly in the air and allergic people inhale them.

[ANON86364]

little known fact: USA is that is NOT America... America is made up 35 independent countries. Don't know if they teach this in the US or not...

example: France is not Europe

America = USA is pretty common place. Anyone to specify different is just arguing semantics. This is the case internationally. To further strengthen my point, what I said was quoted from another source.

[Raa]

Incorrect.

You can create one using a DOS-Prompt.

Incorrect.

Do you even check things you tell people? :p

[Nashy]

I'm wearing two mismatching black socks today.

[Rippleman]

America = USA is pretty common place. Anyone to specify different is just arguing semantics. This is the case internationally. To further strengthen my point, what I said was quoted from another source.

FACT: USA is still NOT America no matter what any source tries to say. Get over it.

[yxz]

Aliens.

[MightyJordan]

If you don't care about something, the saying, "I could care less" is wrong; it's "I couldn't care less"

[FMH]

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This is Steve Jobs' yearbook photo.

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[Jme621]

cows dont give milk until they have a given birth, then they will give milk the rest of their lives

[monkey13]

Provided it is not contaminated honey does not go bad. Ever.

[Nick H. Supervisor]

• Rats are smarter than dogs, can go longer without water than a camel, and when left alone (without the company of other rats) for long periods of time, will go insane.
  
• The pound sign (#) is called an octothorpe. But no one calls it an octothorpe because it sounds silly compared to just calling it a pound or hash sign.
  

[Scorpus Veteran]

• The pound sign (#) is called an octothorpe. But no one calls it an octothorpe because it sounds silly compared to just calling it a pound or hash sign.
  

Also, instead of going ?! or !? you should use an interrobang: ? - a handy combination of both

[Nick H. Supervisor]

Also, instead of going ?! or !? you should use an interrobang: ? - a handy combination of both

I think that one is a bit misleading. The interrobang is a non-standard form of punctuation, and while it has been around for a while it is still considered proper to use "?!"

[C:Amie]

• The pound sign (#) is called an octothorpe. But no one calls it an octothorpe because it sounds silly compared to just calling it a pound or hash sign.
  

The octothorpe character itself stems from a yester year mapping symbol. The symbol has 9 'cells' with 'octo' meaning 8. The 9th and centre cell represents the 'thorpe' - an old name for a small village. So literally translated the symbol represents a village (thorpe) surrounded by 8 something?s. In the case of the map makers the cells were usually agriculturally productive fields. So we get octothorpe; a small village surrounded by 8 fields.

[Buzz99]

You can't lick your elbow.

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

English Patron Saint St George was born in Turkey

English Patron Saint St George was born in Turkey

[killerninja]

cucumbers are 98% water

[Farstrider]

There is a town in Austria named "F**king".

The wikipedia link has the full name, so I can't post it here.

Edit: Apparently the street sign is frequently stolen.

The village is known to have existed as ?F**king? since at least 1070 and is named after a man from the 6th century called Focko. ?Ing? is an old Germanic suffix meaning ?people?; thus F**king, in this case, means ?place of Focko?s people?.

Coincidentally there are two small municipalities just over the border in Bavaria, Germany called Petting and Kissing.

But better yet, there is a Town called Killawog. Location: Broome County, NY

[FMH]

Microsoft celebrates its anniversaries with M&Ms.