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At its largest, the distance between Earth and the Moon is so great that if we ignore gravitational effects we'd be able to fit all the other planets in the Solar System between the two bodies.
[–]Boaz0 points
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Fun fact: The point when the moon is closest to the Earth is called "perigee" and the point when it is farthest away is called "apogee." Both come from Greek: apo - from; peri - near; gē - Earth.
Edit: also, I think there's a similar name for when the Sun and the Earth are close and far, but I forget it. Also source: PerigeeApogee
I have not verified the accuracy of any of these statements. They are true, but are for entertainment purposes only.
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses.
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
Two thirds of the world's eggplants are grown in New Jersey.
The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt."
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
There are only four words in the English language, which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"-and it can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size with "L.A."
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
I have more but don't want to blow too many minds.
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[–]ChrissiTea0 points
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is "Screeched" really one syllable? I definitely pronounce it "scree-ched"
Edit: deleted a hyphen that didn't even explain how I pronounce it, and I also realised it could sound monosyllabic in a certain accent)
Edit 2: (posted as a reply to another comment) I just looked it up and apparently what I considered syllables for my entire life until this moment is completely wrong. A syllable only refers to the vowel sound, not the individual sounds that make up a word. To clarify (for anyone else as stupid as me lol) with "Screeched", even though you are making 2 very separate sounds to say the word, only the sound with a vowel noise counts as a syllable, so the "ched" part doesn't count.
I feel reallly reallly stupid right now. Sorry guys.
Edit 3: Google definitions lies, a syllable is the individual series of noises and sounds that make up a word, so...yeah, to me "Screeched" isn't monosyllabic.
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[–] lackofass 1 point 14 points 15 points (+15|-1) ago
At its largest, the distance between Earth and the Moon is so great that if we ignore gravitational effects we'd be able to fit all the other planets in the Solar System between the two bodies.
[–] [deleted] 0 points 13 points 13 points (+13|-0) ago (edited ago)
[–] Boaz 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
Fun fact: The point when the moon is closest to the Earth is called "perigee" and the point when it is farthest away is called "apogee." Both come from Greek: apo - from; peri - near; gē - Earth.
Edit: also, I think there's a similar name for when the Sun and the Earth are close and far, but I forget it. Also source: Perigee Apogee
[–] dashie 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Thanks for checking!
[–] RobinsonCroesus 0 points 10 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago
A pony is the same size as a dwarf.
Dwarfism: dwarfism is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 4 feet 10 inches (58 in; 147 cm)
Pony: many organizations define a pony as a mature horse that measures less than 14.2 hands (58 inches, 147 cm) at the withers
[–] melonfarmer 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Cleopatra (69 - 30 BCE) lived closer to the moon landing (1969 AD) than the building of the great pyramids of Giza (c. 2580-2560 BCE).
[–] BadgerBait 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
12+1 = 11+2 and is an anagram, and "twelve plus one" is an anagram of "eleven plus two."
[–] ChaoticNeutral ago
Shouldn't it be 1+12 to be the anagram? Commutative property and all.
[–] Wmb102er 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Your body barely contains any atoms that it contained last year. Are you even still you?
[–] TurismoFan1986 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
What about nerve cells and bone?
[–] ExLibris 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
If I remember rightly, it takes about 14 years for natural process to replace every cell in your body, including bone and nerve/brain tissue.
[–] [deleted] 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago (edited ago)
[–] TurismoFan1986 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago (edited ago)
Generations should probably be closer to 30 years each, as that is about the time the next generation is produced.
[–] RudeMechanics 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses.
There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
Two thirds of the world's eggplants are grown in New Jersey.
The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20.
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt."
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
There are only four words in the English language, which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula"-and it can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size with "L.A."
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
[–] ChrissiTea 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
is "Screeched" really one syllable? I definitely pronounce it "scree-ched"
Edit: deleted a hyphen that didn't even explain how I pronounce it, and I also realised it could sound monosyllabic in a certain accent)
Edit 2: (posted as a reply to another comment) I just looked it up and apparently what I considered syllables for my entire life until this moment is completely wrong. A syllable only refers to the vowel sound, not the individual sounds that make up a word. To clarify (for anyone else as stupid as me lol) with "Screeched", even though you are making 2 very separate sounds to say the word, only the sound with a vowel noise counts as a syllable, so the "ched" part doesn't count.
I feel reallly reallly stupid right now. Sorry guys.
Edit 3: Google definitions lies, a syllable is the individual series of noises and sounds that make up a word, so...yeah, to me "Screeched" isn't monosyllabic.
[–] ButcherOfBlaviken 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Then you're pronouncing it wrong.
[–] RudeMechanics 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
What are you, a character in Shakespeare? I could be wrong, but I think it's one syllable.
[–] nm96 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Are you saying that you pronounce the "ch" as a separate syllable? Because that's retarded.
[–] Telepath 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Don't forget apodous: zoological term meaning "without feet."
[–] polymorphist 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
[–] Sydviciouz 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Philver.
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[–] gro 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its head. It's also the only one that knows kung fu.