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Silver Crusade

He just wants a rub behind his ears.

Scarab Sages

Om nom nom nom.....

Scarab Sages

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The average fodder for The Horde breathes approximately 23,000 times each day.

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First picture of the cookie monster

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Green?

Not sure of the facts here.

Scarab Sages

Crimson Jester wrote:

Green?

Not sure of the facts here.

Here's a video of him eating electronics. I thought he did look kind of green.....

Scarab Sages

Everyone has a unique tongue print.


Aberzombie wrote:
Crimson Jester wrote:

Green?

Not sure of the facts here.

Here's a video of him eating electronics. I thought he did look kind of green.....

It sounds like the same guy that voiced Kermit.

Scarab Sages

Tiny Coffee Golem wrote:
Aberzombie wrote:
Crimson Jester wrote:

Green?

Not sure of the facts here.

Here's a video of him eating electronics. I thought he did look kind of green.....
It sounds like the same guy that voiced Kermit.

Yes, the machine was voiced by Jim Henson.

Scarab Sages

Typically, you begin to feel thirsty when your body losses 1% of water.


A dog's eye only has two cones as opposed to human eyes which have three. As such, dogs can see color (it's a popularly held belief that they can't see color at all) but it's a much smaller spectrum than that which humans can see. A human's vision typically comprises the spectrum of Red-Orange-Yellow-Green-Blue-Indigo-Violet whereas a dog's looks more like Brown-Yellow-Gray-Blue.

If you've ever thought your dog was stupid for having some difficulty in finding a red ball in the grass, that's because from the dog's perspective it's like looking for a ball of brown in a sea of muted yellow.


Dal Selpher wrote:

A dog's eye only has two cones as opposed to human eyes which have three. As such, dogs can see color (it's a popularly held belief that they can't see color at all) but it's a much smaller spectrum than that which humans can see. A human's vision typically comprises the spectrum of Red-Orange-Yellow-Green-Blue-Indigo-Violet whereas a dog's looks more like Brown-Yellow-Gray-Blue.

If you've ever thought your dog was stupid for having some difficulty in finding a red ball in the grass, that's because from the dog's perspective it's like looking for a ball of brown in a sea of muted yellow.

It has been discovered that some people are, in fact, tetrachromat, meaning that they have four cones rather than the normal three, and can see a whole different range of colours that us trichromats cannot.

Apparently, women have much higher chances than men at having that extra colour sensitivity. Estimates say that about 2% of women might be tetrachromat.

Scarab Sages

Hiccups usually lasts for 5 minutes.


The first celebration of Oktoberfest began on October 12, 1810 to celebrate the marriage of the crown prince.

Based on his reign being described as "strongly affected by his enthusiasm for women" one might suspect it wasn't the happiest marriage in history.


Kajehase wrote:

The first celebration of Oktoberfest began on October 12, 1810 to celebrate the marriage of the crown prince.

Based on his reign being described as "strongly affected by his enthusiasm for women" one might suspect it wasn't the happiest marriage in history.

...Or maybe just a typical example of a marriage within the aristocracy of any nation, ever, throughout all of history. /wink


The first Bond movie, Dr. No (and no, the TV-version of Casino Royale doesn't count), and the first Beatles single, Love Me Do (and no, the one released with them being a backing band, as the Beat Boys, to Tony Sheridan doesn't count, either), were released on the same day.


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Klaus van der Kroft wrote:


Apparently, women have much higher chances than men at having that extra colour sensitivity. Estimates say that about 2% of women might be tetrachromat.

Well, that explains 'taupe'


Eric The Pipe wrote:


The reason Guinness was the biggest selling beer in Ireland was because it had the lowest alcohol content and was there for the cheapest. The level of alcohol dictated the tax on the liquid. When shipped to America and places like that, the alcohol content was upped.

Upped a great deal in Nigeria - the bottled Guinness there (and possibly other places in West Africa/Caribbean) is about 7 or 8 % at least. Tastes rather like alcoholic treacle..

Scarab Sages

Not all your taste buds are on our tongue (10% are on the insides of you cheeks).

Scarab Sages

The life span of a house fly is typically between 10 to 25 days.


A series of nine books (or movies, or whatever) is an ennealogy.


One million dollars in $100 bills weighs 22 pounds.

Scarab Sages

A dolphin's average top speed is 37 mph.


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One of the facts on this list is actually real...

Nah, just kidding! :P

Scarab Sages

The smallest dog breed is the Chihuahua.

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Just leave this here


The average human head weighs 15lbs.

Scarab Sages

There are approximately 70 million sheep in New Zealand.


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The number of hobbits is unknown, though.

Scarab Sages

Sharks are immune to all known diseases.


Actually, sharks have been show to be, in fact, marmots afflicted by shark syndrome.

Your argument is invalid.


Romanian has no word for "shallow"

Scarab Sages

Klaus van der Kroft wrote:

Actually, sharks have been show to be, in fact, marmots afflicted by shark syndrome.

Your argument is invalid.

Squirrel!


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Aberzombie wrote:
Klaus van der Kroft wrote:

Actually, sharks have been show to be, in fact, marmots afflicted by shark syndrome.

Your argument is invalid.

Squirrel!

Foiled again! Damn you!

<Shakes angry fist>


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Aberzombie wrote:
Sharks are immune to all known diseases.

That makes this look more plausible and less like a rip-off of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Still a rip-off, regardless, but one I enjoyed none-the-less.


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Dal Selpher wrote:
Aberzombie wrote:
Sharks are immune to all known diseases.
That makes this look more plausible and less like a rip-off of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Still a rip-off, regardless, but one I enjoyed none-the-less.

"As soon as they transformed, the four brothers ate a hotdog stand and fled from the police by diving into a lake and burrowing their way into the city by eating the dirt"

Awesome.

Or should I say... Jawsome.


The exploding volcano on Krakatoa could be heard 3'000 miles away.


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Klaus van der Kroft wrote:
Or should I say... Jawsome.

No. No, you really shouldn't say.

Scarab Sages

Klaus van der Kroft wrote:


Or should I say... Jawsome.

Huzzah! I have a new word to use!

Scarab Sages

The world's smallest bird is the 'bee hummingbird' found in Cuba.


Kajehase wrote:
The exploding volcano on Krakatoa could be heard 3'000 miles away.

In Australia, authorities thought the sound was from enemy bombardment, and ordered a preparation against hostilities.

The explosion sent so much material into the atmosphere, that temperatures dropped across the world by over 1 C°. Also, sunsets changed drastically, and several paintings from across the world showcase the blood-red colour it took for the years to come.

Scarab Sages

African elephants only have 4 teeth.

Liberty's Edge

Aberzombie wrote:
African elephants only have 4 teeth.

Does that count the tusks?

Scarab Sages

The Eldritch Mr. Shiny wrote:
Aberzombie wrote:
African elephants only have 4 teeth.
Does that count the tusks?

Probably not.

Scarab Sages

The first English dictionary was written in 1755.


The name for the extinct elephant relative, "mastodon", means "nipple tooth".


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Someone needs to start a Mastodon cover band named Nipple Tooth.


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On the cover of Help, the Beatles are arranged so they spell out Nujv in semaphore.


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Sailors in the US Navy drinking torpedo fuel was enough of a problem that hogworts-oil had to be added to the fuel in order to dissuade them.


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Elaine Cunningham wrote:

Yes, the Azure Bonds cover was Clyde Caldwell. The Fred Fields version of Alias appeared on the novel Masquerades, published in July 1995. A month earlier, the same model was the Simbul on the cover of the boxed set Spellbound, and later that year she was perpetrated upon Liriel on the 1995 hardcover release of Daughter of the Drow. In June of 1996 she posed for Arilyn on the June 1996 release of Silver Shadows.

I remember a conversation with editor Brian Thomsen about the Arilyn cover. I observed that the model bore no resemblance to Arilyn, other than being a female, dark-haired humanoid, and pointed out that Arilyn's two-handed sword style would be severely hampered by that matronly bust. Brian's tongue-in-cheek comment: "There's a lot of magic in the Realms. Maybe they're retractable..."

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