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Fun facts
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:12 am
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:12 am
Just some random fun facts that you might not have known to take our minds away from the shitty situation we live in. Feel free to add some more.
- The northernmost point of Brazil is closer to Boston than it is to the southernmost point of Brazil.
- The easternmost point of Brazil is closer to Spain (canary islands) than it is to the westernmost point of Brazil.
- Venezuela is closer to the US than to Mexico.
- The northernmost point of Brazil is closer to Boston than it is to the southernmost point of Brazil.
- The easternmost point of Brazil is closer to Spain (canary islands) than it is to the westernmost point of Brazil.
- Venezuela is closer to the US than to Mexico.
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Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:13 am to frankthetank
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Venezuela is closer to the US than to Mexico.
That was the funnest one for me.
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:14 am to frankthetank
El Paso, Texas is closer to San Diego, California than it is to Houston, Texas.
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:14 am to frankthetank
Butterflies taste with their hind feet.
A group of crows is called murder.
Tomato sauce was sold in the 1800’s as medicine.
A donkey will sink in quicksand, but a mule won’t.
Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
A group of crows is called murder.
Tomato sauce was sold in the 1800’s as medicine.
A donkey will sink in quicksand, but a mule won’t.
Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:16 am to frankthetank
All of the planets in the solar system could fit inside the distance from the earth to the moon.
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:18 am to frankthetank
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:20 am to frankthetank
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The easternmost point of Brazil is closer to Spain (canary islands) than it is to the westernmost point of Brazil.
This is kinda disingenuous.
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:21 am to LSURussian
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Fun facts
El Paso, Texas is closer to San Diego, California than it is to Houston, Texas.
Nope. 806 to Houston, 835 to San Diego.
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:22 am to SuperSaint
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¡Ay, caramba!
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:23 am to frankthetank
Jelly beans are so shiny because they're coated with shellac, which is made from insect poop.
A dragonfly uses its penis as shovel to scoop the jizz of rival dragonflies out of potential mates.
A dragonfly uses its penis as shovel to scoop the jizz of rival dragonflies out of potential mates.
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:24 am to Geauxboy
I love fun map facts!
Always a good one: most of Ohio is east of Atlanta.
Always a good one: most of Ohio is east of Atlanta.
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:26 am to Plague on Wheels
I don’t believe you.
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:28 am to GusMcRae
I’ll buy it. Earth to moon is 238k miles. Jupiter is 86k miles in diameter. That’s crazy.
ETA:
Mercury 3k miles dia
Venus 7.5k
Earth 7.9k
Mars 4.2
Jupiter 86k
Saturn 72k
Neptune 30k
Pluto 2.4k
Uranus 31k
Total 243k
So yes, all other planets fit.
Also, Saturns rings add an additional 60k miles dia.
ETA:
Mercury 3k miles dia
Venus 7.5k
Earth 7.9k
Mars 4.2
Jupiter 86k
Saturn 72k
Neptune 30k
Pluto 2.4k
Uranus 31k
Total 243k
So yes, all other planets fit.
Also, Saturns rings add an additional 60k miles dia.
This post was edited on 6/1/20 at 10:39 am
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:29 am to Geauxboy
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Nope. 806 to Houston, 835 to San Diego.
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10 h 29 min (726.0 mi) via I-10 W and I-8 W
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10 h 26 min (746.4 mi) via I-10 E
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:32 am to LSURussian
I’m not arguing either way but clearly this is an “as the crow flies” argument.
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:33 am to frankthetank
Racecar spelled backwards Is racecar
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:34 am to Coon
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I’m not arguing either way but clearly this is an “as the crow flies” argument.
Agreed. Showing routes via roads that curve is irrelevant.
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:41 am to Coon
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clearly this is an “as the crow flies” argument.
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806 to Houston, 835 to San Diego.
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El Paso to San Diego:10 h 29 min (726.0 mi) via I-10 W and I-8 W
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El Paso to Houston: 10 h 26 min (746.4 mi) via I-10 E
So it's further for a crow to fly in a straight line than it is to drive it on highways with turns involved?
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:43 am to LSURussian
Again, not going into details on this one. Other things to think about:
Where is each measurement taken from? Houston is huge. You could use the extreme East or west locations of each city to make an argument. The fact that they’re really really close To the same is what’s cool.
“ATCF” using the dot where the maps app says each city is:
675 Houston to El Paso
628 El Paso to San Diego
ETA: #STCDB
Where is each measurement taken from? Houston is huge. You could use the extreme East or west locations of each city to make an argument. The fact that they’re really really close To the same is what’s cool.
“ATCF” using the dot where the maps app says each city is:
675 Houston to El Paso
628 El Paso to San Diego
ETA: #STCDB
This post was edited on 6/1/20 at 10:51 am
Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:50 am to LSURussian
quote:That’s crazy.
El Paso, Texas is closer to San Diego, California than it is to Houston, Texas.
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