re: Little known obvious fact that will make you feel stupid

Posted by LA Lightning

Member since Jun 2023

721 posts

Posted on 12/1/24 at 6:36 pm to Crow Pie

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A guitar is considered a percussion instrument not a string instrument.

A piano is considered a percussion instrument also.

Posted by BilbeauTBaggins

probably stuck in traffic

Member since May 2021

7662 posts

Posted on 12/1/24 at 6:42 pm to LA Lightning

Greenland was given it's name to attract more settlers, even though it is mostly uninhabitable and has more ice covering it than Iceland.

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Posted by GruntbyAssociation

Member since Jul 2013

8570 posts

Posted on 12/1/24 at 6:46 pm to cgrand

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bananas are much easier to peel from the bottom

Monkeys peel bottom up.

Posted by N2cars

Close by

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Posted on 12/1/24 at 6:47 pm to BilbeauTBaggins

Pretty green now, though.

ETA:

I thought everyone knew this, evidently not

Global warming is making Greenland greener. A study of satellite images found that an estimated 11,000 square miles of Greenland's ice sheet and glaciers have melted over the past 30 years, giving way to vegetation. Global warming is turning Greenland green.Feb 13, 2024

Real estate is going crazy over there now.

This post was edited on 12/2/24 at 11:03 am

Posted by ultratiger89

Houston, Tx

Member since Aug 2007

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Posted on 12/1/24 at 6:50 pm to rickgrimes

NSSL

Posted by CuyahogaTigerJr

Northeast ohio

Member since Aug 2018

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Posted on 12/1/24 at 6:53 pm to cgrand

The potato has more potassium than a banana

Posted by East Coast Band

Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 12/1/24 at 6:58 pm to rickgrimes

When it was Twitter, the "home" icon was a birdhouse.

Posted by Obtuse1

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Posted on 12/1/24 at 7:09 pm to N2cars

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Hmmmmmm...

E=MC^2 The mass also increases when you put tension on the spring.

Posted by H newman

Member since Oct 2021

1977 posts

Posted on 12/1/24 at 7:35 pm to rickgrimes

If you have only 1 leg you can't kick a football

Posted by TigerHornII

Member since Feb 2021

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Posted on 12/1/24 at 7:35 pm to RealDawg

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didn't learn until about ten years ago that the little arrow on your gas gauge pointed to the side your tank hole is on.

I was in my 30s when I read this in a new car manual.

Invented and patented by Ford, who graciously allowed it to become public domain so that all automakers could use it.

Posted by Mouth

Member since Jan 2008

22959 posts

Posted on 12/1/24 at 7:39 pm to cgrand

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bananas are much easier to peel from the bottom

That’s how the primates do it.

Pinch and peel.

Posted by Locoguan0

St. George, LA

Member since Nov 2017

7067 posts

Posted on 12/1/24 at 7:46 pm to rickgrimes

Doesn't take a genius to understand that 8 x .25 and 25 x .08 are the same.

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Posted by Shanegolang

Denham Springs, La

Member since Sep 2015

4793 posts

Posted on 12/1/24 at 8:01 pm to Crow Pie

quote:
A guitar is considered a percussion instrument not a string instrument.

No it's not.

"This statement is incorrect; a guitar is considered a string instrument not a percussion instrument, as its sound is produced by vibrating strings that are plucked or strummed, which is the defining characteristic of a string instrument."