Fun Facts Thread

[Psychokhaos]

Due to popular demand and several necrophiliacs fun facts are now back!

Today's topic: "what would happen if you tried to hit a baseball going almost the speed of light?"

Courtesy of Randal Munroe:

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Feel free to suggest topics or questions for future fun facts!

Pfft, go for the easy one. I also like the Yoda one, what-if.xkcd.com/3/
EDIT: And why was I not aware of this thread a long time ago!

 

[agentjwall]

Pfft, go for the easy one. I also like the Yoda one, what-if.xkcd.com/3/
EDIT: And why was I not aware of this thread a long time ago!

Aww, but the baseball one is my favorite so far! And the thread kinda died out, that's why it disappeared...

 

[Psychokhaos]

Aww, but the baseball one is my favorite so far! And the thread kinda died out, that's why it disappeared...

And looking back it was started in my "break". And yeah, the baseball one is great. >:]

 

[WoleverEntun]

Although Nova Scotia was granted the British Empire's first flag by King Charles I in 1625, Canada did not have a national flag until February 15, 1965, when its maple leaf flag was adopted by its parliament. Before that, the red ensign, a British maritime flag, was in general use.
Newfoundland was the first part of Canada to be explored by Europeans. Ironically, it was the last area to become a province, in 1949.l
Canada contains 9% of the world's renewable water supply.
Alberta has 50% of the world's supply of bitumen.m
Over half of the players in the NHL are Canadian

Fun facts about Canada

 

[Thejoker1177]

Due to popular demand and several necrophiliacs fun facts are now back!

Today's topic: "what would happen if you tried to hit a baseball going almost the speed of light?"

Courtesy of Randal Munroe:

(click to enlarge)


Feel free to suggest topics or questions for future fun facts!

That is so awesome...

 

[agentjwall]

Although Nova Scotia was granted the British Empire's first flag by King Charles I in 1625, Canada did not have a national flag until February 15, 1965, when its maple leaf flag was adopted by its parliament. Before that, the red ensign, a British maritime flag, was in general use.
Newfoundland was the first part of Canada to be explored by Europeans. Ironically, it was the last area to become a province, in 1949.l
Canada contains 9% of the world's renewable water supply.
Alberta has 50% of the world's supply of bitumen.m
Over half of the players in the NHL are Canadian

Fun facts about Canada

If I had to take a wild guess, I'd say that you're from Canada...

 

[HolyRane]

My god.... This is amazingg.

 

[mawaty]

Due to popular demand and several necrophiliacs fun facts are now back!

Today's topic: "what would happen if you tried to hit a baseball going almost the speed of light?"

Courtesy of Randal Munroe:

(click to enlarge)


Feel free to suggest topics or questions for future fun facts!

Screw nuclear bombs, let's start shooting light-speed baseballs at our enemies.

 

[Psychokhaos]

Quite interesting.
http://what-if.xkcd.com/4/

 

[Hydroking77]

I lol'ed at the end.

 

[Neotetro]

Cat urine glows under a blacklight. GG

 

[Brutalacerate]

Cat urine glows under a blacklight. GG

So does blood and semen. Take a blacklight into your hotel the next time you stay in one. Ugh! All over the walls, beds, etc.

 

[Neotetro]

So does blood and semen. Take a blacklight into your hotel the next time you stay in one. Ugh! All over the walls, beds, etc.

Papa Brutal, why is it on the ceiling fan? ;-;

 

[Brutalacerate]

Papa Brutal, why is it on the ceiling fan? ;-;

Hahahahahaahahaha guess the ceiling fan is why it's on the walls!

 

[MsGigi]

Time for another daily fun fact!

Today's topic: Polar Bears

• The polar bear's scientific name is ursus maritimus which toughly translates to "water bear."
• The polar bear's fur is actually transparent, but the way it refracts light makes it appear white.
• Alge often grows on polar bear, making the fur appear light green instead of white.
• Some scientists believe polar bears show preference to which paw they use and are more commonly left-pawed (although the belief is somewhat controversial).

What about Bipolar bears? O_O

 

[Faunherer]

So does blood and semen. Take a blacklight into your hotel the next time you stay in one. Ugh! All over the walls, beds, etc.

The blood of strippers glows especially bright.

 

[agentjwall]

Today's fun fact is a meta fun fact: (A fun fact about fun facts)

I'm working on a super awesome in-depth Minecraft related fun fact. Expect to see it sometime soon...
(*cross my fingers* this weekend hopefully)