Tell Me Something I Don't Know.

[Fencergrl]

Here's a chance for those of you with weird bits of trivia floating around their heads to let it out.

I'll start the ball rolling....

One of the reasons donkeys make good pack animals along narrow trails is because their eyes are positioned in their head in such a way that they are able to see all 4 feet, therefore, they stumble less.

[Phantom5588]

• The drug of choice for nurses is Demerol.
• The drug of choice for nurse anesthetists is fentanyl.
• People who are allergic to aspirin should not be given pepto bismol (aka bismuth subsalicylate).
• One side effect of pepto bismol is a black tongue.
• People who are allergic to pork should not be given muscarinics.

[erooMynohtnA]

Uranium is a potent neurotoxin.

[TwoPassions]

Fingerprints are more reliable than DNA for idenfication.

[Hyena]

The Bible is the most shoplifted book in the world.

[Fencergrl]

Roosevelt had both his mistress and his wife with him at one of his inaugurations.

[Fencergrl]

Nutmeg is a mild hallucinogen.

[SFfencer]

Golden Gate Park is larger than Central Park

[Fencergrl]

The making of gingerbread goes back to the 15th century. At that time, gingerbread was not baked in homes but was made by government-recognized guilds. Nuremberg, Germany was the location of the best known guild. The quality of this gingerbread was so high that it was even used as currency for paying city taxes (which how I would like to pay my taxes this year).

[BrianH]

For carving your own canoe paddle, spruce, ash and maple are preferred, in that order.

[Lady Quindecim]

When Mt St Helens erupted late in the 20th century, more than a cubic mile of earth was displaced from the top (and side) of the mountain.
Perspective: There are more cubic inches in a cubic mile (254,358,061,056,000), then there are seconds since the (year of the) signing of the US Declaration of Independence (7,355,940,480); or since Columbus sailed the ocean blue (16,321,979,520); or since Leif Ericson decided that Canadian fish are better than Greenland fish (28,697,639,040); or since King Tut walked like an Egyptian (105,193,105,920);.... I'll stop there. Someone else can take over.
[go ahead... you want to say it]
{but not as many as until I will be forgiven. :sniff: }
[Feel better?]
{meh}

[Fencergrl]

Dark furred cats tended to produce a higher allergic response than light or white furred cats, as much as four times higher.

[JackOfHearts]

The average bra size in pasadena is between 32 and 34 B.

I'm a cashier. We notice these things.

[Hyena]

Advertisements for coffee in London in 1657 claimed that the beverage was a cure for scurvy, gout and other ills.

[Fencergrl]

Common Plantain is often called 'soldier's herb' because it has been used over the centuries to treat wounds on the battle fields.

Today, hikers (as the Roman soldiers did) place the leaves in their boots to reduce the effects of blisters and pain. The leaves can also be chewed. When the leaf juices mix with saliva it can be spread on abrasions, burns or bee stings.

[TBean]

Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category.

[Fencergrl]

The Canadian territory of Bob... 2 versions.

1) The Urban Legend:
When the government of Canada decided to split out largest territory into to parts, they asked the people for suggestions. The territory of "Bob" started as a joke, but managed to gain popularity. Afterall, it's what they'll all be doing if the North doesn't stop melting and it was easy to spell... even for dyslexics.

After a while, people got nervous about this popular name. It was funny, but did they really want to live in the "Territory of Bob"??? So another movement got underway, those that wanted "None-of-it". Well the silent majority preferred this to "Bob". To get it past the bureaucrats in Ottawa, they made it sound Inuit (or found a similar Inuit word) and the territory is now Nunavut.

2) What really happened....

The territory of Nunavut was already decided. The government thought perhaps we should rename what was left of the Northwest Territories. The idea of naming the territory "Bob" gained popularity amongst those that live there.

Don't believe me??? Here's a link to a website. It gives 10 reasons why the name "Bob" should be chosen. http://www.ualberta.ca/~mbeaudoi/Bob.html

LOL... it's hard not to like the folks in the far north.

[magic_moose]

Dark furred cats tended to produce a higher allergic response than light or white furred cats, as much as four times higher.

Visible cats provoke a higher allergic response than cats that have been put in the basement 5 minutes before the allergic person got to the house.

[Hyena]

Bodies decompose four times faster in water than out of water.

[BrianH]

That reminds me, cadaverine and putrescene are the chemicals responsible for the odor of decomposing corpses.