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Did you know - Random facts of the day

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:59 am
by maypaxvobiscum
A mosquito has 47 teeth  :oh:


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and, during WWII there was a shortage of metal hence the Oscars given during that period were made of plaster. the recipients were able to trade it for the real one

Greer Garson is pictured holding her wartime plaster Oscar.  Also pictured Jimmy Cagney and Teresa Wright with her best supporting actress  plaque.

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PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 1:11 pm
by neil
What's the plaque made of?

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:06 pm
by maypaxvobiscum
it was made of wood. i remember in 1938 one of the actors had his Oscar made of wood too.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:22 pm
by neil
what award was the youthful mick hucknall collecting there?

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:27 pm
by maypaxvobiscum
dude that picture was taken during wartime. Hucknall was born in 1960 :D

The only Oscar made of wood was given to Edgar Bergen in 1938.

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:50 pm
by Espionage
Did you know that we are going to lose to Bolton?

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:53 pm
by neil
maypaxvobiscum wrote:dude that picture was taken during wartime. Hucknall was born in 1960 :D

The only Oscar made of wood was given to Edgar Bergen in 1938.

ok mate, is it jimmy summerville then?

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 6:04 pm
by metalhead
Espionage wrote:Did you know that we are going to lose to Bolton?

Do you know that your wrong :D

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 6:54 pm
by andy_g
neil wrote:What's the plaque made of?

its a biofilm, usually colorless, that develops naturally on the teeth. It is formed, as in any biofilm, by colonizing bacteria trying to attach itself to a smooth surface (of a tooth). The microorganisms that form the biofilm are mainly Streptococcus mutans and anaerobes, with the composition varying by location in the mouth. Examples of such anaerobes include fusobacterium and actinobacteria. The extracellular matrix contains proteins, long chain polysaccharides and lipids.

didn't you know?

PostPosted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:45 pm
by neil
I was under the impression that Streptococcus was a genus of spherical Gram-positive bacteria belonging to the phylum Firmicutes and the lactic acid bacteria group. There is evidence that Cellular division occurs along a single axis in these bacteria, and thus they grow in chains or pairs, hence the name — from Greek streptos, meaning easily bent or twisted, like a chain (twisted chain).

PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 2:41 am
by Igor Zidane
Did you know? The sell by date on a bag of crisps is always a saturday.

PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 6:49 am
by maypaxvobiscum
did you know, immediately after Tiger Wood’s affairs became public, men looking for discreet relationships on BeNaughty.com dropped by 47.5%

source: click here for article

PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:57 pm
by metalhead
Did you know, that chocolate is a good medicine against coughs

PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 2:10 pm
by RED BEERGOGGLES
Did you know....The first Crayola crayons came in a box of eight colors: black, blue, brown, green, orange, purple, red and yellow. By 1957, 40 new colors were introduced. Today there are more than 120 crayon colours, including Atomic Tangerine, Blizzard Blue, Mango Tango, Outrageous Orange, Laser Lemon, Screamin’ Green and Shocking Pink. Over 5 billion crayons are produced each year.
Incidentally the last seven mentioned have also played for Portsmouth under Harry Redknapp

PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 2:19 pm
by RED BEERGOGGLES
Did you know .....Korfball was founded in 1903 in Holland by Amsterdam teacher Nico Broekhuijsen. It is one of few team sports that up to its highest level is played with mixed teams: a team consists of 4 men and 4 women! In defense, men guard men and women guard women. High speed, super agility and enormous endurance
It is also a well known fact that religiously  CHONGING on a bong all day makes you well HORNY ...well done the Dutch