featured_spectre Posted February 5, 2011 Author Posted February 5, 2011 Fact #29: The Simpsons character Comic book guys real name is Jeff Albertson Fact #30: The President of Egypt is the richest head of state in the world with a net worth of $70billion. The king of Thailand is 2nd with a networth of $30Billion and Saudi Arabia is 3rd with a net worth of $21billion. The Queen of the commonwealth realms (Queen Elizabeth) ranks at 16th with a net worth of $600million
witch Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 The President of Egypt is the richest head of state in the world with a net worth of $70billion. Hmm..but for how much longer - no wonder they want a democracy
featured_spectre Posted February 6, 2011 Author Posted February 6, 2011 1 in every 12'000 people has a unique factor within their bloodstream which gets named after them. In turn their descendants will ALL have that factor within their blood stream. Prime example is the rhesus factor.
localzuk Posted February 6, 2011 Posted February 6, 2011 The Queen of the commonwealth realms (Queen Elizabeth) ranks at 16th with a net worth of $600million Does that factor in the property owned by the Crown? I'm guessing not...
featured_spectre Posted February 6, 2011 Author Posted February 6, 2011 that factors in all net worth, her physical assets that she owns...if you factor in the crown, basically she owns the net worth of all the commonwealth countries, which in theory she could not sell and gain money, whereas the other head of states have simply got better assets than her (EG Oil, Natural Gas etc).
featured_spectre Posted February 10, 2011 Author Posted February 10, 2011 Due to the fact that I have had a rediculous workload and hectic home life, i have missed this for a few days Fact #31: The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone. Fact #32: Human beings are born with only two inbuilt fears: the fear of loud noises and the fear of falling. All other fears are abnormal and have to be learned Fact #33: Earth has 2 moons, one being called the moon, the other being called Cruithne which is 3 miles across and orbits every 770 years Fact #34: The inventor of the first helecopter was not italian as "common knowledge" suggests, but he was in fact chinese and it was invented in 440AD in China, and was called a bamboo dragonfly.
localzuk Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 Fact #33: Earth has 2 moons, one being called the moon, the other being called Cruithne which is 3 miles across and orbits every 770 years Not really true. 3753 Cruithne is a 'quasi satellite' as its orbit is not standard, as its orbit is partly around Earth, and partly around the sun. In the same vein, there are potentially 3 other known quasi-satellites of Earth, all with numbers as names.
MK-2 Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 ahhh this i did not know so you lied to us! this changes everything!!!!!!
localzuk Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 so you lied to us! this changes everything!!!!!! Haha, its like QI. Its all true, for a certain value of true. Could change by the next episode...
featured_spectre Posted February 11, 2011 Author Posted February 11, 2011 Fact #35: America has the highest ratio of people in prison compared to any other country. This is because of their 3 strikes system. No matter what your first 2 prison sentences , the 3rd one, no matter how trivial, is an automatic life sentence.
RabbieBurns Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 you sure? Wikipedia (granted, not the most reliable source) lists only the following states: The following states have enacted three strike laws: * In 1974: Texas[3] * In 1993: Washington * In 1994: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Nevada, North Dakota * In 1995: Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin * In 1996: Florida, Tennessee, Virginia
RabbieBurns Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 and also.. The exact application of the three strikes laws varies considerably from state to state. Some states require all three felony convictions to be for violent crimes in order for the mandatory sentence to be pronounced, while others — most notably California — mandate the enhanced sentence for any third felony conviction so long as the first two felonies were deemed to be either "violent" or "serious," or both
Rydra Posted February 11, 2011 Posted February 11, 2011 I want to goto america and get arrested/imprisoned for stealing toothpicks. I don't know why, but it sounds like one of those funny things you want to say.... like "I work in IT"
featured_spectre Posted February 11, 2011 Author Posted February 11, 2011 Wikipedia is not the best source..on the US state department website, it states on there that the law was passed to become a federal law (which gets put country wide) in 2008. This is going on memory, I will try to dig up the source soon 1
featured_spectre Posted February 13, 2011 Author Posted February 13, 2011 Fact #36: The largest mountain in the world is Mauna Loa. Mount Kilimanjaro is higher than Mount Everest because it raises straight out of the African plain, whereas Everest is just one mountain on top of lots in the Himalayas. Fact #37: When travelling through sodium at -270 degrees, light slows to 38 miles per hour. The speed of light is only constant in a vacuum at 186,000 miles per second. Going through diamonds, the speed of light is only 80,000 miles per second.
featured_spectre Posted February 14, 2011 Author Posted February 14, 2011 Fact #38: The youngest age that a child can drink alcohol in a pub, restaurant or beer garden in the UK is 5 years old
Robz Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 Fact #38: The youngest age that a child can drink alcohol in a pub, restaurant or beer garden in the UK is 5 years old I believe it is up to the age of 5, therefore the youngest is about 0 IIRC the law states no child between 5-16 can consume alcohol on licensed premises. 16-18 you're allowed some with a meal
featured_spectre Posted February 14, 2011 Author Posted February 14, 2011 they are not allowed to be bought a drink, but they can have some of their parents beer or wine (no spirits or strong ales and the age is range 5-14), from 14 onwards they are allowed to drink with a meal, and its limited to one 1
Robz Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 (edited) I stand corrected... If you're in a restaurant you can have a glass with a meal at the age of 14. At 16 you can drink shandy1 in pubs. At 18 you can start buying alcohol legally in pubs. BBC - h2g2 - Beer Laws and.... It is illegal to give an alcoholic drink to a child under 5 except under medical supervision in an emergency, never heard of that but what kind of emergency???? and then another site gives conflicting advice ( http://www.talktofrank.com/drugs.aspx?id=166 ) :/ Edited February 14, 2011 by Robz
RabbieBurns Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 and i take it when you say "UK" you mean england.. as the licensing laws in scotland are different...
MK-2 Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 and i take it when you say "UK" you mean england.. as the licensing laws in scotland are different... aye in scotland if you aren't on the buckfast by the time you're 8 i'm guessing you're reported to child services 1
HallX Posted February 14, 2011 Posted February 14, 2011 never heard of that but what kind of emergency????:/ If they start to sober up of course :-D
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