Useless facts

[artie]

So every number from 43 to infinity is mentioned?

How did you come to that conclusion?

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Because I had a silly minute. It would be the highest number not mentioned if that were the case.

 

[Sandyn]

If you wrap brown paper round a cats belly, it can't stand up. It looks as if it's drunk.

 

[Cozzer]

People from the Lavuare region of France have longer than average forearms

 

[Cozzer]

The greek population of Melbourne, Australia, is greater than the greek population of any other city apart from Athens

 

[Cozzer]

When a person dies with their eyes open, if someone doesn’t close them straight away, they remain open.

 

[Bm101]

To be able to see something on the horizon 140km away you would need to be on about the 600th floor of a building or around 1500m above sea level. That depends on how high the thing is you are looking at of course

I used to live in North Wales. I've seen nearly everything there but the coast of Ireland.

 

[Noel]

I used to live in North Wales. I've seen nearly everything there but the coast of Ireland.

I can understand your sense of disappointment....

 

[Bm101]

No you can't Noel.

 

[Sachakins]

The largest number of wild camels is in Australia.

 

[Noel]

No you can't Noel.

Well hopefully once travel is opened up a bit you’ll get the chance to go to Ireland.
Nice place.

 

[MarkDennehy]

I used to live in North Wales. I've seen nearly everything there but the coast of Ireland.

We can see you from here though...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1350087593094856704

(Though that was a rare instance of very clear air, it's not that clear normally)

 

[Droogs]

Given the history of Irish made things that float, if went out on the veranda in the morning and saw that iceberg, I'd be thinking fool me once ...

 

[billw]

Statistically every post made in a UKW off-topic forum raises the average blood pressure of viewers by 27.5%

 

[Noel]

Given the history of Irish made things that float, if went out on the veranda in the morning and saw that iceberg, I'd be thinking fool me once ...

Funnily enough the shipyard workers at the time of the build regarded themselves as British, picture of king in the good room and all that.

 

[billw]

Funnily enough the shipyard workers at the time of the build regarded themselves as British, picture of king in the good room and all that.

How do you sink an Irish submarine?
Knock on the door.

 

[gregmcateer]

If you wrap brown paper round a cats belly, it can't stand up. It looks as if it's drunk.

Now THAT I've gotta try when we get our kitten!

 

[Bm101]

We can see you from here though...

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1350087593094856704

(Though that was a rare instance of very clear air, it's not that clear normally)

I stand corrected!
I used to fly over to Dublin to clean the great big pint glass in the Guinness factory.
I'm not even making that sentence up.
We'd abseil it at night then in the morning I'd go for proper bacon and eggs and pints of bewleys tea. By the time the pubs were open I'd be in there paying back all the money Guinness owed me. Quick kip then back at it at St James Gate.
No flies on me. No sir.

At some point I'd absolutely love to see more of the country.

 

[I’ve got wood worm!]

There are more pasties made in Mexico than than in Cornwall.

Empanadas... hmmmmmmmm tasty!
As a proud Cornishman though I cannot vouch for the accuracy of this fact

 

[jcassidy]

You can see Wales from the Dublin mountains on any decent day. Unusual to see it so clearly as in that fantastic photo.
We spent one of our best holidays in South Wales in 2016, staying in a caravan in Pendine and touring the south West quadrant.

Back to the topic; human newborn babies are equipped with several instinctive mechanisms that are suppressed by 6 months of age, including;
Grasping reflex: a newborn baby will grasp any object placed in it's palm. It is believed this is a remnant from tree-dwelling ancestors.
Walking reflex; a newborn held upright with its feet touching the ground will make walking movements. No theory on this one.
Fright reflex; a frightened newborn will open it's arms and legs wide and then cling tightly if picked up. It is thought this is a survival mechanism so the child can be quickly picked up and carried away from danger.

Not entirely useless facts, though. Developmental checks at 6 month ensure that these reflexes are suppressed, otherwise indicative of neurological problems.