Hey Petti,
glas to see you on daily thoughts - I look forward to lots more factoids - useless or useful!!!
Did you know Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
Dynamite consists of three parts: nitroglycerin, one part diatomaceous earth and a small admixture of sodium carbonate. This mixture is formed into short sticks and wrapped in paper. So, how exactly are peanuts involved in dynamite? Nitroglycerine, also known as trinitroglycerin, and glyceryl trinitrate, is an oily, explosive liquid made by nitrating glycerol.
So nitroglycerine is made from glycerol. Glycerol or glycerine, is a viscous liquid used in soap, cream, and food.
Glycerol is made of……….Peanut oil! Peanut oil of course being made of peanuts. So there you have it! The principle ingredient of dynamite is peanuts.
Also....It is a common misconception that TNT and dynamite are the same thing. Though both are high explosives, there is no other similarity between them. Where dynamite is an absorbent mixture soaked in nitroglycerin, then compacted into a cylindrical shape and wrapped in paper, TNT is a specific chemical compound.
Oh now, I love threads like this! :D
And I'll try to contribute too, because I'm full of useless info.
Did you know...
That pigs have 30-minute orgasms?
I don't know why they need it, but it's true. 8)
Did you know...
That pigs have 30-minute orgasms?
I don't know why they need it, but it's true. 8)
I wonder how often rabbits have orgasms?
Glass is made of sand.
And someone told me glass is classified as a fluid; like water. Does anyone know if that's true? I tried looking it up, but I didn't find out anything about it.
Did you know...
That pigs have 30-minute orgasms?
I don't know why they need it, but it's true. 8)
Glass is made of sand.
And someone told me glass is classified as a fluid; like water. Does anyone know if that's true? I tried looking it up, but I didn't find out anything about it.
horses are left handed or right handed...
Wow Dottie! I had no idea! How long did it take you to figure all of that out? ;)
That's interesting. I didn't know there were so many different ways to do it. :D
And a male pigs has a corkscrew penis and a female pig a corkscrew shaped cervix.
(Petti - do you mind us taking over your thread so much!?!
Glass is made of sand.
And someone told me glass is classified as a fluid; like water. Does anyone know if that's true? I tried looking it up, but I didn't find out anything about it.
Did you know there are 293 different ways to make change for a dollar?
HD=Half Dollar, D=Dime, N=Nickle, Q=Quarter, P=Penny
1 dollar coin
I was intrigued by this, thinking I had seen it before (and a debate) and realized I had. First off, rather than listing all 292/293 permutations, I tried to figure out the mathematical basis. I had the rudiments of the formula and was able to confirm it on the web:
(1-x)(1-x5)(1-x10)(1-x25)(1-x50)(1-x100)
293 (Dottie's answer) is the coefficient of x^100 in the reciprocal of the formula. Reading this triggered my mind to the debate (which I also confirmed on the web) ... is a one dollar coin really "change" for one dollar? Some argue no. Webster's New World Dictionary defines change as "a number of coins or bills whose total value equals a single larger coin or bill." If you buy this argument, then the correct answer for the number of ways to make change is 292. You would also eliminate the first piece of the formula, ie, (1-x).
Here's another question I found from the same website:
"About three years ago I went to a Citibank ATM in midtown Manhattan to withdraw some cash. The machine rejected my request with the following message:
I cannot give you $130 because I only have bills in $50 and $20 denominations. Please choose another amount."
The ATM could have given $130...anyone want to tell us how?
L
2 50's, and 20 and then tear another 20 in half? :laugh:
Couldn't the machine give just one 50 dollar bill and 4 20 dollar bills? ???
Exactly, David!
Aren't you an accountant?
L
Buckingham Palace has over six hundred rooms.
(Well, that's what I've heard anyway.)
Buckingham Palace is 77,000 square metres of floorspace (828,818 square feet). In 1999 it was stated
- that the palace contained 19 state rooms, 52 principal bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices, and 78 bathrooms. That is a total of 429 rooms.
*Robinson, John Martin (1999). Buckingham Palace. Published by The Royal Collection, St. James's Palace, London ISBN 1-902163-36-2.
Do you know the Black widow spider?
It is the most venomous spider in North America
The venom of the female black widow spider is 15 times as toxic as the venom of the Prairie Rattlesnake. Only a minute amount of the toxin is injected in a single bite by the spider however, so they are rarely fatal. By comparison, the relatively large amount of injected rattlesnake venom results in about 15 to 25 percent mortality among those bitten.
The male Black Widow cannot bite humans, because the fangs arent long enough to penetrate the skin.
Spider silks have some of the best mechanical properties of any known natural fibers, thus they are being considered in the improvement of a variety of products including surgical microsutures and specialty ropes. Dragline silk -- just one type of the seven different silks that an individual spider produces -- are used by spiders as the structural foundation of their webs and to support their body weight as they move about. The dragline silk of black widows is one of the strongest and toughest spider silks identified thus far
Well, 429 rooms is still VERY big, isn't it?
You know who told me it had 600 rooms? My English boyfriend! I'm gonna have a long talk with that man. >:(
;) ;)
David I hope I didn't offend you by clarifing the number rooms in the palace. It was not my intention. :)
NO!! Not at all!! :D
I thought it was funny! :laugh:
:D :D :D :D :D
Sorry to have started this and then not kept it up but I've been in hospital. These have been collected from various sources on the Internet. I do not claim credit for any of these, nor can I vouch for their validity. Enjoy!