Tell Me Something I Don't Know

[crazylegs]

Paramedics in the UK don't work under doctors orders, they're autonomous practitioner who decide what drugs to use when, within national guidelines. If a paramedic can justify stepping outside those guidelines they may do so.

[Kit-Ginevra]

There are as many people on Facebook in 2012 as the entire population of the world in 1804.

The flags of Haiti and Liechtenstein were identical and they didn't know it until they happened to meet at the 1936 Olympics (this vexallological fact is brought to you by Ferninand T.Flagg)

Whilst many American sports teams have transferred to a completely different city,only one British one has-the MK Dons(and got rather lambasted for doing so).

Because of the change of calendar and the change of New Year from March to January, the year 1752 only lasted for 9 1/2 months.

[fireheart]

South Aussie Trivia Time!

-South Australia is the only state in Australia to be surrounded by all other states barring Tasmania (that is, my state shares borders with every other state)

-Despite the well-known fact that Australia itself was established as a penal colony, South Australia was one of the few states NOT to be started by prisoners. We were meant to be the ideal embodiment of British society. Key word: "meant." (the rest is Fratching-worthy)

-We are the only state to have a guided busway, known as an O-Bahn. This basically is a bus travelling on a railway track. It starts in the CBD, but once it hits a certain point, it switches over to a railway-esque track. Despite the increased signage and warnings that "THIS IS FOR BUSES ONLY" several cars still go on the track-and subsequently lose their oil pans.

-In the early 90's, my state was going to have a Multifunction Polis, aka "City of the Future" erected just north of the capital. Unfortunately funding for it fell through, but it still lives on and is now known as Mawson Lakes and is more of a "planned suburb" if anything, albeit surrounded by high-tech industry and research.

-The film December Boys was filmed on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. The film Picnic at Hanging Rock was also filmed in parts of South Australia, as was Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Gallipoli, Jaws (yes-Jaws) and Rabbit-Proof Fence (apparently some of the scenes were shot in a national park a few short kms from my house ).

-My state invented the double-cut roll, the frog cake and the pie floater.

-While, not nearly as prominent, on the list of "BIG" things around Australia, we have the World's Biggest Rocking Horse. Apparently this was originally used as a lookout by the Country Fire Service. We also have the Big Lobster in Kingston.

-If you've ever travelled on an airplane or come across Beerenberg jam/honey/marmalade in hotels, congratulations, you've just eaten something from my state. In fact, you can even visit the farm and pick your own strawberries during particular seasons.

[Jay 2K Winger]

The ampersand (&) used to be pronounced "and per se and," and was commonly considered the 27th letter of the alphabet.

[MoonCat]

Originally, Patrick Stewart did the speaking intro for The Nightmare Before Christmas. But apparently anyone who saw this version was too busy going "Hey, it's Captain Picard!" and nerding out to actually watch the movie!

I have the soundtrack, and it's definitely his voice doing the intro and the end. I'm embarrassed to admit that the first time I saw the movie I thought his voice was familiar but I couldn't place it

[DaDairyDruid]

over 90 percent of all the zippers in the world are manufactured in 1 factory

[sms001]

...eat soup, which was considered a "restorative", which led to the name "restaurant."

I did not know that!

And after all these years of working in them. Thanks, good one.

[MoonCat]

Oh here's one:

In the Western world, the first restaurants were places you went to eat soup, which was considered a "restorative", which led to the name "restaurant."

[El Pollo Guerrera]

Patrick Stewart's first on-screen kiss was in the movie "Lifeforce".

With Steve Railsback (best known as Charles Manson in "Helter Skelter".)

[ADeMartino]

The plastic tips at the end of shoelaces are called 'aglets'. Their true purpose is sinister.

Ah! Another Question fan! Awesome!

The Skipper's name was Jonas Grumby.

Mary Ann's last name is Summers.

The Professor's name was Roy Hinkley.

Mrs. Howell's name actually IS 'Lovey'. It is not a nickname.

Gilligan's first name was 'Willie'. Though this fact was never revealed in the show; the producers would have revealed it had the show gone another season.

Originally, Patrick Stewart did the speaking intro for The Nightmare Before Christmas. But apparently anyone who saw this version was too busy going "Hey, it's Captain Picard!" and nerding out to actually watch the movie!

I seem to recall him doing the voice-over for a Pontiac commercial. The Pontiac Montana, if I'm not mistaken.

[Tama]

Originally, Patrick Stewart did the speaking intro for The Nightmare Before Christmas. But apparently anyone who saw this version was too busy going "Hey, it's Captain Picard!" and nerding out to actually watch the movie!

[AnaKhouri]

95% of people have a narural immunity to Hansen's Disease, a.k.a. leprosy.

[dalesys]

When auditioned by the legendary Shadow Morton, thirteen/fourteen year old Janis Ian (Society's Child, At Seventeen, Jesse), was not impressed by his sitting behind a newspaper reading throughout her demo.

So she packed her guitar, lit his newspaper on fire, and left.

He had to run down the hall to sign her to a recording contract.

[Jester]

The majority of pumpkin beers are not made with pumpkin, but with pumpkin pie spices.

And, since I don't care for pumpkin or pumpkin pie, it is not all that surprising that the pumpkin beers that are made with actual pumpkin don't really apparel to me, but as I do like the spices used in the pie, I do like most of the other pumpkin beers.

Edited to Add: there is an exception to my above comments. My new favorite pumpkin beer, Cigar City's Great Gourd, is actually made with real pumpkin. And I love it. It's the first pumpkin beer I've ever had that was better than Shipyard's Pumpkinhead. And when I say "new favorite," I mean I just finished my first glass of it. It is also the first ever non-German beer that I've given a score of 9 (out of 10) or higher to. (I gave it a 9.) Since I started rating and taking notes on beer several years ago, the only other 3 beers I can remember giving a 9 or higher to were Weihenstephaner Korbinian dopplebock (10), Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Weizen (9.5), and Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock (9). Rarefied air, indeed.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Judge Dredd's last name is actually Dredd. His first name is Joseph.

Joe Dredd.

He is not named Joe.

He is named DREDD. His first name is JUDGE.

He is THE LAW.