Topic: What I learned today! (Read 194829 times)

Büge · « **Reply #2480 on:** December 20, 2012, 05:49:22 PM »

I already knew Christopher Lee was a fan of Metal, but today I learned that he's releasing a Heavy Metal Christmas album.

Mongrel · « **Reply #2481 on:** December 27, 2012, 06:15:33 PM »

That a tank in the service of the Australian army was once used as a target in a nuclear bomb test, but went on to see another 23 years of useful military service, including several periods of active combat

Smiler · « **Reply #2482 on:** December 27, 2012, 06:53:13 PM »

Yeah the centurion is badass.

Büge · « **Reply #2483 on:** December 28, 2012, 07:46:27 PM »

I just learned that the Toronto Public Library has a giant-ass collection of sci-fi books. When I get home I'm gonna go wear out my library card borrowing every Star Trek paperback they have on the shelf.

Mongrel · « **Reply #2484 on:** December 28, 2012, 07:54:49 PM »

Proctor and Gamble wanted to market a spray that eliminated all odors, and created Febreze. However, it was initially a flop, and market research discovered that it was because people didn't like it when they smelled nothing at all. So they needed to add scent to Febreze, except, as intended, it eliminated all odors, including the scent they added. So Proctor and Gamble had to invent a scent that couldn't be eliminated by Febreze, which took longer and cost more money that Febreze itself.

Mongrel · « **Reply #2485 on:** December 28, 2012, 07:56:37 PM »

Also, I learned that of the sixteen known Aussie armoured corps guys who used the so-called "nuclear tank" I mentioned above, twelve are dead of cancer and one or two had it, but are in remission.

Büge · « **Reply #2486 on:** December 29, 2012, 07:59:58 PM »

I recently learned that Steven Tyler had a second daughter after Liv. Her name is Mia and she is sssssssssmokin'

Mongrel · « **Reply #2487 on:** December 30, 2012, 09:58:10 AM »

Thad · « **Reply #2488 on:** December 30, 2012, 10:15:03 AM »

Good chart. Source?

I knew the US's spending per capita on healthcare was crazy high compared to countries with ACTUAL universal healthcare, but I'd be interested to have the numbers in front of me.

Mongrel · « **Reply #2489 on:** December 30, 2012, 11:12:00 AM »

It's been hopscotch re-posted a few times, so I don't have the original source, not do I have one with overall numbers for the US as a whole.

I was however able to find that particular fact quoted here.

Mongrel · « **Reply #2490 on:** December 30, 2012, 11:20:57 AM »

That chart is slightly misleading though.

Canada has 35 million citizens.

R^2 · « **Reply #2491 on:** December 30, 2012, 11:25:07 AM »

Yeah, I don't know what the conversion rate even is anymore.

Mongrel · « **Reply #2492 on:** December 31, 2012, 04:04:01 PM »

When Starr was working in St. Louis, the phone number for the pathology secretary was 362436.

What's the significance of that number, you ask?

ACDC - Dirty deeds done dirt cheap

Caithness · « **Reply #2493 on:** December 31, 2012, 10:10:05 PM »

What kind of phone number has six digits?

I'm double-confused.

Büge · « **Reply #2494 on:** December 31, 2012, 10:13:54 PM »

At least it wasn't 867-5309.

Mongrel · « **Reply #2495 on:** January 01, 2013, 05:46:01 AM »

Quote from: Caithness on December 31, 2012, 10:10:05 PM

What kind of phone number has six digits?

I'm double-confused.

A university facility internal extension?

Mongrel · « **Reply #2496 on:** January 01, 2013, 06:15:41 AM »

Starr clarified this a bit:

Quote from: Some other dude

Was it truth in advertising?

Quote from: Starr

It was a temp number because they were renovating the department office. It is not truth in advertising - WUStL has some of the most expensive tuition in the country. Any dirty deeds done won't be dirt cheap, unless you specifically ask for the research fellow who works on an annual stipend of $18k.

Caithness · « **Reply #2497 on:** January 01, 2013, 07:15:10 PM »

Quote from: Mongrel on January 01, 2013, 05:46:01 AM

Quote from: Caithness on December 31, 2012, 10:10:05 PM
What kind of phone number has six digits?

I'm double-confused.

A university facility internal extension?

Okay, but what about the song? Do/did Australian phone numbers only have 6 digits?

Mongrel · « **Reply #2498 on:** January 01, 2013, 07:20:17 PM »

Oh, that I don't know. I think at the time they did, but the number's just silly made-up nonsense anyway (36-24-36 is also well known as a reference to something else...)

Brentai · « **Reply #2499 on:** January 01, 2013, 07:34:25 PM »

Research verifies that it was a real Australian phone number, but no information about the poor sucker who it belonged to (or whether or not that's a complete number, e.g. not missing an area code or something). In America (one of) the owners of the 362-4368 telephone number filed a suit that they were being harassed endlessly because of the number (the eight coming from the "hey" immediately following the other digits).

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