Useless Facts

That's how I hide M&Ms that I plan to eat later.

 

Hello my lovelies. I'm gonna be drawing things on MS Paint today. Might show some off later.

 

From Wikipedia, emphasis mine.

Pollan states that since Johnny Appleseed was against grafting, his apples were not of an edible variety and could be used only for cider: "Really, what Johnny Appleseed was doing and the reason he was welcome in every cabin in Ohio and Indiana was he was bringing the gift of alcohol to the frontier."​

 

Back when American cider was cider.

 

After sections of wire are crushed in a press, the results are called raw balls.

Raw balls are then flashed.

Next they are heat treated, to make them hard and strong.

Then is grinding. Precision grinding.

And lapping.

Then ultrasonic waves wash off any dirt and oil that's stuck to the balls.

Followed by both machine and human inspection.

Only then, if your balls are perfect, are they sent out of the factory.

Spoiler: Video: SFW

 

Airwolf crashed in Germany in 1992, killing all three people aboard.

 

The whole "don't eat after 7pm" thing is nonsense. Your body doesn't know or care what time the clock says when you ingest something, it's just that most people tend to eat unhealthy things like chips, crisps, cookies, and cake later at night. Very few people have ever settled down in front of the TV to watch a movie and said "Y'know, can you pause this for a bit while I whip up a green salad with a nice vinaigrette?" That sort of thing would be fine.

"But Iain," I can hear you saying, "this isn't a useless fact, this is actually kind of good information."

Bullshit. I know you, you're going to remember this for about a day and a half, and then next weekend you're going to come rolling in from the bar plastered, put in your autographed copy of "Zardoz", finish off the last beer in the fridge, then the cooking wine, and about halfway through your third Listerine martini you're going to realize that Dominos closed two hours ago, and what you really need right now is a nice mayonnaise, Pringles and Gummi Bear smoothie...

 

The Greek name "Cerberus" (the three-headed dog who guards the underworld) translates to "spotted."

Hades named his dog Spot, Guardian of the Underworld.

 

That is... sublime.

 

Apparently this is dubious. It may not be right.

 

While browsing the anti-perspirants in my local supermarket today I noticed one by Loreal called Invincible Sport. The big claim on the can was '96H NON-STOP DRY FEEL'.

Who the hell goes for four days without washing???

 

I used to be homeless for a bit and unfortunately I didn't have a shower in the back of my car. I would generally freshen up daily, though, either with paper towels in a bathroom somewhere or with a pack of orange wipes. Long lasting antiperspirant was somewhat helpful to maintain a job in close quarters of others when you're in such a situation. Now If I'm on a hike where I don't see any civilization for a few days straight, showering isn't really a priority. Swimming usually happens, though.

 

This weekend, my daughter came back from a week of woodcraft training and got straight into the bath...

 

John "Mad Jack" Churchill was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army during World War II. He fought with a longbow, bagpipes, and a Scottish broadsword. Among the highlights of his career:

• He signaled his men to attack oncoming Germans by shooting down a German staff sergeant with an arrow.
• He began a raid on a German garrison by playing "March of the Cameron Men" on bagpipes and pitching a grenade.
• He captured the town of Pigoletti by throwing so many explosives, the Italians believed they were under attack by half the British Army.
• With the assistance of a corporal, he took 42 German prisoners outside Molina.
• After being held prisoner by the Germans for more than eight months, he walked 93 miles to Verona to join American forces.
• Commenting on the end of the war by the American atomic bombs: "If it wasn't for those damn Yanks, we could have kept the war going another ten years!"

After retiring from the army in 1959, Churchill lived a quiet but eccentric life, often throwing his briefcase from the train every day as he would come home from work. He later explained he was pitching it into his backyard to avoid carrying it home. He passed away in March 1996 at 89 years old. Mad Jack was not directly related to Winston Churchill.

 

Love this!

Especially Googling him to find that the raid where he played the bagpipes was code-named "Operation Archery"!

He also appeared in the films The Thief of Bagdad(1924), A Yank at Oxford(1938) and Ivanhoe(1952) and was a keen surfer, being the first man to surf the Severn bore and designing his own board.

A man to emulate!

 

Not saying how I know it, but this is a great way to get kicked out of Oktoberfest.

 

I wasn't planning on beating the world beer-carrying record anyway!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-41144906/german-waiter-smashes-beer-carrying-record-again

 

Appreciation of archery is called toxophily.

 

I've heard of him, way cool...

 

Thing is, if you put a character like that in a novel, people would say he's something of a Gary Stu. Yet if you read the award notations for recipients of various awards (namely the Victoria Cross or the Medal of Honor), you see there are some badass people out there.

 

Really? I see him as a majorly flawed character. He wanted to extend a world war.

He'd either be my Villain, or an Anti-Hero who doesn't get his way.